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Otters’ Baez named Frontier League Player of the Week

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EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The Frontier League has named Evansville Otters player Jeffrey Baez the Player of the Week.

Pointstreak, the official statistical provider of the Frontier League and the Independent Professional Baseball Federation, chooses the weekly award.

In earning the award, Baez went 13 for 28 at the plate last week against the Windy City ThunderBolts and the Gateway Grizzlies, good for a .464 batting average.

Maybe more notably, Baez went deep for six home runs, including one in four straight games from Aug. 24-27. He finished the week on Sunday with a two-home run game in the series finale at Gateway.

In all, Baez tallied 10 RBIs and scored eight times.

Baez is batting .400 with a 1.355 OPS in nine games overall with the Otters.

The Otters acquired Baez in a trade with the Kane County Cougars of the American Association in mid-August. Before Kane County, he spent eight years in the Chicago Cubs organization from 2011-2018 and spent the 2019 season with the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Since his acquisition, Baez has also played all three outfield positions, increasing the Otters’ depth.

The weekly honor for Baez is the third Frontier League individual honor of the 2021 season for the Otters, as Riley Krane earned Player of the Week following the opening weekend of the season in May and Braden Scott earned Pitcher of the Week in late July.

Following an off-day Monday, the Otters will continue their season-long road swing Tuesday to begin a three-game set at the Southern Illinois Miners.

First pitch Tuesday is 7:05 p.m. from Rent One Park in Marion, Ill.

 

HOT JOBS IN EVANSVILLE

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HEALTH DEPARTMENT UPDATES STATEWIDE COVID-19 CASE COUNTS

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Vanderburgh County Board of Commissioners Meeting

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AGENDA Of The Vanderburgh County Board of Commissioners

On August 31, 2021At 3:00 pm, Civic Center Complex In Room 301

  1. Call to Order
  2. Attendance
  3. Pledge of Allegiance
  4. Action Items 
    1. Health Department: COVID-19 Update
    2. God is Good Foundation Presentation
  5. Department Head Reports
  6. New Business
  7. Old Business
  8. Consent Items
    1. Approval of August 17, 2021, and August 24, 2021, Special Meeting Minutes
    2. Employment Changes 
    3. County Auditor: Claims Voucher Reports 8/16-8/20/2021 & 8/23-8/27/2021
    4. County Treasurer July 2021 Monthly Report
    5. County Engineer: Department Reports and Claims
  9. Rezonings
    1. First Reading of Rezoning Ordinance VC-6-2021

Petitioner: SCAG, LLC by Kay Cox, Sole Member

Address: 10521 Darmstadt Road & 810 Clearcrest Lane

Request: Change from C-4 to Ag

  1. Public Comment
  2. Adjournment

STEPHEN MELCHER WAS A TRUE PUBLIC SERVANT

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STEVE MELCHER WAS A TRUE Public Servant

Former City Councilmen and County Commissioner Stephen Melcher is married to Anna B Melcher, both graduated from Bosse High School, Stephen in 1966 and Anna in 1967.

He is proud to admit that he has not run a negative campaign in his political career. Though certain moments have more than warranted a less-than-kind rebuttal, he has always remained positive, straight-forward, and to the point. He credits his political success to the fact that people genuinely believe that he can be trusted; a true rarity it seems, in politics today. His motives, policies, and open door policy towards his work have served to earn him the trust of those in the City of Evansville and Vanderburgh County. Melcher encourages his delegates to approach him with questions and concerns as he believes that communication is critical in the process of government.

When asked how he views politics today Melcher simply answered, “There are many politicians, though there are few public servants.” A humble response from a man who comes from humble beginnings. In 1991, Melcher borrowed three thousand dollars in order to make his first run at a city-council seat. He won the election; paid off his loan and later in March 1997 resigned from his Vice-President & Operations Manager position at Ohio Valley Sound a private company. He began working at the Community Action Program of Evansville (C.A.P.E.) a non-profit organization and turned his focus towards his new job, the community, and his responsibilities as a councilman. He credits his 27 years at Ohio Valley Sound as the basis for his understanding towards the fiscal aspects of operating a business and used much of that knowledge during his 17 year career on the city council and during his second term as county commissioner.

During his time on city-council, Melcher focused heavily on improving the infrastructure of the third ward. He fought for and was able to complete extensive drainage renovations to combat the flooding issues that plagued the third ward at that time. Melcher was also able to bring much needed road improvements to the area. Melcher is a firm believer that if something is to be done, it is to be done thoroughly and correctly the first time. When all was said and done, Melcher’s third ward ranked 2nd in the city in storm drainage and 3rd in the city in streets.

