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HEALTH DEPARTMENT UPDATES STATEWIDE COVID-19 CASE COUNTS

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HEALTH DEPARTMENT UPDATES STATEWIDE COVID-19 CASE COUNTS

JUST RELEASED “VISIT EVANSVILLE DESTINATION MARKETING AND BUSINESS PLAN”

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 “VISIT EVANSVILLE DESTINATION MARKETING AND BUSINESS PLAN”

by JAMES T. WOOD, FCDME

PRESIDENT AND CEO OF “VISIT EVANSVILLE” 

Now that we are emerging from the tourism/hospitality industry’s worst two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Visit Evansville is eager and prepared to lead our industry into a brighter future.

The Visit Evansville 2022 destination marketing and business plan includes initiatives that will help assist Visit Evansville in growing our tourism economy in 2022 and beyond. A few highlights in our plan include:

10-YearTourismMasterPlan

Visit Evansville has developed a 10-year Tourism Master Plan that will help lead the way in enhancing existing tourism and building new attractions for Evansville /Vanderburgh County.

3-YearStrategicPlan

The Visit Evansville staff has developed a 3-year strategic plan that links the Tourism Master Plan with our Destination Marketing and Business Plan.

 Visitors Center

Due to our recent office relocation to the Fifth Third Center, we have closed the Visitor Center at the Pagoda. This year will be spent evaluating options as we seek new opportunities to leverage technology to create an enhanced visitor center experience.

Meetings and Conventions

Our 2022 plans specifically target industry shows that are appointment based whereby we will have one-on-one appointments with prospective clients who are in the pursuit of obtaining more RFPs. Our primary objective with these appointments is to meet with prospective convention clients whose profile fits ONEP.

ConventionServices

After a two-year hiatus, we have reactivated this supportive effort to support returning meetings, conventions, sporting events, and special events.

Destination Marketing & Communications

We will leverage existing resources to maintain our focus on the meetings and sports markets. However, the leisure travel segment will also be targeted, but only through various social media outlets.

Deaconess Sports Park

The Deaconess Sports Park will receive a facelift in 2022, with synthetic infields replacing the clay infields. This enhancement will help attract more tournaments, and as a result, we plan to develop several of our own tournaments under the brand name Double Play Sports beginning in 2022.

Regional Economic Development

Future construction projects that should have a positive impact on hotel occupancies are expected to begin towards the latter part of 2022 and will continue into 2023 and beyond.

Visit Evansville is very excited about the new and unique opportunities 2022 will bring. The Visit Evansville team will continue to invest our sales and promotion budget into initiatives that will have a significant ROI for Evansville/ Vanderburgh County tourism. We remain optimistic that the future of Evansville’s tourism/ hospitality industry remains very bright.

Finally, the link to our just published “VISIT EVANSVILLE DESTINATION MARKETING AND BUSINESS PLAN” is listed below  Please enjoy this most informative read.

Visit Evansville Destination Marketing and Business Plan 2021 v15

 

 

 

University of Southern Indiana Approved as Charter School Authorizer

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Expansion of Educational Boundaries Envisioned

The University of Southern Indiana has been approved as a charter school authorizer by the Indiana State Board of Education. The University’s vision for chartering is guided by its strategic plan and institutional vision ­– to be a recognized leader in higher education boldly shaping the future and transforming the lives of our students through exceptional learning and intentional innovation.

“As an authorizer, USI will play a role in expanding educational opportunities for students in urban and rural areas,” noted Dr. Mohammed Khayum, USI Provost. “Our intention is to improve families’ access to quality charter schools, provide school communities the autonomy they need for schools to excel, and hold schools accountable for their performance.”

Authorizers are the entities that decide who can start a new charter school, set academic and operational expectations, and oversee school performance. They also decide whether a charter should remain open or close at the end of its contract.

USI oversight as a charter authorizer will begin with the Indiana Agriculture and Technology School which opened in 2018 and is based in Central Indiana with a farm campus near Trafalgar and additional campus expansions in the southern and northern regions of the state. The tuition-free charter school is currently the educational home to 234 students in the seventh through twelfth grade.

“Through hands on and project-based agriculture and technology curriculum, both face to face and online, our goal is to grow and expand the educational boundaries in our state,” said Keith Marsh, Indiana Ag and Technology School Executive Director. “We share USI’s goal to elevate visibility and reputation through exceptional education offered through regional campuses.”

