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Volleyball takes down SIU by 3-1 final in weekend opener

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Aces look for series sweep on Monday

Playing on its home floor proved to be a difference maker for the University of Evansville volleyball team, who opened the weekend with a 3-1 win over Southern Illinois inside Meeks Family Fieldhouse.

 

Alondra Vazquez had a stellar all-around performance for UE (4-11, 3-10 MVC).  She led all players with 22 kills while adding 19 digs, 4 block assists, 2 service aces and a solo block.  Melanie Feliciano registered 19 kills and 17 digs.  Allana McInnis finished with 30 assists while Rachel Basinski had a match-high 23 digs.  Brooke Springer added five block assists and one solo to her tally.  Pacing the Salukis (2-13, 1-12 MVC) was Alex Washington, who had 15 kills and 15 digs.

 

Game 1

Evansville took its first lead of the night at 4-2 with consecutive kills by Melanie Feliciano.  Southern Illinois went back in front by a 7-5 tally before the teams duked it out, swapping the lead on several occasions before tying it up at 15-15.  That is when Evansville posted the next fiver tallies to take its largest lead.  Another Feliciano kill got it started before Alondra Vazquez added three of her own.  UE held strong from there, finishing with the 25-20 win.  Vazquez and Feliciano had 7 and 6 kills in the set, respectively.

 

Game 2

UE took an early 2-0 lead and remained up by that amount at 5-3 when the Salukis posted consecutive service aces to go up by a 6-5 score.  Evansville took advantage of two SIU errors to go back in front at 13-11, but SIU tied it back up and the teams battled to an 18-18 score.  That is when UE made another late run.  Chloe Bontrager got it started with a kill before Allana McInnis recorded an ace.  The run continued with two more tallies that gave UE a 4-point edge.  After SIU cut the gap to a pair, Feliciano ended the frame with her 10th kill to give the Aces a 25-21 win and a 2-0 lead in the match.

 

Game 3

After SIU scored the first point, Evansville responded with three in a row and would push the lead to 5-2 on a kill by Elise Moeller.  The Salukis cut the UE lead to 8-7 but Evansville countered once again with a pair of blocks that matched its largest lead at 11-7 but Southern Illinois pushed right back, getting within one at 12-11 before tying it up at 14-14.  Kills by Feliciano and Moeller were the start of a 3-0 stretch that put the Aces back on top but another SIU rally saw them go up by a 20-19 tally.  A close finish saw the Salukis wrestle away a 27-25 win to force a fourth set.

 

Game 4

Evansville grabbed a two-point edge early in the set, taking leads of 9-7 and 11-9, but SIU came right back to tie it up each time.  With the score tied at 11-11, the Aces were able to put together a 4-0 stretch to go up 15-11.  Vazquez took control during the stretch, assisting on a block while adding two service aces.  The lead continued to be held by the Aces as they had match point, up 24-19.  One final gasp by the Salukis saw them cut the deficit to a pair before Feliciano registered the final kill to finish off a 25-22 set victory and a 3-1 triumph in the match.

 

Evansville upends No. 25 SIU to snap streaks

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Team-effort hands Salukis first loss since March 4, 2020

In the series finale, the University of Evansville baseball team snapped a 19-game winning streak for No. 25 SIU with a 7-3 win over the Salukis on Sunday afternoon at Itchy Jones Stadium in Carbondale, Ill.

:Great team win today. SIU was one of the hottest team I’ve ever ran into so it was great to see us show up and play at a high level,” said Evansville head baseball coach Wes Carroll. “Great to see our offense get hits and execute when needed. Bullpen came up big to close out the game.”

For the first time this series, Evansville scored first, pushing across a run as redshirt senior Troy Beilsmith scored on a groundout by junior Tanner Craig in the top of the first. In the bottom half of the first, freshman pitcher Donovan Schultz got off to a strong start with a pair of strikeouts.

SIU took the lead in the bottom of the third inning as the Salukis put together a three-run inning to open up a two run advantage on the Aces. Evansville responded in the top of the next inning, inching closer with a run on freshman Simon Scherry’s fielder’s choice that scored freshman Brent Widder.

