EPD DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT
HOOSIER HISTORY HIGHLIGHTS: The Bicentennial Torch Comes Home
October 10 – October 16The Week in Indiana History |
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“Although we lived in the Governor’s Residence, we tried to continue our usual routine. Roger liked to answer the phone and the door, and often did just that. Callers were surprised to hear his voice and meet him at the door.” – – -Josephine Mardis Branigin (1908 – 1988) Her husband, Roger Branigin, was the 42nd Governor of Indiana (1965 to 1969.) Born in Shelbyville, she graduated with honors from Franklin College with majors in math and biology. Did You Know?   A century ago, there were no “home entertainment centers” as we know them today. If there was music in the home, it was produced there by those would could play the piano, violin, or other musical instruments. That changed with the invention of the phonograph. Called a “talking machine,” it swept the country. Now, through recordings, families could stay home and be entertained by vocalists, string quartets, and entire orchestras. Suddenly there were entertainers whose faces were unknown but whose voices were recognized everywhere. As the Indianapolis Star reviewer wrote, “The reputation of these entertainers were made through the gutta percha magic of that little revolving disc known as the talking machine record.” (Gutta percha was the plant material used to make early phonograph recordings.)
Take an “Armchair Tour” of the Indiana Statehouse
ANSWERS: 1. West Lafayette   2. Greenfield  3. Valparaiso    4. Rockville
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1930   United States Vice President Charles Curtis was met by enthusiastic crowds as he visited seven Indiana cities all in the same day. Starting from Indianapolis, he traveled to Franklin, where he spoke at the Artcraft Theater. Moving on, he made speeches in Edinburgh, Columbus, Crothersville, Austin, and Scottsburg. At all stops, he encouraged Hoosiers to cooperate with President Herbert Hoover in his efforts in dealing with the nation’s economic problems.
1957   Parke County hosted its first Covered Bridge Festival. The event became an annual fall celebration which draws thousands of visitors each year. The festival showcases the county’s 31 historic covered bridges and features arts and crafts and a variety of delicious food. This year’s event runs from October 8 through October 17.
1971   Rushville banker and attorney Philip H. Willkie spoke before the State Medical Association about the severe shortage of doctors in Indiana. He represented a coalition of church, farm, and civil rights groups which supported a new law proposing to erase the double standard applied to foreign doctors wishing to practice in Indiana. Willkie said he advocated reforms “in the way America selects, educates, and utilizes it physicians.”
2016   The Indiana Bicentennial Torch finished its journey through the state as it came to the “Hoosier Homecoming Day” celebration at the Statehouse. It had been carried by hundreds of Hoosiers through all 92 counties. Ceremonies at the Statehouse were held in the new Bicentennial Plaza as thousands came to celebrate the state’s 200th birthday. Governor Mike Pence was on hand, as well as enactors for Territorial Governor William Henry Harrison and former Governors Jonathan Jennings and William Hendrix.
Malnutrition Awareness Week is October 4-8!
Please join the Division of Aging in recognizing the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition’s Malnutrition Awareness WeekTM on October 4-8, 2021. It’s a week filled with valuable educational webinars and sharing of informational material on malnutrition.
The goal of Malnutrition Awareness Week is to educate healthcare professionals on early detection, prevention, and treatment of malnutrition; educate consumers/patients to discuss their nutrition status with healthcare professionals; and to increase awareness of nutrition’s role on patient recovery.
Division of Aging-funded programs provided nutritional support with over 6 million meals in 2020 through congregate and home delivered meal services. To learn more about meal programs in your area, visit INconnectAlliance.org or call 1-800-713-9023 to be connected to your local INconnect Alliance member.
HOT JOBS IN EVANSVILLE
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New Evansville Water And Sewer Utility Website Offers Improvements
New Evansville Water and Sewer Utility Website Offers an Improved, Efficient User Experience                                                                             Â
EVANSVILLE, IND. – Evansville Water and Sewer Utility’s redesigned website – ewsu.com – offers a modernized user experience, making it easier for the Utility’s residential, commercial and industrial customers to find information and interact with the Utility efficiently. The thoughtfully designed mobile experience is an important element of the new website, as nearly half of the site’s visitors arrive using a mobile device.
Evansville Water and Sewer Utility customers will experience improvements right from the home page, including quick links to the most frequently searched topics, like:
- Ways to pay your bill
- Access your account
- Start, stop or transfer service
- Schedule a heavy trash pickup
- What to do during a boil advisory, and
- Contact the Utility
“Our customers expect a seamless online experience that’s in keeping with other services and utilities they interact with on a regular basis,†said Lane Young, executive director. “When they go to our site, it’s often to get something done – and quickly. This website was designed with those needs in mind.â€
A major enhancement to the site is experienced through the online forms that enable the customer to request select services completely online without taking additional steps, like emailing attachments. The customer can even check the status of an application or request and communicate with customer service following a form submission.
The About Us section of the site offers information on water and sewer projects underway throughout the community, job openings and internship opportunities, as well as links to live video streaming of Utility board meetings.
A new section for Contractors & Developers was added to the website, making it easier for private developers to do business with the Utility through actions, such as requesting a water or sewer tap, applying for a temporary fire hydrant or requesting a new water meter.
About EWSU
Evansville Water and Sewer Utility (EWSU) provides high-quality, safe and dependable water and sewer services to more than 63,000 customers in Vanderburgh County and parts of Gibson, Posey, and Warrick counties. EWSU maintains 1,000 miles of water lines, 800 miles of sewer lines, more than 6,100 hydrants, seven water storage facilities, two wastewater treatment plants and one water filtration plant. The Utility also manages the City’s street sweeping and trash and recycling contracts. EWSU meets or exceeds all state and federal Safe Drinking Water Act standards while protecting land and water resources for future generations.