One area of potential growth for the ag and tech school is in Evansville. Formed in 1998, Joshua Academy is a pre-K through 6th-grade school which has been incorporating plant and animal-based agriculture and agri-business into their students’ education. As they look to grow, Indiana Agriculture and Technology School’s curriculum has appeal.

“As Indiana Ag School looks to establish an Evansville location, we are eager to partner with them and our long-time partner USI, to make quality seventh through twelfth-grade ag education available for our students who chose to consider that as their next step,” remarked Rev. Larry Rascoe, Joshua Academy Founder.

Primary oversight of authorization duties will be managed by a USI employee reporting to the Provost’s Office.

UE Volleyball Opens Season Today in Fort Wayne

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UE To Take Part In Purdue Fort Wayne Invitational

 EVANSVILLE, Ind. – With a unique spring season in the books, the University of Evansville volleyball team is set for a more conventional season as the Purple Aces embark on the 2021 fall campaign this weekend.

UE travels to Fort Wayne, Ind. to take part on the Purdue Fort Wayne Invitational.  SIU Edwardsville will mark the opener on Friday morning before UE faces Kent State that afternoon and the host Mastodons on Saturday morning.  Head coach Fernando Morales is not with the UE squad this weekend as he is coaching the Puerto Rico National Team as they compete for a spot in the 2022 Volleyball World Championship.

Preseason Team

– Alondra Vazquez is regarded as one of the top offensive players in the Missouri Valley Conference and was named to the league’s preseason team in August

– A member of the All-MVC First Team in the spring, Vazquez paced the league with 4.43 kills per set, finishing 16th in the nation

– With an average of 14.13 attacks per set, Vazquez was the national leader while her total of 1,060 attempts was 6th

– Vazquez earned MVC Player of the Week recognition on March 15 after recording 5.57 kills and 4.43 digs in a weekend sweep over Southern Illinois

Record-Breaker

– Finishing the spring with an average of 3.89 kills/set, Melanie Feliciano ranked fourth in the MVC

– A season-high of 25 kills at Missouri State highlighted a strong finish to the season that saw her average 4.47 kills in the final 12 outings

– She recorded 10 or more kills in 19 out of 20 matches and notched 15+ in seven of the last 12 matches

– Defensively, Feliciano chipped in 3.19 digs per set with her season mark of 20 coming at Loyola

Gaining Valuable Experience

– Despite a unique set of circumstances in the spring, UE saw its freshmen gain valuable experience as the team was able to play its entire MVC schedule along with two non-conference contests

– Brook Springer tied the Purple Aces program record with 11 block assists in the 3-2 win over Loyola on February 15 and her final total tied the UE program record, which was set by Meaghan Holmes against UT Martin in 2013

– Springer finished up her inaugural campaign at UE with 1.05 blocks per set, finishing 6th in the MVC

– Starting at Loyola on February 14, Rachel Basinski became Evansville’s primary libero and the move paid immediate dividends – through the first six matches of her freshman season, Basinski finished with 0.95 digs per set, but over the 14 matches of the spring, she registered an average of 4.83

– In the opener against the Salukis, Elise Moeller set her career mark with nine kills before adding seven in the finale…in what was the top series of her freshman campaign, Moeller averaged 2.29 kills while hitting .471

– Moeller finished the spring with 0.95 kills per set – fourth on the squad

Fall 2021 Freshmen

#7 Taya Haffner – Freshman -  S – Fort Wayne, Ind.

– Played at Carroll High School in Fort Wayne…named to the IHSVCA Players to Watch List in 2020…garnered IHSVCA Academic All-State accolades…member of the 2019 ICGSA Volleyball Class 4A All-State Team…named to Ultra Ankle JVA Watch List in 2017 and 2018.

#12 Giulia Cardona – Freshman – RS – Rosario, Argentina

– Native of Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina…played at Instituto Politécnico Superior “General San Martin”.

#15 Madisyn Steele – Freshman – MB – New Paris, Ind.

– Played at Fairfield HS in New Paris, Ind….earned a spot on the 2020 IHSVCA Players to Watch List…named to the 2020 IHSVCA 2A All-State Team and the IHSVCA 2A All-District squad…recognized for her academic efforts win an IHSVCA Academic All-State honor in 2020.

