INDIANA REPORTS FIRST FLU-RELATED DEATH OF SEASON
INDIANA REPORTS FIRST FLU-RELATED DEATH OF SEASON
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Lt. Gov. Crouch, IHCDA Launch Crowdfunding Campaign For Historic Evansville Theatre
$50,000 Goal To Receive Matching Grant Through IHCDA’s CreatINg Places Initiative
Evansville, Ind. (Oct. 15, 2021) – Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch and the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority today announced a partnership with Friends of the Victory Inc. to restore a local piece of Evansville history. Evansville residents will soon restore local history if this crowdfunding campaign reaches its goal of raising $50,000 by Nov. 15, 2021. If successful, the project led by Friends of the Victory Inc. will receive a matching grant as part of the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority’s (IHCDA) CreatINg Places program.
“The Victory Theater has been an anchor of my hometown’s arts community for a century,†Crouch said. “This campaign will help restore an Evansville treasure and light the way for Hoosiers to come enjoy performances in this historic venue for years to come.â€
Funds from this campaign will restore the over 100-year-old theater’s marquee, honoring its history and the legacy of the arts in Evansville. Funds will be used to manufacture and install a historic blade sign, install an LED message board to support arts events, and create a public event to celebrate the lighting of the historic sign. “The replica of the historic Victory marquee will serve not only as a symbol for the theatre itself but as an iconic symbol of historic downtown Evansvilleâ€, said Scott Schoenike, President of the Friends of Victory. “We are grateful that the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority’s CreatINg Places program is assisting us in the final fundraising for this project.”
The CreatINg Places program began in 2016, projects have raised more than $5.5 million in public funds and an additional $4.5 million in matching IHCDA funds.
The program is available to projects located in Indiana communities. Non-profit entities (with 501c3 or 501c4 status) and Local Units of Government are eligible to apply.
Eligible projects must have a minimum total development cost of $10,000, where the recipient will receive $5,000 in IHCDA matching funds should it successfully raise $5,000 through Patronicity. IHCDA will provide matching grant funds up to $50,000 per project.
UE Volleyball Makes History In Win At UNI
UE Volleyball Makes History In Win At UNI
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – It was a historic evening for the University of Evansville volleyball program, which earned its first-ever win road win over UNI on Friday at the McLeod Center.
Entering Friday’s contest, the Purple Aces (14-4, 4-3 MVC) were 0-26 in road matchups against UNI (7-13, 2-5 MVC) and 2-54 overall. That all changed as Evansville rebounded from a loss in the first set to earn a 3-1 win. Friday’s result also marked the fourth consecutive Missouri Valley Conference victory. It is just the second time UE has won four league matches in a row since joining in 1994. The previous streak came in 1998 with wins over Drake, Creighton, Southern Illinois and Indiana State.
“We are happy with the win because we did not have our best game, but we still pulled off the win,†UE head volleyball coach Fernando Morales said. “That is what great teams do! After the first set, I told our team that we are going to lose sets and that is okay. The important thing is to keep playing our game because that is the only way we can get out of a hole.â€
Perhaps the biggest point of the night came from Laura Ruiz. With her team in front by a 28-27 score in the third set, Ruiz came through with one of her three service aces to clinch the set and give her team a 2-1 lead. Giulia Cardona led all players with 19 kills while Melanie Feliciano and Alondra Vazquez recorded 16 and 10, respectively. Rachel Basinski reset her season mark with 15 digs while Vazquez recorded 11 on the way to her 10th double-double of the season and fourth in a row.
Taya Haffner paced the team with 42 assists while fellow freshman Madisyn Steele added five block assists. UNI saw Kira Fallert lead the way with 14 kills while Payton Ahrenstorff tied Basinski’s mark with 15 digs to lead all players.
Set One – UNI 25, UE 17
It was the Panthers who grabbed the early momentum, cruising to a 25-17 win in the opening frame. UNI broke a 3-3 tie with two in a row and they would not trail again. Evansville showed its fight after falling into a 17-12 hole, scoring three in a row to get back within two. Vazquez picked up a kill in the rally, but UNI answered, finishing on an 8-2 run to take a 1-0 lead.
Set Two – UE 25, UNI 16
Falling into an 0-1 hole on the road is usually tough to overcome, but that was not the case on Friday for the Aces. Putting together its most dominant set of the night, the Aces turned a 5-5 tie into a 9-5 lead and would never look back. Cardona, Steel and Feliciano all had kills in the initial run. Up by a 15-10 score, Evansville padded its lead when consecutive Feliciano kills extended the advantage to 19-11. Laura Ruiz would later record her first ace of the night before Vazquez picked up the kill that clinched a 25-16 win to tie the match.
