Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas from the Harrison County Democratic Party!

Heidi Sellers Party for Harrison County Democrats

Heidi Sellers wants to thank Democrats in District 70 for all their help this year. She will be having a get together on December 26 at 4:00 PM. The address is at 2916 Glendale Court, Memphis, Indiana. Let's get behind Heidi early. And hold on to any of those Heidi signs. 2014 was a bad year for Democrats, but 2016 will be a lot better. We may not have been able to send Heidi to Indianapolis in 2014, but we may be able to in 2016!

Hold onto those signs.

Please help us. If you have signs out your way, please pick them up and save them.

We need to clean up the signs, however, we want to keep them.

You may bring them to our next meeting or get them to Jim Kincaid.

Thanks for any help you can offer.

A Thank You and Message from Jim Kincaid

Fellow Democrats,

I want to first thank everyone that helped with this election cycle. Whether you volunteered for a candidate, made phone calls, attended events, worked the polls, or most importantly VOTED. These duties are crucial in the election process and a lot of times overlooked by so many so again THANK YOU!

As everyone knows by now we took a beating not only in our county but all over Southern Indiana. It is now time for us to keep our heads up and continue to give the people of Harrison County a choice every election day.

While we came up short in most of our races, we did see Rena Stepro reelected as County Assessor, and Kyle Nix won a seat on the County Council in District 1. Donnie Hussung came up short only 19 votes. Dennis Byrd and Terry Miller came up just a couple points short as well. We just could not overcome the national tide against Democrats and the straight ticket votes. 

Thanks to every candidate that made the decision to put the time, effort, and money into running for office. I enjoyed working with you and also getting to know you. I have a lot of respect for anyone who puts it all on the line and runs for office. I think it is safe to say that all of our candidates ran good clean campaigns.

The fact of the matter is that 2014 just wasn't our year. I look forward to learning from this election and continue our effort in giving people of Harrison County a choice every election cycle.

I had several thoughts after all the votes were counted. I think the thing that is most important is how we as a county party start to learn, build, and get better as a party. I have laid out a very basic plan to start our rebuilding process. I look forward to working on this plan in the coming months. As always I am more than open to suggestions, ideas, or anything constructive.

Thanks again for all of your work and also allowing me to be your County Chairman! Get some rest for now 2016 is right around the corner and with a certain lady named Hillary likely to be at the top of the ticket, we should do a lot better then!

Democratically yours,

Jim Kincaid

What You Will Need to Vote

As you probably know, Indiana was the very state in the Republican strategy of voter suppression with our state's strict photo I.D. requirement in order to vote. Many other states have pushed forward with this discriminatory policy since then to try to keep people from exercising their right to vote as well. That being said, you will need a photo I.D. in order to vote, and the identification must meet specific conditions.

From the Indiana Secretary of State, here are the requirements:

Your photo ID must meet 4 criteria to be acceptable for voting purposes. It Must:

1. Display your photo

2. Display your name, and the name must conform to your voter registration record. Conform does not mean identical. Below are examples of names that would conform to "Robert John Crew"

• Robert John Crew
• Robert J. Crew
• Robert Crew
• R. John Crew
• R. J. Crew

• Bob John Crew
• Bob J. Crew
• Bob Crew
• John Crew

3. Display an expiration date and either be current or have expired sometime after the date of the last General Election (November 6, 2012)

• NOTE: An ID issued by the US Department of Defense, a branch of the uniformed services, the Merchant Marine, or the Indiana National Guard is not required to have an expiration date, or may state that the document has an "Indefinite" expiration date.

4. Be issued by the State of Indiana or the U.S. government

In most cases, an Indiana driver license, Indiana photo ID card, Military ID or U.S. Passport is sufficient.
A student ID from an Indiana State school may only be used if it meets all of the 4 criteria specified above. A student ID from a private institution may not be used for voting purposes. For more Information for College Students click here.

If you are unable or unwilling to present ID meeting these requirements, you may cast a provisional ballot. If you cast a provisional ballot, you have until noon 10 days after the election to follow up with the county election board and either provide the necessary documentation or affirm one of the law’s exemptions applies to you.


Frequently Asked Questions

• How do I get an ID?
• Are there exemptions?