Blakeley Freeman – Freshman – DS/L – Bloomington, Ind.

– Earned an IHSVCA Academic All-State honor in 2020…3-time captain at Bloomington North HS and was a starter since freshman season…First Team All-Conference player…named a “Player to be Watched” as a junior by JVA and Under Armour.

Over 3,300 Gather For Right To Life Annual Banquet At Old National Events Plaza

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Over 3,300 Gather for Right to Life Annual Banquet at Old National Events Plaza

EVANSVILLE, IN (August 26, 2021) –Right to Life of Southwest Indiana will host its Annual Banquet at the Old National Events Plaza tonight at 6:00 p.m. with over 3,300 guests in attendance.  Headlining the evening is keynote Candace Owens, founder of the BLEXIT foundation, an organization dedicated to driving conservative principles into urban communities; and, the host of the weekly “Candace Owens Show.”

The Banquet serves as the organization’s primary fundraising event which helps with its major programs and projects such as the three Safe Haven Baby Boxes which have been installed in Boonville and Evansville Fire Departments and providing over 30,000 diapers to local pregnancy care centers.

Along with having a star-studded speaking lineup with Owens, Right to Life will announce its intent of purchasing a Mobile Clinic that will provide services to women such as ultrasounds, pregnancy testing and counseling for those who are in underserved areas within Southwest Indiana.

“Right to Life has always been pro-life and pro-woman,” said Mary Ellen Van Dyke, executive director for Right to Life.  “We are now providing more ways than ever to reach out to women who need help in unplanned pregnancies.”

Other speakers featured are Mike Fichter, CEO and President of Indiana Right to Life; Dr. Christina Francis, Chairwoman of the American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians/Gynecologists; Jennifer Christie, who will share her testimony of choosing life after a brutal rape; and, Father Frank Pavone of Priests for Life, who will be awarded the 2021 Life Achievement Award for his lifetime work dedicated to ending abortion.

The Banquet was sold out, but donations may still be made through the website atwww.rtlswin.org.

 About Right to Life of Southwest Indiana

THE MISSION – The mission of Right to Life of Southwest Indiana is to protect life.

THE VISION ‐ The vision is to protect the right of human life from fertilization to natural death.  www.rtlswin.org

 

Indiana Attorney General Team Returns $113,023 To Hoosiers At The Indiana State Fair

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Attorney General Todd Rokita announced today that he and his staff returned $133,023 in unclaimed property to Hoosiers at this year’s Indiana State Fair. This latest outreach effort brings the total amount of money returned to Hoosiers in 2021 to $31,264,893.04.

“The Indiana State Fair is a cherished Hoosier tradition, and one that gives the Indiana Attorney General’s Office the opportunity to interact face-to-face with constituents we serve across the state,” said Attorney General Rokita. “I’m proud of our team’s work to connect fairgoers with direct service from our office and return unclaimed property back to Hoosier families.”

During the fair’s 24-day run, the Indiana Attorney General’s Office interacted with approximately 5,470 Hoosier fairgoers.

This year, much of the focus of the Attorney General’s booth was on helping Hoosiers find unclaimed property that might have been available to them. On Friday, Aug. 13, the theme for the entire fair was “Indiana Unclaimed Day.”

Staff from the Attorney General’s booth also handed out information to help consumers protect themselves from the most prevalent types of scams, including fraudsters trying to steal Hoosiers’ identities and/or swindle them out of money. Staff members also provided copies of the Parents Bill of Rights developed by Attorney General Rokita to help families exercise their legal right to have a voice in their children’s education.

“After the cancellation of last year’s fair, it was clear from my visit and talking to Hoosiers that there was a pent-up demand and an added excitement this year,” Attorney General Rokita said. “It also didn’t hurt that there was lots of great food, fun rides, livestock and music for everyone to enjoy.”

SATURDAY’S HOLA FESTIVAL AT BOOSE FIELD Will HIGHlIGHT LATINO CULTURE

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WRITTEN BY ALFONSO VIDAL

The HOLA Festival has become a staple of the Evansville, IN region highlighting the Latino culture, food and people that work and live this community. This event showcases the diversity within our own Latino community to an eager crowd that wants to learn and taste more of this rich heritage.