Set Three – UE 29, UNI 27
Game three was the difference-maker with neither team willing to give in. Evansville had the early momentum and looked to be well on its way to a 2-1 lead. A Rachel Basinski ace, coupled with a kill by Steele, gave UE a 7-3 lead. The Panthers stormed back with three in a row to get within one, but UE countered and took a 13-9 edge as Hannah Watkins picked up a kill. The Aces continued to remain in front when a Cecilia Thon ace was followed by consecutive UNI errors that gave the Aces a 20-15 lead. The Panthers were not ready to give up and scored five in a row to tie the score. Evansville jumped back in front at 22-21 thanks to a Feliciano kill, but the Panthers continued to battle back. With the score tied at 26-26, Coach Morales challenged a call that resulted in a Feliciano kill to put his team in front. After UNI tied it up, Evansville took control. Alondra Vazquez put her squad back in front with a kill before Ruiz came through in the clutch with her second ace of the night to clinch the set by a 29-27 final.
Set Four – UE 25, UNI 20
On the cusp of its first road win at UNI, the Aces knew the opposition would not go away easily. UE jumped out to a 7-4 lead but a huge Panther run saw them score seven out of eight tallies to take an 11-8 lead. Giulia Cardona took matters into her own hands, picking up three kills in a row to help her team retake the lead at 12-11. Both squads dueled it out down the stretch, battling to a 17-17 score. That is when another Cardona kill, coupled with Thon’s second ace of the match, began a 4-0 run that was capped off when Vazquez tallied her 10th kill. From there, the Aces held strong on the way to a 25-20 decision and a 3-1 match final.
Another road tilt is on tap Saturday when Evansville faces Drake in a 5 p.m. match at the Knapp Center.
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MOTHERHOOD AND APPLE PIE
MOTHERHOOD AND APPLE PIE
GAVEL GAMUTÂ By Jim Redwine
I am for both of these institutions and I bet so are most voters. So the sleight of hand our politicians must pull off is to make us think we are getting Mom’s apple pie for our tax monies when, in fact, we may be getting Jezebel’s cow pie.
Take the Patriot Act for instance. The full name the naming gnomes came up with for this abomination is: “Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA Patriot) Act of 2001.†An example of the Act’s true purpose is the secret FISA courts it created. FISA courts are Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Courts where the term “court†is turned on its head. Secret proceedings are the stuff of Franz Kafka’s The Trial, not places where due process and the protection of rights and liberty occur. Nothing could be less patriotic than The Patriot Act.
Much as we have ignored and subverted our core principles of innocent until and unless proven guilty in Guantanamo Bay “Detention†Camp, our legal and political system has incrementally used words to obfuscate and mislead. A detention center is where bad behaving children are disciplined. Guantanamo is America’s shameful gulag where we give the lie to our core values every day it remains open.Â
George Orwell was an English writer but his prescient works, Animal Farm and 1984 could be sounding the alarm for our government’s attempts to have us believe politicians’ pet projects are infrastructure and military incursions are peace missions. It is difficult to get voters to re-elect a politician if they know the person they are paying about $200,000 per year is spending trillions of dollars of taxpayer funds on pet projects and claiming they are infrastructure. Maybe what the politician wants to fund is a good idea but lying to the American public to get it funded is not.
Perhaps if we would rename broccoli, ice cream, we could save broccoli farmers from bankruptcy. Or maybe we could champion those wonderful brussel sprouts as COVID-19 cures. I am confident there would be some late-night charlatan somewhere on the internet or cable t.v. who would run such an idea as a Biblical alternative to vaccines?
As Congress castigates Mark Zuckerberg and wrings its hands at his subliminal manipulation of our youth, perhaps it could turn its spotlight on itself and start policing its own Newspeak. The politicians’ callous indifference to the citizenry’s confusion over science and religion or peace and war or progress over stagnation is in need of a good analysis by a contemporary Will Rogers or Mark Twain or George Orwell or Joseph (Catch 22) Heller.
Anyway, I cannot devote any more time to such pursuits as it is the middle of football season. So, for now, I must concentrate upon what is truly important, at least to me, and I will blithely rely upon the goodwill of the politicians to address the rest in terms that lull me back to indifference.
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Braun Intercollegiate Set For Monday And Tuesday
UE Women Ready For Home Tournament
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – One of the highlights of the schedule for the University of Evansville women’s golf team returns next week when the Purple Aces host the Charles Braun Intercollegiate at Oak Meadow Country Club.
Set to play on one of its home courses, the Aces look to continue what has been a strong fall season. UE is one of seven schools in the event, which also includes Chicago State, Green Bay, UIC, IUPUI, North Alabama and Western Michigan. Monday’s action features the opening 18 holes before the squads complete the final 18 on Tuesday morning.  Both days open with a 10 a.m. shotgun start. Par is 72 while the yardage will be 6,213.