In 2008, and after 17 years stay on the city-council, Melcher decided to run for County Commissioner. His motto, “A name that you know, a name that you trust” reflects the high amount of trust that he gained throughout his years in office. Melcher won the election in 2008 and began his first term as County Commissioner. In December, 2011 Melcher retired from his Facilities Director position at C.A.P.E. after 15 years. The year 2012 brought with it the last year of Melcher’s first term as commissioner and he prepared himself for yet another election race. His campaign was again successful and he was elected to his second term in November 2012. Melcher was also appointed to the Area Plan Commission around this time. Melcher has a history of abstaining from voting on any county zoning presented before the commissioners until it is time for the final vote in the Commissioner meeting as he feels that circumstances and new evidence can come up at any time. He is a man that understands the important of facts as well as the difference that a single vote can make.

Melcher is the first to admit that he is one of the most politically balanced office holders in Ev-ansville and Vanderburgh. Though he is part of the Democratic Party, Melcher has a wide range of po-litical views and has been a part of, holds, or has held positions in many community organizations, re-flecting his ability to respect the views of all people that may or may not be a party affiliate. He is a

lifetime member of the following organizations: NAACP, NRA, Evansville African American Museum (Charter Member) and Lake View Optimist club (President). Melcher is also very involved in many neighborhood awareness groups around the city and works closely with National Night Out, the na-tional program famous for heightening crime and drug prevention awareness in neighborhoods across the county.

He considers himself a vital link to his community and is actively involved in neighborhood associa-tions and United Neighborhoods of Evansville, President of the Vanderburgh County Drainage board, member of Fraternal Order of Police Association Lodge # 73, East Side Lions Club, and Indiana Right to Life and Right to Life of Southwest Indiana (Board member and Chairman of the Public Policy com-mittee). He serves on various other County and non-profit boards in our community.

Commissioner Melcher is a 10 year veteran of the military having served three years in the Army at the rank of SP/5 E5 and seven years in the Indiana National Guard at the rank of Sergeant First Class E7. His military involvement led him to become active within the veteran community after his time of service. Melcher is a life member of the Amvets Post 84, American Legion Otis Stone Post 354, and Voiture 471 Forty & Eight. Melcher is currently serving his sixth term as Commander of the Vanderburgh County Veterans Council and upon completion he plans to remain on the Board of Directors as past Pasted Commander.

Commissioner Melcher has maintained his own year-round website since 1995, www.stephen-melcher.com and jokes that he may be the only official in the county to keep their website up, even in non-campaign years. Melcher’s website contains a full list of his qualifications, work history, and activity on boards, committees, and organizations throughout his career. One of the more interesting features of the site is the detailed calendar of community events that Melcher regularly updates. “Actually, a lot of our local government officials regularly visit my site just to check the calendar for events,” Melcher told me with a chuckle. “They know that I regularly update the calendar and that it is always accurate.”

Commissioner Melcher comes from a very faith-based background. He was brought up in a Lutheran household from a very early age. Around 5 years ago Melcher found solace in his Bible studies each Sabbath which begins at sundown Friday until sundown on Saturday. During the weekend study, Melcher participates in two congregations: On Saturdays Melcher tunes in to the Israel of God’s internet Bible class at 10 am, www.theisraelofgod.com, and attends The House of Jacob’s, www.thehouseofjacob.us, Bible class at 1 pm; located at 719 N. St. Joseph Ave.

Melcher keeps the county’s finances in mind at all times! His campaign fund pays for his business cards, letterheads, envelops, advertising, website and email. He understands just how far a dollar can go. Melcher’s policies towards running a positive campaign and always seeking the voice of those he represents have earned him an un-paramount level of trust within City of Evansville. Though the next few years will see Melcher completing his second term as County Commissioner. Melcher has yet to decide on what the future will hold for him afterwards. Melcher stated, “It is a decision that my wife and I will make together at that time”. ‘Circumstances are always changing, so for us to try to decide right now where to go after my term ends is something we are not prepared to do’.

