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Diapers For Area Pregnancy Centers

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EVANSVILLE, IND (FEBRUARY 11, 2022) – Right to Life of Southwest Indiana (RTLSWIN) along with Churches for Life are hosting its annual “Show Love from the Bottom Up” Diaper Drive that helps local pregnancy centers restock on diaper supplies. In 2021 almost 31,000 diapers were distributed to the centers. This year the distribution will include Birthright, Evansville Christian Life Center and Trotter House, Little Lambs and the Gabriel Project in Evansville, and Marsha’s Place in Henderson, Kentucky.

“What a wonderful way to show love in a very real and tangible way, by helping supply diapers to centers that are on the front lines of helping moms navigate an unplanned pregnancy,” said Amy Davis, Family Life Coordinator for RTLSWIN.

“Helping pregnancy centers with practical needs such as diapers is one way we can be of assistance in the cause for life because we care about children born and unborn,” said Mary Ellen Van Dyke, Executive Director for RTLSWIN.

Donations of diapers and wipes can be dropped off at participating area churches or at the Right to Life Office at 20 NW Third Street, Suite 810 in downtown Evansville through the month of February. Monetary donations are being accepted online at www.rtlswin.org/diaperdrive or checks can be mailed to the RTLSWIN Office at 20 NW Third Street, Suite 810, Evansville, IN 47708.

 

 

Crone, Cox Lead USI Men’s Track And Field At UIndy

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Crone, Cox Lead USI Men’s Track And Field At UIndy

INDIANAPOLIS—Junior distance runner Cameron Cox (Huntsville, Alabama) and sophomore jumper Kyle Crone (Maryville, Illinois) each recorded first-place finish Saturday to lead the University of Southern Indiana Men’s Track & Field at the Gerry England Invitational.

Cox notched his first career collegiate win with his first-place finish in the 3,000 meters when he crossed the finish line in eight minutes, 39.97 seconds, while Crone broke his own indoor school record in the triple jump with his first-place leap of 44 feet, 04.75 inches. Crone also was fifth in the high jump with his mark of 6’02.25″.

Sophomore sprinter Zach Hamilton (Martinsville, Indiana) also has a strong showing with a sixth-place finish in the finals of the 60 meters, while freshman sprinter Trace Manzi (Evansville, Indiana) was seventh in the 400 meters.

The Screaming Eagles return to action Friday when they compete at the Eastern Illinois University Friday Night Special in Charleston, Illinois.

Women’s Track & Field Dan McDonnell, USI Athletic Communications

Grell, Roeder Pace USI Women’s T&F At UIndy

INDIANAPOLIS—University of Southern Indiana Women’s Track & Field concluded its weekend slate with five top-10 finishes at the Gerry England Invitational Saturday.

Junior multi-event performer Georgianna Roeder (McKinney, Texas) and sophomore sprinter Katelyn Grell (Sterling, Illinois) each posted sixth-place finishes in their respective events to lead the Screaming Eagles.

Roeder was sixth in the shot put with a heave of 36 feet, 2.0 inches and was ninth in the long jump with a leap of 15’11.50″. Grell finished sixth in the 400 meters with a time of one minute, 4.47 seconds.

In addition to Roeder and Grell, sophomore thrower Emily Papandria (Indianapolis, Indiana) was ninth in the weight throw, while freshman distance runner Katie Winkler (Santa Claus, Indiana) was 10th in the 3,000 meters.

The Eagles return to action Friday when they compete at the Eastern Illinois University Friday Night Special in Charleston, Illinois.

Tell City Joins USI In Network Of Dementia Friendly Communities

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The University of Southern Indiana’s Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP) has helped a fourth community in Indiana become a part of the Dementia Friendly America (DFA) network. Tell City now joins Petersburg, Rockport and the USI campus in the USI GWEP’s grassroots efforts to make southwestern Indiana more dementia friendly. 

Tell City will be recognized during a free, online program, “Your Community Matters: Let’s Talk about Dementia,” from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, February 23. Lisa Fournier, Project Coordinator for the USI GWEP, says the virtual program is for anyone interested in improving lives of people living with dementia. Participants can attend all or part of the event, and attendees will be registered to win a gift basket. Registration is required. Those interested can register at http://bit.ly/LTAD22.  

Interactive sessions will be held on a variety of topics related to dementia and caregiving, including how communities can be dementia friendly, how to become a Dementia Friend, healthy living and nutrition, legal and financial planning and advance care planning. The presenters are experts in their field from several organizations, including Hawkins Elder Law, Lincoln Financial Advisors, Amedisys, the Alzheimer’s Association, Dementia Friends Indiana and USI.  

