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Ascension St. Vincent Evansville Names 2022 Physician of the Year

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Ascension St. Vincent Evansville celebrates the dedication, compassion, expertise, and devotion our physicians show to our most vulnerable patients.

EVANSVILLE, IND.- Ascension St. Vincent Evansville is pleased to name Dr. Jose Salgado, MD as the 2022 Ascension St. Vincent Evansville Physician of the Year. Dr. Salgado has served as an infectious disease physician at Ascension St. Vincent Evansville for 27 years and has helped guide the hospital’s response during multiple public health crises, including HIV, SARS, Influenza, and most recently the COVID-19 Pandemic.

DR JOSE SALGADO

“Dr. Salgado has been a stalwart of our medical system for years. He has consistently exemplified what it is to be a kind, caring, knowledgeable physician,” one nominator says.

Please join in congratulating Dr. Jose Salgado!

About Ascension St. Vincent

Ascension (www.ascension.org) is a faith-based healthcare organization dedicated to transformation through innovation across the continuum of care. As one of the leading non-profit and Catholic health systems in the U.S., Ascension is committed to delivering compassionate, personalized care to all, with special attention to persons living in poverty and those most vulnerable. In FY2021, Ascension provided $2.3 billion in care of persons living in poverty and other community benefit programs. Ascension includes approximately 150,000 associates and 40,000 aligned providers. The national health system operates more than 2,600 sites of care – including 142 hospitals and more than 40 senior living facilities – in 19 states and the District of Columbia while providing a variety of services including clinical and network services, venture capital investing, investment management, biomedical engineering, facilities management, risk management, and contracting through Ascension’s own group purchasing organization

THUNDERBOLTS ANNOUNCE SIGNING OF CENTER BRENDAN HARROGATE

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Evansville, IN:  The Evansville Thunderbolts, of the SPHL (Southern Professional Hockey League), announced today the signing of newcomer Brendan Harrogate for the 2022-2023 season.

Harrogate will begin his American pro career in Evansville, gaining experience in the junior, college and foreign ranks.  The 24-year-old, 6’ 1” Center from Chatham, Ontario last played in Germany for the ESC Kempten Sharks.  He spent his college career playing for the University of Western Ontario.  In the juniors, he spent time with the Mississauga Steelheads and Oshawa Generals.  

According to head coach and director of hockey operations, Jeff Bes, “Spending last season in Europe we are happy to add Brendan to our team. Brendan has the ability to create offense and be an explosive addition to our team. We look forward to seeing him in our new uniforms in October.”

Harrogate tells us, “I’m really looking forward to the upcoming season.  Having spent last season in Europe, I am excited to be back playing in North America. I am looking to be a big contributor with Evansville on and off the ice and can’t wait to get things started.”

Season ticket and group packages are now on sale for the upcoming season.  Call 812-422-BOLT or visit our all-new website (www.evansvillethunderbolts.com) for details.

About Evansville Thunderbolts: The Evansville Thunderbolts is the area’s only professional hockey team. The Thunderbolts are a proud member of the Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL). The team is owned and operated by VW Sports, L.L.C, a subsidiary of VenuWorks, Inc. www.evansvillethunderbolts.com 

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Impaired Driver Arrested after Driving 100 MPH on US 41

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Gibson County – Wednesday night, August 31, at approximately 11:30 p.m., Trooper Vennekotter was patrolling US 41 near County Road 550 South when he observed a vehicle passing other vehicles southbound at a high rate of speed. Trooper Vennekotter utilized his radar and clocked the 2011 Hyundai Sonata at 100 mph. The vehicle was eventually stopped on Coalmine Road at US 41. The driver was identified as Haley Goodmon, 18, of Evansville.  Trooper Vennekotter detected an odor of an alcoholic beverage inside the vehicle. The driver displayed signs of impairment and failed field sobriety tests. Further investigation revealed Goodmon had consumed alcohol and smoked marijuana prior to the traffic stop. Goodmon refused to submit to a chemical test. She was arrested and taken to the Gibson County Jail where she is currently being held on bond.

