REMINDER: EWSU Resumes Late Fees and Shutoffs Starting December 1Â Â Â Â Â
 EVANSVILLE, IND. – Evansville Water and Sewer Utility did not charge late fees or disconnect services for customers who were inconvenienced by late billing issues this fall. Now that the mail distribution problem has been resolved and paper bills are arriving on schedule, late fees and service disconnections will resume on Wednesday, December 1, 2021.
EWSU customers who need more time to pay the past due amount are urged to call EWSU Customer Service at 812-436-7846 before the due date to setup payment arrangements and avoid additional fees. Customers may also request payment arrangements online. Visit ewsu.com and click Account & Billing, then select Payment Arrangements. Please note: payment arrangements cannot be made after the shutoff date has passed and the account has been disconnected.
“We appreciate our customers’ patience and understanding while the Utility worked through the mailing issue with our vendor,†said EWSU Executive Director Lane Young. “While this problem has been corrected, EWSU is committed to improving billing services for all of our customers – whether you choose to receive your bill by mail or opt to use one of our convenient electronic payment methods.â€
EWSU customers are encouraged to go paperless by setting up automatically scheduled payments online using the theMyWater EWSU portal or download the MyWater EWSU app to set up scheduled payments using your smartphone. Customers can also use the portal and app to manage their accounts. MyWater EWSU is easy to use, saves money on postage, and customers who schedule auto payments never pay late fees.
BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS REGULAR MEETING
BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS REGULAR MEETING
ROOM 307, CIVIC CENTER COMPLEX
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2021
12:00 NOON
 AGENDA
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. MEETING MEMORANDUM Â NOVEMBER 17, 2021
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       a. Request Re: Any Other Business the Board Wishes to Consider and Public Comments
6.     REPORTS
       a. Danielle Crook, General Manager -Swonder Ice Arena
       b. Steve Schaefer, Deputy Mayor, Interim Parks Director
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Otters Release 2022 Regular Season Schedule
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The Evansville Otters will open their 27th season when they host the New Jersey Jackals at Bosse Field on May 13, kicking off the 2022 Frontier League regular season for both teams.
The Otters host the Jackals during Opening Weekend as part of a nine-game homestand to start the season for Evansville. They will also host the travel team of the Frontier Greys and the Quebec Capitales throughout the following week. The homestand will be Evansville’s longest of the season.
The Frontier League released the schedule for its 29th season, featuring 16 organizations playing a full 96-game schedule, and including the Frontier League debuts of the Quebec Capitales, Trois-Rivieres Aigles, and the Ottawa Titans out of Canada. Overall, the 2022 season will have the most regular-season games in the league’s history.
Plus, the traveling Frontier Greys make a return to the Frontier League circuit. The Greys are based on the former Zanesville Greys, who won the first Frontier League championship. The team’s name is a tribute to the author Zane Grey who wrote several Western and baseball stories in the early 1900s. The Redheaded Outfield is one of his better-known novels.
The Frontier League will open its season in May as the largest professional, independent baseball league in North America and its second season as an MLB Partner League.
The 2022 schedule will be a full-season format with East and West divisions. The West Division features Evansville, Florence, Gateway, Joliet, Lake Erie, Schaumburg, Windy City, and Washington. The East Division features Frontier, New Jersey, Ottawa, Sussex County, New York, Quebec, Trois-Rivieres, and Tri-City.
Teams play either three or four series against their divisional rivals while facing the eight teams from the other division at least once each.
The Otters’ schedule includes home out-of-division matchups against New Jersey, Frontier, Quebec, New York, and Tri-City. Evansville will travel to Ottawa, Trois-Rivieres, and Sussex County.
Evansville will play 72 games within the West Division, splitting four home and road series against Lake Erie, Gateway, and Florence, playing nine games with six at home against Windy City and Joliet, and playing nine games with six on the road against Washington and Schaumburg.
Evansville is scheduled for nine weekend home series at Bosse Field in 2022, which will be the 107th anniversary of Bosse Field.
The Otters will have four six-game homestands, and Evansville’s final regular-season homestand will be Aug. 23-28 against Joliet and Florence.
Evansville will travel to Washington and Florence to conclude the regular season.
