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INDIANA COVID-19 SUPER BOWL COMMERCIAL TO AIR IN 6 LOCAL MARKETS

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TAMPA, FLORIDA - JANUARY 31: An aerial view of Raymond James Stadium ahead of Super Bowl LV on January 31, 2021 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)

A Super Bowl commercial featuring the family of an Indiana high school athletic director who died of COVID-19 will air on six Indiana television stations during Sunday’s game.

The 30-second commercial featuring Will Loggan, the son of former North Central High School Athletic Director Paul Loggan, is expected to air on the following schedule:

  • WEVV, Evansville: third quarter
  • WANE, Fort Wayne: end of halftime
  • WTTV, Indianapolis: end of second quarter before halftime
  • WLFI, Lafayette: end of second quarter before halftime
  • WSBT, South Bend: end of halftime
  • WTHI, Terre Haute: end of halftime

The commercial, which is expected to reach 1.7 million Hoosiers, also will air on zoned cable stations in northwestern and southern Indiana beginning Monday.

Paul Loggan was diagnosed with COVID-19 after attending a basketball sectional last March. He died on Easter Sunday in 2020.

The commercial, which cost a total of $123,500 to produce and air, was developed by Indianapolis-based Hirons in partnership with its production partner, Dunebuggy, as part of Indiana’s efforts to build awareness of the COVID-19 vaccine. The cost was paid for with federal CARES Act funding.

A behind-the-scenes video in which Will Loggan talks about his father’s legacy can be found at https://www.coronavirus.in.gov/vaccine/2686.htm.

USI Joins Initiative To Bolster Nursing Homes During Pandemic

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Thirty-one nursing homes have enrolled in the University of Southern Indiana’s cohort in a state-wide effort to assist facilities in dealing with COVID-19 and its challenges. USI is part of the Indiana Nursing Home COVID-19 Action Network (NHCAN) Extension of Community Healthcare Outcomes (ECHO), which seeks to improve COVID-19 preparedness, safety and infection control.

More than 230 nursing homes from across Indiana are participating in the ECHO project, led by the Indiana University School of Medicine and Indiana University Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health at IUPUI. In addition to USI, collaborators include the Regenstrief Institute, Parkview Health and the University of Indianapolis. The ECHO project is funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Dr. Katie Ehlman, Professor of Gerontology and Director of the USI Center for Healthy Aging and Wellness, is leading USI’s cohort with project team members Dr. Karl Sash of St. Vincent Evansville; Lynn Herr, Public Health Nurse at the Vanderburgh County Health Department; Valerie Turpen, Nurse Practitioner with Deaconess Health System; and Lara Adedokun, Healthcare Quality Improvement Specialist at the TMF Health Quality Institute.

“Our hope is that the nursing home leaders and the subject matter experts create a community of learning,” said Ehlman. “We follow a 16-week curriculum developed by the Institute of Healthcare Improvement that is flexible enough to adjust to meet the group’s needs. It’s an honor for our team to work to support the long-term care industry at a time of unimaginable challenges.”

As of Fall 2020, nearly one-quarter of the known COVID-19 deaths in the United States were nursing home residents and staff, according to AHRQ. One of the goals of the ECHO program is to help nursing homes implement evidence-based best practices to prevent outbreaks and identify any infections early.

Summerfield Health Care Center in Cloverdale, Indiana, is part of the USI cohort. “We at Summerfield Health Care Center find the ECHO calls are a wonderful resource for continuing education associated with the everyday battle against COVID-19,” said Tasheena Duncan, Administrator. “The ECHO calls have built a sense of community that allows for open dialog and peer to peer support.”

Dr. Karl Sash, a physician and medical director at St. Vincent, said the weekly meetings have been effective and a positive experience for all. “This model gives nursing home staff a chance to interact with peers and facilitators to share their challenges and experiences to support each other and have an open venue to ask questions and find resources,” he said.

Each call includes a presentation of COVID-related best practices and guidance, implementation and quality improvement techniques and case-based discussions to identify successes and challenges experienced at the facility-level.

Some of the topics covered in these calls include:

  • Vaccines: Expected arrival, storage. How to share educational materials with staff, residents and families.
  • Infection control: Use of personal protective equipment (PPE). How to cohort positive and negative COVID-19 residents in a facility.
  • Staffing shortages: Practical tips and short-term solutions.

