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Spencer Wagner Leads UE Men In Final round

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Aces Take Third At Benbow Invitational

Spencer Wagner took ten strokes off of his first-round tally in Tuesday’s final round of the Don Benbow Invitational to help the University of Evansville men’s golf team earn a third-place finish at Jacksonville Beach Golf Course.

Wagner had the low round of the tournament for the Purple Aces, firing a 2-over 73 to finish the tournament with a 156.  It was a sharp improvement for Wagner, who lowered his score by ten strokes from Monday.  He tied teammate Michael Ikejiani for 16th on the leaderboard.  Ikejiani posted identical scores of 78 in the 2-round event.

Evansville was led by Isaac Rohleder, who tied for 7th place with a 152.  Following a 74 in the opening round, Rohleder carded a 78 on Tuesday.  Henry Kiel wrapped up the event with a 153, one shot behind Rohleder.  Kiel opened the tournament with a 78 before completing the final round with a 75.  He tied for 11th with a 153.

Dallas Koth came home in a tie for 25th place with a 159.  Koth’s rounds checked in at 78 and 81.  Caleb Wassmer tied Koth for 25th.  Seeing time as an individual, Wassmer posted rounds of 81 and 78.

With a score of 612, the Aces finished third on the team side.  Rounds of 308 and 304 put UE solidly in the top three, eight strokes in front of 4th place Murray State.  Drexel had the low round of the tournament on Tuesday, shooting a 285.  The Dragons total was 17 shots lower than any other squad in the final round.  Their tally of 585 saw them defeat Butler by 24 strokes with Evansville coming in third.

Next up for the Aces is a trip to Sevierville, Tennessee for the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate.  It is set to take place Sunday, March 14 through Tuesday the 16th.

Volleyball falls in Monday contest at Drake

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UE drops 3-1 match

The Purple Aces began the match with a 25-17 win, but Drake reeled off three set wins in a row to defeat the University of Evansville volleyball team by a 3-1 final on Monday.

 

Melanie Feliciano was the top performer for the Aces (3-11, 2-10 MVC), recording 15 kills and 10 digs.  Alondra Vazquez added 14 kills and 21 digs.  Rachel Basinski paced the squad with 22 digs while Cecilia Thon and Allana McInnis recorded 17 and 16 assists, respectively.  Drake (8-5, 6-4 MVC) was led by an 18-kill effort from Haley Bush.

 

Game 1

With the score tied at 7-7, Evansville made a statement, scoring the next three before extending that run to an 8-2 stretch to go up 15-9.  Alondra Vazquez got things started with a kill with Chloe Bontrager adding one of her own before Laura Ruiz capped it off with her second service ace in as many days.  The Bulldogs scored the next three points to cut the deficit in half, but the Aces responded with three in a row of their own before pulling away for a 25-17 win.

 

Game 2

An early run by the Bulldogs set the tone in the second frame.  After Evansville jumped out to a 3-1 lead, Drake punched back with 11 in a row to take a 12-3 advantage.  A Kylee Macke service ace wrapped up the stretch.  From there, the Bulldogs were able to tie the match on the strength of a 25-11 decision.

 

Game 3

Just as they did in game two, the Bulldogs made a run with the score tied at 3-3 as they reeled off five tallies in a row to go up 8-3.  With Thon doing the serving, Feliciano added a kill that helped UE get within a pair at 9-7, but the Bulldogs came back with a 5-2 stretch and would go on to win by a 25-17 final to take a 2-1 lead.

 

Game 4

In a close battle at the start, it was the Bulldogs who took the first multi-point lead, breaking a 6-6 tie to go o up 10-6.  Evansville responded with three of their own with Vazquez and Kate Tsironis registering kills to cut the deficit to one.  Drake fended off the challenge to push the lead to as many as seven points at 23-16.  UE made a final rally when Vazquez posted three kills and Ruiz added another ace to get back within three at 23-20, but following a timeout, the Bulldogs posted the final two points to clinch the match.

 

Next up for UE is a home series next weekend against Southern Illinois.