Where to Vote on Election Day

We are less than two weeks before Election Primary Day on Tuesday, May 6. Polls will be open from 6:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. Those in line before 6:00 P.M. will still be allowed to vote. You may want to note that election officials changed polling locations in Franklin, Heth, Jackson, Morgan, Taylor, and Webster Townships from where you may have voted in 2012. Many of these changes were to polling locations were you may have voted for decades, and many of the new locations may not be as convenient for you to vote. Also, some precincts have been clustered together, which for the precincts at schools, may be traffic nightmares around the time that the buses are coming in and out. This may not be a big problem in the primary when turnout is lower, but with a general election in November it could become a problem. Just as an example- so many precincts were packed into the buildings around the Government Center (the Old Hospital), the police had to direct traffic in the November 2012 Election. We do not want to see voters discouraged from voting because they cannot find a place to park their car. Of course, if you want to avoid these potential problems, check out our post on early and absentee voting: Absentee and Early Voting There is still time to voting absentee and early, but the time is running out!

Here is the new list of precinct locations, along with a map of the precincts in Harrison County. Precincts that have moved are highlighted. 

Harrison County Precinct Map

#	PRECINCT	POLLING LOCATION
1	North Blue River	Blue River Baptist Church, 13520 North Rd.NW,  Depauw, 47115
2	South Blue River	Milltown Housing for the Elderly, 115 Spencer St, Depauw, 47115
3	East Boone	Boone Township Fire House, 10850 s. Hwy 11 SE, Laconia 47135
4	West Boone	Boone Township Fire House, 10850 s. Hwy 11 SE, Laconia 47135
5	Central Franklin	New Life Christian Church, 8090 Tandy Rd. NE, Lanesville, 47136
6	North Franklin	New Life Christian Church, 8090 Tandy Rd. NE, Lanesville, 47136
7	South Franklin	New Life Christian Church, 8090 Tandy Rd. NE, Lanesville, 47136
37	West Franklin	New Life Christian Church, 8090 Tandy Rd. NE, Lanesville, 47136
8	East Harrison	Government Center, 245 Atwood St, Corydon 47112 -  Conference Room C
10	Northeast Harrison	Government Center, 245 Atwood St, Corydon 47112 - Surveyor's Office, 2nd floor
36	Northwest Harrison	Government Center, 245 Atwood St, Corydon 47112 - Assessor's Office, 2nd floor
38	South Harrison	Government Center, 245 Atwood St, Corydon 47112 - SBOA Room, 2nd floor
12	Southeast Harrison	Government Center, 245 Atwood St, Corydon 47112 - Veterans Office
11	Corydon West	CCHS Auxiliary Gym, 375 Country Club Rd, Corydon 47112
35	Corydon East	CCHS Auxiliary Gym, 375 Country Club Rd, Corydon 47112
39	Corydon South	CCHS Auxiliary Gym, 375 Country Club Rd, Corydon 47112
9	North Harrison	Health Department, Ground Level, 241 Atwood St, Corydon 47112
13	Southwest Harrison	Health Department, Ground Level, 241 Atwood St, Corydon 47112
14	West Harrison	Health Department, Ground Level, 241 Atwood St, Corydon 47112
15	East Heth	Heth Washington Elementary, 2450 Heth-Wash. Rd. SW, Central 47110
16	West Heth	Heth Washington Elementary, 2450 Heth-Wash. Rd. SW, Central 47110
32	North Jackson	North Harrison Middle School, 1180 Hwy 64 NW, Ramsey 47166
17	Northeast Jackson	North Harrison Middle School, 1180 Hwy 64 NW, Ramsey 47166
18	Northwest Jackson	North Harrison Middle School, 1180 Hwy 64 NW, Ramsey 47166
19	Southeast Jackson	Community Center, 6120 Main St. NE, Crandall, 47114
20	Southwest Jackson	North Harrison Middle School, 1180 Hwy 64 NW, Ramsey 47166
21	Northeast Morgan	Morgan Elementary, 12225 SR 135 NW, Palmyra 47164
22	Northwest Morgan	Morgan Elementary, 12225 SR 135 NW, Palmyra 47164
23	South Morgan	Morgan Elementary, 12225 SR 135 NW, Palmyra 47164
30	Southwest Morgan	Morgan Elementary, 12225 SR 135 NW, Palmyra 47164
24	Northeast Posey	South Harrison Community Development Corp., 5101 Main St, Elizabeth, 47117
25	Southeast Posey	South Harrison Community Development Corp., 5101 Main St, Elizabeth, 47117
26	West Posey	South Harrison Community Development Corp., 5101 Main St, Elizabeth, 47117
27	North Spencer	Frenchtown Community Center, 7663 Hwy 337 NW, Depauw, 47115
28	South Spencer	Frenchtown Community Center, 7663 Hwy 337 NW, Depauw, 47115
29	Taylor	South Harrison Community Development Corp., 5101 Main St, Elizabeth, 47117
31	Washington	New Amsterdam Townhall, 7563 Main St., Central, 47110
33	East Webster	New Middletown Fire House, 4055 Fire Ln., New Middletown, 47160
34	West Webster	New Middletown Fire House, 4055 Fire Ln., New Middletown, 47160