Evansville is coming off an 8th place finish at the Butler Fall Invitational where Caitlin O’Donnell recorded her top outing of the fall. Shooting her lowest three rounds of the season, O’Donnell earned a seventh-place finish. Included in the tournament was a 72 in the opening round, which tied her lowest collegiate round.
Taking second for UE and tying for 16th in the event was Allison Enchelmayer. The junior posted a 76 or lower in all three rounds. After opening the contest with a 2-over 72, Enchelmayer posted back-to-back rounds of 76 on her way to a final stroke tally of 224. Mallory Russell also had a strong outing, completing all three rounds with tallies of 78 or lower on her way to a tie for 24th. She finished day one with scores of 73 and 75 before registering a 78 in the second day to finish with a 226.
Carly Frazier continued to put together a solid fall. After scoring an 82 in the first round, Frazier bounced back with rounds of 76 and 79 in the final two rounds. Her total score of 237 was good for the 59th spot. Two behind her was Alyssa McMinn, who tied for the 63rd spot with a 239. McMinn’s scores finished at 80, 77, and 82. Individual Taylor Keating completed the invitational with a 269.
The Braun Intercollegiate has been a successful one in the past for Evansville, who won the team championship in 2015 and 2016. Those two seasons also saw Kayla Katterhenry take the top individual honors. The tournament has taken place annually since the fall of 2012 with the exception of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
 THUNDERBOLTS ANNOUNCE 2021-22 LEADERSHIP CORE
 THUNDERBOLTS ANNOUNCE 2021-22 LEADERSHIP CORE
 Evansville, Ind: The Evansville Thunderbolts Professional Hockey Team of the Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL) and Head Coach and Director of Hockey Operations Jeff Bes have announced the Thunderbolts’ leadership core for the 2021-22 season, naming Austin Plevy the 7th captain in team history, as well as appointing Hayden Hulton and Brandon Lubin to assistant captain roles.
Plevy returns to the Thunderbolts following a stint with the Knoxville Ice Bears during the Thunderbolts’ 2020-21 pause. In 2019-20, Plevy became the first player in league history to be awarded both Rookie of the Year and Most Valuable Player honors simultaneously, after scoring 17 goals and 65 points in only 45 games. This will be Plevy’s third season in the SPHL, allowing for a natural progression into the captaincy role.
Hulton is described as one of the hardest-working players in all three zones. His history of leadership combined with a strong full season of professional experience led to the decision to promote Hulton to the assistant captain role. Hulton tallied 3 goals and 12 points, while also playing in all 46 games in the 2019-20 season.
Lubin, the only player in franchise history who will skate in each of the Thunderbolts’ first five seasons, has tallied 12 goals and 46 points in 127 games as a member of the Thunderbolts and is tied for the franchise lead in games played. Lubin will also assume the role of a playing assistant coach and will have a major role in mentoring and guiding the Thunderbolts’ defense this season.
The Thunderbolts open the 2021-22 home season on Friday, October 22nd, hosting the Quad City Storm at 7:00 pm. For tickets, call (812)422-BOLT (2658), buy online at EvansvilleThunderbolts.com or buy in person at the Ford Center Box Office.
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).
About Evansville Thunderbolts: The Evansville Thunderbolts is the area’s only professional
hockey team. The Thunderbolts are a proud member of the Southern Professional Hockey
League (SPHL). The team is owned and operated by VW Sports, L.L.C, a subsidiary of
VenuWorks, Inc. www.evansvillethunderbolts.com
No. 5/11 Indiana Visits No. 24/16 Northwestern
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – No. 5/11 Indiana swimming and diving faces ranked opponent No. 24/16 Northwestern in the first Big Ten Conference dual meet for both squads. Coming off three wins in its opening meet, IU will look to keep its early momentum going on the road Saturday (Oct. 16) when they visit the Wildcats inside Norris Aquatics Center.
“Northwestern poses a very stiff test for our first Big Ten Conference dual meet the season,†IU head swimming coach Ray Looze said. “They are particularly strong protecting their home pool. It has been many years since we have competed in Evanston, and we look forward to the challenge.â€
“We are looking forward to the competition with Northwestern this weekend,†Indiana head diving coach Drew Johansen said. “We have three freshmen competing on the men’s side and six of our veteran women heading to Chicago. The team has already qualified six divers for the postseason, and we are focused on adding more this weekend as we take on Northwestern.â€
MEET INFO
Saturday, Oct. 16 | 11 a.m. ET
Norris Aquatics Center • Evanston, Ill.