The Alzheimer’s Association and two Area Agencies on Aging (SWIRCA & More and Generations) are collaborating with the USI GWEP for dementia friendly initiatives in southwestern Indiana. The goals are to convene key community leaders and members to understand how they can support the growing number of individuals with dementia and create action plans with specific objectives for their communities to become dementia friendly.  

Polly Story and Tenee Kelly are  coordinators for Tell City’s dementia friendly initiatives. 

“Having known the struggles of being a caregiver personally and knowing the need for education and resources in our area, I am very excited to have the opportunity to bring Dementia Friends to the Tell City area,” said Story, a Community Service Representative at Oakwood Health Campus, a Trilogy Senior Living Community in Tell City. “I look forward to working with other community leaders, organizations, businesses and individuals to assess our needs and develop educational tools and resources to enhance the lives of caregivers and of those living with dementia to keep them active and remaining a part of our community.” 

Kelly is a Hospice Liaison for AseraCare Hospice. “I am very excited to be a part of making Tell City more dementia friendly,” she said. “I have been helping provide healthcare services for Tell City for three years now, and I believe this will be a huge benefit for people living in the Tell City area. I am very excited to be able to help provide education on dementia for our community.” 

According to Dementia Friendly America, a dementia friendly community is “informed, safe and respectful of individuals with the disease, their families and caregivers and provides supportive options that foster quality of life.” 

In 2019, USI received a five-year grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to implement the USI GWEP. The dementia friendly effort is just one part of the GWEP, which is also focused on developing a workforce to maximize patient and family engagement and integrating geriatrics into primary care. 

To register for the event, visit http://bit.ly/LTAD22. 

Bartels Recognizes 35th Anniversary Of Lincoln Amphitheatre At Statehouse

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House resolution honors the history, impact of the outdoor venue in Lincoln City

 STATEHOUSE – State Rep. Stephen Bartels (R-Eckerty) this week at the Statehouse honored the Lincoln Amphitheatre for its 35th anniversary serving up entertainment and education for Hoosiers in Spencer County and beyond.

Bartels welcomed Lincoln Amphitheatre Director Marc Steczyk and other local officials to the Statehouse where he formally presented them with House Resolution 14, which recognized the anniversary and the event center’s impact. For more than 35 years, the 1,500-seat outdoor venue located in Lincoln City played host to hundreds of performances and is recognized as one of the largest covered amphitheaters in the nation.

“The Lincoln Amphitheatre is a community landmark with a profound impact in Spencer County,” Bartels said. “Not only does the amphitheater bring in tourism dollars from concert-goers visiting the area, but the venue also helps showcase Indiana’s rich history, including President Lincoln’s boyhood home.”

Bartels said the Lincoln Amphitheatre is located in the very woods the 16th president of the United States walked as a boy. From the time he was 7 until he was 21, Lincoln lived in the area, now known as Lincoln State Park.

For more than 19 years, the amphitheater hosted “Young Abe Lincoln,” a musical drama chronicling the life of the president during his time in southern Indiana. Bartels said the regular performances are a tremendous educational opportunity for youth in the area, with many shows being free for young children. ​

 Throughout the years, renovations and operational funding for the Lincoln Amphitheatre have been supported by the Indiana General Assembly, including $1.6 million in 2007 for facility upgrades and funds for the production of a new Abraham Lincoln play.

The amphitheater was re-imagined in 2015 with a new partnership between the Indiana Department of Natural Resources and the Indiana Destination Development Corporation.

In addition to the Lincoln plays, the venue also hosts a variety of musical acts, including rock and roll, country, classical and more.

 

To find out more, visit lincolnamphitheatre.com.

Hoosier History Highlights: Clara Barton Visits Terre Haute

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February 13 – February 19

The Week in Indiana History
Clara1867     Clara Barton delivered a lecture in Terre Haute, Indiana.  According to the reporter for the Evansville Daily Journal, she was the best female lecturer in the United States.  She founded the American Red Cross in 1881 and served as the first president.

1920     Charles I. Taylor of the Indianapolis ABC’s, and other owners of African American baseball teams gathered in Kansas City to create the Negro National League.  They played their first game on May 2, 1920, against the Chicago Giants.

1928     Norman Bridwell was born in Kokomo, Indiana.  He graduated from Kokomo High School and went on to attend John Herron School of Art.  He was an author and cartoonist, famous for creating the Clifford, the Big Red Dog series of books.

1945     Bombs dropped on Dresden, Germany, as Kurt Vonnegut and fellow POW’s huddled underground in the meat locker of a slaughterhouse.  Vonnegut wrote about it in the best-selling novel, Slaughterhouse-Five.