The sixth inning was key for Evansville on both the offensive and defensive fronts. In the top half, the Aces opened the inning with a Widder walk. Senior Ben Komonosky came to the plate next and delivered a double, advancing to third on an error, that scored Widder to tie the game at three. Evansville was not finished in the inning as the next at bat saw Beilsmith drive a sacrifice fly to center that scored Komonosky and gave the Aces a 4-3 lead. After Komonosky scored, Evansville scored two more runs in the inning on a double by freshman Mark Shallenberger and another sacrific fly, this one coming from junior Mason Brinkley as UE took a 6-3 lead to the bottom of the sixth.

SIIU threatened in the bottom half of the inning, placing runners on first and second with no outs. Junior Erif Roberts responded, getting the Salukis to ground into a fielder’s choice and striking-out a batter for the second out. Roberts was replaced by Parks for what would be the final at-bat of the inning as Parks struck-out Ian Walters to end the inning.

Evansville padded-on an insurance run in the seventh as Widder opened the inning with a single and found his way home with an RBI single from Scherry.

Leading into the ninth, sophomore Michael Parks pitched valiantly, going 2.1 innings with just one hit and striking-out two.

In the bottom of the ninth, Evansville brought in closer Jakob Meyer, who continued his spectacular spring by sitting the Salukis down in order including an inning opening strikeout to secure the 7-3 win for Evansville.

The win for the Aces was the first for UE over SIU since May 27, 2016, snapping a 13-game win streak in the series for the Salukis.

Spencer Wagner leads UE men in opening round

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Aces wrap up first 18 holes

After wrapping up last week’s Don Benbow Invitational on a high note, Spencer Wagner led the University of Evansville men’s golf team in Sunday’s opening round of the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate.

 

Wagner wrapped up the first 18 holes of the tournament with a 1-under 71.  He is tied for 13th place.  Finishing with an even 72 was Isaac Rohleder.  He continued his hot start to the season with the round that has him in a tie for 21st.

 

Jessie Brumley is one behind Rohleder with a 1-over 73.  In a tight field within the standings, Brumley is tied for 33rd.  Henry Kiel and Michael Ikejiani each finished the day with a 3-over 75 and are tied for 53rd.

 

UE is 9th in the team standings with a 3-over total of 291.  The team is just six strokes out of the top five and four behind MVC rival UNI.  Morehead State sits atop the leaderboard with a 9-under 279.  They are two ahead of Carson-Newman and four in front of Tennessee Tech.  The second round of 18 is set for tomorrow.

VANDERBURGH COUNTY RECENT BOOKING RECORDS

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“IS IT TRUE” MARCH 15, 2021

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We hope that today’s “IS IT TRUE” will provoke honest and open dialogue concerning issues that we, as responsible citizens of this community, need to address in a rational and responsible way.

