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BLAME LUCY
BLAME LUCY
GAVEL GAMUTÂ By Jim Redwine
Louis and Mary Leakey discovered some early human ancestors in Tanzania, Africa’s Olduvai Gorge in 1959. Donald Johanson discovered who may be our original grandmother in Ethiopia’s Great Rift Valley in 1974. He named her Lucy because he was a Beatles fan and listened to the song “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds†right after his discovery. It may be uncharitable to Johanson and paleontology to point out many believe the song was a paean to LSD. On the other hand, those who question Lucy’s bona fides may find solace in this theory.
At the opposite end of those Doubting Thomas’ is the atheistic biologist Richard Dawkins from the University of Oxford who pushed human origins back to as much as five million years ago and posited his meme theory. Dawkins suggests that it is our replicating genes that determine who and what we are and why we behave as we do. One of his famous analogies to explain the evolution of human biology and behavior is to suggest we envision a long line of mothers holding hands all the way back to Lucy. And, as for me, my experiences with my mother and my wife, Peg, convince me there is some credence to the science of the Leakeys, Johanson and Dawkins.
Let’s envision Lucy, our grandmother, in her African cave while our mythical grandfather, call him Adam, goes out to hunt a mastodon for dinner. Adam is struggling with how to trick the massive beast to stampede over a cliff, but Lucy is back home planning for Adam’s return. After Lucy rearranges the lodge pole front door for the tenth time, she surveys the cave’s interior. She is dissatisfied with the position of the bearskin rug she had Adam move just yesterday. She makes a mental note to have Adam shake out the bearskin and figure out a way to attach it to the granite wall of the cave.
Next, Lucy inventories the two stone cooking utensils that Adam carved out for her last week and decides she must have another small one for their new baby’s meals. Lucy switches the positions of the two vessels for the third time. They look better to her now. Lucy gives the baby a bath in the stream running in front of their cave and realizes with only a few days of work with his stone hoe Adam could divert water right to their cave. Lucy resolves to mention her idea to Adam over a handful of fermenting blackberries when he returns.Â
Meanwhile Adam is full of a sense of accomplishment because he has skinned the mastodon and is hauling the hide, one ivory tusk and a huge chunk of meat back for Lucy to admire. Adam assumes his work is done for a week or two because Lucy will need to tan the hide, process the meat and make sewing needles from the tusk as she cooks dinner and nurses the baby.
Gentle Reader, you may wonder, or you may not care, why we are discussing the lives of Lucy, Adam and baby from thousands of years ago. Well, I will tell you. About three years ago Peg and I moved into our cabin on the prairie. By unspoken agreement Peg took over all space but my barn. This worked out fine until over the two years of COVID Peg had time to organize every inch of her Girl Cave, the Bunkhouse, the Cabin and even the neutral territory of our garage. Last week spring truly arrived and Peg turned her gaze on my barn. It has not been pretty.
As long as she did not have to look at my laissez-faire system of “if it ain’t in my way, why worry about itâ€, well, she didn’t worry herself with it. But once she opened the overhead doors and found the mother lode of “my stuffâ€, she focused her female/Lucy type DNA upon my space. It reminded me of when my sainted mother would venture into my room on a Saturday morning and turn it upside down. Peg and Mom and Lucy and all wives and mothers in between have spent about two million years of two X chromosomal fixation with organization of sons’ and husbands’ behavior. I guess my three-year barn reprieve is over.