Arrested and Charges:

  • Haley Goodmon, 18, Evansville, IN
  1. Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated, Class A Misdemeanor
  2. Reckless Driving, Class C Misdemeanor
  3. Illegal Consumption of an Alcoholic Beverage, Class C Misdemeanor

Arresting Officer: Trooper Vennekotter, Indiana State Police

Assisting Officer: Trooper Hurley, Indiana

VU Region 24 winning streak continues at Trailblazers pick up sweep at Wabash Valley

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  1. CARMEL, Ill. – The Vincennes University Trailblazer volleyball team improved their winning streak over Region 24 opponents to 16 after Vincennes came away with a 25-18, 25-14, 25-21 sweep at Wabash Valley Wednesday night.

The Trailblazers had to battle early on against the Warriors, holding a narrow 14-11 lead midway through the opening set.

Vincennes would grow their lead and pick up the set one win 25-18.

The VU momentum continued in the second set, with the Blazers opening a 10-point lead at 15-5.

Wabash Valley traded points with Vincennes to close out the set as the Trailblazers came away with set two 25-14.

The Warriors looked to avoid the sweep in set three, jumping out to an early 7-3 lead, before VU would rally back with a pair of 4-0 scoring runs to take a 17-11 lead.

Wabash Valley cut the deficit to two points late in the third set, but the Blazers held on to pick up set three and complete the sweep 25-21.

“We went into this game knowing there was going to be a very active crowd,” VUVB Head Coach Gary Sien said. “We wanted to come out and play well, just so we could take the crowd out of it, so they are not a factor. There were a few times where Wabash Valley went on runs where the crowd got back into it.”

“Credit our team for playing very consistently,” Sien added. “That way the crowd was never really that big of a factor.”

Vincennes was led offensively by freshman Paige Parlanti (Las Vegas, Nev.) who recorded her third career double-double, finishing with 16 kills and 11 digs, while also adding two aces and a block assist.

Freshman Audrey Buis (Franklin, Ind.) ended her night with nine kills and a block assist.

Freshman Alexis Chrappa (Effingham, Ill.) just missed a double-double of her own with seven kills and nine digs.

Freshmen Kennedy Sowell (Effingham, Ill.) and Tuana Turhan (Ankara, Turkey) each finished with five kills, with Sowell also adding two block assists and Turhan adding one.

Sophomores Hannah Graber (Montgomery, Ind.) and Malgorzata Banasiak (Gdynia, Poland rounded out the VU hitting with four kills each.

Graber added 17 set assists and five digs to her totals and Banasiak finished with a block assist and a dig.

Freshman Maecy Johnson (Chrisman, Ill.) led the Blazers from the setter position with 19 set assists, with one dig.

Freshman Morgan Netcott (Montague, Mich.) led the Blazers with 17 digs defensively and one set assist and sophomore Lara Gomes de Castro (Sao Paulo, Brazil) finished with five digs and one ace.

“We had a couple of rotations with six freshmen on the floor tonight,” Sien said. “But much like the Chicago White Sox back in the day, ‘The kids can play’.”

“We have full confidence in Maecy,” Sien added about his freshman setter. “She played a great game. It was her first college start and she comes away with 19 set assists. She ran a really nice offense and made some good choices. It’s tough being the backup setter. She is playing behind two sophomore setters, but she listened. Anybody else in that situation could have just gone through the motions, but she kept at it and listened when we were coaching the other setters and she didn’t miss a beat tonight.”

Vincennes will be on the road again this weekend as the Blazers travel to Perrysburg, Ohio to take part in the Owens CC Tournament Friday, Sept. 2 and Saturday, Sept. 3.

VU will take on Richard Bland College at 3:30 p.m. eastern and Muskegon CC at 5 p.m. eastern to begin the tournament on Friday.

The tournament will conclude on Saturday with VU facing the College of Lake County at 10 a.m. eastern and Glen Oaks Community College at 2:30 p.m. eastern.

“Tonight’s match begins a long stretch of away games in September,” Sien said. “We only play at home three times in the entire month of September, so we just have to get used to it.”

“The nice thing about this weekend is that we are going to a very large tournament,” Sien added. “There will be five different courts going at once, with schools from all around the country. It’s really one of the largest NJCAA volleyball tournaments in the nation. I think it’s a really nice place to showcase our players and allow them to display their talents in another part of the country. We schedule tournaments like this one to get experience playing different teams and continue to get the word out about us.”

