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A Resilient Community Is Built by Resilient People

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A Resilient Community Is Built by Resilient People

By Jesse Kauffman

As someone born and raised outside of the Evansville area, I’ve had a unique perspective and opportunity to see what makes our community special, and I can say that the most important part of what makes the Evansville area a great place to do business and raise a family is the people. 

I recently had the pleasure of attending The City-County Observer’s Community Service Awards Luncheon on October 20th, where I was able to see first-hand many of the great servant leaders in the area receive recognition of their wonderful efforts to improve the community they are part of.

Looking around the room at the attendees and award recipients, it was clear that “E” really is for everyone, as community leaders from a wide range of industries, non-profits, education, and public servant roles were in attendance.  The conversations before, during, and after the luncheon supported the vision of a community working together to solve the problems we all face and to ensure we thrive no matter what challenges lay in store.

The resilience of our community was well represented by the award recipients: State Senator Vaneta Becker, Attorney Charles Berger, a community volunteer with Junior League of Evansville Lisa Vaughn (also Co-Chair of Feed Evansville), City Councilman Alex Burton (also Co-Chair of Feed Evansville), retired Superior Court Judge Rich D’Amour, retired County Treasurer and County Clerk Susan Kirk, and Mayor Lloyd Winnecke.  

Each award recipient displayed the kind of grit, toughness, and willingness to rise to new challenges that have made them leaders in the community.  They each have the kind of community-first attitude required to ensure that everyone around them grows and benefits.  And most importantly, they showed that true progress is only possible when we each challenge each other to be our best, and to hold each other accountable to do what’s best for the community instead of just what is best for us as an individual.

In today’s polarized world, the “City-County Observer “Community Service Awards” event was a refreshing display of how a community of people with different talents, backgrounds, and experiences can work together to bring the vision to life of a more prosperous Evansville and the Tri-State. 

I’m encouraged by the efforts our community is putting towards continuing to improve ourselves, and confident that these examples of leadership and service will continue to serve as role models for each of us in our own journeys to improve our community. 

Three cheers to the management and staff of the City-County Observer for having the vision to sponsor this most worthy community event.  I can see now why people of our community are calling the CCO their “Homegrown and Homeowned’  community newspaper!

Because at the end of the day, resilient communities are built by resilient people.

Footnote:  Jesse Kauffman is the Lead Consultant for Everyday Business Resilience Group, providing Business Continuity and Project Management services to local and global businesses alike.  He and his wife, Josi, strive to make life better for their own family, without spoiling their kids in the process.  It’s quite a balancing act!

Bally’s Evansville Celebrates First Responders Appreciation Day

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Bally’s Evansville Celebrates First Responders Appreciation Day

Evansville, IN (October 26, 2021)

National First Responders Appreciation Day is on Thursday, October 28, 2021.  To thank our local First Responders for their service, Bally’s Evansville is offering a 30% Discount at their restaurants on that day.

First Responders dining at Cavanaugh’s On the River, Tap House, or The Deli must show a First Responder credential to their server, upon ordering, to receive the discount.

This discount is for food items only, does not include alcohol, and applies only to the First Responder’s food order.

About Bally’s Evansville

Bally’s Evansville is a multi-million dollar entertainment complex located on the scenic banks of the Ohio River in southwestern Indiana. The single-level casino encompasses 45,000 square feet of gaming space featuring over 1,100 slot games, over 30 live and electronic table games, and a High Limit Room. Accommodations include a 243-room hotel tower and a 95-room boutique hotel. The property also includes a sportsbook, three dining options, three bars, a conference center, a riverfront event center, and a 1,660-vehicle attached parking garage.

About Bally’s Corporation
Bally’s Corporation is a global casino-entertainment company with a growing omnichannel presence of online sports betting and iGaming offerings. It currently owns and manages 14 casinos across 10 states, a horse racetrack in Colorado and has access to OSB licenses in 15 states. It also owns Gamesys Group plc, a leading, global, online gaming operator, Bally Interactive, a first-in-class B2B2C sports betting platform, Monkey Knife Fight, the fastest growing daily fantasy sports site in North America, SportCaller, a leading, global B2B free-to-play game provider, and Telescope Inc., a leading provider of real-time fan engagement solutions.