We understand that sometimes people don’t always agree and discussions may become a little heated.  The use of offensive language, insults against commenters will not be tolerated and will be removed from our site.
IS IT TRUE the City-County Observer has always strived to serve as a “Community Watchdog” by sounding the alarm when our citizen’s rights are in danger of being violated by large Corporations, Federal, State, and Local Governmental agencies as well as elected or appointed officials?
IS IT TRUE we realize that a community can have no greater ambassador of goodwill than one which keeps its citizens informed about the accomplishments, failures, and triumphs of individuals, the business community, church, hospitals and community groups, educational institutions and elected and appointed officials?
IS IT TRUE we started publishing the City-County Observer 17 years ago and have always made an honorable profit from day one while serving the citizens of this region as the place to go to learn things that are going on that other media are reluctant to cover?
IS IT TRUE last year we entertained a lucrative proposal from a group of well heeded business people from out of town to take the City-County Observer to the next publishing level? …after much prayerful thought, analyzation, and quietly consulting with several local community movers and shakers we decided to stay with our roots and remain a “Homegrown And Home Owned” publication?
IS IT TRUE we are now faced with another interesting business decision because last month we received another unsolicited offer from a group of local well connected individuals encouraging the City-County Observer to consider going to the next publishing level by publishing a weekly Wednesday and Sunday printed newspaper?
IS IT TRUE that you can pickup a FREE copy of the March printed edition of the City-County Observer at the following locations? …the locations are: all the area Casey’s Convenience stores, IGA Convenience Marts located at Crossroads and East Lloyd and Heckel Road, Bargetown Market-4th and Main (Downtown), all The Pet Food stores in Evansville/Vanderburgh County, Evansville/Vanderburgh County Civic Center, Ivy Tech Community College, University of Evansville, USI,  at the Central, McCollough, Oaklyn, North Park, Red Bank and Willard libraries, Merry-Go-Around Restaurant,                      Roca Bar-North and Fresh Market.
IS IT TRUE that poor strategic student recruiting planning, inept money management practices, marketing only to large donors and not thinking smaller donors are just as important, University administrators focusing more on athletics and less on academics, University Trustees not hiring a competent leader and the institution using a poorly designed website for fundraising activities have caused Universities throughout America unexpected financial problems?
IS IT TRUE that we commend members of the University of Evansville faculty, staff, students, and alumni for giving their most valuable input during the proposed Institutional Realignment debate?
IS IT TRUE we also give special thanks to the University President Christopher M. Pietruszkiewicz for staying focus and grounded during some stressful philosophical and heated discussions during the proposed Institutional Realignment negotiations?
IS IT TRUE we also recognize how the members of the Board of Trustees and their Executive Committee for using their business skills and management expertises that proved to be a valuable resource during the proposed Institutional Realignment negotiations?
IS IT TRUE we also give special thanks to the former CEO of Old National Bank and a  member of the UE Board of Trustees, Bob Jones for his help in getting the proposed Institutional Realignment discussions back on track?
IS IT TRUE last but not least we give special recognition to members of the UE AAUP for standing up and debating the proposed Institutional Realignment with research, passion and conviction?
IS IT TRUE that it’s taken many years for the University of Evansville to get into this current financial crisis?  …it’s going to take many more years for the University of Evansville to rebound from their current negative public relations nightmare caused by their  financial and academic crisis?
IS IT TRUE that Vanderburgh County will receive $35 million financial shortfall from the latest COVID relief bill approved by the Feds?  …we hope that our elected officials will invest this money wisely and not waste it on any political pork barrel projects?
IS IT TRUE we been told that some of our Vanderburgh County leaders are quietly discussing creative ways to utilize the $35 million dollar COVID relief bill windfall to expand the current the county jail?
IS IT TRUE that we been told that local Democratic are puzzled why the newly converted Republican Sheriff Dave Wedding is publicly supporting a candidate in the Democratic primary for Vanderburgh County Sheriff?
IS IT TRUE that the Vanderburgh County Democratic party have two excellent candidates running for Sheriff in the 2021 Democratic primary?  …that the City-County Observer will not endorse either candidate in the Democratic primary? …we wish them both well?
IS IT TRUE we been told that we can expect to see a well known Republican to announce that he shall be a candidate for the Sheriff of Vanderburgh County?
IS IT TRUE when the people fear the Government we have Tyranny!  When the Government fears the people we have Liberty

Today’s “Readers Poll” question is:  How do you rate the proposed Institutional Realignment negotiations between the UE President/Board Of Trustees and members of the  the UE AAUP? 

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Commentary: What A Difference A Word Makes

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Commentary: What A Difference A Word Makes

March 14, 2021  
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By John Krull
TheStatehouseFile.com

INDIANAPOLIS—Sometimes, a simple pronoun can tell a whole story.

John Krull, publisher, TheStatehouseFile.com

Years ago, Harvey Jacobs gave me a useful piece of advice. Harvey was the longtime opinion editor for The Indianapolis News and my mentor.

He told me always to start a job letter application with the pronoun “you” rather than “I.”

“That one little world tells the people hiring that you’re interested in helping them—that you’ve taken the time to think about and consider what they need,” Harvey instructed. “That makes you the sort of person any enterprise would want to have working for it.”

I thought about Harvey’s counsel when I watched President Joe Biden’s speech marking the first anniversary of the coronavirus pandemic. In it, Biden detailed key features of the $1.9 trillion pandemic relief package he’d just signed and laid out a timetable for Americans to be vaccinated so they could begin resuming normal life again.

Biden’s address made for a welcome change.

The pronouns were at least one reason.

Speeches and remarks by Biden’s predecessor Donald Trump featured long marches of the first-person singular. Delivered in bombastic tones, his self-congratulatory pronouncements advanced to assault the senses.

“I alone can fix it.”

“I think I know more about the environment than most people.”

“I have a great relationship with African Americans, as you possibly have heard. I just have great respect for them. And they like me. I like them.”

I.

I.

I.