The IUPUI ECHO Center is handling enrollment in the ECHO program. For questions and more information, please contact the ECHO Director Andrea Janota at ajanota@iu.edu or 317-274-3178.

THE LINK OF THE PRINTED EDITION OF THE FEBRUARY-2021  CITY-COUNTY OBSERVER

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ATTACHED IS THE LINK OF THE PRINTED EDITION OF THE FEBRUARY-2021  CITY-COUNTY OBSERVER.

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YOU ALSO CAN PICK A PRINTED COPY OF THE CITY-COUNTY OBSERVER AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: 

  1. All the area Casey’s Convenience stores.
  2. IGA Convenience Marts located at Crossroads and East Lloyd and Heckel Road.
  3. Bargetown Market-4th and Main (Downtown).
  4. All Of The Pet Food stores in Evansville/Vanderburgh County.
  5. Evansville/Vanderburgh County Civic Center.
  6. Willard Library.
  7. Ivy Tech Community College.
  8. Tropicana Hotel.
  9. Hilton Gardens.
  10. Quality Inn.
  11. Home Two Hotel.
  12. Fairfield Inn.
  13. Residence Inn-Marriott.
  14. Courtyard Marriott.
  15. Comfort Inn.
  16. Hampton Inn.
  17. Extended Stay.
  18. Drury Inn.
  19. County Inn And Suites.
  20. Starting on February 15, 2021 copies of the printed CCO can be picked up at Central, McCollough, Oaklyn, North Park and Red Bank libraries.
  21. MERRY-GO-AROUND Restaurant
  22. Randomly selected sub-divisions.
  23. ROCA BAR-NORTH
  24. Evansville Police Department.
  25. Vanderburgh County Sheriff Office.

FOOTNOTE: We be announcing additional newspaper outlets in the near future.

 

 

UE Puts Forth Strong Effort In Setback At Loyola

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Aces Look To Earn Series Split On Sunday

 Facing one of the top 30 teams in the nation on the road, the University of Evansville men’s basketball team fought to the final whistle in a 68-55 loss to Loyola on Saturday afternoon at Gentile Arena.

Evansville (8-9. 6-5 MVC) played hard throughout the entire game before a game-changing stretch by Loyola (16-3, 11-1 MVC) saw them take a 16-point lead in the second half.  The Purple Aces got back within single digits before the Ramblers hung on for the win.

“Loyola is such a versatile team; they are so good on both ends of the floor,” UE head coach Todd Lickliter said.  “We knew it would be a great test and our guys have shown that they will always fight back.  If we use it right, this challenge will help us in our pursuit to be a great team.”

Noah Frederking had an outstanding effort on Saturday, leading the Aces with 15 points.  He was 6-for-10 from the field while knocking down three triples.  Jawaun Newton scored nine while Shamar Givance and Iyen Enaruna registered seven apiece.

Making the first start of his career, Iyen Enaruna made an immediate impact.  After winning the opening tip, Enaruna grabbed an offensive board and scored on the first possession.  Shamar Givance added a 3-pointer that gave the Aces an early 5-2 advantage.  With the Ramblers up 7-5, Evan Kuhlman came in and knocked down a triple.  On the next possession, he found a cutting Noah Frederking for a field goal that put the Aces on top – 10-7.

A 9-2 stretch by the Ramblers put them back in front by a 16-12 tally before Trey Hall ended a 3-minute scoreless stretch with his first triple of the day.  As the half approached the final five minutes, Hall and Frederking hit 3-pointers that cut Loyola’s lead to 22-21, but a 9-0 run by Loyola gave them their first double figure lead of the game at 31-21 at the 1:51 mark.  UE cut one off that deficit to trail by a 36-27 margin at the half.  Frederking led the Aces with eight points in the first half.  Cameron Krutwig had 11 points and six rebounds through the first 20 minutes of play.

Five of Evansville’s first seven shots of the second half found the bottom of the net with UE getting back within three points – 38-35.  After Loyola pushed its lead back to five at 44-39, they put forth their top stretch of the game, recording 13 of the next 15 points to stretch their advantage to 57-41 with 12:08 remaining.  They converted seven consecutive field goals.