 

VANDERBURGH COUNTY RECENT BOOKING RECORDS

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The 2021 Nonprofit Security Grant Program is Now Open

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While these trying times have impacted the entire country, nonprofits have been especially challenged, with more than 60 percent needing to add or expand services to meet new and growing community needs. As a result, access to funding opportunities is more important than ever.

The Indiana Department of Homeland Security (IDHS) has opened the Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) for 2021 grant applications. The NSGP is a competitive grant program intended to provide federal funding for physical security enhancements and other security-related activities to nonprofit organizations from a potential terrorist attack. This year, eligible organizations may request up to $150,000 through an individual application.

Any eligible nonprofit within the state of Indiana may apply in the FY2021 grant round. Eligible nonprofit organizations under the FY2021 NSGP notice of funding opportunity include:

  • An organization described under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (IRC) and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such code; and
  • An organization able to demonstrate, through the application, that the organization is at high risk of a terrorist attack.

All proposals and budgets, including the NSGP investment justification, must be submitted to grants@dhs.in.gov by 5 p.m. EDT, April 23, 2021. More information on the NSGP application process, including the notice of funding opportunity and the investment justification, is available on the IDHS website.

Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita Files Suit Against the Biden AdministratioN

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Warns Massive $9.5 Trillion Expansion of Federal Regulations Would Decimate Economy

INDIANAPOLIS – Today Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita filed suit against President Joe Biden’s administration over a massive $9.5 trillion expansion of federal regulations through an executive order dictating the “social cost” of greenhouse gases, threatening a devastating impact on Indiana households and nearly every aspect of the nation’s economy. The lawsuit was filed by a coalition of 12 states, led by Missouri.

“Since January, we have witnessed an unprecedented level of federal overreach. And now, we have yet another egregious example as President Biden attempts to regulate virtually every aspect of the American economy,” said Attorney General Rokita.

When federal agencies set forth and enforce environmental regulations, they must determine to what extent the regulations will reduce the costs imposed by pollutants.

With President Biden’s executive order, federal agencies must now increase the regulatory burden to offset new estimates of the “social cost” imposed by carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide, all of which surround nearly every facet of productive human activity.

“Social cost” refers to the supposed impact of these greenhouse gases on such attenuated phenomena as poverty, public health, human migration, and even war.

The Biden administration has now set these “social costs” at $9.5 trillion and has said that all federal agencies “shall use” that figure.

“As the suit explains, imposing the current estimated regulatory costs of $9.5 trillion—roughly half America’s annual economic output—would cancel almost half the income of every household in America,” said Attorney General Rokita.

The lawsuit, which challenges President Biden’s Executive Order 13990, titled “Protecting Public Health and the Environment and Restoring Science to Tackle the Climate Crisis,” alleges that the Biden Administration lacks the authority to dictate the “social cost” of greenhouse gases that agencies must use for federal regulations, and that the stringency of resulting regulations will stifle manufacturing, harm agriculture, and impose serious economic impact across the country.

Two industries that will be significantly impacted by President Biden’s executive order, manufacturing and agriculture, are foundational to Indiana’s economy. According to the Indiana Economic Development Corporation, Indiana has the highest concentration of manufacturing jobs in the nation. Agriculture contributes an estimated $31.2 billion to the economy.

The suit states, “In practice, this enormous figure will be used to justify an equally enormous expansion of federal regulatory power that will intrude into every aspect of Americans’ lives—from their cars, to their refrigerators and homes, to their grocery and electric bills. It will be used to inflict untold billions or trillions of dollars of damage to the U.S. economy for decades to come. This regulatory expansion will stifle energy production, strangle America’s energy independence, suppress agriculture, destroy millions of jobs, deter innovation, and impoverish millions.”

HEALTH DEPARTMENT UPDATES STATEWIDE COVID-19 CASE COUNT

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The Indiana Department of Health announced Monday that 12,384 people have received a free COVID-19 vaccine at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, including 4,169 who were vaccinated on Sunday. The clinic continues through Monday night. All appointments are booked.

As of Monday, 1,113,856 first doses of vaccine have been administered in Indiana, and 703,808 individuals are fully vaccinated.