On its 5th year, the HOLA Festival has built its foundations with financial partners like Center Point and Toyota that again this year have been the fuel that allowed HOLA to start the process of organizing the event. The process started with securing the award-winning entertainment that draws the crowd enthusiastic to have fun, dance, and listen to their favorite artists.

You will be able to find an excellent variety of Latin American food, from people’s favorite Mexican tacos to exotic Peruvian ceviche to intriguing pupusas to the many different and flavorful empanadas to trusted and local BBQ to delicious and refreshing chicha Morada to the sweetest Venezuelan Arroz Con Leche to the many more different opportunities to try new things. Many of these you have probably tried, but do you know the origins of these delicious foods.

Tacos:

The origins of the taco are not precisely known, and etymologies for the culinary usage of the word are generally theoretical. Taco in the sense of a typical Mexican dish comprising a maize tortilla folded around food. Indigenous origins are also proposed. One possibility is that the word derives from the Nahuatl word “tlahco”, meaning “half” or “in the middle,” in the sense that food would be placed in the middle of a tortilla. Furthermore, dishes analogous to the taco were known to have existed in Pre-Columbian society—for example, the Nahuatl word “tlaxcalli” (a type of corn tortilla). This meaning of the Spanish word “taco” is a Mexican innovation and in other parts of the Spanish-speaking world “taco” can mean other things as well. But in terms of food, when we speak of a “taco”, our mouth waters when we think of the wonderful flavors that we all know.

Lidio Vargas and his Taqueria Vargas is an old and trusted friend of the HOLA Festival and has worked with several restaurants in the area.  This year for the first time he will feature his brand-new food truck. When you visit his food truck, buy his tacos and bite into it you will feel transported to Mexican streets where the flavors of this proud and rich culture will fill your senses and imagination.

Don’t forget to check out Teresa Alfaro and her booth Los Alfaro’s, now also a restaurant located on Weinbach Ave. Teresa’s hard work, helped by her husband Pedro, has persevered through enormous adversities to bring you the flavors of her food. They have always also been wonderful partners for the festival.

El Patron, in English “The Boss”, is a food truck coming to us from Lexington, KY to give us a taste of their wonderful tacos.

You can find other great tacos of the festival at Taqueria Doña Gloria and Taqueria Darly.

Tortas:

Tortas are the Mexican version of that old staple of world cuisine: a length of bread split lengthwise and filled with meat, cheese, or any other product that tickles the culinary imagination. Even though its origins are not completely clear, the torta is beloved in Mexico as a symbol of a gastronomical culture that favors convenience, imagination and versatility. For example, El Chavo del Ocho, the main character of one of the most popular Mexican sitcoms of all time famously craved tortas and was always plotting to get one.

One of the earliest mentions of a torta dates back to February 1864, when a newspaper ad included a reference to a “torta compuesta”, which can be roughly translated as “mixed torta”.

Some historians claim that the torta was created in Puebla, in south-central Mexico, before the Mexican-American war of 1846-1848. Under those circumstances, people sometimes lived hand-to-mouth and the torta reflects that kind of culture: it’s filling, cheap to make, and easy to carry around.

According to others, the creator of the torta was Armando Martínez Centurión, a humble man living in Mexico City, who in 1892 decided to sell bread stuffed with whatever filling he was able to find. To this day, Mr. Martínez’s tortería (torta place) is still open as a sanctuary for lovers of tortas from all around the world.

What sets apart the torta from, say, the hoagie, or other types of sandwiches, is the bread. There are different types of bread to make a torta, but the telera is among the most popular in Mexico. Historically, the ancestor of the telera is a whole wheat roll that was favored by Andalusian workers and was then modified in Mexico. The telera is oval in shape and the two incisions on its surface form three sections that are one of its main characteristics.

You will find these tortas at the Taqueria Doña Gloria where Gloria Reyes and her crew will delight you with her flavors. Taqueria Doña Gloria has been selling food at the HOLA Festival since the first year of the event and you can find her easily by the long lines that form in front of her booth. The HOLA Festival would not be the same without this trusted vendor.

Down from the south, in Kentucky, we bring you the new and exciting Taqueria Darly, where you will find also some delicious tortas. Welcome them and their efforts by enjoying every bite.

