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Rohleder and Enchelmayer post low scores in round two

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Aces continue NCAA Regional

Sophia Rohleder and Allison Enchelmayer posted the low scores of the day for the University of Evansville women’s golf team at the 2021 NCAA Regional at the Scarlet Course at The Ohio State University.

Rohleder led the Purple Aces with a score of 82 in the second trip around the course.  She was followed by Enchelmayer, who recorded an 83.  Through two rounds, Rohleder stands with a 159 while Enchelmayer’s two scores of 83 have her at a 166.

Alyssa McMinn and Caitlin O’Donnell were next up for UE, posting identical scores of 85.  The duo also recorded identical rounds on Monday and are tied with totals of 169.  Mallory Russell did not play in the second round.

The Aces remain in 18th place in the regional with two of the three rounds complete.  The University of Georgia had the low round on Tuesday to jump into the lead.  The Bulldogs posted a 288 and have a total score of 577.  They are seven in front of Michigan and eight ahead of Duke.

Jenny Bae from UGA has a slight lead on the individual leaderboard.  Her 4-under 68 on Tuesday has her in front with a 139.  Monet Chun of Michigan is one behind her in second.  All teams will wrap up the regional with a final round on Wednesday.

 

Grote, Kostbade Earn NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana senior swimmers Josie Grote and Gary Kostbade have both been awarded NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship, the organization announced. Grote was also a recipient of the NCAA Ethnic Minority and Women’s Enhancement Award.

“We are so proud of both Gary and Josie for this fantastic accomplishment,” Indiana head swimming coach Ray Looze said. “This achievement embodies the core goals of our program. To win an NCAA postgraduate scholarship takes elite level academics and athletics over a sustained period of time. It’s one of the most prestigious awards a collegiate athlete could be honored to win.”

 NCAA POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP

The NCAA awards up to 126 postgraduate scholarships annually. The scholarships are awarded to student-athletes who excel academically and athletically and who are at least in their final year of intercollegiate athletics competition.

The one-time non-renewable scholarships of $10,000 are awarded three times a year corresponding to each sport season (fall, winter and spring). Each sports season there are 21 scholarships available for men and 21 scholarships available for women for use in an accredited graduate program.

All former student-athletes who earned an undergraduate degree from an NCAA member school are eligible to be nominated by that school for an NCAA graduate degree scholarship, regardless of when they received their undergraduate degree.

Ethnic Minority and Women’s Enhancement Graduate Scholarship

The Ethnic Minority and Women’s Enhancement Graduate Scholarship were developed by the NCAA Committee on Women’s Athletics and the NCAA Minority Opportunities and Interests Committee.

The goal of the enhancement programs is to increase the pool of and opportunities for qualified minority and female candidates in intercollegiate athletics through graduate scholarships.

The NCAA awards $10,000 to 13 ethnic minorities and 13 female college graduates who will be entering their initial year of graduate studies. The applicant must be seeking admission or have been accepted into a sports administration or program that will help the applicant obtain a career in intercollegiate athletics, such as athletics administrator, coach, athletic trainer or a career that provides a direct service to intercollegiate athletics.

All former student-athletes who earned an undergraduate degree from an NCAA member school are eligible to be nominated by that school for an NCAA graduate degree scholarship, regardless of when they received their undergraduate degree.

JOSIE GROTE

Grote, a two-time All-American from Madison, competed in the Big Ten Championships in all four of her collegiate seasons. She earned All-Big Ten second team accolades in 2021 as a member of the silver medal 800 Freestyle Relay team. She also earned an individual bronze in the 400 IM at the conference meet before securing a fourth-place finish in the event at the NCAA level, the highest placing by a Hoosier female in the history of the event. Grote nabbed six top-10 individual finishes in her career at the Big Ten Championships.

She earned both Academic All-Big Ten and Big Ten Distinguished Scholar honors in 2019.

Grote graduated in the spring of 2021 with a bachelor’s degree in exercise science with minors of medical science and psychology. She plans to attend physician’s assistant school with the hopes of working in orthopedics with other athletes.

GARY KOSTBADE

Kostbade, a graduating senior from Chesterton, was a three-year scorer at the Big Ten Championships Meet. He placed eighth out of the Championship Final in both the 100 and 200 Breaststroke events during his sophomore campaign (2019) at the conference meet and competed in the Consolation Final in the 200 Breaststroke as a junior (2020) and a senior (2021).

He earned Academic All-Big Ten in 2019 and was named a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar in the same season.

Kostbade graduated in the spring of 2021 with a bachelor’s of science in biology and a minor in business. He will begin dental school in the fall at Colorado School of Dental Medicine. He intends to open his own dental practice in the future with a focus in either pediatric or family dentistry.