Otto Schalk's Failed Record: Less Cases Filed, More Dismissals

You may have seen Otto Schalk recently trying to spin numbers to his favor by saying he had filed 3,000 criminal cases, but how does that stack up to the previous time period? Well, Otto has done less, a lot less. In the previous administration, more than 3,700 criminal cases were filed in a similar time period. This is a reduction of  over 20% in cases filed. Dismissals? They have went up, way up. He dismissed more cases in two years than the previous administration did in four years. Even when only factoring in only the first three years under Schalk, dismissals have increased by more than 40%, even when the number of new cases has dropped. These are the facts. Check them out for yourselves. It is time for a Prosecutor that will do her job, which is protecting the people not promoting himself.

Sources for Statistics: Trial Court Statistics; https://mycase.in.gov/default.aspx

It is your job!

Monday Morning: Last Chance to Early Vote!

There is one last early voting opportunity- Monday from 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM. There will be no afternoon early voting Monday, only in the morning. This is your last chance before election day. Take advantage of it.

Early Voting This Saturday!

There will be early voting on Saturday at the Harrison County Courthouse from 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM (with no breaks for lunch). Polling places have been consolidated so traffic could be bad. Avoid the lines and vote early!

Early Voting Running Out!

Not much time for early voting! Remember that voting place have been consolidated to discourage voting by making you sit to vote away from your neighborhood precinct by Republicans. Beat them by voting early! It is easy and quick!

Friday, October 31- 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM and 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Saturday, November 1- 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Sunday, November 2- Clerk's Office Closed
Monday, November 3- 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Heidi Sellers for State Representative

Heidi is the clear choice if you want policies to help public education and working families.

Dennis Byrd for Judge

Dennis is the obvious choice for Judge. Remember experience and integrity matter! Take a look at his recent mailer:

It is not too late to vote early!

There is still time to vote early. It is easy. Just to to the 2nd floor of the Courthouse and bring a photo ID.

Thursday, October 30- 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM and 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Friday, October 31- 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM and 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Saturday, November 1- 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Sunday, November 2- Clerk's Office Closed
Monday, November 3- 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Otto Schalk LIES

Otto Schalk lied about where he was born. Yet the Corydon Republican doesn't investigate further other than a live wire comment, and they they print obviously false attacks on the President in response. Who are these people running this rag? The evidence is clear and beyond any dispute that Otto lied about where he was born. We cannot trust Otto for any job, let alone Prosecutor. It is time to vote him out next week for a candidate with integrity, work ethic, and fairness Take a look at the evidence at this link:

http://harrisondems.blogspot.com/2014/09/who-would-lie-about-where-they-were.html

A Note from Heidi Sellers: We Need Your Help This Weekend

Well friends, 7 days 1hour and 21 minutes til Election Day !!! I know we have all worked hard but it is get out the vote time!!! I am sorry I could not join you last Saturday at headquarters due to Floyd co vote centers opening. However, this Saturday is Harrison County day!! Jake, Senator Young and I would like to invite all candidates and as many volunteers as we can find to run 1 1/2 hour shifts on Saturday from headquarters from 9:30-5! Senator Young and I will provide chicken and sides for lunch from 11:30-1. See if you can round up help. Maybe Rachel will bring her truck and some people can call to get SD and LD out to vote and some of us can canvass.

Let me know you are coming and how many so we can plan food. We will see everyone at headquarters Friday night for trick or treat and we can finalize plans. Shifts can run 9:30-11,
11-12:30, 12:30-2, 2-3:30, and 3:30-5. We need help on Monday too.

Let's all kick in these last 72 hours and ALL WIN!!!!!!

Hugs to all and thanks for all your work on my behalf too!!

Heidi Sellers
Candidate State House 70

Heidi Sellers talking to the Colins.

