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Russell leads UE in round two of Golfweek Red Sky Classic

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Aces to play final round on Wednesday

 

WOLCOTT, Colo. – On Tuesday, the University of Evansville women’s golf team completed the second round of the Golfweek Red Sky Classic in Wolcott, Colorado.

Leading the Purple Aces in the second round of 18 was Mallory Russell.  A 4-over 76 saw her tally the low score of the day for UE.  She stands in a tie for 75th entering the final round.  Behind her was Alyssa McMinn.  After carding the top round of the day on Monday (74), McMinn shot an 86 to complete Tuesday’s action.  She is tied for 86th with a 160.

Allison Enchelmayer is next for the Aces.  Her round of 84 gives her a 2-round score of 165.  Carly Frazier matched Enchelmayer’s round for the day.  After opening the event with an 88, Frazier shot four strokes better on Tuesday to finish with an 84.  Her score checks in at a 172.  Caitlin O’Donnell recorded a 98 in round two.

Pepperdine continues to lead the team standings while boasting the top two individuals.  With a team score of 279 on Tuesday, they are 11 in front of Colorado while sitting 17 strokes in front of a third-place tie.  Lauren Gomez paces the field with a 2-round score of 138.  She is one in front of teammate Lion Higo.

Wednesday will mark the final round of the tournament.

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Charles L. Berger Will Be Edward D. And Regina Rechnic Holocaust Series SpeakerToday At USI

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Inaugural Edward D. and Regina Rechnic Holocaust Series Speaker Set For Today At USI

The University of Southern Indiana Foundation is hosting the inaugural speaker for the Edward D. and Regina Rechnic Holocaust Series from 7-8 p.m. Wednesday, September 28 in Carter Hall on the USI campus. The series will feature a presentation, “They Survived the Holocaust: The Rechnics of Evansville and Their Family,” by Charles L. Berger, Esquire, followed by a Q&A session with audience members. A reception will follow, and the event is open to the public at no charge. Seating will be capped at 650 and is first come, first serve. 

Berger, the 2022 Regina Rechnic Holocaust Series keynote speaker, was born in Evansville in 1947. He graduated from the University of Evansville in 1969 and received his law degree with honors from Indiana University School of Law in 1972. After law school, Berger returned to Evansville and went into practice with his father, Sydney, who founded Berger & Berger, LLP in 1946, a firm known for representing the working class in Evansville.

His presentation, “They Survived the Holocaust: The Rechnics of Evansville and Their Family,” will take attendees through the story of how the Rechnics experienced and survived the Holocaust perpetrated by Nazi Germany in Poland and other areas of Europe from 1935 through 1945, as well as what happened to others in their family. The story spans many years and exemplifies the tragedy of the brutal treatment carried out by the Nazis and their collaborators, and it tells of some of the triumphs of those who survived. Berger would also like to extend recognition to Lezlie Simmons for her research in preparing the presentation and being a longtime friend of Irene Rechnic.  

“I knew Irene and her parents—witnessing the arrest and imprisonment of her parents and then being a ‘hidden child’ forced Irene to grow up quickly,” Berger says. “She had a lifelong passion for learning and was determined to do everything she could to make sure no one forgot the atrocities Hitler perpetrated on the world. Irene wrote, ‘I am fully aware there have been other holocausts since World War II, however, those pale in magnitude to the Nazi extermination of a whole people and the world’s indifference to their fate.’”  

This series is made possible by the late Irene C. Rechnic, daughter of Edward D. and Regina Rechnic, and honors her parents’ struggle to survive the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp during WWII, where 960,000 Jews were executed. After the Allies’ liberation of its survivors, the Rechnics were reunited with their daughter Irene who had been hiding with a Catholic family. The Rechnics then settled in Belgium, and in 1953, migrated to Evansville where they started a family. 

“As the daughter of two Holocaust survivors and as one who went through the trauma of saying goodbye to them as she became a ‘hidden child,’ Miss Rechnic has a lifelong passion for ensuring the destruction of the European Jews by the Nazis and their collaborators must never be forgotten,” says David A. Bower, USI Vice President for Development.  “Irene’s decision to establish a perpetual endowment to host a Holocaust speaker for an annual presentation on the USI campus will serve as a permanent legacy to fulfill her goal.”