Burritos:

The roots of the burrito go back thousands of years. As early as 10,000 B.C., using corn tortillas to wrap foods was a common practice among the Mesoamerican cultures living in the region that is known as Mexico today. Historians believe this was the precursor to modern tortilla-based dishes like tacos and burritos.

But when we try to pinpoint the origin story of the burrito, things become a little murky. A very persistent theory alleges that the inventor of the burrito was a man named Juan Méndez, who rode around on a donkey. The “food of the donkey” became very popular and earned the ingenious invention the name “burrito” (“little donkey” in Spanish).

Another popular theory tells of an unnamed street vendor in Ciudad Juárez, who created the burrito in the 1940s, to sell to poor children at a nearby school. There is one more theory, according to which the burrito was invented in Sonora (a region in northwest Mexico) as a food that was easy to carry around while traveling. Since traveling was commonly done by donkey, the burrito was named after the travel companion. 

You can eat the famous burrito at the Taqueria Doña Gloria or Taqueria Darly or Taqueria Vargas.

Quesadillas:

Like so many items on our festival, quesadillas originated in central and northern parts of Mexico, but the food item rapidly spread to all regions of the country. The literal meaning of quesadilla is “little cheesy thing”.  The southern regions of Mexico are where we see the first use of queso and stringy cheese-filled quesadillas. 

There is a great debate of course of who is responsible for the creation of the quesadilla. Was it the natives, or the Spanish settlers? Turnovers had recently become extremely popular in Europe and the Spanish settlers did bring those with them to Central America as they began to colonize, but the native people had been using corn tortillas for many years before the first Spanish arrived. This may be a debate similar to the chicken or the egg. Speaking of which, both are fantastic in a quesadilla!

We all love quesadillas, and here in the festival you can get them at Taqueria Doña Gloria, Taqueria Vargas, Taqueria Darly, El Patrón and Cinia’s Salvadorean Kitchen.

From a 2-hour drive, from Louisville KY, Cruz Barrientos puts forth her best to bring us the wonderful quesadillas made by the Pollo Chapín team. We are so happy to have them participating this year in our Evansville Latino Festival.

Tamales:

Tamales originated from Mesoamerica from as early as 8000 to 5000 B.C. From here it spread to Mexico, Guatemala and the rest of Latin America. Typically, tamales consist of a meat of your choice, processed corn, fillings of your choice, and leaf or other wrappers. Each country has its own twist on this famous dish.

Today we make and eat tamales for common holidays but back then it was said to have been made for the gods. Many families make tamales for special occasions like Christmas. Tamales were seen as “peasant” food and it fell out during the 19th century, but this changed after the Mexican revolution and tamales were considered a cuisine food and national cultural food.

Tamales can be a rigorous food to make if done from scratch, with as many as 120 steps. The classic tamal consists of one or more of the following: pork, chicken, jalapeños, beef, chili sauce, onion fillings, and garlic. However, one can prepare the tamales with the modern “masa” that is ready to go. This makes it much more convenient to buy the masa pre-made from the store when one decides to make them to sell, and even more convenient for our own consumption.

Regardless of making it from scratch or the “modern way” go to try a charming tamal at Taqueria Doña Gloria or Cinia’s Salvadorean Kitchen or Gollita Peruvian Cuisine.

Also, a great addition to the festival line-up is, Los Garcia, where Yenimar Garcia (Cinia Garcia’s daughter) brings us the proud heritage of the central America region. A region where the native and Spaniard cultures blended many, many years ago like many other places in the Americas. Come and eat their wonderful tamales.

Ceviche:

It is often spelled seviche or cebiche, depending on which part of South America it originates from.  Ceviche is seafood prepared in centuries old method of cooking by contact with the acidic juice of citrus juice instead of heat. The chemical process that occurs when the acid of the citrus comes in contact with the fish is similar what happens when the fish is cooked, and the flesh becomes opaque and firm. 

Many have become fascinated by the tempting flavors of exotic tropical fruits and vegetables. From this fascination, many versions of Ceviche were developed. Ceviche is easy to make and can be prepared as a meal or as a fabulous appetizer for your next dinner party. The possibilities are endless.