2022 also includes the return of Frontier League all-star events July 18-21.
University of Evansville Hosting the High School Changemaker Challenge
Students Will Compete For A Chance At 4-year Tuition Scholarships
EVANSVILLE, IN (11/29/2021) The University of Evansville (UE) is pleased to announce the upcoming High School Changemaker Challenge, sponsored by Toyota. Any high school junior or senior is invited to participate for a chance to win a four-year scholarship, with the top prize offering full tuition.
UE believes everyone can be a changemaker, and positive change doesn’t have to wait until college. The Changemaker Challenge, created by the University’s Center for Innovation and Change, encourages the younger generation to identify and solve challenges in the world through innovation and creativity. Students will share their unique ideas (products, services, or programs) in the form of a 2-minute video, and scholarships will be awarded to first through third place. Once they enroll at UE to continue their education, students can continue designing and implementing their ideas to make a lasting difference.
Video recordings describing students’ ideas must be submitted by Wednesday, December 8. On December 15, the top 20 finalists will be announced on the UE website. The final round will be held on UE’s campus on January 25, 2022, and scholarships will be presented to the winners. To submit your video, please visit evansville.edu/cc-hs.
The competition is open to any high school junior or senior, and they may compete individually or in teams of up to three. Home school and club entries (e.g. Scouts, Boys and Girls Club, 4-H) will also be eligible. To qualify for a scholarship, competitors must also attend the in-person final round on campus in Evansville, Indiana. A separate Changemaker Challenge, beginning at a later date, will be virtual and geared towards a national and global audience that cannot compete in person.
Competitors may be eligible to receive special prizes for forming ideas that:
- Increase girls’ access and exposure to science fields (e.g. a summer camp for girls interested in physics)
- Address or mitigate climate change (e.g. decreasing air pollution, rooftop gardens)
- Increase access to physical activity or health options (e.g. more dance classes or recess in schools, fitness trails, creative outdoor play options)
- Provide creative ideas to improve quality of life in Evansville’s Promise Zone
Winning students who choose UE as their college destination will receive four-year scholarships to attend UE as listed below:
- 1st place: Full tuition
- 2nd place: $23,000 tuition
- 3rd place: $18,000 tuition
Students that participate will receive ongoing support from the UE Center for Innovation and Change, including online training and connections to faculty experts. To submit your video or learn more about the High School Changemaker Challenge, visit evansville.edu/cc-hsor email Brooksie Smith, the Center’s associate director, at bs267@evansville.edu.
Introducing Vincennes University 2021 Mid-Year Commencement Student Speakers
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World AIDS Day Is Wednesday, Dec. 1
AIDS Holiday Project Kicks Off on World AIDS Day (Dec. 1)
World AIDS Day is commemorated each year on December 1, and this year the Tri-State Alliance is featuring videos on our social media accounts. Videos from Father Brown and Tonya Heim are among the videos featured. They can be viewed at the Tri-State Alliance pages on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter; as well as the AIDS Holiday Project page on Facebook.
The event also kicks off the Tri-State Alliance AIDs Holiday Project. This year we are serving over 200 low-income households impacted by HIV / AIDS. Of the over 200 households, there are 14 households in Illinois that still need to be sponsored (8 with children), 15 households in Illinois (6 with children), and 17 households in Kentucky (3 with children). The project has served the community for 30 years.
You can contact the Tri-State Alliance at 812-480-0204, 3statealliance@gmail.com or message us on Messenger and we can give you a Wish list for a household near where you live. If you don’t want to do the shopping, please consider sending a check to the TSA Holiday Project, PO Box 2901, Evansville, IN 47728 or donate online at TSAGL.org/Donate.html and our volunteers will do the shopping.
PICTURED ABOVE: A picture from previous years when Billy Taylor and Julie Robinson load vehicles to make AIDS Holiday Project deliveries.