Since the start of the 2015 academic year, Indiana has produced four recipients of the award. Three of the four have come from the swimming program: Anze Tavcar (Winter, 2017-18), Josie Grote (Winter, 2020-21) and Gary Kostbade (Winter, 2020-21). Olivia Hippensteel (Spring, 2016-17) also earned the distinction from the women’s track team.

VANDERBURGH COUNTY RECENT BOOKING RECORDS

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CenterPoint Energy Celebrates Completion Of Name Transition In Indiana

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CenterPoint Energy Celebrates Completion Of Name Transition In Indiana

Evansville, Ind. – CenterPoint Energy will mark the completion of name transition activities in Indiana with an event at CNP Plaza (formerly One Vectren Square). CenterPoint Energy President and CEO Dave Lesar will be joined by members of the executive team, Mayor Lloyd Winnecke, and other representatives from the Evansville community.

WHAT: CenterPoint Energy celebrates the completion of the name transition in Indiana
WHO: CenterPoint Energy executive team, Mayor Lloyd Winnecke, City of Evansville representatives, Evansville nonprofit and community leaders
WHEN: Wednesday, May 12, 2021, at 10 a.m.
WHERE: CenterPoint Energy Plaza (formerly One Vectren Square), 211 N.W. Riverside Drive

After remarks at CNP Plaza, there will be an announcement by the CenterPoint Energy Foundation at 11 a.m. on Main Street. 

About CenterPoint Energy

As the only investor-owned electric and gas utility based in Texas, CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CNP) is an energy delivery company with electric transmission and distribution, power generation and natural gas distribution operations that serve more than 7 million metered customers in Arkansas, Indiana, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Ohio, Oklahoma and Texas. As of March 31, 2021, the company owned approximately $36 billion in assets and also owned 53.7 percent of the common units representing limited partner interests in Enable Midstream Partners, LP, a publicly traded master limited partnership that owns, operates, and develops strategically located natural gas and crude oil infrastructure assets. With approximately 9,500 employees, CenterPoint Energy and its predecessor companies have been in business for more than 150 years. For more information, visit CenterPointEnergy.com.

 

Commentary: A Lacrosse Team Goes Bad And A Catholic School Circles The Wagons

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May 10, 2021    Posted by:

By Hank Nuwer
TheStatehouseFile.com

Riddle: When is a news release not a news release?

Answer: When the news release contains a boldface misstatement and raises more questions than it answers.

Hank Nuwer is a professor emeritus with Franklin College’s Pulliam School of Journalism.

Such is the case with a murky news release distributed this week by the administration of St. Ignatius High School in Cleveland’s Roman Catholic diocese.

The release says that says 17 of approximately 35 rugby players were suspended for throwing a hazing party in which alcohol was served.

But get this. “Hazing activities vary in severity and exist along a continuum,” the news-less release declares.  “While the behavior at the gathering was grossly inappropriate, at no time was the physical safety of a student at risk.”

What planet do St. Ignatius administrators live on?

Just last week schoolboy Sam Patton died of an alcohol overdose during a rugby initiation in Britain.

This year, baseball player James Gilfedder died during an alleged boozy initiation thrown by Lyon College teammates in Arkansas.

Stone Foltz at Bowling Green State University and Adam Oakes of Virginia Commonwealth University also perished in 2021, following fraternity initiations fueled by alcohol.

Or maybe the president has heard about Nick Haben, a Western Illinois University player who perished following a drunken initiation in 1990? The rookie’s lacrosse teammates coerced him into drinking bottle after bottle.

Not at risk. Did you get your butt to Confession over that whopper, Father Ray?

I thought Jesuits were supposed to be the smart order.

Pressed by reporters, the school admitted police were not involved.

Last I checked, serving alcohol to under-aged students is classified as a crime.

Did any kids drive after the party? That would be unconscionable, but school president, the Rev. Raymond P. Guiao, Ignatius ’82, won’t say.

Contacted by phone and emailed questions, President Guiao has not responded.

In addition to Father Ray, questions were sent to Coach Mason Wynocker, media director Joseph Mertonis, and former player Drew Roggenburk, well known in Ohio lacrosse circles. They remain zip-lipped.

Were any parents present during the hazing with liquor?  Former Indianapolis Colts quarterback Jack Trudeau was charged for serving teens booze in his home.

What about the coaches? Were they disciplined for having too loose a hand on the helm?

Don’t ask me for that riddle’s answer. It sure isn’t in the news release.

But I found something interesting by going to the St. Ignatius web site for lacrosse information.

Significantly, when you click on the link to lacrosse coaches in 2021, the space is blank.

Were the coaches suspended or fired–or is the blank link a webmaster omission?

Also of significance, five coaches listed on the 2020 lacrosse roster played lacrosse for St. Ignatius. The place is downright incestuous.

One question not answered in the release is how far back the tradition of an initiation party goes.