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Board Of School Trustees Of The Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation Meeting
 The Board of School Trustees of the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation will meet for the regularly scheduled Board meeting Monday, April 25, 2022 at 5:30 PM in the Board Room of the EVSC Administration Building located at 951 Walnut Street, Evansville, IN. Seating will be limited to allow for appropriate social distancing. As always, Board meetings can also be observed by tuning to EVSC’s radio station, 90.7 WPSR or live streamed online at https://www.wpsrhd.com/.Â
Prior to the regularly scheduled Board meeting, three members of the Board, along with district administrators, will hold a Town Hall beginning at 5:00 PM. This Town Hall is for Vanderburgh County residents to speak directly with Board members in attendance about issues involving EVSC schools. The Town Hall will be the process utilized to receive Public Comment. The Town Hall will be held in the Technology and Innovation Center located at 951 Walnut Street, Evansville, IN. Members of the public who would like to attend the Town Hall should register by completing the Town Hall Registration Form located on our website at district.evscschools.comÂ
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Softball travels to Bradley for weekend series
Three-game series set for Saturday and Sunday
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EVANSVILLE, Ind. – This weekend, the University of Evansville softball team makes the trek to Peoria, Ill. for a 3-game series against Bradley. Play opens on Saturday with a 12 p.m. doubleheader before Sunday’s finale begins at noon; all three games will be carried on ESPN3.
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Last Time Out
– It was a tale of two games on Wednesday in a doubleheader at Indiana State
– After dropping the opener by a 16-3 final, the Aces rebounded with a 3-2 win in the second contest
– Alexa Davis hit the game-winning home run in the sixth inning to help the Aces earn the split against the Sycamores
– Sydney Weatherford recorded her sixth victory of the season, allowing two runs, one earned, on eight hits
– She tossed her sixth complete game in her last eight starts
Game-Winner
– Alexa Davis provided one of the biggest hits of the season on Wednesday at Indiana State, connecting on a 2-run home run in the 5th inning of the 3-2 win
– Davis completed the doubleheader against the Sycamores with four hits in seven at-bats
– In the series finale against UNI, she was 2-3 with two doubles, two runs scored along with a walk and steal to help the Aces take a 6-3 win
– Her season average checks in at .275
Back On Track
– Saturday’s series finale against Missouri State saw Jessica Fehr snap out of an 0-for-15 drought by going a perfect 3-for-3 and she added a hit in each game at Indiana State
– Fehr continues to lead the Aces with a .311 batting average and 25 runs scored
– She has recorded a hit in 19 of the last 28 games
– The senior is fifth in the MVC with 21 walks
Another W
– Sydney Weatherford helped the Purple Aces end their recent skid with her sixth complete game in her last eight starts on Wednesday at Indiana State
– She gave up two runs, just one earned, on eight hits in the winning effort on the way to win #6 of the season
– The effort against the Sycamores lowered her season ERA to 2.93, which is 7th in the MVC
Men’s golf set for MVC Championship
Country Club of Paducah to host championship
 EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Beginning on Sunday, the University of Evansville men’s golf team will be in Paducah, Ky. to take part in the 2022 Missouri Valley Conference Men’s Golf Championship.
Hosted by the Country Club of Paducah, tournament will feature three rounds of 18 holes. A single round will be played each day from April 24 through the 26th. Par is set for 72 and the yardage layout is set for 7,014.
Evansville completed the regular season on April 12 at the Tennessee State University Big Blue Intercollegiate. Carson Parker was the top finisher for the Purple Aces, earning a tie for the 21st position. Following his opening-round score of 77, Parker shot a 1-over 72 in the second round, which was spread between Monday and Tuesday due to the inclement weather. His final score came in at a 149.
Isaac Rohleder matched Parker’s final round score with a 72. He made one of the largest improvements between rounds in the entire event, dropping his score by 10 strokes from his opening round tally. He finished in a tie for 39th with a total of 154. Henry Kiel completed the tournament with a 156, completing both rounds with a 78. He tied for 44th.
Michael Ikejiani and Caleb Wassmer tied for 53rd in the final standings with a 158. In round two, Ikejiani matched his opening round score of 79. Wassmer began the tournament with an 81 before lowering his score to a 77 in the final 18 holes.
The Purple Aces earned a ninth-place finish with a total of 614 strokes. They were three behind 8th-place finisher Arkansas-Pine Bluff.