This Week at USI – November 29, 2021
Reception at 4 p.m. Saturday, December 4
New Harmony Gallery hosts an exhibition, Filled Up 2: A Ceramic Cup Show
The New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art, in partnership with The New Harmony Clay Project, will host Filled Up 2: A Ceramic Cup Show through Saturday, December 18. Filled Up 2 exhibits ceramic cups from contributing artists around the United States, juried by noted ceramic artist Virginia Scotchie.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
McCutchan Art Center/Pace Galleries to host two exhibitions, -RHIZA and the 2021 Senior Seminar Exhibition
The McCutchan Art Center/Pace Galleries is excited to present two exhibitions to complete the Fall Semester, -RHIZA, an installation of experimental works by alumna Katherine Watts, and the 2021 Senior Seminar Exhibition. The exhibition will be displayed from October 18 through December 10. Gallery hours are from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays.
2021-22 Academic Year
Lawrence Library to feature art, coins; collaborate with University of Evansville and Evansville Museum for 2021-22
The University of Southern Indiana John M. Lawrence ’73 Library will have four exhibits on display and open to the public for the 2021-22 Academic Year. The Lawrence Library exists to educate and inspire the members of the University community and the surrounding region through the exhibition, research, and preservation of its collections of historical and artistic manuscripts and artifacts.
The Library is located in the lower level of the Liberal Arts Center on the USI campus. It is open to the public from 2 – 4:30 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays. For more information, visit the Lawrence Library page on the USI website.
A collection of events on campus and in the community sponsored by USI student organizations can be found on the USI events calendar by clicking here.
NOVEMBER-2021 BIRTHDAYS
DEBBIE HINES
TRACY HARMES BEDWELL
JENNIFER SCHMITT
JENNIFER WHITAKER
KENT GREATHOUSE
JENNIFER SCHMITT
SIDDHRTH TRIVEDI
JANA LAMBERT RABERÂ
MANDY STAUP DOUBLER
JESSE STORY
DONNIE WINKER
WRENNA LONG
MARTI HALL
RHETT SCHREIBER
DAVID BURKE
FRED SKEELS
BETHANY HALL
JOE NOTTER
KERRY ADAMS CORUM
JESSICA NUFFER
BEN TROCKMAN
CHARMAINE MALICOAT
LAURA FRITZ
CAROL SEGER FRITZ
MIKE ORTH
MARCIA STREANS
GARY MOSLEY
JENNIFER HIRCH CLAUSHEIDE
RHONDA BITTEL RAMSEY
TAYOR REGLIS
KATHY FRANK
BARBARA HELM HOBBS
CLAARK FIELDÂ
RON BEACON
AUDREY ANDERSONÂ
SAMANTHA DICKINSON
DAVE GONNERMAN
KRISTA JACKSON
LISA NEMEC
MISTY LINDSEY HART
ANGELA KOEHLER LINDSY
MARILYNN SCHMIDT HESS
JAMES BRAKER
JOHN DEE BROWN
TOM GROVES
CATHY MYERS
TOMMY JOHNNY
CHAD SCHAUSS
CHARLEEN NEWMAN WILLIAMSON
RUSTY ROBINSON
MARY L. GRACEÂ
RANDY SCHULZ
ROBIN D. MAJOR
VICKI KAVANAUGH BROWNÂ
JEFFREY C. JACKSON
BOSCOE JESSICA FRANCE
KEN KILLEBREW
JACINDA STRATTON-CLEMENTS
BRANDON BARTLETT
JAN F. SCHIFF
JEFF JAMES
CINDY BOWMANÂ
JOSH NEIDIG
MIKE REEDER
EILEEN JANIGAÂ
DOLLARMAN JACKSON
MATTSTURGEON
KEN ELLSPERMAN
MIKE FRENCH
KYLE ASHBY
SHANE CAREY
JEFF HOWERTON
JILL CAPE
KYLE ASHBY
SHANE CAREY
JEFF HOWERTON
JILL CAPE
CARON LEADER
CARL UNDERWOODÂ
COREY ELDRIDGE
TRINA CONNER
ANDY DILLOW
BRIAN REVEILLE
DICK HARRISON
ERIC WILLIAMS
JARED HOZEY
HADLIE DRAKE-SCHEIBER
DEREK MASTERSON
JAN SCHIFF
JEFF WOLF
MICHAEL A CASSELL
MISTY HART
KRYSTLE SPAHN
CHARLIE SELZTERS
BRIAN REVELLE
STACEYÂ SPANKS
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