Ceviche’s birthplace is disputed between Peru and Ecuador, and as both countries have an amazing variety of fish and shellfish. Every Latin American country has given seviche/ceviche its own touch of individuality by adding its own particular garnishes. In Peru, it is served with slices of cold sweet potatoes or corn-on-the-cob. In Ecuador, it is accompanied by popcorn, nuts, or corn nuts.  It is also served in a large crystal bowl with the guests helping themselves, either by spearing it with toothpicks or filling the pastry shells. In Mexico, seviche is accompanied by slices of raw onions and served on toasted tortillas.

One of Evansville’s own favorite and another trusted partner for the HOLA Festival is Gollita Peruvian Cuisine. HOLA is especially proud of Gloria Bautista, whom after many years of coming to this and many other festivals, opened her own restaurant located on Morgan Ave. Ceviche can only be tasted at her booth in this festival. Gollita’s daughter Patricia Saavedra supports and helps her mother to make it a family affair.

Also seviche is served at Taqueria Vargas.

Elotes:

Elote simply translates to “corn” in Spanish (from Mexico). Elote goes all the way back to the Aztec civilization, and its popularity was well known throughout Mexico and Central America. Indigenous tribes would grow the crop and enjoy it on their journeys, but many would also sell and barter with it if there was a particularly successful harvest. Eventually, the crop spread to North America after Christopher Columbus landed on the continent. 

Elote starts with a small piece of corn on the cob. The exact toppings vary, but it is usually covered in mayonnaise or crema, cotija cheese, salt, cilantro, cayenne pepper, and lime juice. For those who want to enjoy Mexican street corn as a mobile dish, a wooden stick is added to the center, and the corn is placed in a small paper container.

So obviously you can get the elote right here in Bosse Field, the name of the food truck? None other than CRAZY CORN. Vicky Reyes comes this year with a following that has developed from years of coming to the festival. We are so happy to have her again in the green lawns of the baseball field. If you want your palate to delight in the sweetness and spice of the famous Mexican elote, don’t forget to stop and get one.

Pupusas:

Traditional Salvadoran pupusas are thick hand-made tortillas made of rice or corn flour filled with cheese, shredded pork, beans, or Loroca (Local edible flower). Pupusas, the national dish of El Salvador, is then topped with homemade “curtido” (a sour cabbage salad) and tomato sauce.

Salvadoran pupusas origin is the country of El Salvador. The history of Pupusas tells us that Pipil Indians invented the tasty Salvadoran pupusas in pre-colonial times. However, pupusas are found in any country or city that has a large Salvadoran population.

Pupusas are the most popular food consumed in El Salvador; they can be eaten for breakfast, lunch, dinner, or even snacks. It does not matter what part of the country you find yourself in; if you want to eat pupusas, you will always find a pupuseria nearby.

And here in Evansville it was really hard to find this tasteful dish, until recently. One of the latest restaurants in Evansville is Pupuseria Los Miranda located in Washington Ave. This restaurant was started by one of the most entrepreneurial families in this region, Los Miranda have food markets, car repair shops, beauty salons, graphic design company and other businesses. Come to eat their pupusas at Los Miranda food booth.

Another successful food truck in Evansville to eat pupusas is Cinia’s Salvadorean Kitchen. Cinia Garcia brings her wonderful cooking again this year to enchant us with her flavors. 

You can also eat pupusas at Pollo Chapin food truck.

Flautas:

Flautas are a crowd-pleasing Mexican dish that can be made many different ways. “Flautas” is Spanish for “flutes.” If you’ve ever had this cuisine at a Mexican restaurant, you’ll immediately understand why. Flautas are made from tortillas that are filled and then rolled up and fried. The result: a long, thin, flute-shaped roll that’s extra-crispy and bursting with a savory, spiced filling.

Flautas are typically made with corn tortillas. They’re stuffed with a filling that may include shredded meat (usually beef or chicken), cheese, onions, or potatoes. The filling is usually spiced with additions like cumin, garlic, bay leaves, lime juice, cilantro, and/or cayenne pepper.

The filling is cooked on the stove so the flavors meld together. The filling gets spooned along the center of each tortilla. Then they’re rolled up tightly and secured with a toothpick. Each flauta is then fried in hot oil until golden brown and crispy.