DETAILS ABOUT TODAY’S EVENT

WHO: The USI Foundation is hosting Charles L. Berger, Esquire, as the speaker for the inaugural Edward D. and Regina Rechnic Holocaust Series. The USI community and public are invited to attend at no charge.

WHAT: The Edward D. and Regina Rechnic Holocaust Series will feature a presentation, “They Survived the Holocaust: The Rechnics of Evansville and Their Family,” by Charles L. Berger, followed by a Q&A session with audience members. A reception will follow.

This series is made possible by the late Irene C. Rechnic, daughter of Edward D. and Regina Rechnic, and honors her parents’ struggle to survive the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp during WWII, where 960,000 Jews were executed. After the Allies’ liberation of its survivors, the Rechnics were reunited with their daughter Irene who had been hiding with a Catholic family. The Rechnics then settled in Belgium, and in 1953, migrated to Evansville.

WHEN: The event will be held from 7-8 p.m. tomorrow, Wednesday, September 28.

WHERE: The event will take place in Carter Hall, located in University Center West on the USI campus. A map of the USI campus, featuring Carter Hall, can be found at USI.edu/map.

*If you plan to attend the presentation tomorrow, Wednesday, September 28, please RSVP to me via email at kajohnson5@usi.edu by noon tomorrow, Wednesday, September 28.

For questions on the presentation, contact Bower at bower@usi.edu.

 

OP-ED: KAREN REISING WORRIED ABOUT VANDERBURGH COUNTY ECONOMIC FUTURE

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Vanderburgh County Could Be Headed Toward Mounting Economic Hardship

By Karen Reising-Democratic Candidate for Vanderburgh County Council, District 1

Speaking at the Economic Club of Indiana, David Ricks, CEO of Eli Lilly & Co., added his voice to the number of researchers, labor officials, and educators who have been warning Indiana politicians for years of a looming crisis: Residents could face mounting economic hardship due to a mass departure of employers and the failure to compete with other states to attract new business.

Large employers like Eli Lilly are being repelled by Indiana’s lack of educational attainment, inadequate workforce training, and low wages. These companies depend on our government to provide educational opportunities and quality of life amenities to recruit and retain employees.

A state or local government that won’t prioritize these investments dooms itself to a downward spiral—a complex chain of events that drags the area’s economy down to new lows.

Here locally, the Vanderburgh County Council’s record on such critical funding has too often been inadequate. Responsible for taxing, budgeting, and spending, the County Council is the ultimate decision-maker regarding fiscal affairs; it sets the priorities for the allocation of county funds. So when the County Commissioners propose such initiatives as improving our roadways and sewers, increasing broadband access, expanding the county jail, or raising salaries for law enforcement and staff so they won’t look elsewhere for better-paying jobs, those projects can’t move forward unless the Council approves the funds.

And the fact is, over the decades and under the leadership of my opponent, the Council has consistently underfunded, delayed, or blocked programs essential to Vanderburgh County’s overall health. A recent study undertaken for the Vanderburgh County sheriff’s office estimated that over 70% of our jail population is dealing with mental health and/or substance abuse issues which accounts for our high recidivism rates. Aside from the recent boost in funding provided through the American Rescue Plan, our local treatment programs have been underfunded and understaffed for years, negatively impacting our county both socially and economically. Mental health and substance abuse issues tear families apart and weaken our workforce. Businesses need to be able to count on a robust, healthy, and sustainable talent pipeline to staff their operations; family members need to be able to count on each other. To strengthen our economy, we must first strengthen our families by adequately funding treatment programs designed to address these issues.

My opponent has been the Councilmember for District 1 for thirty-two years and no one has run against him in twelve years, which means that the voters of the west side of the county haven’t had a choice in who represents them. At a time of high levels of public mistrust in the government, we cannot afford to re-elect a politician who ignores important social and health needs, refuses to seek our input or feedback, and consistently delays and defers decisions that would address the problems we’re facing.