Opponents: (M) No. 24 Northwestern; (W) No. 16 Northwestern
Live Results: https://bit.ly/30tPt9i
SCHEDULED EVENTS
200 Medley Relay, 3-meter dive, 1,000 Freestyle, 200 Freestyle, 100 Backstroke, 100 Breaststroke, 200 Butterfly, 50 Freestyle, 1-meter dive, 100 Freestyle, 200 Backstroke, 200 Breaststroke, 500 Freestyle, 100 Butterfly, 200 IM, 400 Freestyle Relay
OF NOTE…
HOOSIERS COMPETE FOR U.S. NATIONAL TEAM
The IU swimming and diving program sent 13 current, former, and Indiana Swim Club trainees, and two coaches to the Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo. The athletes returned with 11 medals. Three Hoosier Olympians, Michael Brinegar, Andrew Capobianco and Tomer Frankel, are on the roster for the 2021-22 campaign. Capobianco earned silver in the 3M Synchro Springboard.
Five athletes with Indiana ties were named to the 2021-22 U.S. National Team roster: Zach Apple, Michael Brinegar, Blake Pieroni, Lilly King and Annie Lazor.
Last weekend (Oct. 8-10), three IU student-athletes excelled in Team USA events. Freshman diver Carson Tyler won two gold and one silver medal to help USA Diving win its first Pan American Diving Championship since 2011. Then, Brinegar and freshman Mariah Denigan each placed top-3 at the Las Vegas Open Water Championships, qualifying both for the 2021-22 U.S. Open Water National Team.
LAST TIME OUT: IUSD OPENS SEASON WITH THREE WINS
In its first meet of the 2021-22 season, Indiana came away with three wins against reigning SEC Champion Kentucky and Indiana State at home in Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatics Center on October 6. The IU men won every race to defeat Kentucky, 171-115, as the women’s team pulled out a 162-138 win over Kentucky and a dominant 253-47 performance over ISU.
Both Indiana teams dominated the 400-Yard Freestyle Relay. The men’s quartet of Rafael Miroslaw, Jack Franzman, Van Mathias and Tomer Frankel posted a 2:56.44, the top time in the country. For the women, Anna Peplowski, Ashley Turak, Ella Ristic and Elizabeth Broshears finished in 3:21.59, the nation’s second-best mark.
Three IU swimmers and six divers qualified for postseason in the season-opening meet. Four of those divers, Andrew Capobianco, Quinn Henninger, Tarrin Gilliland and Anne Fowler, qualified in both the 1-meter and 3-meter dives.
Senior Gabriel Fantoni and Miroslaw each won three races to lead IU. Fantoni’s 46.43 time in the 100-Yard Backstroke is the nation’s fastest to-date.
YESTERYEAR: HOOSIER HISTORY HIGHLIGHTS
October 17 – October 23The Week in Indiana History |
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“Growing up in a small Indiana town, where I lived across the street from the courthouse and knew everyone, and being a doctor’s wife at Bremen, were good training for the wife of a politician. You become accustomed to interrupted meals and unpredictable and late hours, and you develop an extra degree of empathy for people.” – – –Elizabeth Ann Steinmann Bowen (1918 – 1981) Her husband, Dr. Otis Bowen, was the 44th Governor of Indiana
Did You Know?   When Christian Schrader was a little boy growing up in Indianapolis in the 1850s, he dreamed of being an artist. As he grew older, his artistic talent expressed itself not on a canvas but in porcelain. From 1872 to 1908, Schrader’s Fine China Shop was a fixture on Washington Street. When Schrader retired, he turned to his sketch pencil. A sharp memory of his childhood in the city led to hundreds of images. He drew the city block by block, illustrating 178 buildings in the Indianapolis of 1850. His work includes the old Statehouse, the first Marion County Courthouse, the first firehouse, the governor’s mansion, and the homes of such distinguished citizens as Harvey Bates, Jacob Cox, and James Blake.  Pictured: Shrader’s sketch of the Market Street entrance of the old Statehouse. ANSWERS: Joseph Allen  Kevin Ford   Janice Voss  David Wolf |
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1933   The John Dillinger gang staged what is considered to be their biggest robbery. They got away with nearly $75,000 in cash from the Central National Bank in Greencastle. It was one of several bank robberies committed by Dillinger and fellow convicts in the weeks after they had escaped from the state prison in Michigan City.   Pictured: The Central National Bank building in Greencastle as it appears today. 
1954   The Regency TR-1, the first transistor radio, began production at the company plant on Pendleton Pike in Indianapolis. Selling at $50, the radio was expensive for its time but caught on quickly because of its small “pocket size.” Containing four germanium transistors, the little radio operated on a 22.5 volt battery which offered 20 hours of listening. The first models came in four colors: black, ivory, mandarin red, and cloud grey.