Early Voting Opportunities before Election

There is still time to vote early. It is easy. Just to to the 2nd floor of the Courthouse and bring a photo ID.

Monday, October 27- 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM and 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Tuesday, October 28- 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM and 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Wednesday, October 29- 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM and 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Thursday, October 30- 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM and 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Friday, October 31- 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM and 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Saturday, November 1- 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Sunday, November 2- Clerk's Office Closed
Monday, November 3- 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Happy Birthday Hillary!

Happy Birthday to former First Lady, U.S. Senator, and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. I think we will be seeing more of her soon.

Jake from Senator Young's Campaign is going to be phone banking from 10:00 am until the parade on Saturday 10/25. He is asking for help. He has five phones and we have 3 trac phones with 120 minutes each . So anybody that wants to help would be greatly appreciated.

Rhonda Rhoads: No Show at Another Debate

Rhonda skipped the North Harrison education forum last night. Heidi Sellers and Richard Young were there. Rhonda shows nothing but contempt for the taxpayers of her district. Let's take away her chair in Indianapolis come November 4!

So, Rhonda, why do you vote against public education and working families?

Early Voting this Saturday (and next Saturday)

There will be Saturday early voting this and next Saturday at the Harrison County Clerk's Office. They will be open from 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM. Just bring a photo ID.

Rhonda Rhoads Skips Another Debate

Rhonda skipped the Lanesville education forum last night. Let's see if she shows tonight at Morgan Elementary. Given she taught there, she probably knows were it is. Heidi Sellers will be there. Maybe this is how Heidi will have to debate Rhonda.

Clint debating No-Show Rhonda?

Halloween Parade: Walk or Ride with Harrison County Democrats

The annual Halloween Parade will be this Saturday. The Harrison County Democratic Party will again have its Little Red Wagon as an entry. Our candidates will also be very active.

The parade starts at 6:00 PM from the fairgrounds. If you would like to walk or ride with us or our candidates, try to get there by 5:00-5:30 PM. Check our candidates facebook sites, as many of them have updates on what they are doing in the parade. They would love to have as many people as possible and might even have a shirt for you. The weather looks great, so there will likely be a big crowd and this is the last parade before Election Day.

Here is a list of our candidates facebook pages if you want to check them out. They would also appreciate any "likes" or "shares".
Dennis Byrd for Judge
Rachael Armstrong for Prosecutor
Heidi Sellers for State Representative
Richard Young for State Senate
Bill Bailey for Congress
Donnie Hussung for County Council, District 2
Terry Miller for Commissioner
Carl Attwood for Sheriff

Let 'em go Otto: Harrison County's Revolving Door for Criminals

Let 'em go Otto. Sounds catchy, doesn't it? Well, it would be funny if it wasn't true. Under Otto Schalk, the real winners are the criminals he lets go, when he is actually at the office. You will be hearing more about this as the election draws near.

In the mean time, take a look at this and share with your friends so we can get a Prosecutor that will do her job for the people, not themselves.

Education Forums at Lanesville and Palmyra this Week

The Lanesville Education Association (LEA) has a forum Wednesday, October 22 at 6:30 PM in the Lanesville High School Cafeteria. The North Harrison NHCTA will be having a forum Thursday, October 23 at 6:30 at Morgan Elementary. Rhonda Rhoads has been invited. Heidi Sellers will be there. The public is invited, so this is also to remind citizens concerned about public education to attend and see where the candidates stand. Rhonda's record has been among the worst for public education in the General Assembly, and given their policies, that is saying something. She needs to be held accountable for these votes. The local newspaper won't do it, so it is our job as citizens.

Rhonda has avoided these forums so far, so let's see if she shows up this time. Don't the taxpayers deserve as much from our State Representative? 

When will Rhonda Rhoads debate Heidi Sellers?

When will Rhonda Rhoads debate Heidi Sellers? That is the question at hand. Heidi Sellers has invited Rhonda to numerous forums across District 70. She has skipped events in Sellersburg and Corydon to date. Rhonda said she was too busy and could not come. This is despite Rhonda pulling in more than $58 thousand for her part time job in the Legislature. You would think she could sit by her opponent, side by side, for voters to compare and here both of their positions on the issues.

Well, Rhonda has a couple more chances. The Lanesville Education Association (LEA) has a forum October 22 at 6:30 PM in the Lanesville High School Cafeteria. The North Harrison NHCTA will be having a forum October 23 at 6:30 at Morgan Elementary. Rhonda has been invited. The public is invited too, so this is also to remind citizens concerned about public education to attend and see where the candidates stand.