I grew up here in Evansville, and the values my family and community taught me have shaped my life. My parents modeled hard work and perseverance, with my dad and his brothers keeping their graphic arts business going for over forty-five years, and my mom spending decades as an R.N. caring for our neighbors at the McCurdy Nursing Home. I graduated from Memorial High School and earned a BA from Indiana University and an MA from Georgetown. I built my own twenty-seven-year career—first with a Washington, DC consulting firm and then with Lucent Technologies, developing new telecom markets in the Middle East. After 9/11, I worked with public safety agencies across the United States to improve their communications networks. My work took me all over the world, and my travels gave me a keen appreciation of our democracy here at home.

I will bring those values and the insights I’ve gained over my career to the County Council to ensure that we have an effective, efficient government that fights for what matters most to the citizens of Vanderburgh County, and the West Side in particular. As your Councilmember, I will prioritize practical solutions and sound fiscal policy while consistently seeking your input and feedback through regular public meetings. I will support investments in infrastructure to modernize roadways, expand broadband access, create jobs, and grow the economy. I’ll push for coordinated law enforcement, mental health, and addiction recovery programs to respond to the current spike in violent crime and support those neighbors struggling with mental health and substance abuse issues. And I’ll back residential and commercial solar development to help rein in our rapidly rising energy costs.

Election Day is Tuesday, November 8. I hope that every eligible voter will turn out to vote because, in a democracy, voters have the power; elected officials simply exercise that power on our behalf. The deadline to register to vote is October 11 and October 12 is the first day of early voting. To register to vote, confirm your registration status, or check deadlines, dates, and rules, visit www.indianavoters.in.gov.

If you live in Vanderburgh County Council District 1, you can vote for new ideas and vision backed by a wide breadth of experience—or you can vote for the same old way of doing things that have us poised to slip further behind. This year, you have a choice.

Sources

Eli Lilly CEO’s comments are foreboding for Indiana – The Daily Reporter – Greenfield Indiana (greenfieldreporter.com

FOOTNOTE:  THE CITY-COUNTY OBSERVER POSTED THIS ARTICLE WITHOUT OPINION, BIAS, OR EDITING.

Right to Life of Southwest Indiana Promotes 40 Days for Life

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SOUTHWEST, IND. (September 27, 2022) – Right to Life of Southwest Indiana (RTLSWIN) is sponsoring the 40 Days for Life Prayer Vigil, an internationally coordinated 40-day campaign that aims to end abortion locally through prayer and fasting, community outreach, and a peaceful all-day vigil in front of abortion businesses. A celebratory kickoff will be held at 6:00 pm on September 27, 2022, at Memorial High School.  The Fall Campaign will commence on September 28 through November 6, 2022, with prayer partners standing and/or walking in front of Planned Parenthood on Weinbach Avenue in Evansville.

“We have been blessed in Southwest Indiana that many of our residents support life,” said Mary Ellen Van Dyke, Executive Director of Right to Life of Southwest Indiana.  “Those who support life and participate in these peaceful prayer vigils give voice to those who are voiceless – the preborn.”

The prayer campaigns to end abortion occur twice a year with Southwest Indiana’s Fall Campaign last year being the largest gathering ever with approximately 350 people participating.  To sign up to be a prayer partner for the 40 Days for Life go to the RTLSWIN web site athttps://www.40daysforlife.com/en/evansville or call 812-474-3195.

University of Evansville Theatre Presents “Measure for Measure”

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The University of Evansville (UE) Theatre opens their fall 2022 season with William Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure, in a modern verse translation by Aditi Brennan Kapil, in an ongoing collaboration with Play On Shakespeare. Being presented on the UE campus for the first time ever, this production opens on at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, September 30, in Shanklin Theatre. Additional performances are at 7:30 p.m. on October 1, 6, 14, and 15; and at 2:00 p.m. on October 16. This 400-year-old tale could be “ripped from the headlines” of today’s world, as it examines themes central to human nature and our paradoxical relationship to justice and mercy. With all its high-spirited bawdiness, this tragicomedy reveals what can happen when sex, religion, and politics collide.

