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THUNDERBOLTS COME UP JUST SHORT IN LOSS TO HUNTSVILLE

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After falling behind by a pair of early goals, the Thunderbolts battled well through the rest of the contest from behind, but ultimately fell just short, losing to the Huntsville Havoc by a 3-1 score on Saturday night at Ford Center. The Thunderbolts next home game will be on Sunday, December 26th at 3:00pm CT as they host the Quad City Storm.  For tickets, call (812)422-BOLT (2658), buy online at EvansvilleThunderbolts.com, or buy tickets in person at the Ford Center Box Office.

 

Huntsville grabbed a 2-0 lead in the first period, following an early goal by Cole Reginato at 1:49, followed by Sy Nutkevich at 11:34.  Evansville responded early in the second period as Josh Adkins scored in his second consecutive game, at 4:27 assisted by Scott Kirton and Austin Plevy.  Brian Billett made plenty of big saves to keep Evansville within one goal.  Adversely, Huntsville goaltender Max Milosek did the same, keeping Evansville down by a goal.  The stalemate continued throughout the game, until Billett was pulled for a late 6-player attack that resulted in an empty-net goal for Tyler Piacentini to end the scoring, as Evansville’s comeback went unfinished, losing 3-1.

 

Billett stopped 26 of 28 shots, remaining tied for the franchise record for career wins (17) with retired Thunderbolts goaltender Braeden Ostepchuk. The game also marked a milestone for head coach Jeff Bes, who coached his 400th professional game on Saturday.  The Thunderbolts next face the Havoc on Thursday, January 6th at Ford Center, face-off at 7:00pm CT.

 

The Thunderbolts are currently competing in their fifth season in the SPHL (Southern Professional Hockey League).  Season tickets are less than $9 per game.  To order your tickets for this season, call 812-422-BOLT(2658).

 

VAMDERBBURGH COUNTY RECENT BOOKING RECORDS

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Bill Would Help Protect Workers, End State Of Emergency

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Bill Would Help Protect Workers, End State Of Emergency
by State Representati Wendy McNamara
As the 2022 legislative session gets ready to kick off in January, I co-authored legislation to help protect Hoosier workers and end the statewide public health emergency.

House Bill 1001 would allow Gov. Eric Holcomb’s state public health emergency to expire by ensuring Indiana could continue receiving the same federal reimbursements for SNAP and Medicaid, and maintain the state’s ability to hold voluntary community vaccination clinics. Holcomb recently announced that he will keep the state of emergency and the remaining, but limited, executive order in place until lawmakers take action in January.The legislation would also require businesses to accept medical and religious exemptions, if they require the COVID-19 vaccine as a condition of employment.As your state representative, I’ll continue working hard to protect individual rights and I look forward to helping move this legislation quickly through the process come January.

SAFE Family Travel BLITZ 111 Traffic Grant Announcement

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 The Evansville Police Department would like to announce the SAFE Family Travel BLITZ 111 campaign beginning December 15, 2021 through January 1, 2021. The focus of this grant is for seat belts and impaired driving. 

This time period encompasses the holiday season, which is an occasion where people enjoy alcoholic beverages. Officers working this grant will be looking for impaired drivers and seatbelt violations. 

*Please make sure you have plans for a sober driver before you begin your celebrations. Have a safe and happy holiday season! 

HOOSIER HISTORY HIGHLIGHTS: THE PLANE CRASH OF UE MEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM

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December 12 – December 18

The Week in Indiana History
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1871     Edward Eggleston published The Hoosier Schoolmaster, a novel about a teacher and his students in an early Indiana school.  Eggleston, born in Vevay in Switzerland County, was a historian who wrote stories about pioneer life.  His other books include The Hoosier Schoolboy, The End of the World, and Faith Doctor.
Harrison1888     Vice President-Elect Levi Morton and his wife Anna arrived at Union Station in Indianapolis.    They were taken by carriage to the home of President-Elect Benjamin Harrison where they had dinner and discussed the issues facing the new administration. Pictured:  The Harrison Home at 13th and Delaware Streets in Indianapolis.  
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100 YEARS AGO

1921     Stores and shops around the state were well-stocked with toys for Christmas.  People’s Outfitting in Indianapolis advertised its line of the most popular toys for the holiday.  They included a gyroscope top for 19 cents, a coaster wagon for $3.98, a doll carriage for $4.98, a pedal car for $5.98, and a Lionel electric train for $6.98.
dean1950     19-year-old James Dean gothis first paid acting job in a commercial for Pepsi-Cola.  He had recently moved to California after graduation from high school in Fairmount, Indiana.  He went on to a short but legendary career in Hollywood movies.
MLK1958     Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. spoke to a crowd of 4,000 at Cadle Tabernacle in Indianapolis.  The 29-year-old Baptist minister was welcomed to the city by Mayor Charles Boswell.  King told the crowd, “If democracy is to live, segregation must die.”
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1977     A DC-3 crashed shortly after takeoff from the Evansville airport, killing all 29 aboard.  The dead included Coach Bobby Watson and nearly the entire University of Evansville “Purple Aces” basketball team.  Among others on board were university sports information director Gregory Knipping and sportscaster Marv Bates.

HOOSIER  QUOTE  OF  THE  WEEK quote

 “We may run, walk, stumble, drive, or fly, but let us never lose sight of the reason for the journey or miss a chance to see a rainbow on the way.”

                       – – – Gloria Gaither

After graduation from Anderson College, Gloria Sickal became a teacher at the high school in Alexandria, Indiana, where she met her future husband, Bill Gaither.  Together, they became a songwriting team, producing scores of Christian songs.