Why is Rhonda skipping these events? Maybe she does not want to answer for her horrible record on public education, where she has voted for vouchers that rob public schools of money, and for the Tony Bennett corporate school agenda. Maybe she doesn't want to have to explain why she got a 0% rating from the AFL-CIO, but 82% from the Koch Brothers.

Rhonda: Its Time to Debate Heidi Sellers!

Meet and Greet for Democratic Candidates in Mauckport on Tuesday

We will be having a meet the candidates meeting on Tuesday, October 21. It will be at the Riverbottom Inn in Mauckport from 6:30 to 8:00 P.M. Pop in at anytime to meet our candidates and enjoy some refreshments. Thanks to Rachael Armstrong for helping us to set it up. This will be the last of the Harrison County Democratic Party sponsored meet the candidates before the election.

Early Voting Open Now!

Vote early! Its easy and quick!
Here is the scoop:
Harrison County Courthouse, Second Floor (bring a photo ID)
Monday thru Friday 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM and 1:00 to 4:00 PM until  October 31
Saturday on October 25 and November 1 from 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM

October Democratic Party Meeting- Wednesday, October 15

We have decided to change the regular meeting date to October 15 (Wednesday). Please note that this means that there will be no meeting on October 21. It will be held at the Harrison County Government Center at 7:00 PM. We are down to the wire towards Election Day, so try to bring friends and supporters to help us as we approach the November 4 Election. We will have volunteer opportunities for the last 20 days of this election season.

Democrat Meeting- October 15

Meet and Greet for Democratic Candidates in Palmyra on Tuesday

We will be having a meet the candidates meeting on Tuesday, October 14. It will be at the Palmyra Senior Center from 6:30 to 8:00 P.M. Pop in at anytime to meet our candidates and enjoy some refreshments. Thanks to Rachael Armstrong for helping us to set it up.

Fundraiser for Sen. Richard Young on Monday

There is a fundraiser for Senator Richard Young on Oct.13th at 6:00pm at Robert Schickel's home at 6950 Corydon Ridge Road (east of the interchange). All candidates are encouraged to attend! Together we help Richard and all of our great candidates to victory on Nov. 4th! Please call Pete Schickel if you plan to attend at (812) 952-2870. Richard has stood up for us, and now let's stand up for him!

Charles Allen: Republicans continue to dismantle public school system

Republicans continue to dismantle public school system

The assault on Indiana's public schools began with Mitch Daniels and his man Tony Bennett, but Gov. Pence is determined to continue the assault. Only trouble is, Bennett was defeated for Superintendent of Education by Glenda Ritz, who got more votes than Pence himself, and this was before Bennett's several scandals became breaking news.

Even so, Pence remains determined in his assault on public schools and, for partisan purposes, seeks to undermine Ritz's commitment to Indiana's public schools by using political appointees to personally attack independently-elected Ritz and thus undermine the Department of Education's effectiveness.

Pence has also set up a Center for Education and Career Innovation, a costly shadow agency that overlaps the responsibilities of the Department of Education and four other state agencies. The CECI costs taxpayers over $3 million and is chaired by a non-educator who serves as the governor's special assistant at a salary of $120,000, more than the governor's $112,000 salary or the Superintendent of Education's $88,000 salary. The CECI also employs a staff of 16, six of whom earn more than $100,000 each.

Pence has further pursued his anti-public school agenda through the GOP-dominated state legislature. Its current budget gives schools their lowest funding for the last generation in a year not in recession. Rep. Rhonda Rhoads voted for this budget.

Then, from the already underfunded money allocated for public schools, the GOP took money to pay for a greatly-expanded voucher program for additional students already in private schools, costing Indiana taxpayers and the public schools $15.8 million. Rhonda Rhoads voted for vouchers originally and then for their expansion.

The GOP also continues in its enthusiasm for charter schools, whose students take with them money from the public schools. These charters are for-profit, corporate-operated schools whose performances, on average, are no better than, if as good as, those of public schools. One of Bennett's scandals was that he raised the grade of a charter school whose owner was a contributor to his campaign.

The Republicans continue to work against teacher unions, which provide the only voice for those who actually teach our kids. The Republican legislature has worked to lower standards for teacher licensing, compromising the education, training and professionalism of those who teach our children.