The people of Evansville are well served by Melcher and would be wise to continue to voice their concerns and opinions to him as they can rest assured that he is a man that actually listens.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: PEOPLE RIGHTS

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PEOPLE RIGHTS
By BOB EXLINE
(Permission To Republished)
“Your freedom to swing your fist ends at my nose.”  This quote, attributed to Oliver Wendall Holmes, describes a reasonable view of personal liberties in a free society.  People are free to act until their actions hurt another person.  I can swing my fist all I like until I am in a position where it can be reasonably assumed my fist will hit another person’s nose.
People in society today have a right to refuse to be vaccinated against Covid-19 and have a right to refuse to wear a mask, as long as they do so in a place where it can be reasonably assumed they won’t infect other people when they get the disease.  Since many carriers of Covid are asymptomatic, no one can be sure they are not infected.  Going into public without a mask, especially if you are unvaccinated, is like swinging your fists wildly in a dark room containing other people.  Maybe you won’t mean to hit another person, but you would be guilty of battery if someone winds up with a bloody nose.
Please get vaccinated and please wear a mask in public settings.  Protect those who cannot be vaccinated or are immunocompromised.  Help to keep our schools and businesses open.  Help to end the crisis in our community.  It is everyone’s responsibility to keep Covid away from everyone else’s nose.
Bob Exline

The Unexpected House Cat

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Between the state fair’s prize hogs and show cows—the unexpected house cat

By Claire Castillo

TheStatehouseFile.com

INDIANAPOLIS—Every year during the Indiana State Fair, you can see hundreds of farm animals like chickens, goats, cows and even llamas.

One thing you might not expect to see: house cats.

Kelsey Frick makes her way up to the judges’ table with Oliver during the 4-H cat show. Photo by Claire Castillo, TheStatehouseFile.com.

But again this year the domestic cat show made its way to the fair, which gave two young girls the perfect opportunity to show off their furry friends. Kaitlyn and Kelsey Frick competed with their two cats, Nick and Oliver.

Kaitlyn and Kelsey are from Plymouth, Indiana, a small town just south of South Bend. Kaitlyn is 12, and Kelsey is 8. Both girls have also shown dogs at the state fair while being a part of the 4-H program. That’s a program for children and youth to “complete hands-on projects in areas like health, science, agriculture and civic engagement in a positive environment where they receive guidance from adult mentors,” according to the organization’s website.

Both girls proudly stood by their decorated cages and seemed excited to compete—though the same could not exactly be said for their cats.

The cages were decorated with purple and green construction paper for Nick and stars mimicking Vincent van Gogh’s “Starry Night” for Oliver.

“I always wanted a cat, and [the contest] sounded like so much fun, so we tried it at our county, and we got champion and division champion,” said Kaitlyn.

Neither girl walked away empty-handed from the state fair either. Kelsey competed in the first round of showings with Oliver and was named grand champion in her division. Kaitlyn came away with reserve grand champion with Nick in her division.

Judges for the domestic cat show consist of 4-H volunteers from counties all over the state. Domestic cat shows are nothing new, but this year was the first year back since the COVID-19 pandemic.

“I have been a part of the [4-H] extension for seven years, and every year there has been a cat show at the state fair,” said 4-H volunteer Mindy Mays.

Within the cat category, there are multiple contests 4-H participants can compete in, such as kitten showing, adult cat shows, and purebred cat showing. Most of the furry contestants did not seem interested in getting looked at by the judges, which made a lot of their owners particularly nervous.

“I think 4-H, in general, teaches the kids skills that they will use later in life. So showmanship, for example, You are interviewing with a judge—this is a skill you will use literally for the rest of your life,” said Mays.

FOOTNOTE: Claire Castillo is a reporter for TheStatehouseFile.com, a news website powered by Franklin College journalism students.

UE Athletics 2021 Caravan Set For August 31

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UE Athletics 2021 Caravan Set For August 31

Multiple UE coaches set to be on hand

 EVANSVILLE, Ind. – With the start of the 2021-22 University of Evansville athletics season underway, the Purple Aces have announced a caravan stop on Tuesday, August 31.  The event is sponsored by Working Distributors.

Doc’s Sports Bar at 1305 Stringtown Road in Evansville will be the site of the caravan.  It is set for a 6:30 p.m. start time and will be attended by UE head men’s basketball coach Todd Lickliter, women’s basketball head coach Robyn Scherr-Wells, head men’s soccer coach Marshall Ray along with Chris Pfau – UE’s head women’s soccer coach.

Admission is free to the caravan and it will give fans the opportunity to hear directly from the head coaches about the upcoming seasons.  Along with previews from the coaches, fans will have the chance to enter to win prizes, tickets will be on sale to multiple Aces teams and more.

  • INFO: For all of the latest information on University of Evansville athletics, visit GoPurpleAces.com or follow the program on Twitter via @UEAthletics.
  • SUPPORT: For information on giving to UE Athletics or its individual athletics programs, visit http://gopurpleaces.com/give.
  • TICKETS: To purchase tickets for University of Evansville athletics events, log on to GoPurpleAces.com and click on the TICKETS tab on top of the page.