Beatriz Fernandez in her booth Jalisco serves the crunchy and flavorful flauta and this booth will be the only one in the festival serving the dish. 

Empanadas:

Empanadas are fried or baked pastries stuffed with sweet or savory fillings. They’re known and loved throughout Portugal, the Caribbean, Latin America and the Philippines. The name comes from the Spanish verb empanar, which means to wrap in bread.

The empanadas we enjoy today are thought to have originated in Galicia, Spain. The idea of wrapping a hardy filling in pastry dough may well have stemmed from the Moors who occupied Spain for hundreds of years. A cookbook published in Catalan, Spain in 1520 includes empanadas made with seafood. The first empanadas in Western Hemisphere are credited to Argentina. 

It’s said that the art of making a perfect empanada is to hold the dough, spread open, in one hand, while using the other hand to fill it and to crimp the edges. It’s considered acceptable to eat empanadas at any meal, including breakfast, but they’re usually enjoyed at lunch or as a snack. They can make a full meal on their own and no one will leave the table hungry.

Many booths and food trucks in the festival are making empanadas for you to enjoy right now. Come to Jalisco or Pollo Chapin.

Especial mention for empanadas is Taste of Cuba, Barbara Gutierrez DeJarnett y Don DeJarnett reminds us that Cuba is not only the Island in the Caribean with the tumultuous history but it is also a rich culture full of tasteful dishes. Other dishes from Taste of Cuba are fruit pastries, meat pastry, and Cuban sandwiches. Try Taste of Cuba for an immediate trip to the island’s heritage.

Arepa:

The Arepa is the fundamental base of the Venezuelan diet, but certainly, it is also present in other countries of the region like Colombia. Between these two nations exists a silent fight about who invented it. But the truth is that it is hard to determine the origin of the Arepa, because at one point in the history of the continent, both countries shared territory, so, the indigenous, who are those responsible for its creation, were spread all over the land.

In the 1950’s, the precooked corn flour or meal was invented, just needing water and salt to create a homogeneous dough that can be cooked and eaten in many different ways. 

Throughout the Venezuelan territory, you can find and infinity of types of Arepas. The Venezuelan Arepa is internationally famous for its colorful fillings and historic names, Reina Pepeada, or Beauty Queen (chicken with avocado, mayonnaise and peas), Sifrina, or Upper Class Girl (Ham and cheese), Pelúa or Hairy (Shredded beef and chicken), Domino (White cheese and black beans), Llanera or Country (Grilled meat with tomato and cheese), among many others.

The Colombian Arepa has different uses and is consumed differently and became popular in other ways like the famous “Arepa de huevo” or egg Arepa, which is a fried Arepa, opened, with an egg on the inside and fried again.

The versatility of the Arepa underlies the fact that it is a dish with no time to eat: it can be breakfast, lunch or dinner, and is the favorite of Venezuelans after a party night and it is never missing at the end of a wedding or graduation.

The Gemelas de Venezuela or Twins from Venezuela in English, are the only booth serving this wonderful dish. Come and taste the pride of every Venezuelan living both in Venezuela and outside of this country where the recent migration of its people are exporting the flavors of a proud nation.

Others:

We have many more flavors for you to taste. 

It could be a good’ol USA barbeque from C&W BBQ or loaded fries from Let’s get fried. 

Or some sweet tasting from Kona Ice, or Gemelas de Venezuela with “Arroz con Leche” and ice cream. 

Or some refreshing drinks like Tizana from Gemelas de Venezuela, aguas frescas from Taqueria Doña Gloria, Chica Morada from Gollita Peruvian Cuisine, Orchata or Jamaica from Cinia’s Salvadorean Kitchen.

Tacos el Meny, brings us a tasteful and refreshing combination of aguas frescas and fruits especially made the Mexican way. You don’t want to miss this rush of flavors especially made by Roberto Gomez and his team.

But the HOLA Festival is not only about food and music. Every year we have a number of vendors with artisan pottery, traditional clothing, boots, hats and much more that encompasses a wide range of items. Come to the bazaar area to visit with some of these vendors.

 

Eaton Named IU Swimming Assistant Head Coach

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana head swimming coach Ray Looze announced the promotion of Emily Eaton to assistant head coach on Thursday.