ABE MARTIN SEZ:

    These are awful hard days t’ listen without buttin’ in.

(Kin Hubbard, Abe Martin’s Sayings, Abe Martin Publishing Company, Indianapolis, 1916)

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Indiana Quick Quiz

1.  Which county is part of the Indiana area known as “the Region”?  a/ Boone    b/ Lake    c/ Vanderburgh

2/  Which county is found in central Indiana?  a/ Elkhart        b/ Hamilton     c/ Gibson

3.  Which county is found in southern Indiana?  a/ Howard    b/ Porter    c/ Jefferson

Answers Below

Did You Know?

     Last week this column brought you the winning entry in this year’s Statehood Essay contest.  The topic for 2021 was “Indiana’s Great Outdoors.”  The first place essay, presented last week, was written by Josiah C. of Greenwood.

Here are excerpts from the second, third, and fourth-place winners.

Excerpt from the second-place winner, Luke G. from Clarks Creek Elementary in Plainfield:  “Each summer I watch the green corn stalks come alive across the road from where I live.  The plants start off growing slowly as summer begins.  In June, they are only halfway done.  In July, they are fully grown, and by October, they are brown and ready to be harvested.  Indiana is a beautiful place year around.  Indiana’s great outdoors has so much to offer.”

Excerpt from the third-place winner, Lillian W., Otterbein Elementary, Benton County:  “Chirp, chirp, is what I hear when I wake up to the light shining through my bedroom window.  My mom calls for me to go outside to play with our dog.  As I walk outside, I think, ‘Ah, the fresh air smells so good.’  I look at the flowers and the beauty of the plants all around and then ask my mom if we can walk to Mulvey Pond.  I love to walk the trails from our house where there are wildflowers, beautiful butterflies and if you get lucky, you’ll see the bald eagle that lives nearby.  As you can see, I don’t have to go too far to enjoy Indiana’s great outdoors.”

Excerpt from the fourth-place winner, Matthew P., Discovery Charter School, Porter, Indiana:  “Nature is very important because all life depends on it.  Without clean water, clean air, and a healthy environment, plants, animals, and people can’t live.  We need animals like butterflies, native bees, hummingbirds, and bats to help pollinate much of the food we eat.  We need healthy trees to provide oxygen and absorb carbon dioxide.  We need healthy wetlands to help filter pollution out of the water that we drink and keep the water clean for fish, birds, and all life.”

ANSWERS:  1. b   2.  b   3.  c

 EPA Kicks-Off ‘Companies Crushing Pollution’ Video Challenge

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WASHINGTON – Recently, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the launch of the “Companies Crushing Pollution” Video Challenge. The Challenge invites students and others including people who live near industrial facilities to create videos illustrating how businesses in the U.S. are reducing toxic chemical releases through innovative pollution prevention (P2) practices, and by having a positive impact on the environment and communities. Participants have a chance to win up to $5,000.

“This Challenge is an opportunity for anyone with access to a video camera – including a smartphone – to demonstrate creativity and highlight the incredible ways that businesses operating in the United States are reducing, eliminating or preventing pollution at its source,” said Deputy Assistant Administrator for Pollution Prevention Jennie Romer in EPA’s Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention. “Pollution prevention helps protect the environment and cut costs for businesses. Winning entries from this challenge will help spread the word about these important practices.”

The Challenge invites students and other individuals, including residents of communities with facilities that report to EPA’s Toxic Release Inventory (TRI), to use the TRI P2 Search Tool to identify a facility that has reported innovative pollution prevention techniques to EPA and make a video illustrating those techniques.

EPA will award a total of $50,000 in prize money through the video challenge. Awards will be given to individuals and/or teams in three categories: High School, Colleges/Universities, and “Open,” with up to 9 awards in each category.  The “Companies Crushing Pollution” Video Challenge aims to:

  • Promote pollution prevention innovation among companies operating in the U.S.
  • Raise awareness of the potential for businesses to save money, reduce regulatory burden, and have positive environmental impacts on communities through pollution prevention.
  • Increase knowledge of TRI reporting and analytical tools to find and communicate information about pollution prevention actions that have been implemented.
  • Showcase companies implementing forward-looking pollution prevention practices and highlight their success stories.

On December 15, 2021, EPA will host a webinar to discuss challenge logistics and rules. Participants will also have an opportunity to ask questions. Register for the webinar.

Pollution prevention is any practice that reduces, eliminates, or prevents pollution at its source. Pollution prevention, also known as “source reduction,” is the “ounce-of-prevention is worth a pound-of-cure” approach that helps businesses to succeed. EPA works closely with stakeholders including companies, consumers and organizations serving overburdened and underserved communities to help facilitate adoption of pollution prevention practices. Reducing the amount of pollution means reduced costs for businesses because there is less waste to control, treat, or dispose of. More importantly, less pollution means less hazards posed to workers and communities, helping to improve public health and environmental conditions.

Between 2011 and 2019, EPA’s P2 technical assistance grants helped American businesses save an estimated $1.9 billion, reduce 706 million pounds of hazardous materials, and eliminate 16.9 million metric tons of greenhouse gasses.

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CrashReport From The Vanderburgh County Sheriff Department

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CrashReport From The Vanderburgh County Sheriff Department

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EPD DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT

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Board of School Trustees of the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation Meeting

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 The Board of School Trustees of the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation will meet for the regularly scheduled Board meeting Monday, December 13, 2021 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/. 

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.com. 

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