Biden’s speech was different.

To be sure, “I” found its way into the text here and there. Generally, the president used it to emphasize something he had done in his role as the nation’s chief executive or to show he grasped and appreciated the struggles of suffering Americans at a personal level.

“You know, you have often heard me say before, I talk about the longest walk any parent can make is up a short flight of stairs to his child’s bedroom to say, I’m sorry, but I lost my job; I can’t be here anymore, like my dad told me when he lost his job in Scranton,” Biden said.

In that case, the first-person singular was pressed into service not to demonstrate the new president’s self-proclaimed prowess but his vulnerability. He used the “I” as an act of empathy. He didn’t do so to assert mastery but to form a connection with his listeners, one rooted in a shared experience of suffering.

But even in that way, Biden’s use of the first-person singular pronoun was sparing, overwhelmed by his generous sprinklings of the words “we,” “us” and “you.” He kept the focus not on what he had done—or how he had been treated—but instead on what the country needs.

What the American people need and what they are experiencing.

“But in the loss, we saw how much there was to gain in appreciation, respect and gratitude. Finding light in the darkness is a very American thing to do,” the president said.

“In fact, it may be the most American thing we do. And that’s what we have done. We have seen front-line and essential workers risking their lives, sometimes losing them, to save and help others, researchers and scientists racing for a vaccine, and so many of you, as Hemingway wrote, being strong in all the broken places.”

There is more than rhetorical significance to Biden’s use of pronouns.

Republican attacks on his leadership during these early days of his presidency have been ineffective because they misunderstand this moment in America’s history and how Americans feel about it.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, responded to the passage of the pandemic relief measure by arguing Biden and his fellow Democrats couldn’t take credit for any economic recovery coming.

Trump reacted by claiming he was responsible for the vaccines inoculating 2 million Americans per day.

I.

I.

I.

Biden seems to realize most Americans care less about whether a Republican or Democrat solves the problem or helps them than that the solution is found and they receive the help they need. They yearn to know that, in this time of immense shared suffering, we face common difficulties together.

They want to be a “we,” an “us.”

Not one disconnected I after another.

Harvey Jacobs was right.

Sometimes, a simple pronoun can tell a whole story.

FOOTNOTE:  John Krull is director of Franklin College’s Pulliam School of Journalism and publisher of TheStatehouseFile.com, a news website powered by Franklin College journalism students.

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DEPUTY MAYOR TO STEVE SCHAEFER TO BE CCO “WORKING OUTSIDE THE BOX” GUEST SPEAKER

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The City County Observer is pleased to announce that Evansville Deputy Mayor Steve Schaefer will be the City-County Observer ‘Working Outside The Box” guest speaker on April 21, 2021, at Tropicania-Evansville at noon.

The Chairman of the City-County Observer monthly speakers committee Steve Hammer said “we are are extremely excited to have Deputy Mayor Steve Schaefer to be our first  ‘Working Outside The Box” guest speaker since we had to postpone it for almost a year because of the COVID-19 Virus pandemic”.

“Steve has an arrears of experiences in both the public and private sector that will prove to be very informative and helpful to our attendees”.  “I will be announcing  more detailed information in the near future concerning how to get a reservation to this well attended community event”.

Steve Schaefer serves as the 1st Deputy Mayor of Evansville, Indiana, while maintaining the duties of Chief of Staff for Mayor Lloyd Winnecke.

Schaefer has helped oversee and manage substantial transformation throughout the city. Together with Mayor Winnecke, he coordinated funding and development of a new downtown convention hotel, secured a full cloverleaf interchange at U.S. 41/Lloyd, worked with economic development officials to recruit/retain thousands of jobs, retained the LST 325 here in Evansville, and leads the Mayor’s Aquatic Center Task Force that is responsible for construction of a new aquatic center.

Prior to his work on behalf of the city, Schaefer worked extensively in the public sector with business, education, government, and community initiatives. As Vice President of Public Policy for the Chamber of Commerce of Southwest Indiana, Schaefer closely worked with Governor Mitch Daniels and state legislators on the passage of the Major Move legislation and assisted in writing the government modernization statute, which grants any local unit of government the ability to consolidate functions.

During this time with the Chamber, Schaefer completed the 4-year Institute of Organizational Management (IOM) program through the U.S. Chamber of Commerce for non-profit executives.