With approximately 10,000 employees, the Company’s operations, include approximately 15,800 slot machines, 500 table games and 5,300 hotel rooms. Upon closing the previously announced Tropicana Las Vegas transaction, as well as completing the construction of a land-based casino near the Nittany Mall in State College, PA, Bally’s will own and manage 16 casinos across 11 states. Its shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “BALY”.

Indiana Pair Chosen to Represent USA Diving

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana freshman divers Carson Tyler and Quinn Henninger will represent Team USA at the upcoming 2021 Junior Pan American Championships, November 25-December 5 in Cali, Colombia, USA Diving announced on Tuesday (Oct. 26).

Tyler will compete in the Platform dive, while Henninger is set for the 3-Meter dive.

Tyler has recent experience in USA Diving competition, winning two golds and one silver medal at the UANA Pan American Diving Championships in early October. Not long after, the Moultrie, Georgia, native was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Week after setting a pool record in the 3-Meter dive (408.00) in Indiana’s win at No. 24 Northwestern, his first collegiate dual meet.

Like Tyler, Henninger has posted NCAA Zone Qualifying scores in every event he’s competed in for Indiana this season. Henninger set his highest marks at the Northwestern dual meet, with marks of 360.70 and 350.00 in the 3M and 1M, respectively.

Indiana swimming and diving is back in action later this week in a quad meet featuring Ohio State, Penn State, Virginia Tech in Columbus, Ohio, October 29-30. The men will face all three teams, while the women will take on the Buckeyes and Hokies.

@IndianaSwimDive

Be sure to keep up with all the latest news on the Indiana men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams on social media – Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

 

OCTOBER 2021 BIRTHDAYS

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KAREN PENNINGTON

SUSAN FAYE PICKENS

AMY BARNETT DeVRIES

MICHAEL GUNN

CORY G FOLZ

VICKI LASHBROOK

KATHY DUNKEL GREENWELL

LINDA FRAIZE

ANTHONY LONG

RYAN MATT

LAVERNA PRICE

CHRIS WOEHLER

SUSIE KUHLENSCHMIDT

DIANNE MCCOMACK

MIKE NUNNING

AUSTIN LIPKING

LOWELL GARIBALDI

SAM ROGERS

MELISSA BLESSING MARTIN

KENDRA ELIZBERTH MEYER

LAVONDA GIBSON

KENDRA REINE

LIZ HENNESSY SPENCER

Steve Hammer

Megan Heronemus

Dan Robinson

Todd Megar

Mike Johnson

Dannie Shelton

Denny Stevenson

Dick Engbers

Donna Black

Elizabeth Ingalls

John Gooch

Brian Jackson

Mark Elliott

Donita Wolf

Rebecca Craig

Gretchin Irons

Gretchen Doerner Byers

Kendra Elizabeth Hatfield

Sarah Wilson

Jennifer Scales

Keith Shelton

Karol Lamb

Vaneta Becker

Bryan Fox

Alvin Holder

Ray Shultz

Jon Siau

Tom Virgin

Mitch Evitts

Tamera Benson

Gary O’Risky

Judith Powers

Cinda Vote

Darrel Straub

Robert A. Wolf

Dale McCuiston

Keith LaCrosse

Kc Cox

Richard Raber

Jeff Pruden

Larry Cartwright

Lance Wayne

                                                         Jim Staley

Donna Mills

Jason Carter

Walt Ferber

Debbie Litherland

Brad Lauderdale

Christy Elmendorf

Scott Alsup

Bill Jagoe

Kyle Wright

Lindsey Patterson

Mary Blair

Michael Perry

Anne Walker

Josh Stratton

                                                       Bob Dillow

                                                      Mollie Darke-Schreiber

                                                      Andy Dillow                     

Felony Charges For Vanderburgh County

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Stanley Everett Bedsole

  Count 1 – HC – Battery Against a Public Safety Official : 6F : Pending
  Count 2 – HC – Battery Against a Public Safety Official : 6F : Pending
  Count 3 – HC – Battery Against a Public Safety Official : 6F : Pending
  Count 4 – HC – Battery Against a Public Safety Official : 6F : Pending
  Count 5 – HC – Battery Against a Public Safety Official : 6F : Pending
  Count 6 – Resisting Law Enforcement : AM : Pending