Additional vaccination clinics are planned March 12-13 at Ivy Tech Community College in Sellersburg and March 26-27 at the University of Notre Dame. All appointments are full at Ivy Tech, but limited appointments remain at Notre Dame. A clinic also is being planned in Gary the weekend of March 20. Details will be announced when they are finalized.

Appointments for these clinics must be scheduled in advance, and individuals must show proof of residency and eligibility upon arrival. Hoosiers age 50 and older, along with healthcare workers, long-term care residents and first responders who are regularly called to the scene of an emergency to render medical assistance, are now eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine.

To schedule, visit https://ourshot.in.gov, or call 211 if you do not have access to a computer or require assistance.

As of Monday, 667,736 Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19, an increase of 480 from the previous day. A total of 12,315 Hoosiers are confirmed to have died from COVID-19, an increase of five from the previous day. Another 429 probable deaths have been reported based on clinical diagnoses in patients for whom no positive test is on record.

To date, 3,153,395 unique individuals have been tested in Indiana, up from 3,150,418 on Sunday. A total of 8,255,253 tests, including repeat tests for unique individuals, have been reported to the state Department of Health since Feb. 26, 2020.

To find testing sites around the state, visit www.coronavirus.in.gov and click on the COVID-19 testing information link.

Gov. Holcomb Names Staton Interim Indiana Secretary of Commerce

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Governor Eric J. Holcomb today announced he has selected Jim Staton to serve as interim Secretary of Commerce.

Staton has served Indiana’s business community for more than 30 years. He first joined the Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC) in 2005 and currently serves as senior vice president and chief business development officer, overseeing the organization’s domestic and international business expansion and attraction efforts and leading the team through back-to-back record-breaking years for economic development.

Prior to being selected to lead global business development activity in 2018, he served in a number of economic development-focused roles at the IEDC, including vice president of business development, director of business development for the central and northwest Indiana regions, and as business recruitment director for North America.

Staton earned undergraduate degrees in environmental design and urban planning from Ball State University.

Staton will begin as interim Secretary of Commerce immediately

Newly Elected Leaders Of The Vanderburgh County Democratic Party

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Vanderburgh County Democratic Party
Central Committee

Cheryl Schultz, Chair; cherylschultz611@gmail.com
Nick Iaccarino, Vice Chair
Melissa Moore, Secretary
Ann Wallis, Treasurer

Alex Burton, Political Director
Edie Hardcastle, Grassroots Coordinator

Cheryl Schultz, Chair

 

A native and long-time resident of Evansville, Cheryl graduated from Central High School and pursued a major in music at the University of Evansville. Most recently, Cheryl has turned her interest to politics, serving as the Treasurer and Secretary of the VDCP, as well as the Events Chair, and assuming responsibility for securing all of the Democratic poll workers for the last three elections.  She is the proud mother of two children and devoted grandmother of five.

Nick Iaccarino, Vice Chair

Nick Iaccarino is a life-long Democrat, born and raised in Evansville. He graduated from USI with a degree in Elementary Education and Special Education and taught at West Terrace Elementary School, then spent 2 years in television and digital marketing with 14 News-WFIE. Nick was a volunteer for Barack Obama’s first Presidential campaign and has worked for the campaigns of local candidates, while continuing to stay involved through work with the Latino-Chamber Alliance Board and the Vanderburgh County Public Defenders Board. He is currently Director of Sales and Business Development with Commercial Coatings.
Melissa Moore, Secretary

Melissa (Morehead) Moore was born and raised in Evansville, a proud graduate of Bosse High School and the University of Evansville. She proudly served 9.5 years of dutiful service in the United States Navy. Returning to her hometown, Melissa became a public servant for the community and, in 2018, she ran for public office; although she lost, her passion for serving and engaging increased. She is also the host of Community Chat, a talk show airing on 98.5FM WEOA.
Ann Wallis, Treasurer

Ann Wallis is an Evansville native, a graduate of U.S.I. with a BS in Electrical Engineering Technology, and a retired electrical designer. She has been a Docent at the Evansville Museum of Art, History, and Science for ten years, presenting live astronomy shows to student groups, with four years as the Museum Docent Association’s Secretary/Treasurer. She has also served as Treasurer for several local Democrats’ political campaigns. Currently Ann is also editor of the VCDP newsletter.

