Evansville Courier and Press from Evansville, Indiana • 8

8A Wednesday June 11 2014 evansville courier press LOCAL REGIONAL Ground school to introduce enthusiasts SHRINERSFESTSCHEDULE WEDNESDAY to own P-47 Thunderbolt ByAndlTiMiBarg andLttnbarifQcourtapfKuom 812-464-76M 9 am -Food vendors 9 am Kids Inflatables 11 am-ShrlnersFest Opening Ceremonies 3 pm- Budweiser Four Freedoms Bar 5 pm -Carnival rides 5-9 pm Kids activities 6 pm -Main Street Bierstube Stage Rhino Jones 9 pm -Kids evening movie THURSDAY 9 ajn Kids Inflatables am Hydroplane practice 10 am -Budweiser Four Freedoms Bar 10 am -Junior Achievement go-karts (Vectren parking lot) llam -6 pm -VIP at the Pagoda 11am -Carnival rides pm-D-Day Re-enactment featuring LST325 pm -Hydroplane practice pm-2014 ShrinersFest Air Show pm -Hydroplane final heat 5-7 pm-Seaplane sides 5 pm -Main Street Bierstube Stage 7 pm -Big City Backroad Band Main Street bierstube 5pm-HadiShrlners parking lot bierstube 6 pjn -Jason Clutter Opening Band parking lot bierstube '8 pm -Jason Clutter parking lot bierstube pm Twilight Air Show 9 am -Food vendors 9 am -Kids Inflatables 3 pm -Budweiser Four Freedoms Bar 5 pm -Carnival rides 5-9 pjn Kids activities 6 pm -Main Street Bierstube Stage Rhino Jones 9 pm -Kids Evening movie P-47 such as these shown flying during the Remote Area Medical 8th Annual Salute to Service In 2011 will be featured at a ground school on Sunday to benefit the proposed Freedom Heritage Museum at Evansville Regional Airport The aircraft weather permitting were to fly cover during a D-Day re-enactment at Shrinersfest at Evansville's Riverfront on Saturday Area residents will be able to get up close and personal with two World War II-era P-47 Thunderbolt fighter planes manufactured in Evansville during a P-47 ground school from 8 am to noon Sunday at Evansville Regional Airport A fundraiser for the fledgling Freedom Heritage Museum dedicated to chronicling Evansville's role in World War II defense manufacturing the cost for attending the ground school is $480 per person and includes training materials and lunch The museum is offering a fathcr-and-son discount of SO percent off for the second student It marks the first time a ground school for the P-47 will have been offered in Evansville in nearly 70 years The vintage fighter-bombers will be in Evansville this weekend to participate in the D-Day Re-enactment to be presented at 12:30 pm Saturday on the city's Downtown Riverfront as a part the annual ShrinersFest More than 6000 Thunderbolts were made by Republic Aviation between 1942 and the end of the war in Evansville at a facility that later became the Whirlpool plant now Park 41 on US 41 near the airport The plane was only one of some 300 products including LSTs tanks other military vehicles 9 am -Food vendors 9 am -Kids Inflatables 1-2 pm- Hydroplane practice 3 pm -Carnival rides 3 pm -Budweiser Four Freedoms Bar pm-Air show practice 4-7-JOpm- Seaplane rides 5 pm -VIP at the Pagoda 5 pjn- Pilot meet greet 5 pm -Main Street Bierstube Stage 5pm-ShrinersFest Cruise In 5pm-HadiShrlners parking lot bierstube 6 pm -Duke Boys at lot bierstube 9 pm -Mike Harvey Super Gold at Lot bierstube 7 ajn- 1pm -Seaplane rides 9 am -Food vendors 9 am Arts crafts show 9 am -Kids Inflatables 9 am Hydroplanes display only 10 am -Main Street Beer Garden 10 am -Budweiser Four Freedoms Bar 11 ajn-Carnival rides pm-2014 ShrlnersFest Air Show Festival opens at 9 ajn daily Buttons are $5 and required for entrance to bierstubes and from 9 ajn to 5 pm Saturday and Sunday Buttons are available In advance at area businesses and festival entrances- school be able to study the planes in a way that they wont be able to find anywhere else The planes are two of the six that still fly today Each plane will also be flown by trained pilots after the workshop "Any flight when a pilot takes off you do what is called a preflight Litov said "We walk around the plane and check everything out before you hop in fire it up and take off Those who attend the ground school will have a very unique opportunity to get up close and walk around the Those interested in attending theground school should email Litov at rich-ardfreedomheritagemu-seumorg or call 812-449-1579 for more information and ammunition made in Evansville as a part of the war effort Noted for their diving ability the plane was outfitted with machine guns and could carry up to two 1000-pound bombs Auxiliary fuel tanks gave it a range of up to 1800 mites at a cruising speed of 195 mph "We're making it (the ground school) an extra special program because we're going to have a few of the folks that used to work in the Republic Aviation who are still living here in Evansville and tell a little bit about their stories and how they were said Richard Litov president of the Freedom Heritage Museum board of directors "We will also have a P-47 combat pilot that will tell his story about what it was like to fly the Litov said the school will focus on the technical side of the planes including how the plane operates and its fuel system and engine He also noted how the aircraft was an step in the evolution of aircraft "They're going to get to learn about one of the unique aircraft of WWII that was critical to it's success of WWII and it was built in Litov said "A lot of technology from that time period was put into this aircraft and was used in modern aircraft later In addition to learning about the technology in the plane Litov said those who attend the ground I' i 7 am pm -Seaplane Activities 9 am -Food vendors 9 am Arts crafts show winners announced Kentucky taxes stalled homes to be open daily through Sunday officials prepare to cut ByJUIamBaani Associated Press By Carol Werskh wtKkhccoufcipKsuom 812-464-7452 Court in Ellington Ridge (No 25) Best Interior Best Kitchen Best Bath: Murphy Homes Inc 3733 Arbor Pointe Drive in Arbor Pointe(Na34) Home of The Year Sterchi Homes Corp 8929 Hartwell Drive in Wynnfield (No 19) Category Three: $250000 to $309000 Best interior: Davis 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year But the biggest reason for the shortfall is the general lamest source of revenue: the individual income tax State officials predicted income tax collections would grow by 21 percent Instead they have grown by 05 percent "While disappointing this appears to be a trend of poor income tax growth in several states this fiscal the budget office said in a news release Driskell also said she anticipates a shortfall in the road fund because of decreases in state pas tax collections Driskell said the mosf recent internal estimate predicted an $11 million shortfall Best Bath: John Mattingly Homes 7747 Kaleigh Court Centerra Ridge (No 33) Home of The Year: Jagoe Homes Inc Ill Palace Drive Buckingham Woods (No 06) Category Five: $430000 to $520000 Best Exterior Best Bath: Selective Homes by Chad Dad 2651 St Phillip Road (No 02) Best Interior Best Kitchen: Barrington Development Group Inc 8131 Wyngate Circle in Wyngate(Na36) Home of The Yean Homes by Robert Cook 1615 Riverview Court Harbors 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