Richard Eugene Krietemeyer

  Count 1 – Domestic Battery Resulting in Moderate Bodily Injury : 6F : Pending
  Count 2 – Battery on a Person Less than 14 Years Old : 6F : Pending
  Count 3 – Strangulation : 6F : Pending
  Count 4 – Domestic Battery : 6F : Pending
  Count 5 – Interference with the Reporting of a Crime : AM : Pending

Daiquan Shannon Gaskins

Count 1 – Criminal Confinement : 4F : Pending
  Count 2 – (Attempt) Escape : 4F : Pending
  Count 3 – Intimidation : 5F : Pending
  Count 4 – Battery Resulting in Bodily Injury to a Public Safety Official : 5F : Pending
  Count 5 – Resisting Law Enforcement : 6F : Pending
  Count 6 – Strangulation : 6F : Pending
  Count 7 – Domestic Battery : 6F : Pending
  Count 8 – Domestic Battery Resulting in Moderate Bodily Injury : 6F : Pending

Jacob Eugene Mortis

Count 1 – Battery Against a Public Safety Official : 6F : Pending
  Count 2 – Resisting Law Enforcement : AM : Pending
  Count 3 – Public Intoxication : BM : Pending

Devonta Matthew Thomas

Count 1 – Battery Resulting in Bodily Injury to a Public Safety Official : 5F : Pending

Christopher Lee Hall

Count 1 – Auto Theft : 6F : Pending

JD D. Tharpe III

  Count 1 – Battery Resulting in Bodily Injury to a Public Safety Official : 5F : Pending
  Count 2 – Possession of Cocaine : 6F : Pending
  Count 3 – Resisting Law Enforcement : AM : Pending
  Count 4 – Reckless Driving : BM : Pending
  Count 5 – Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated : CM : Pending

Derrik Hardin

Count 1 – Domestic Battery : 6F : Pending

James Michael Edwards

Count 1 – Auto Theft : 6F : Pending

Xavier Laray Davis

  Count 1 – Criminal Trespass : 6F : Guilty
  Count 2 – Possession of Methamphetamine : 6F : Guilty

Rochelle Lynn Morris

  Count 1 – Domestic Battery by Means of a Deadly Weapon : 5F : Pending
  Count 2 – Intimidation : 5F : Pending
  Count 3 – Domestic Battery : 6F : Pending
  Count 4 – (Attempt) Resisting Law Enforcement : AM : Pending

Mark Anthony Schapker

Count 1 – HC – Possession of Methamphetamine : 6F : Pending

Andrew Dalton Gray

  Count 1 – HC – Dealing in Methamphetamine : 2F : Pending
  Count 2 – Resisting Law Enforcement : AM : Pending

William Kern Dyson

  Count 1 – HC – Dealing in Methamphetamine : 2F : Pending
  Count 2 – HC – Dealing in Methamphetamine : 4F : Pending
  Count 3 – Carrying a Handgun Without a License : 5F : Pending
  Count 4 – HC – Unlawful Possession of Syringe : 6F : Pending
  Count 5 – Possession of Marijuana : BM : Pending
  Count 6 – Possession of Paraphernalia : CM : Pending

 

EPD DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT

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EPD DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT

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Theft From Motor Vehicle / Fraud Attempt To Identify

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 On October 3rd, a white male in his 20s accompanied by a white female in her 20s were observed arriving in a dark SUV at a local Country Club. The male then stole a wallet out of an unattended vehicle and used the stolen credit card for roughly $2,500 at two local retail stores before the card was cancelled. 