 

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JASON SALSTROM CHARGES  THAT INDIANA IS UNDERPERFORMING

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SALSTROM CHARGES  THAT INDIANA IS UNDERPERFORMING

Newspapers across the state published James Briggs’ article from the Indianapolis Star “Indiana is a college degree desert and the economy is wilting” in which Briggs cites three recent reports: “Brookings, American Affairs, and Ball State University have each published deep dives with similar findings: Indiana is underperforming the nation by most metrics…”

This article could not have been better timed for Jason Salstrom, ED D who launched his campaign this week for State Representative District 78. “The root cause of our state falling behind the nation in education, productivity, earnings, wages, etc., is the Statehouse,” said Salstrom. “Their top-down ideology, with power and resources concentrated in Indy, is the problem and preeminent obstacle to Hoosier prosperity in the 21st century.”

David Ricks, CEO of Eli Lilly, speaking before the Economic Club of Indiana on April 21, contradicted the Governor and Statehouse’s refrain about the strength of the Hoosier economy. The fact that Eli Lilly is investing billions of dollars in other states, such as Massachusetts and North Carolina, is perhaps the strongest condemnation of the Statehouse’s economic policy.

Salstrom has been warning of these trends for years, formulating solutions, and that is why he says he is running for office. “Economic competition has changed in the last 50 years, but the Statehouse does not understand that,” said Salstrom. “If you think that Intel disregarded Indiana and took their $100 billion economic impacts to Ohio because of incentive packages, you are wrong.”

According to Brookings’ Indiana GPS Project report “State of Renewal”, advanced industries, which include 50 industries, including Hoosier automobile manufacturing, aerospace, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, oil and gas extraction, electric power generation, software, and telecommunications, are “languishing” behind the nation in “competitiveness”, falling nearly 40% behind the national average.

“The Statehouse ideology of trying to bribe industry to rescue Indiana with jobs will continue to drive our state into crisis,” said Salstrom. “Changing course effectively and efficiently requires institutionalized regional economic development infrastructure, working for and accountable to the region, coupled with the local control, not Indy control, giving local elected officials the power to respond to challenges and seize opportunities.”

Salstrom launches his campaign on May 12, 5-7 pm at Plaid and Timber Axe Throwing Company. Visit the campaign website for details www.hoosiersforlocalcontrol.com.

 

USI Recreation, Fitness And Wellness Center Addition/Renovation Underway

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The Updated Facility Will Consolidate Services With Emphasis On Student Wellness

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

The University of Southern Indiana has begun an estimated $12 million renovation of its Recreation, Fitness, and Wellness Center (RFWC) including a 31,000-square-foot expansion, 10,000 square feet of renovated space, and a renewed focus on student wellness that will consolidate office space for several departments across campus into one building. Work on the project, funded through a 2019 legislative appropriation, is already underway and expected to be completed in early 2024.

“The project centralizes critical University services into one location and creates the ideal wellness center for today’s student,” says Steve Bridges, USI Vice President for Finance and Administration. “Increasing the visibility of these services by moving them under one roof, near the center of campus, will also make them more convenient and accessible for the entire University community.”

In addition to the current recreation and fitness facilities already in place, the project will include renovated and added wellness-centric space for six departments, including Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS); Public Safety; Religious Life; the Student Wellness Office (currently housed in the RFWC); the University Health Center (UHC); and University Strategic Communication.

Some of the features of the renovated facility will include an expanded footprint for the UHC, with added provider rooms, additional clinical exam spaces, separate waiting rooms for USI employees and students and nurse stations in the exam rooms; a meditation room, and new office space for Religious Life; technology upgrades, bike storage and a storm-safe dispatch room for Public Safety; soundproof offices and expanded space for CAPS, a new photography studio with dedicated video editing and sound bays for University Strategic Communication; a Quiet Lounge, expanded game room and more. Two new entrances will be located at the north and south ends of the building and will better accommodate the natural flow of campus pedestrian traffic.

During construction a new entryway and temporary front desk have been put in place, however, construction is not affecting any offerings at the RFWC.

USI’s RFWC was constructed in 2001 and later expanded in 2009. The current facility offers diverse programming for students and employees and includes three multipurpose courts for basketball, volleyball, table tennis, and badminton; a strength and conditioning area with cardiovascular machines and free weight equipment; indoor walking/jogging track; a 33-foot-tall rock-climbing tower; group exercise rooms; showers and locker rooms; game room with billiards, table tennis, video games and foosball; and a lounge area with television.

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