“I am excited to promote Emily to an assistant head coach here at Indiana University,” said Looze. “In a very short period of time, she has proven to be a fantastic coach, recruiter, and leader. We look forward to many more years with Coach Eaton here at IU.”

Eaton enters her third season as a swimming coach for Indiana in 2021-22 and her first season as the Director of Men’s and Women’s Recruiting.

During her first two seasons at Indiana, Eaton has helped the Hoosiers achieve four top-3 finishes at the Big Ten Championships. IU has produced 26 All-Big Ten swimmers, two Big Ten Swimmers of the Championships and one Big Ten Freshman of the Championships during her tenure.

At the 2021 NCAA Championships, Indiana finishes sixth on the men’s side and 15th in the women’s meet. The squad combined for 47 All-American honors from 17 different swimmers.

Eaton arrived in Bloomington after two seasons at Missouri including the 2018-19 year as an assistant coach and the program’s director of operations since June 2017. During her time with the Tigers, Eaton helped the program to a men’s second-place finish at the 2018-19 Southeastern Conference Championships and 11th place finish at NCAA Championships. The women placed seventh in the SEC last season and 22nd at national championships. She coached 17 All-Americans during her tenure.

Eaton came to Mizzou from Albion College, where she was an assistant coach for the 2016-17 season. With the Brits, she helped the program achieve a history-making campaign as the men’s team claimed its first Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association championship since 1971. At the NCAA Championships, the men’s team finished 13th, highlighted by two All-America first team and four All-America honorable mention performances.

Before Albion, Eaton coached at the Genesys Athletic Club in Grand Blanc, Mich. She began as assistant coach in 2012 and was elevated to head coach in 2014. Under her direction, Genesys achieved its best-ever conference finish in her first season at the helm before claiming the dual meet championship in 2016.

Eaton was a three-time All-American at Grand Valley State and still holds top 10 program times in three different events. She also earned Collegiate Swimming Coaches Association of America Scholar All-America honors all four years.

She earned a bachelor’s of science in Secondary Education with a triple emphasis in mathematics, health, and physical education in 2016. Eaton later earned her master’s of education in counseling psychology from the University of Missouri in 2020.

 Police: Drive Sober This Labor Day, Or Get Pulled Over 

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 Police: Drive Sober This Labor Day, Or Get Pulled Over 

Evansville, IN— Labor Day weekend is coming up, and the Evansville Police Department is warning residents against drinking and driving. 

The department is taking part in the national Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over enforcement mobilization to educate motorists about the dangers and consequences of impaired driving. Now until Sept. 6, officers will be increasing patrols showing zero tolerance for anyone caught driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol. 

The extra high-visibility enforcement is funded by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) through the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute (ICJI). 

About 28 people die in the U.S. in drunk driving crashes every day. That’s approximately one person every 52 minutes and more than 10,000 annually, according to NHTSA. 

In Indiana, drunk driving has been on the rise. Of the 898 traffic fatalities that occurred last year in the state, 151, or 17 percent, were alcohol-related. That’s up from 130 in 2019. During Labor Day weekend alone, there were 12 fatal collisions with one involving a driver over the legal limit. 

“Impaired driving continues to take a terrible toll on our state and nation,” said Devon McDonald, ICJI Executive Director. “While these overtime patrols are effective and will undoubtedly save lives, we can’t enforce our way out of this issue. It’s up to everyone to drive sober and make smart choices behind the wheel.” 

In Indiana, it is illegal to drive with a BAC of .08 or higher. In addition, drivers under 21 with a BAC of .02 or higher are subject to fines and a license suspension for up to one year. 

However, impaired driving includes more than just alcohol. Drugs and even some over-the-counter medications can also cause impairment and can slow coordination, judgment and reaction times on the road. 

Officers will be on the lookout for all forms of impairment, in which the consequences can include thousands of dollars in legal fees, increased insurance rates, loss of license, a criminal record and possible jail time. 

To avoid those, plan a safe and sober ride home before going out. Even if only one drink is consumed, designate a sober driver or plan to use a rideshare service, public transportation or taxi. “Driving under the influence can have severe and, in some cases, tragic consequences, so we’re asking everyone to plan ahead and don’t risk it by drinking and driving”, said Chief Bolin. 

*Motorists that encounter a drunk driver on the road are encouraged to call 911 

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