Women Engineers Want Girls Involved With STEM
Women Engineers Want Girls Involved With STEM
Women make up 50.8% of the population and 48% of the American workforce, but only 27% are engineers.
To combat this, the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) is holding an event called Invent It. Build It. (IIBI) Oct. 23 at the Indiana Convention Center for girls in grades 9-12. Billed as “the world’s largest conference for women engineers,†according to SWE’s website, it offers girls the chance to:
- Participate in hands-on engineering activities.
- Learn how engineers can make a difference.Â
- Talk to female engineers and learn about their careers.
- Meet with engineering companies.Â
- Talk to different colleges and universities.
According to SWE, four out of five who previously attended the event said the conference’s activities strengthened their confidence with engineering-related skills.
That’s exactly why Dana Day, the high school coordinator for Invent It. Build It., got involved. She is an engineer herself and joined the Society of Women Engineers right out of college 15 years ago.
“One of the coolest parts is that each table is with a volunteer role model,†Day said. “They get to talk and learn about what being an engineer is like in real life—not just what it looks like from textbooks or school.â€
Growing up, Day said she only ever saw male science teachers and engineers.
“I think part of what SWE does really well is getting those role models in front of students,†she said. “I think it really does make a difference. We talk about how engineering isn’t just about sitting behind a computer and crunching numbers. You can really have an engineering life where you are making a difference and making an impact.â€
Mary Zeis is another engineer and also the parent educator coordinator. She joined the Society of Women Engineers in her first year of college in 1974. “There weren’t many girls in engineering back then, so it was important to stick together,†she said.
Zeis will aid parents and teachers in learning about college admissions, scholarships, resources, and engineering careers. Because they greatly influence what careers kids pick, Zeis’ main goal is to help them learn more about what engineering is and why it’s a great option for girls.
If interested in attending this year’s Invent It. Build It., follow this link.
FOOTNOTE: Ashlyn Myers is a reporter for TheStatehouseFile.com, a news website powered by Franklin College journalism students
ADVANCED COPY OF THE OCTOBER 2021 PRINTED CITY-COUNTY OBSERVER
ATTACHED IS THE LINK TO THE PRINTED EDITION OF THE OCTOBER-2021 Â CITY-COUNTY OBSERVER. Â PLEASE PASS IT ON TO YOUR FRIEND TO READ.
City-County Observer October 2021
YOU ALSO CAN PICK A Â FREE PRINTED COPY OF THE CITY-COUNTY OBSERVER AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:Â
- All the area Casey’s Convenience stores.
- IGA Convenience Marts are located at Crossroads and East Lloyd and Heckel Road.
- All Of The Pet Food stores in Evansville/Vanderburgh County.
- Evansville/Vanderburgh County Civic Center.
- Willard Library.
- Ivy Tech Community College.
- Tropicana Hotel.
- MERRY-GO-AROUND Restaurant
- Carousel Restaurant
- Hilton Gardens.
- Quality Inn.
- Home Two Hotel.
- Fairfield Inn.
- Residence Inn-Marriott.
- Courtyard Marriott.
- Comfort Inn.
- Hampton Inn.
- Extended Stay.
- Drury Inn.
- County Inn And Suites.
FOOTNOTE: We be announcing additional newspaper outlets in the near future.
 Crawford, Murphy & Tilly Ribbon Cutting And Anniversary Celebration Scheduled For December 9, 2021
 Crawford, Murphy & Tilly Ribbon Cutting And Anniversary Celebration Scheduled For December 9, 2021
In 2019, Crawford, Murphy & Tilly, Inc. (CMT) opened a new office in downtown Evansville, IN.  The pandemic dampened our open house last year, so we’ve decided to celebrate our 75th anniversary with a ribbon-cutting now!
CMT and the Evansville Regional Economic Partnership (E-REP) invite you to be a part of the CMT Ribbon Cutting and Anniversary Celebration on Thursday, December 9 at CMT’s office, 915 Main Street, Suite 408.
The event will begin at 12:00 noon with Mayor Winnecke’s visit scheduled for the ribbon cutting at 1:00 pm. There will be appetizers, drinks, and door prizes. We hope to see you there!
In 2021, CMT is celebrating a 75-year history of delivering value to our clients and opportunities for our people. To us, 75 years means honoring the legacy we have helped our clients and staff to build. But it also means looking to the future.
We look forward to seeing you at the CMT Ribbon Cutting and Anniversary celebration. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Amanda Withers
FOOTNOTE: Crawford, Murphy & Tilly is a full-service consulting firm focused on: aviation, surface transportation, water resources, and other building and site infrastructure. CMT provides a wide range of planning, design, and consulting services that help clients achieve the highest value on the infrastructure they build and manage.
BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS MEETING
BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERSÂ REGULAR MEETINGÂ KEVIN WINTERNHEIMER CHAMBERSÂ ROOM 301, CIVIC CENTER COMPLEXÂ WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2021At 12:00 NOON
 AGENDA
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. MEETING MEMORANDUM Â SEPTEMBER 15, 2021
3. CONSENT AGENDA Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
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4. Â Â Â Â OLD BUSINESS Â
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5.     NEW BUSINESS Â
       a. Request Re: Any Other Business the Board Wishes to Consider and Public Comments
6.     REPORTS   Â
7.     ACCEPTANCE OF PAYROLL AND VENDOR CLAIMS
8.     ADJOURN