Rhonda Rhoads has been a consistent and loyal supporter of the GOP's assault on the public schools even to the point of using tax dollars for corporate and private school funding.
Charles Allen
Corydon, Ind.
October 08, 2014

Rhonda Rhoads: Ineffective State Representative

State Rep. Rhonda Rhoads has not been effective this years as a member of the General Assembly. She authored three bills this session. None passed.

She co-authored 11 bills, resolutions, or constitutional amendments. Only one was signed into law by the Governor. She did manage to pass a constititional amendment to enshrine discrimination into our state constitution. It was amended to make it not as bad. But, the U.S. District Court, the 7th Circuit Court, and now the U.S. Supreme Court have rebuffed Rhonda on that one.

So Rhonda has passed only one law she co-authored and tried to deny rights to Hoosiers. Hey Rhonda- how about the JOBS? How about PUBLIC EDUCATION?

Good thing is that we have a candidate that is focused on jobs and public education: Heidi Sellers.

Otto Schalk's Record on Child Abuse Cases: It's that Bad

We have been able to see in great detail Otto Schalk's horrible record on burglary cases. Now, what about child abuse cases? The record is even worse. You can look up everything here on mycase.in.gov.

Take this case, No. 31D01-1008-FB-634. The person in that case was charged with Aggravated Battery, with injuries causing protracted loss or impairment, a B Felony, Neglect of a Dependent resulting in Serious Bodily Injury, a B Felony, and Neglect of a Dependent where the dependent put in a situation endangering his life, another D Felony. If this were to have gone to trial, the person could have received up to 46 years in prison.

That may be a bit technical, so here is what the Indiana State Police said at the time:

A three month old child was taken to the Harrison County Hospital and then transferred to the Kosair Children's Hospital in Louisville, KY with what preliminarily appeared to be non-accidental head trauma.

 This was serious head trauma to a three month old baby. Let's repeat: serious head trauma. A person that engages in acts that cause a defenseless three month old baby serious head trauma deserves severe punishment.

Otto Schalk disagreed with severe punishment for a person engaged in a horrible case of child abuse. His office signed a plea agreement dismissing the two most serious charges, with a plea to the least serious charge. What did he get? Time served- 112 days. That for serious child abuse. In fact, Otto Schalk also agreed to allowing him to have contact with children before the case was even over. That is a serious lack of judgment.

If giving a sweetheart deal to someone engaged in serious child abuse wasn't bad enough, the same person was arrested on A Felony meth charges a few months later. And in another classic Otto Schalk move, the same person got a plea deal where he served only about 10% of the maximum sentence he could have gotten. That is not right. It is either incompetence or laziness. Because, remember, plea agreements are up to the Prosecutor alone. A Judge may only accept or reject them.

We need a Prosecutor that will not treat serious child abuse cases with such disregard. We need a Prosecutor that will not create a revolving door system for criminals. We need a new Prosecutor on November 4.

Otto Schalk's Record

Pictures of Democrats at the Pal-Wow in the Park

We wanted to share some pictures of Democrats at the Pal-Wow in the Park at Buffalo Trace Park in Palmyra.

Pictures of Democrats at the New Middletown Community Festival

We wanted to share some pictures of Democrats at the New Middletown Community Festival.

Rest in Peace Former Democratic Chairman Don Hamblen, 1928-2014

Our thoughts and prayers with Don's family. Don was the Democratic County Chairman in the 1980s. Under Don's leadership, Democrats swept the countywide ticket in 1986. He will be missed. We have attached the obituary from the local newspaper.

Donald L. Hamblen, 86, Lanesville, died Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014, at Rolling Hills Health Center in New Albany.

Born Aug. 30, 1928, in Brown County, he was the son of the late James W. and Mary Etta Morrison Hamblen.

He was retired from sales and service at Horning Inc. in Indianapolis, a past president of the Lanesville Town Council, a former Harrison County Democratic Party chairman, a former 4-H Club leader of the Lanesville Hillbillies, a former bar keep at K&H in Lanesville and a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church near Lanesville.

Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, the former Clara L. Baker; six brothers, Jesse, Plessie, John, Raymond, Pleasant and James; and five sisters, Tressa, Flora, Wilma, Alva and Wanda.