In 2006, Schaefer was named Executive Director of the Hoosier Voices for Interstate 69 (I-69) coalition and spearheaded advocacy efforts at the Indiana Statehouse that led to the historic groundbreaking in 2008.

Schaefer has also served on the legislative staffs of U.S. Congressman John Boehner (OH-08), John Hostettler (IN-08) and Dr. Larry Bucshon (IN-08).

In 2010, Schaefer was selected as a member of the inaugural “20 Under 40” class by the Courier & Press and was recognized as a United Neighborhood of Evansville Sparkplug of the Year in 2017.

Schaefer holds a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Public Administration from Indiana University and a Masters of Public Administration (MPA) from the University of Southern Indiana (USI). He has worked as an Adjunct Professor teaching Political Science at Ivy Tech and various core subjects in the MPA program at USI.

He serves as Chairman of the Evansville Sports Corporation Board, Co-Chair of the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament Committee, Chairman of the YMCA Downtown Building Task Force, member of the YMCA Board of Directors, member of the Evansville Industrial Foundation Board of Directors, and Past President of the Evansville Convention & Visitors Bureau Board of Commissioners

Schaefer currently resides in Evansville with his wife Ashley and sons Jack & Leo. He coaches youth basketball and is an active member of several community organizations.

 

 

Vanderburgh County Board of Commissioners Agenda

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AGENDA OF THE Vanderburgh County Board of Commissioners AT 3:00 pm, Old In National Events Plaza Exhibit Hall A

  1. Reconvene Emergency Meeting
  2. Attendance
  3. Pledge of Allegiance
  4. Permission to Open Bids: VC21-02-02: Milling and Resurfacing of County Roads
  5. Discussion Items: 
    1. Amy Devries: CAJE Presentation, Ark Crisis Center
    2. Frontier Geospatial Old Courthouse Geosync Site Presentation
  6. Action Items 
    1. Health Department
      1. COVID-19 Vaccination Update
      2. Naloxone Distribution Grant
      3. Memorandum of Understanding with Deaconess Health System
    2. First Reading of CO.03-21-006: An Ordinance Amending Vacation Time Policies of the Vanderburgh County Code
    3. Public Hearing and Final Reading of CO.V-03-21-002: An Ordinance to Vacate a 12’ Public Utility Easement at 601 Lemay Drive
    4. Final Reading of Ordinance CO.03-21-004: Amending Ch. 10.24.060: Weight Restrictions on Certain Bridges
    5. Public Defender: 
      1. Agreement for Professional Services for Special Public Defenders
      2. Agreement for Professional Services for Appeal Attorneys
    6. County Auditor: Midwest Behavior Health for Professional Services Contract
    7. Cooperative Extension: 2021 Contractual Services and MOU for Purdue Cooperative Extension
    8. County Clerk: Official Records Online Service Agreement with Fidlar Technologies
    9. Superintendent of County Buildings: Fosse and Associates Lease Renewal
  7. Department Head Reports
  8. New Business
  9. Old Business
  10. Consent Items
    1. Approval of March 2, 2021 Emergency Meeting Minutes
    2. Approval of the 2021 Road Hearing Minutes
    3. Employment Changes 
    4. County Engineer: Department Report Claims
    5. Southwestern Behavioral Healthcare Financial Report
    6. County Auditor: Claims Voucher Reports 3/1/2021 through 3/5/2021 & 3/8/2021 through 3/12/2021
  11. Public Comment
  12. Recess Meeting

Yesteryear: Banking In Evansville

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City National Bank

Interior of bank (renamed National City, then Integra Bank) at 229 Main St., probably soon after it opened in 1914 (Deeds-Glascock 12)

Indiana Trust & Savings

29 NW Fourth St.; renamed Morris Plan building c. 1916 when Indiana Trust moved across the street; c. 1915 (Deeds-Glascock

Main Street, 300 Block

From left are the Citizens National Bank (329 Main), Artes Jewelry Company (327), J. H. Schultz Shoe Store (325), and the Palace of Sweets (323); c. 1920 (Deeds-Glascock 3)

Old State National Bank

20 N. Main St.; built in 1830s and remodeled in 1855 to create Greek temple façade; later became Old National Bank; c. 1910 (Deeds-Glascock 8)

VANDERBURGH COUNTY RECENT BOOKING RECORDS

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