He is a41-year member of Aaron Scisinger American Legion Post 178 in Garrett

He is a41-year member of Aaron Scisinger American Legion Post 178 in Garrett and hasserved continuously in Legion offices since 1973.In a long-standing tradition for newly elected commanders, Newman announced anambitious fund-raising objective for his year in office. He hopes to provide apair of six-person golf-cart style transporters to the VA Health Carefacilities at both Fort Wayne and Marion.The Legion historically has supplied VA facilities with a variety of needsexceeding those routinely provided by the federal government, ranging fromdriving test equipment to patient room amenities to vehicles. According toNewman, none of the estimated $40,000 needed to acquire the transporters willcome from Legion funds; rather he will rely, as he said “on the generosity ofLegionnaires and his own persuasive skills.”Newman will serve as the top executive in the Indiana American Legion untilJuly 2010.The Legionnaires also elected four regional vice commanders to serve withNewman They are Clyde Colgrove of Munster, James B. May of Bloomington, MikeDavis of Warsaw, and David Sharber of Mount Vernon.W.

Darrell Hansel of Vevay was elected to a seat on the NationalOrganization’s Board of Directors – the National Executive Committee – andPaul Steward of Elkhart was elected alternate. Gary Parker of Fort Wayne willserve as Sergeant at Arms and Anthony Riley of Whitestown was re-elected StateFinance Officer.SOURCEAmerican Legion Department of IndianaHugh Dagley of the American Legion Department of Indiana, +1-317-630-1391(Office), +1-317-403-266 (Cell). Omega to Unveil Landmark Achievement in Green Building RHINEBECK, NY – On Thursday, July 16, 2009 at 3:30 p.m., Omega Institute willhold a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the Grand Opening of the muchanticipated Omega Center for Sustainable Living (OCSL), an award-winning greenbuilding renowned for sustainable design and slated to be the first greenbuilding to achieve both LEED(R) Platinum and Living Building Challenge(TM)certification.The cutting edge technology of the OCSL brings together wastewater recycling,clean energy, green architecture, and other sustainability elements that canbe replicated locally and globally. In addition to being self-sustaining interms of water and energy usage, the OCSL will provide sustainabilityeducation for students of all ages, professionals, policy makers, developers,and the 23,000 visitors who attend Omegas programs every year.Omega’s chief executive officer, Skip Backus, will be joined by Majora Carter,founder of Sustainable South Bronx and president of The Majora Carter Group,Dr. John Todd, founder of John Todd Ecological Design, and Tara Sullivan,executive director of the Hudson-Fulton-Champlain Quadricentennial Commission,who will all speak at the grand opening celebration of the Omega Center forSustainable Living (OCSL).

There will also be a special musical performance byMarshall Crenshaw. The event will be held on Omega’s campus in Rhinebeck, NY.The OCSL is expected to go beyond LEED Platinum certification to achieve”Living Building Challenge” certification. Developed by the Cascadia RegionGreen Building Council, the Living Building Challenge outlines 16 rigorousrequirements that must be met in order for projects to achieve the highestlevel of environmental performance possible today.Join leaders from key environmental groups, governmental officials, theproject’s architectural and engineering teams, and select members of themedia, for a first hand look at this pioneering project in the new greeneconomy.DATE:Thursday, July 16, 2009TIME: Keynotes & Ribbon Cutting:3:30 P.M – 5:00 P.M Press Availability (Keynote Q&A):5:00 P.M – 5:15 P.M Self Guided Tour & Reception: 5:00 P.M – 5:45 P.M. LOCATION: Omega Institute 150 Lake DriveRhinebeck, NY 12572(845) 266-4444, ext 233 For more information and directions please visit CONTACT:Chrissa Pullicino845.266.4444, ext.

233 SOURCEOmega Institute. PORTLAND, Ore.–(Business Wire)–Electro Scientific Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq:ESIO), a leading provider ofworld-class photonic and laser systems for microengineering applications, todayannounced that it will announce results for its fiscal 2010 first quarter afterthe market closes on Thursday, July 23, 2009. Following the release, NickKonidaris, chief executive officer, will host a conference call at 2:00 p.m.Pacific Time to discuss the company`s results along with business highlights andoutlook. The conference call will also be simultaneously webcast, and can beaccessed at What: ESI Fiscal 2010 Q1 Earnings Conference Call When: Thursday, July 23, 2009 at 2:00 p.m (Pacific Time).

How: Live call participants can dial 888.419.5570 (domestic) or 617.896.9871(international) and use passcode 43469685. Webcast: At the call`s completion, an audio replay will be available at or by calling 888-286-8010 (domestic) or 617-801-6888(international) and using passcode 97621479 The phone replay will be availablethrough August 2, 2009. About ESI, Inc.ESI is a pioneer and leading supplier of world-class production laser systemsthat help its microelectronics customers achieve compelling yield andproductivity gains. The company’s industry-leading, application-specificproducts enhance electronic-device performance in three keysectors-semiconductors, components and electronic interconnect-by enablingprecision fine-tuning of device microfeatures in high-volume manufacturingenvironments Founded in 1944, ESI is headquartered in Portland, Ore. Moreinformation is available at ESIBarbara Rizzatti, 503-526-5044 Copyright Business Wire 2009.