Survivors include three sons, D. Kent Hamblen of Birmingham, Ala., Matthew S. Hamblen of Murray, Ky., and Stuart W. Hamblen of Angola; two daughters, Elaine Y. Hamblen of Lanesville and Kaye M. Walraven of Apple Valley, Calif.; a sister, Wanda Wilson of Columbus; nine grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

Celebration of Life: Tuesday, Oct. 7, from 3 to 8 p.m. at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church near Edwardsville.

Memorial service: Wednesday, Oct. 8, at 11 a.m. at St. John’s Lutheran Church near Lanesville with burial in St. John’s Cemetery.

Officiant: Pastor Christopher Truelsen.

Pallbearers: Jacob Hamblen, Brian Balsley, Jake Walraven, Jeff and Brad Hanni and Don Whitely.

Arrangements: Beanblossom-Cesar Funeral Home in Corydon.

The family suggests memorial gifts to the American Heart Association.

Visitation and Memorial Service for Gordon Pendleton Sunday

Here is the information for the Visitation and Memorial Service for Gordon Pendleton this Sunday.

Visitation: Sunday, Oct. 5, from 1 to 5 p.m. in the Corydon Central High School auditorium.

Celebration of life service: Sunday, Oct. 5, at 5 p.m. in the school auditorium.

The family suggests memorial gifts to the Harrison County Community Foundation to be designated for a New Middletown Memorial Park Fund.

Caucus to Replace Gordon Pendleton on Tuesday

While we know that no one can ever replace Gordon, we do have to fill his seat on the Council and spot on the ballot. Here is the information on how we will do that this week.

 

A note from the Chairman. Please share with anyone you know considering filling Gordon's seat for the remainder of 2014. And/or running for District 3 County Council in Gordon's stead. Two separate caucuses will be held, one after the other, to fill the separate vacancies on October 7th. The caucus will include precinct chairs located in District 3, which is Harrison Township, with the exceptions of Northwest Harrison and South Harrison precincts. It will be held at Democratic headquarters on Capitol Avenue at 6:30 PM on Tuesday, October 7.

Here's the required paperwork.

A letter of intent to fill the vacancy, CEB 5 and CAN 31, mailed to Harrison County Democrats PO Box 8, Corydon, IN. 47112 by this Friday. The CAN 31 also must be turned into the County Clerk no later than this Friday, 72 hours before the caucus. It is critical that anyone interested file the necessary documents to be considered.

Jim Kincaid

Harrison County Democratic Chairman

Meet Your Democratic Candidates-(Rhonda Rhoads has also been invited) Thursday, October 2 at the Leora Brown School

We will be having a meet the candidates meeting on Thursday, October 2. It will be at the Leora Brown School in Corydon on Summit Street from 6:30 to 8:00 P.M. Pop in at anytime to meet our candidates and enjoy some refreshments. Thanks to Rachael Armstrong for helping us to set it up. We will have further events all around Harrison County as the election approaches.

As a special bonus, Rhonda Rhoads has been invited to a forum with Heidi Sellers. At this time, we have not heard whether or not Rhonda will be attending. We will update if we here further. 

UPDATE: Rhonda Rhoads has said that she does not have time to attend this forum, or the other three forums across District 70 proposed by Heidi Sellers. Note that Rhonda is retired, and as a part-time legislator, her duties were over in mid-March. Draw your own conclusions there.

Leora Brown School

St. Peter's Catholic Church Meet the Candidates Wednesday, October 1

St. Peter's Catholic Church will be having a Meet the Candidates tonight (Wednesday, October 1) beginning at 6:30 P.M. It will also feature a spaghetti supper prepared by church members (who are excellent cooks- several of our strong Democrats go to church there). It will be a free will offering.

This will not be at the church, but will be at the South Harrison Community Center in Elizabeth. See everyone there!

South Harrison Community Center

St. Peter's Catholic Church

Deadline to Register to Vote is October 6!

If you haven't registered to vote or know someone that needs to register, they need to get working on it now. The voter registration deadline this year is Monday, October 6. One way to register is to go the Harrison County Clerk's Office on the second floor of the Courthouse.

One other thing to remember is that even if you are currently 17, if you will turn 18 on or before November 4, you can vote this year, but you must be registered!

You can also register to vote online at: Indiana Voters Online

And here is another challenge in the next week: every Democrat should try to register one new person to vote before October 6.

Pictures of Democrats at Lanesville Heritage Weekend, Part III

We wanted to share some pictures of Democrats at the Lanesville Heritage Weekend. We will have this in several installments. Today will be part III and the last of the pictures.