The male has a small tattoo on his right calf and a larger tattoo on his right forearm. Detectives are requesting anyone with information on the identity of either subjects imaged to contact the Financial Crimes Unit at EPDFinancancialCrimes@evansvillepolice.com or call 812-436-795 

LINK TO THE BOARD OF PUBLIC SAFETY AGENDA

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LINK TO THE BOARD OF PUBLIC SAFETY AGENDA

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Ellis Park Gets Approval For Casino in Owensboro

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Ellis Park Gets Approval For Casino in Owensboro

Matt Hegarty

DAILY RACING FORM

Oct 26, 2021

LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission on Tuesday approved a “non-contiguous” racing license for Ellis Park that will allow the track to proceed with plans to open a casino in nearby Owensboro.

The casino, which will have 600 historical horse racing machines, will be located in an existing building on the main business street in Owensboro, which is a 30-minute drive from Ellis Park in Henderson, according to Ellis Park officials who spoke in front of the commission Tuesday. The officials said that the cost of the facility would be $16.7 million.

Ellis Park sought the approval at a time when many horsemen and commission officials have become frustrated that the track’s owner, Laguna Development Corp., has not made good on promises to spend tens of millions of dollars on the track in improvements. Laguna, the business development arm of the Laguna Pueblo tribe of New Mexico, bought Ellis for $11 million in 2019 and promised at that time to spend $100 million on track improvements, including a new hotel.

Tim Perkins, chief operating officer of Laguna, told the commissioners that the company’s cash flow slowed to a trickle in 2020 because of COVID-related shutdowns of its two casinos in New Mexico, severely restricting the company’s ability to invest in Ellis.

“Unfortunately, the COVID pandemic required most of our plans to be adjusted on the fly,” Perkins said. “We had to re-evaluate our path going forward.”

Perkins said that the company has reached a deal on a new line of credit to fund the build-out of the Owensboro casino and $15 million in renovations to Ellis Park over the next several years. One of those Ellis projects is a $4 million installation of lights that will enable Ellis to run at night for the first time in its 99-year history. Another is the widening of the turf course.

Perkins said that Laguna spent $3.5 million on improvements to Ellis during the pandemic, but he acknowledged that the money had been spent on general repairs to “get a 100-year-old track up to working order.”

“Many of these repairs are not the ones that are clearly evident to the guests, but they were absolutely necessary just to keep the facility running and operational,” Perkins said.

Jonathan Rabinowitz, chairman of the commission, told other commissioners he had met with Perkins last week in order to discuss the company’s long-term plans for Ellis, a reflection of the concern among Kentucky horsemen.

The Owensboro casino is the fifth “non-contiguous” license that the KHRC has awarded. Kentucky Downs, Churchill Downs, Turfway Park, and a new harness track planned for the Corbin area also have been approved for satellite gambling facilities, in addition to the licenses already awarded at all of the existing tracks.

Also at the meeting, the KHRC approved race dates for 2022 that will have several changes from years past. Turfway Park will now run on a Friday-Sunday schedule in the winter, with Thursdays optional, after running on a Thursday-Saturday schedule, with Wednesday optional, last winter.

Kentucky Downs in Franklin will run seven live race dates next year, one more than this year, with live dates on Sept. 1, 3, 4, 8, 10, 11, and 14. Kentucky Downs has been seeking to add an additional date for several years, but the plans have usually been resisted by both Churchill Downs and Keeneland.

Keeneland was awarded fall racing dates from Oct. 7-29 and two race dates on Nov. 4-5 to host the Breeders’ Cup. Between the Oct. 29 closing date and the first day of the Breeders’ Cup, racing will take place at Churchill Downs on Oct. 30, Nov. 2, and Nov. 3.

FOOTNOTE: Republished by the City-CountyObserber without editing, opinion, or bias.