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Nominations Open For Governor’s Awards For Environmental Excellence

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The Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) is accepting nominations for the 2022 Governor’s Awards for Environmental Excellence. These awards recognize individuals and organizations which have implemented outstanding environmental strategies into their operations and decision-making processes.

The Governor’s Awards for Environmental Excellence are Indiana’s highest environmental recognition and are open to all Indiana businesses, government agencies, individuals, and other groups that implement exemplary environmental projects or initiatives with measurable results. By seeking out and utilizing innovative environmental practices, organizations and businesses around the state have reduced waste, saved money, and contributed greatly to Indiana’s environmental protection efforts.

“These are Indiana’s most prestigious environmental recognition awards,” said IDEM Commissioner Brian Rockensuess. “Each year, the governor and I look forward to seeing the innovative projects employed by Hoosiers and organizations across the state.”

IDEM and Governor Eric J. Holcomb’s office will present seven awards, one in each of the following categories:

• Energy Efficiency/Renewable Resources
• Environmental Education/Outreach
• Five Year Continuous Improvement
• Greening the Government
• Land Use/Conservation
• Pollution Prevention
• Recycling/Reuse

The public is invited to submit nominations, and organizations may self-nominate. An instructional webinar, eligibility requirements and details about the nomination process are available at www.in.gov/idem/partnerships/governors-awards-for-environmental-excellence/.

Nominations must be received by IDEM no later than 5 p.m. EDT on Monday, April 4, 2022.

Awards will be presented at the Annual Pollution Prevention Conference on Sept. 21, 2022, at the Marriott Indianapolis North. IDEM also will issue a statewide press release announcing the seven winners and summarizing their projects.

ONE RINGY-DINGY

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ONE RINGY-DINGY

GAVEL GAMUT By Jim Redwine

Lily Tomlin’s character, telephone operator Ernestine on the TV show Laugh-In, set the standard for bad telephone service. Laugh-In was on NBC from 1969-1973. In 2022 life has overcome art. At least Ernestine was human. Today, robots and recorded messages insulate businesses from the needs of customers. Good luck on getting through a telephone “menu” to speak with someone who will admit a company’s responsibility for poor service.

Things were bad enough before COVID-19 and our current no-one-ever-goes-in-to-work society. But after more than two years of encouraging everyone to avoid contact with anyone many people apparently see any request for service as a borderline criminal assault.

It has been a while since I looked at a college course catalog, but I suspect some schools must be offering a major, online of course, in how to prevent anyone from accessing a service. Perhaps one can pursue a Ph.D. in telephone menu construction. A favorite ploy is to have a recorded answering service that starts off with, “Please listen carefully because our options have recently changed.”

We all know that’s not only demeaning but is also almost certainly untrue. The only changes any company ever makes to its phone options is to obfuscate them further until we despair of ever getting to speak to a human being. The days of simply punching “0” to hear a non-mechanical voice are long gone. Now the R2-D2 robot used to add layers of dross instead of answers to our questions directs us to some website once we exhaust the non-access menu options. Of course, should we fall into the Inferno of a company’s website we had better not be susceptible to thoughts of self-harm and should avoid having any sharp objects within reach?

It is a telling fact that Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922) who patented the first practical telephone would not have a phone in his study because it interrupted his work. Bell set the standard toward which all contemporary companies strive; the elimination of any telephone conversations at all. I suppose I should not mention this possibility.

Is it not strange that in a world where even grade-schoolers have iPhones and teenagers text the person right beside them that we cannot get anyone to answer the darn phone! Of course, some of the worst, that is, most obnoxious offenders of the “never answer a customer’s query” policy are the government agencies we pay with our tax money to ignore us. Do such “services” as the IRS and VA come to mind?

On a related topic, can we talk about telephone etiquette in general? I suggest if a politician or a political party wishes to up their poll numbers, they pay attention to basic phone courtesy and re-teach the phone manners our parents demanded. You remember, Gentle Reader. Do not call someone and start with, “Is this James?” Begin by identifying who you are and why you are calling. Call only at a decent hour and never during a football game. If you get an answering machine, leave a clear message and a return number by speaking slowly and distinctly. In other words, treat phone contacts as you would in-person contacts and that includes companies and agencies we need to access for services. And by the way, “Thank you and goodbye”.