I asked Mrs. Evelyn Piazza, an activist and mother of Tim Piazza who died following a Penn State hazing party what she thinks about the school and coaches.

“They tarnished their image and reputation, but this is a crime that should be prosecuted!” she wrote me.

“If they had been drinking and driving, would they have not been prosecuted because they are in high school? No, the law is the law regardless of age – hold them accountable for actions that were dangerous and could have been deadly! They played Russian Roulette with alcohol and got lucky that no one died – of course this was dangerous.”

Of course, the Diocese of Cleveland bears some responsibility here in not pressing the president to show some transparency in this case.

A mudslide is more transparent than St Ignatius High School.

So, you can bet your biretta this story is far from over just because an administration gives out baloney and thinks the public will swallow it.

There are lots more questions needing to be tossed at Father Ray by local media.

Were any of the suspended boys two-sport athletes? If so, have other St. Ignatius teams engaged in hazing and/or alcohol parties?

Will he cancel a 2021 sports camp for young athletes? Sports camps have been notorious for hazing kids below high school age.

Time for one last riddle.

What does the president of St. Ignatius get when scandals have him up to his neck in sand?

More sand.

FOOTNOTE: Hank Nuwer is a Franklin College PSJ emeritus professor. He is the author of Hazing: Destroying Young Lives.

The City-County Observer posted this article without editing.

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The “Splash into Summer” Donation Drive

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May 12, 2021) — The “Splash into Summer” donation drive will be held on Friday, May 28, from 6 a.m. until 6 p.m. at Walmart West and Walmart East.

The donation drive is a project of the Evansville Parks Foundation in partnership with local corporate sponsors and community supporters.

The goal is to collect donated items that will be given to children and families to make swimming more affordable while encouraging attendance at city swimming pools and participation in local swimming competitions.

Suggested items for the donation drive are swim trunks and bathing suits in all sizes for children and adults, beach towels and swim diapers.

Donated items may also be dropped off Monday through Friday during regular business hours at the Department of Parks and Recreation office located at the C.K. Newsome Community Center, 100 E. Walnut Street.

Suggested items for the donation drive are swim trunks and bathing suits in all sizes for children and adults, beach towels and swim diapers.

Donated items may also be dropped off Monday through Friday during regular business hours at the Department of Parks and Recreation office located at the C.K. Newsome Community Center, 100 E. Walnut Street.

 

Holcomb Statement On The General Assembly’s Vote To Override The Veto Of Senate Enrolled Act 5

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Holcomb Statement On The General Assembly’s Vote To Override The Veto Of Senate Enrolled Act 5

Governor Eric J. Holcomb offered the following statement:

“As I said last week, Indiana is in an economically enviable position due in large part to the heroic local response to the pandemic that was permitted by a system rewarding speed, collaboration and medical expertise in a time of health emergency. In most cases, the cooperation between local elected officials and local health officials was superb.

“I would have hoped that such sweeping change could wait until we gathered all the relevant experts and stakeholders to strike the right balance regarding local health authority during emergencies and avoid discouraging laudable service in the field of public health, especially knowing that it’s locally elected officials who appoint the local department of health board that hires the local health director in the first place.

“My administration will do just that over the coming months to supply the legislature with up-to-date data before the next regular session.”

Complimentary Breakfast & $2,500+ Raffle

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Tickets are now on sale for our annual Red, White and Blue Raffle. Each ticket is $100, and you can win multiple times with one ticket!

Tickets may be purchased by contacting Cheryl Schultz at (812) 459-7645, or from our Democratic Headquarters located at 220 NW Fourth Street, Evansville, IN 47708, Monday – Thursday, 11 AM – 2 PM.

One winner will be drawn dailybeginning June 6th with the final draw for $2,500 on July 4th.

Week 1 (6/6 – 6/12) $150 DAILY

Week 2 (6/13 – 6/19) $200 DAILY

Week 3 (6/20 – 6/26) $250 DAILY

Week 4 (6/27 – 7/3) $300 DAILY

This event funds grassroots organizing efforts in Vanderburgh County.
Email your Ticket Request

Only 300 tickets sold and every ticket has a chance in every draw!
Follow the Winners on Facebook

Payments may be made by cash, check or debit card.

Indiana Gaming License #003320

May 15th from 9 – 11 AM

A complimentary all-you-can-eat breakfast will be provided.

We are inviting all Office Holders, Precinct Committeepersons, Neighborhood Leaders to a Meet and Greet with local Democrats like you.

Our 8th District Chair, Thomasini Marsili, and the Indiana Young Dems President, Arielle Brandy, will be joining us as we kick off our Voter Registration Canvas!

**Canvassers will be launching from the breakfast @ 10 AM.

No experience required.
Join the Team

We will provide you with a FREE Democrat volunteer t-shirt, a canvass buddy and a targeted location.

