2 Years Ago This Week It All Began

Two years ago this week, I launched this blog in an effort to save what is easily Evansville's most valuable asset- Roberts Stadium. This past year, we have been through hell and high water and at one time were pronounced dead.

But through it all, our arena still stands, despite Winnecke and Rector ripping everything they can off of it. The thing that makes me proud the most of Roberts Stadium is the amount of fight this building has put up. I am VERY proud that this arena has given Winnecke and his buddies downtown everything they can handle and then some. Winnecke, like the previous ten mayors who have been in office during Roberts Stadium's tenure, is only a Johnny-Come-Lately mayor. Roberts, on the other hand, has stood strong during Evansville's toughest moments including the 1977 Aces plane crash.

I am also EXTREMELY proud of the battle you the residents and supporters of Roberts Stadium are giving the city. Watching Alan Brille sit across the aisle from city attorneys as he fights for Roberts Stadium, seeing the 150 Save Roberts Stadium yard signs around the arena neighborhoods, and reading the letters from residents into the City-County Observer all give me strength to continue battling the city.

Moving forward, we are certainly going to need all hands on deck as we make sure we keep Winnecke stuck between a rock and a hard place. Make no mistake, he is prepared to do whatever it takes to dig himself out of the hole he created. It's even looking like he might try a desperate attempt to revive the ball fields project. But whatever dead-end trail he goes down, I am confident in you the supporters of Roberts Stadium to keep reminding him that you will not accept anything less than Roberts Stadium.

So on this 24th day of September in 2012, we renew our commitment once more to fighting for everything that Hank Roberts gave us with his arena that still stands today. 2 years ago it all began. Now, let's make sure it doesn't end!



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