Cabin1962     President John F. Kennedy signed a bill authorizing the Lincoln National Boyhood Memorial in Spencer County, Indiana.  This is where the future President lived in a log cabin from age 7 to 21.

2014     19-year-old Nick Goepper of Lawrenceburg, Indiana, won a bronze medal in slopestyle competition in the Winter Olympics in Russia.  He also won a silver medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea.

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Fill in the blanks completing the titles of these books by Hoosier authors:

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2.  John Green:  The ______ In Our Stars. 

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THUNDERBOLTS EDGED 2-1 IN OVERTIME BY BULLS

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Pelham, Ala.:  After a goaltending duel that only allowed one goal-aside through regulation, the Birmingham Bulls got the upper hand and dealt Evansville their first overtime loss of the season on Friday night at Pelham Civic Complex. The Thunderbolts next home game will be on Tuesday, February 22nd at 10:00am CST as they host the Vermilion County Bobcats.  For tickets, call (812)422-BOLT (2658), buy online at EvansvilleThunderbolts.com, or buy tickets in person at the Ford Center Box Office. 

 

Zane Jones opened the scoring in a tight first period, scoring on the power play from Brandon Lubin and Austin Plevy to give Evansville a 1-0 lead at the 16:30 mark.  The Thunderbolts got into penalty trouble in the second period and paid for it as Scott Donahue tied the game for Birmingham on the power play at 13:20.  After a scoreless third period that was highlighted by a Brian Billett penalty shot save on Bulls captain Mike Davis, the game required overtime.  Outshooting Evansville in overtime 6-1, the Bulls finally cashed in as Colten Fletcher scored at 4:09 to win it for Birmingham.  The Thunderbolts were the last team in the SPHL to lose a game in overtime or shootout this season, after Evansville won the first five consecutive games that went past 60 minutes.

 

Jones scored the lone goal for Evansville, while Brian Billett finished with 34 saves on 36 shots to help secure a standings point for the Thunderbolts.  The Thunderbolts and Bulls next meet on Saturday, February 12th at Pelham Civic Complex.

 

Pitching dominates in opening day victories

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Aces shut out Stephen F. Austin and Morehead State

MONROE, La. – Pitching was the dominant force for the University of Evansville softball team, who opened its 2022 campaign with a pair of victories on Friday in the Best of the Bayou Classic.

UE started the day with a 5-0 win over Stephen F. Austin before shutting down Morehead State in a 4-0 victory.  Izzy Vetter struck out 10 batters in the opener, tossing the full seven innings while allowing just one hit.  Sydney Weatherford was the starter in game two, tossing seven scoreless frames before giving way to Paige McAllister.  Weatherford struck out six MSU batters while allowing four hits.  McAllister threw two scoreless innings of relief to pick up the win.  In 16 innings of play on Friday, the Aces pitching staff allowed just five hits.

Alyssa Barela belted her first home run of the season to lead off the bottom of the second in Friday’s opener versus SFA.  After Vetter sat the Jacks down in order in the third, the Evansville offense added two more ruins in the bottom half of the inning.  Marah Wood belted a 2-RBI double to score Weatherford and Jessica Fehr to push the lead to 3-0.

After the offense gave her some breathing room, Vetter mowed through the SFA lineup, retiring 12 batters in a row between the 2ndand 6th frames.  Two more runs crossed the plate in the bottom half of the 6th when Jenna Nink and Hannah Hood scored with two outs when Fehr reached on an error.  Vetter took care of business in the 7th and clinched the shutout win.

Game two saw Morehead State put a pair of runners on in the first before UE recorded two hits in the second, but neither team could get the first run across home plate.  With two outs in the 2nd, Jenna Lis singled before advancing to third on a double by Hood, but a strikeout ended the threat.  Evansville put runners in scoring position on two occasions with the Eagles shutting down the threat both times.

In the circle, Weatherford was stellar in her Aces debut.  Seven scoreless frames gave her squad a chance and in the 9th inning, UE broke through.  Wood began the inning on second base and moved to third when Barela reached on a passed ball.  After Hood reached on an error, Alexa Davis had the big hit, doubling in the first run of the game to break the tie.  Mackenzie McFeron followed up with a single that plated Davis and Hood before Fehr belted a 2-out double to score McFeron and push the lead to 4-0.

McAllister returned to the circle in the bottom half of the 9th and kept the shutout intact while clinching the 4-0 decision.  On Saturday, the Aces open the day with a 10 a.m. game versus Southern before taking on Mississippi Valley State.

 

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