Join us at Veterans Memorial Coliseum, 300 Court Street, Evansville, IN 47708.

Join us for a FREE breakfast THIS Saturday, May 15th from 9 AM – 11 AM at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum for a Meet and Greet with local Democrats.
Find out more

After taking last year off due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are excited to announce that the Emerging Leaders Project is back and is taking applications starting today for our 2021-22 class!

An independent nonprofit organization, the Emerging Leaders Project partners with the Indiana Democratic Party to help build our party’s bench of future candidates, leaders, campaign staffers and activists. Each year up to 40 Hoosiers, between 21 and 40 years old, are selected from around the state to participate in this free year-long program. Those selected attend a series of training conferences in Indianapolis that cover all aspects of campaigning for office, public policy and party building.

Learn more about the Emerging Leaders Project and apply to join the 2021-22 class here.

Founded in 2011, the Emerging Leaders Project has helped hundreds of young Democrats become more active in the party and run for office. From congressional candidates, to state legislators, to countywide elected officials to municipal office holders to Democratic Party leaders at the local and district levels, the Emerging Leaders Project has a strong track record of success. See our list of Alumni here!

If you are an Indiana resident between the ages of 21 and 40 and have an interest in running for office in the near future, working on a campaign or just helping to strengthen your local Democratic Party, this program is for you! And if you are a loyal Democrat who knows of an up-and-coming young leader who could help make our party and state stronger, please share this email with them.

Remember, apply before the June 15th deadline here!

Thanks!

Jeff Harris
Chair, Emerging Leaders Project, Inc.

Cheryl Schultz, Chair
Nick Iaccarino, Vice Chair
Melissa Moore, Secretary
Ann Wallis, Treasurer

Alex Burton, Political Director
Edie Hardcastle, Grassroots Coordinator

Padres Estrellas Planned for Hispanic and Latino Families May 22 At Ivy Tech

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Ivy Tech Community College, in coordination with HOLA, and Restore Outreach Ministries, is offering Padres Estrellas — a free event designed to help Hoosier Hispanic and Latino communities to provide college and career support to students and families.

In particular, this event will assist students and families in enrolling their 8th-grade students in Indiana’s 21st Century Scholars program, before the June deadline.  Indiana’s 21st Century Scholars Program provides a free college opportunity for all enrolled, who meet the requirements. The event will be Saturday, May 22, from 10 a.m.- 1 p.m.

At Padres Estrellas, sessions will be conducted on filling out the application, as well as information available on English Language Learner classes, and free workforce credential programs. Fun activities are planned for children and area food trucks will be present.

For those wanting to learn more, go to link.ivytech.edu/padresestrellas

 

 

Indiana launches Build, Learn, Grow Initiative To Help Working Families

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50,000 Scholarships Are Available Immediately In Support Of Hoosier Workers And Their Children

The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration recently announced the Build, Learn, Grow initiative, which is making 50,000 scholarships available to help connect Hoosier children from working families to high-quality early education and out-of-school-time programs. The scholarships will be funded by more than $101 million provided to Indiana by the federal Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, or CRRSA.

Through the Build, Learn, Grow scholarship fund, Hoosier families working in essential industries with qualifying incomes can receive scholarships for each child age 12 and younger toward their early care and education, summer learning or out-of-school care. Scholarships run from May through October 2021 and will cover 80% of the early care and education program’s tuition. Information is available at www.BuildLearnGrow.org.

“Access to high-quality early care and education is essential to Hoosier families and children,” said Jennifer Sullivan, M.D., M.P.H., FSSA secretary. “These scholarships will help connect hard-working Hoosier families and their children to programs that prepare them for success in school, help reverse learning loss and provide additional support to the families who kept us going during the pandemic.”

For families to qualify for Build, Learn, Grow scholarships, an adult in the household must work in an essential business (examples include health care, human services, retail, restaurant and foodservice, essential infrastructure, media, manufacturing and logistics, religious and charitable organizations and many others) and meet income eligibility guidelines as outlined here. Families will qualify for The Build, Learn, Grow scholarship with incomes of up to 250% of the federal poverty level. For a family of four, that equates to an annual income of about $66,000. Qualifying families should complete the Build, Learn, Grow Scholarship Fund application found here and submit it to their early care and education provider. Families not currently connected to an early care and education program will be able to find a list of participating programs on the Build, Learn, Grow website as they enroll and become qualified. All providers who currently accept federal child care assistance are encouraged to enroll.

To administer the Build, Learn, Grow scholarship program, the Office of Early Childhood and Out-of-School Learning has partnered with Early Learning Indiana and Indiana Afterschool Network, the state’s leading organizations supporting early care and education and out-of-school-time programs.

Early care and education and out-of-school-time programs interested in receiving children with Build, Learn, Grow scholarships can learn more at www.BuildLearnGrow.org.

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