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SECOND COVID-19 VACCINE BOOSTER AVAILABLE TO HOOSIERS AT HIGHER RISK OF SEVERE OUTCOMES FROM COVID-19

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INDIANAPOLIS — Hoosiers age 12 and older who have weakened immune systems and individuals age 50 and older who received a booster dose of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine at least four months ago are eligible for a second booster following authorization Tuesday from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The Indiana Department of Health (IDOH) is advising vaccine providers that they can begin administering second boosters of the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines to individuals who qualify to increase their protection against severe disease from COVID-19. In addition, the CDC says that adults who received a primary vaccine and booster dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine at least four months ago may now receive a second booster dose of either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine.

Booster doses have been shown to increase protection from hospitalization and death due to COVID-19 and the Omicron variant of the virus.

To find a vaccine location, go to www.ourshot.in.gov or call Indiana 211 (866-211-9966) for assistance. Appointments are recommended, but many sites also accept walk-ins.

HOT JOBS

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EPD DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT

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Otters’ Portela, Almonte and Davis returning in 2022

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EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The Evansville Otters will have more returning experience in 2022, as pitcher Polo Portela, pitcher Abraham Almonte, and infielder J.R. Davis will be returning this season.

Portela, from Sacramento, Calif., enters his second season with the Otters. In 2021, he went 10-3 with a 3.69 ERA and 93 strikeouts in 19 starts and 109.2 innings pitched. His 10 wins last season matched an Otters single season record.

While at Cumberland University in 2019, Portela went 6-2 in 13 starts, logging a 4.43 ERA. He also struck out 83 batters in 83.1 innings pitched, and he recorded three complete games.

Almonte, from Danbury, Conn., was 2-0 with a 5.82 ERA and 18 strikeouts in 16 appearances and 17 innings pitched in his second season with Evansville. He also had one save in 2021.

In 2019 with the Otters, Almonte recorded 13 strikeouts and a 4.38 ERA in 12.1 innings pitched and 14 appearances, missing the middle part of the season due to injury.

Before arriving in Evansville, Almonte spent two years in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization after he was drafted by the Diamondbacks in the 26th round of the 2017 MLB June Draft.

Davis, a Vallejo, Calif. Native, batted .316 with 54 runs, 18 doubles, a triple, eight home runs, 56 RBIs, and four stolen bases in 91 games played last season, his first with the Otters and second in the Frontier League. He previously played for the Washington Wild Things before coming to Evansville.

Davis was named a 2021 Frontier League Postseason All-Star, and his 108 hits were fourth-best in franchise single season history.

In affiliated baseball, Davis played in 2019 for the Seattle Mariners organization after spending three seasons in the St. Louis Cardinals organization. He was drafted in 2016 by the St. Louis Cardinals in the MLB June Draft.

Portela, Almonte, and Davis are three out of 17 players anticipated to return to Evansville at this time in the summer. The Otters finished second in the West Division last season, finishing with the record of 57 wins and 39 losses. The Otters will strive to win their third Frontier League championship in franchise history this upcoming season with returning experience and several newcomers as well.

 

Indiana State Invitational set for Sunday and Monday

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Aces head to Terre Haute for tournament

 EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Next up for the University of Evansville women’s golf team is a trip north on Route 41 for the Indiana State Invitational.

Country Club of Terre Haute will be the host course with 18 holes being played on Sunday with a final round slated for Monday.  Play gets under way with a shotgun start on Sunday at 11 a.m. ET with the final 18 beginning with a shotgun start at 10 a.m. ET.

Par is set for 72 and the yardage will be 6,041.  Evansville is one of four current Missouri Valley Conference programs in the event, joining Indiana State, Northern Iowa and Valparaiso.  The rest of the field includes Chicago State, Eastern Illinois, Green Bay, Rose-Hulman and future MVC member UIC.

UE completed the Golfweek/Any Given Tuesday Intercollegiate on Wednesday in Pawley’s Island, S.C.  Leading the Purple Aces in the final standings was Magdalena Borisova.  The freshman carded a 6-over 78 in round three to finish in a tie for 41st.  Her three scores came in at 77-77-78 as she finished with a 232.  Alyssa McMinn and Allison Enchelmayer each wrapped up the tournament with rounds of 78.  McMinn registered four birdies in her round while Enchelmayer had a pair.  Both finished the event with total scores of 240, tying for 68th.

Softball to play at Loyola on Sunday and Monday

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Schedule changed due to weather

 EVANSVILLE, Ind. – With two Missouri Valley Conference series under their belts, the University of Evansville softball team opens the month of April with a road series at Loyola.  Sunday’s doubleheader kicks the weekend off at noon with Monday’s finale set for a 12 p.m. start; all three games will be on ESPN3.