Measure for Measure is directed by visiting assistant professor Stacey Yen. Rebecca Conaway, a senior theatre studies major from Wellsburg, West Virginia, serves as the associate director; associate professor Eric Renschler ’83 serves as the scenic designer; assistant professor Sarah J. Smith is the costume designer; Jamey Pearson, a junior design and technology major from Moody, Texas, is the lighting designer; Maya Barry, a sophomore stage management major from Marietta, Georgia, serves as the sound designer; Devyn Jolgren, a junior performance major from Louisville, Kentucky, is the dramaturg; Zoe Paraskevopoulos, a senior stage management major from Flower Mound, Texas, is the stage manager, and assistant professor Mitchell L. Critel serves as the technical director.

The cast features McAllister Reed Stowell, a senior performance major from Lakewood, Colorado, as Duke; Tatiana Robledo, a junior performance major from Houston, Texas, as Escalus; Adam Techmanski, a sophomore performance major from Richmond, Texas, as Angelo; Delaney Ross, a sophomore performance major from Keller, Texas, as Isabella; Alijah Roberson, a first-year performance major from Atlanta, Georgia, as Claudio; Aibhlinn Rose, a senior performance major from Clackamas, Oregon, as Juliet; Garrett Hale, a junior performance major from Haslet, Texas, as Lucio; Jacovia Young, a first-year performance major from Houston, Texas, as Provost; Sarah Tuma, a sophomore performance major from Henderson, Kentucky, as Mariana; Christina Tinde Jesenski, a junior performance major from Rancho Santa Margarita, California, as Mistress Overdone; Jeff Parkinson, a senior performance major from Mercer Island, Washington, as Pompey; Jack Cory, a senior performance major from Southlake, Texas, as Elbow; Antonio Cortes Roman, a first-year performance major from Metepec, Mexico, as Froth; Drake J. Susuras, a junior performance major from Broomfield, Colorado, as Friar Thomas; Umbra Person, a first-year performance major from Jonesboro, Georgia, as Francisca; Gavin Ramirez, a first-year performance major from McKinney, Texas, as Abhorson; Benjamin Bravard, a senior performance major from Batavia, Ohio, as Barnardine; J. Kenneth Guzman, a first-year performance major from Brighton, Colorado, as First Gentleman; Hauson Anderson, a first-year performance major from Columbia, Maryland, as Second Gentleman; Trace Levens, a first-year performance major from Bryan, Texas, as Officer; Josie Madzik, a first-year theatre studies major from Howell, Michigan, as Officer; Arturo Quepons, a first-year performance major from San Antonio, Texas, as Duke’s Attendant; Andrea Vargas, a first-year performance major from Missouri City, Texas, as Duke’s Attendant; and William Cooper Sanders, a first-year performance major from Jeffersonville, Indiana, as Angelo’s Attendant.

In following industry standards, as established by the Broadway League, all audience members must remain masked during the performance. Ticket prices are $20 for adults and $18 for senior adults, UE employees, and non-UE students.

UE students may obtain one free student rush ticket beginning at 12 p.m. on the day of the performance they wish to attend. In addition, UE Theatre is excited to introduce a new “Pay What You Can” initiative. Every Thursday evening performance in Shanklin Theatre is available for any person to pay any price that best fits their budget.

Season subscriptions for the 2022-2023 Shanklin Theatre season are also available and are $50 for an adult subscription and $44 for a discount subscription. This three-play season includes Measure for Measure, the smash-hit musical Cabaret, and the hilarious Noises Off. A May Studio Theatre Discovery Package can be purchased for $18 and includes Circle Mirror Transformation and The Moors.

Single tickets and subscriptions may be purchased by calling the ticket office at 812-488-2031, Monday through Friday, between 12:00-5:00 p.m. You may also purchase single tickets online at theatre.evansville.edu.

Meeks Madness To Kick Off UE Basketball Season On Oct. 15

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Event To Take Place On UE Campus

 EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The unofficial kickoff to basketball season at the University of Evansville will take place on Saturday, October 15 when Meeks Madness returns to campus inside Meeks Family Fieldhouse.