A Letter of Thanks

We would like to express our thanks and appreciation to Edie Hardcastle, who has served as Chair of the Vanderburgh County Democratic Party since July 2019. Prior to that position, she served as VCDP Vice Chair, and before her involvement with our Central Committee, Edie was President of Indivisible Evansville.

Our accomplishments under Edie’s leadership are numerous and notable.

  • We successfully elected Democrats to fill eight of the eleven openings in the 2019 City election.
  • We opened a new headquarters in January 2019 after going for several years with no official office.
  • We increased fundraising through our dinner, golf scramble, and the addition of an annual raffle, which has left the party in a great position financially.
  • We have increased our voter turnout through the Neighborhood Leader Program, which Edie introduced to the party in 2018, implementing it for use in the 2019 and 2020 elections.
  • We increased the number of precinct committeepersons by appointing over 50 individuals who were willing to serve as precinct committee chairs and vice chairs
  • We held precinct committeeperson training sessions, working with local groups Indivisible, Nasty Women, and Young Democrats to broaden our volunteer base.

Owing to Edie’s leadership and tireless work, we have built the foundation to Build Back Better a we head into the 2022 Midterm and 2024 General Elections.

Thank you, Edie!

Locally, The VCDP Plans To
BUILD BACK BETTER

This year, 2021, is an off year for us election-wise, both locally and nationally, and, rather than taking a break during this time, the Vanderburgh County Democratic Party plans to work on achieving several goals in order to build and strengthen our party.

1.) With our Voter Registration Initiative, we plan to register as many new or returning voters as possible.

2.) We will work to recruit great candidates to run for local elective office.

3.) Precinct Committee Chairs will be elected in 2022. We will work to recruit people to run for Precinct Chair so that we can fill every one of these positions.
Hoosier Democrats And Progressives To learn About Candidates’ Visions

On March 20, a new chair of the Indiana Democratic Party will be elected. Join us on March 18th to meet the candidates. The event will be an opportunity for Hoosier Democrats and progressives to learn about the candidates’ visions of the future and share their own thoughts with the new leadership. We encourage Democrats to provide feedback on the candidates with their district chairs in advance of the vote.

The event will be moderated by Sarah Vitale, Chair of Muncie Resists, and Destiny Wells, Member of Hoosier Women Forward, Class 3.

EVENT CO-HOSTS:

25 Women for 2020
College Democrats of Indiana
Democratic Women’s Caucus
Hoosier Women Forward
Indiana Democratic African American Caucus (IDAAC)
Indiana Democratic Latino Caucus
Indiana Federation of Democratic Women
Indiana Nasty Women
Indiana Young Democrats (IYD) Indivisible Indianapolis
Indivisible NWI
Muncie Resists
Notorious Nasty Women of Indiana
Stonewall Democrats of South Central Indiana

The Zoom registration link will be posted shortly.

EPD DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT

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EPD REPORT

Isaac Rohleder leads UE men on first day

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Aces in third place following opening round

Isaac Rohleder led the University of Evansville men’s golf team in the opening round of the Don Benbow Invitational at Jacksonville Beach Golf Course.

 

Rohleder shot a 3-over 74 to rank in fourth place on the individual leaderboard.  His efforts have the Purple Aces right in the hunt on the team side.  UE ranks in third place with a score of 308, eight shots off of Drexel, who finished Monday’s opening round with a 300.

 

Dallas Koth, Henry Kiel and Michael Ikejiani each recorded scores of 78 in the first round.  The 7-over tally has the trio tied for 12th.  Spencer Wagner recorded an 83 while Caleb Wassmer scored an 81 as an individual.

 

Drexel’s Angelo Giantsopoulos leads the way following Monday’s action.  At the midway point of the event, his 1-under 70 paces Butler’s Raymond Sullivan by two strokes.  Alex Butler of the Dragons is third with Rohlder four strokes out of the lead in fourth place.

 

Tomorrow, one more round of 18 is on tap.

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