 Last Time Out

– Following a pair of losses to Northern Iowa in the Saturday doubleheader, the Purple Aces rebounded to win Sunday’s finale by a 6-3 final in nine innings

– Alyssa Barela was the hero for UE, hitting the game-winning 3-run walk-off home run to seal the win

– Izzy Vetter threw the complete nine innings while Alexa Davis contributed two doubles, two runs and a walk in the winning effort

– The opening two weeks of conference play have provided multiple positives for UE

– After dropping the conference opener to Drake, its 10th loss in a row to the Bulldogs, UE rebounded to sweep a Sunday doubleheader to clinch the series

– Facing Northern Iowa in week two of league action, Evansville fell in both ends of the Saturday doubleheader before taking a 6-3 9-inning win on Sunday

– The victory in the series finale ended a 7-game skid versus UNI

– Evansville went 0-6 against the Iowa schools in 2021 but earned a respectable 3-3 split in 2022

Walk-Off

– With one out and two runners on in the bottom of the 9th on Sunday, Alyssa Barela belted a 3-run walk-off home run to give the Aces a 6-3 win over UNI

– It was the second homer of the season for Barela and the 8th of her career

– In her last three games, Barela has gone 3-for-8 while her three RBI against the Panthers marked her season high

– She entered the March 4 home opener with four hits in her first 30 at-bats of the season before rebounding to hit .444 in the opening four home contests

Heating Up

– Jessica Fehr continues to swing a hot bat, adding three hits in six at-bats to help the Aces sweep the doubleheader versus Drake

– She recorded a hit in two of the three games versus UNI

– Picking up a hit in 13 of her last 16 games, Fehr leads UE and ranks 10th in the MVC with a .345 average

– She is second in the MVC with 18 walks while ranking fourth with 20 runs scored – over the last 18 games, she has scored 15 runs

Clutch Performances

– In Sunday’s series finale against UNI, Alexa Davis 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 is back at .300 with her picking up a hit in four of her last 11 at-bats

– Mired in a 1-for-19 slump at the plate at the time, Davis broke through recording two hits in five at-bats in the doubleheader sweep over Drake

– In game one, she hit her second home run of the season in a pivotal 5-3 win before going 1-2 with two runs, two walks and a RBI in the second contest

 

Evansville Man Arrested after Brief Chase

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Vanderburgh County – Thursday night, March 31, at approximately 7:19 p.m., Trooper Hadley was patrolling US 41 near Hillsdale Road when he attempted to stop the driver of a 2000 Pontiac Grand Prix for improper registration. The driver failed to stop and continued west on Hillsdale Road from US 41. The driver disregarded the stop sign at Hillsdale Road and Old State Road and continued south on Old State Road reaching speeds over 55 mph in the 40 mph zone. The driver also drove left of center while passing another vehicle that had pulled over for Trooper Hadley’s patrol car. After approximately two miles, the driver of the Pontiac came to a stop on Old State Road near Mt. Pleasant Road. The driver was identified as Anthony Stanton, 38, of Evansville. Stanton was arrested without further incident and taken to the Vanderburgh County Jail where he is currently being held without bond.

Arrested and Charge:

  • Anthony L. Stanton, 38, Evansville, IN
  1. Resisting Law Enforcement, Level 6 Felony

LAST MINUTE BIRMINGHAM GOAL DEFEATS THUNDERBOLTS 2-1 

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Pelham, Ala.: Tied 1-1 late in regulation, a last-minute goal by the Bulls proved to be the difference maker, as the Bulls defeated Evansville 2-1 on Thursday night at Pelham Civic Complex. The Thunderbolts next home game will be on Thursday, April 7th at 7:00pm 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.

 

The Bulls struck first on an early opportunity in the first period, as Carson Rose scored at 1:50 to put the Bulls in front 1-0. Despite 16 shots on goal, Evansville was unable to tie the game in the first period.  The Thunderbolts dominated play in the second period, outshooting Birmingham 12-6, and were rewarded as Josh Adkins scored from Cameron Cook and Timothy Faulkner at 15:15 to tie the game.  Evansville nearly took a 2-1 lead, however a goal by Brennan Feasey was waived off due to the shot being high-sticked into the net.  On a late opportunity, Alex Cohen scored for Birmingham with only 50 seconds remaining in regulation, and the Bulls held on in the final seconds for the victory.

 

Adkins scored Evansville’s lone goal, while Chris Janzen stopped 24 of 26 shots faced in his professional debut.  Tonight was the last meeting of the regular season between the Thunderbolts and Birmingham Bulls.

 

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