Former VU setter Savannah Grimes to return to the court at Florida Tech
VINCENNES, Ind. – Former Vincennes University volleyball setter Savannah Grimes (Dieterich, Ill.) announced earlier this week that she will be returning to the volleyball court after taking a year off to focus on her academics by signing with Florida Tech in Melbourne, Fla.
Grimes was the textbook definition of a student-athlete at Vincennes University, double-majoring in Engineering and Marine Biology and being a two-time NJCAA Academic All-American recipient, including receiving First-Team Academic All-American honors for the 2019-2020 school year.
“I chose Florida Tech initially for their great Chemical Engineering department and the amazing location,†Grimes said. “They offer a fast-track program that counts certain classes as undergraduate and graduate credits, so students can finish their master’s program in a year or less. The school is a few miles from the beach and it is still crazy to me that I can go there at almost any time.â€
“I am thrilled that Savannah has decided to continue to play,†VUVB Head Coach Gary Sien said. “I knew she would do this, so it comes as no surprise to me at all.â€
“What I miss most about Vincennes University is the amazing staff there,†Grimes added. “It was obvious the professors really care about their students and want to make sure they are successful. Also, the facilities at Vincennes University are incredible.â€
“Aside from volleyball, Savannah was a model student,†Sien said. “She not only excelled in her studies, but she also tutored. When did she sleep or eat? Savannah is someone the Athletic Department should be very proud to say is one of our very own.â€
Grimes helped tutor her fellow students in math, biology and chemistry while at Vincennes University, where she worked closely with VU Dean of the College of Science, Engineering and Mathematics Curt Coffman.
“Savannah was an exceptional student during her time at VU,†Coffman said. “She not only completed two degrees, Zoology & Marine Biology and Chemical Engineering, but graduated Magna Cum Laude at the top of her class. She also tutored math, biology and chemistry in between classes, practices and matches.â€
“These are all impressive, but what matters most is that Savannah is an incredible person,†Coffman added. “She is friendly, genuine, kind and holds herself to a high level of integrity. That’s a rare combination and we were fortunate to have her here at VU.”
Florida Tech University is an NCAA Division II program that plays in a very strong Sunshine Conference along with school’s like Tampa University who won the NCAA D-II National Championship in 2021.
Nova Southeastern, Embry-Riddle, Lynn and Palm Beach Atlantic also represented the Sunshine Conference in the NCAA Tournament and all were ranked this past season.
In her two seasons with the Trailblazers, Grimes came away with 1474 set assists, 707 digs and 60 service aces, in just 239 sets.
Grimes was a First-Team All-Region 24 selection after the Spring 2021 season, in which she finished with 753 set assists, 271 digs and 39 blocks.
ABSENTEE BALLOTS AND ONEP IN PERSON VOTING BREAKDOWN
Yesterday was the deadline for us to receive an absentee ballot application to vote by mail. These are the numbers we discussed for voting as of end-of-day, April 21st:
Total Ballots Mailed: 1224
Total Ballots Received Back:Â 750
Total ballots cast in person at ONEP (Old National Events Plaza):Â 488
Early voting will continue at ONEP Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. through Friday, April 29th and from 8 a.m. to noon on Monday, May 2nd.
Early voting on Saturday, April 23rd and April 30th at ONEP will be from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Early voting on Saturday, April 23rd and April 30th at Cedar Hall School and Northeast Park Baptist Church will be from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Early voting at the following libraries will be Monday, April 25th through Thursday, April 28th from noon to 6 p.m. and on Friday, April 29th from noon to 5 p.m.:
Central Library
McCollough Library
North Park Library
Oaklyn Library
Red Bank Library
Early voting information is also on our website at:Â https://www.evansvillegov.org/county/topic/index.php?topicid=437&structureid=329
If you have any questions, please let me know.
Carla J. Hayden
Clerk of the Circuit Court
Vanderburgh County