Admission is $5 with and the first 100 UE students who get tickets from the Carson Center Ticket Office will receive free admission.  To purchase your ticket to Meeks Madness, click here (https://gopurpleaces.com/sports/2021/8/3/womens-basketball-single-game-tickets.aspx).

Festivities are set to begin at 6 PM. with the doors opening at 5 PM.  The event features the Purple Aces men’s and women’s basketball teams and spirit squad and will include exciting contests, a dunk exhibition, scrimmages, autographs, giveaways, and more!

Season tickets for both programs are currently available and can be purchased by calling 812-488-2237.

Vincennes University Sponsors Popular Monarch Madness Event

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VINCENNES, Ind., September 27, 2022 – Monarchs are beautiful butterflies with brilliant colors and vibrant wing patterns. The majestic insects in Knox County took center stage on Saturday.

Vincennes University annually sponsors a popular event that tags Monarch butterflies as they make their way to Mexico during the cold seasons.

Community members of all ages participated in Monarch Madness at Fox Ridge Nature Park on September 24 during a warm fall day. The event of tagging butterflies allows the community to learn about not just the Monarchs, but other species of butterflies and insects as well.

VU Biology Laboratory Supervisor Philip Schadegg helped community members mark the monarch butterflies, gender them, and get a sample from the abdomens of the butterflies for the parasite OE, a protozoan ectoparasite. The parasite can be detected from the presence of small spores on the outside of infected butterflies, said Schadegg.

The samples are sent to Project Monarch Health to check for the presence of a spore that indicates the butterfly is infected with OE, which can weaken caterpillars and cripple adult butterflies.

While gendering each Monarch butterfly when a female was confirmed, Schadegg told each individual that they have a scent gland to let all the other butterflies know that the female is a Monarch butterfly to attract males.

Schadegg said, “The data we collect from the Monarchs we tag on (September 24) is going to be shared with two different data collectors. Firstly, we will send data regarding the date, location and gender of each monarch we tag alongside the tag number itself to Monarch Watch, an educational nonprofit that maintains a number of stations that monitor where tagged monarchs are recovered. Allowing us to see if any monarchs that we tag end up in Mexico.”

According to Schadegg, two of the Monarchs tagged at last year’s Monarch Madness made it to a Monarch Watch station in Mexico.

Women’s golf takes part in two events on Monday

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Aces compete in Colorado and Illinois

 EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Monday saw the University of Evansville women’s golf team compete in the Golfweek Red Sky Classic and the Briar Ridge Invitational.

In the opening round of the Golfweek Red Sky Classic in Wolcott, Colorado, UE saw five members of the team compete.  Leading the way in the first of three rounds was Alyssa McMinn.  Her 2-over 74 has her in a tie for 45th.  Finishing the back nine at 2-under, she tallied the low round for the Aces.

Mallory Russell carded an 80 in the opening 18 with Allison Enchelmayer completing the day one behind her with an 81.  Russell is tied for 87th while Enchelmayer is 91st.  Caitlin O’Donnell and Carly Frazier both shot rounds of 88.  As a team, UE is in the 20th position, 13 behind Southern Illinois heading into Tuesday’s second round.

With a team score at 3-under, Pepperdine leads the way with a 285 while Fresno State and Colorado are two strokes behind.  Lauren Gomez of Pepperdine leads the individuals with a 67.  She holds a 1-shot lead over second place.

Aside from the crew in Colorado, the remainder of the UE squad completed the final round of the Briar Ridge Invitational on Tuesday in Schereville, Ind.  Earning the top finish for the Aces was Kate Petrova.  Following a 76 on Sunday, the freshman carded an 81 on Monday to tie for 23rd with a 157.

Destynie Sheridan picked up the team’s low round of the afternoon.  Sheridan followed up Sunday’s round of 85 with a 9-stroke improvement in the final round.  She scored a 76 to finish in a tie for 33rd with a 161.  Two strokes behind her was Magdalena Borisova.  An 85 in the last round gave her a 163 for the event, tying her for 43rd.  Grace Vandenburg rounded out the scoring for the team, lowering her opening round score by six shots.

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