Evansville has gained a reputation around the Missouri Valley Conference for never giving up and today was no different.  The defense clamped down to force five Rambler misses in a row while a triple by Samari Curtis spearheaded a 7-0 run to make it a 9-point game inside of the 8-minute mark.

within single figures a few times, but Loyola kept answering before taking the win.  Krutwig led the Ramblers with 10 points and 11 rebounds while going 8-for-13 from the field.

Tomorrow, the teams will be back in action inside Gentile Arena with another 1 p.m. contest.

 

HOT JOBS IN EVANSVILLE

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Clerical Associate
Professional Kennel Club, LLC – Evansville, IN
Part-time job available working Thursday and Friday, 16-20 hours per week. Communicating with customers via phone and email. 1+ years of clerical experience.
Easily apply
Jan 30
Receptionist
Select Specialty Hospital – Evansville – Evansville, IN
Notifying Administration of any requests for service. A 401(k) retirement plan with company match. At Select Specialty/Regency Hospitals, a division of Select…
Feb 5
Customer Service/Office Manager
Scott Manufacturing – Evansville, IN
Mid-sized manufacturing facility seeking a self-motivated individual to handle Customer Service Management responsibilities for our Sebree, KY facility.
Easily apply
Feb 5
USI – FT Unit Clerical – Senior – Card Office
Sodexo – Evansville, IN
May include human resources functions (including benefit administration, personnel action forms and payroll processing) for the unit as well as the district and…
Feb 4
Office Manager
Indiana Institute for Behavior Analysis, Inc – Evansville, IN
Degree in Healthcare Administration preferred; The Indiana Institute for Behavior Analysis (TIIBA) is a faith-based agency that provides Applied Behavior…
Feb 4
Medical Billing Administrative Assistant
HSC MEDICAL BILLING & CONSULTING LLC – Evansville, IN
The Working hours for this Full-time position are: HSC Medical Billing & Consulting LLC is currently seeking a candidate to fill our full-time Administrative…
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Feb 3
Office Coordinator
Carter Lumber – Evansville, IN
A Kight Home Center, a division of Carter Lumber, Office Coordinator is responsible for entering and generating purchase orders, receiving, and providing…
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Feb 3
Medical Office Assistant
Deaconess Health System – Evansville, IN
We are looking for compassionate, caring people to join our talented staff of health care professionals as we continue to grow to be the preferred, regional…
Feb 3
Medical Office Assistant – Dermatology
Deaconess Health System – Evansville, IN
We are looking for compassionate, caring people to join our talented staff of health care professionals as we continue to grow to be the preferred, regional…
Feb 3
Night and Evening Receptionist.
Evansville Country Club – Evansville, IN
$10 – $12 an hour
Potential hours for this position: The Evansville Country Club is now hiring for the position of Night & Weekend Receptionist. Wednesday 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Easily apply
Feb 5
Medical Front Desk Receptionist
Alpha Solutions, LLC – Evansville, IN
$12 – $13 an hour
Responsive employer
Full time front desk receptionist needed for a busy physicians office. Are you able to multi-task and work well with a team? We are looking for you!
Easily apply
Feb 5
Medical Receptionist
The Eye Group of Southern Indiana – Evansville, IN
Medical Receptionist needed for busy ophthalmology practice Monday – Friday 8am to 5pm. Requires professionalism, excellent customer service skills, computer…
Easily apply
Jan 29
Administrative Assistant
Baseline Communications – Indiana
$15 an hour
We are looking for a responsible Administrative Assistant to perform a variety of administrative and clerical tasks. Answer and direct phone calls.
Easily apply
Feb 5
Medical Front Desk Receptionist
Tri-State Orthopaedic Surgeons – Evansville, IN
Flexibility to work between the hours of 6:30am and 6:30pm, as well as some Saturdays. The Front Desk employee, under the direction of the Front Desk…
Easily apply
Feb 4
Tropicana Front Desk Agent
Tropicana Entertainment – Evansville, IN
$10 an hour
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Greet all Guests in friendly, polite manner upon arrival and departure at front desk.
Feb 4
Therapy Front Desk Medical Office Receptionist
Tri-State Orthopaedic Surgeons – Evansville, IN
Flexibility to work between the hours of 6:30am and 6:30pm, as well as some Saturdays. Therapy Front Desk Medical Office Receptionist.
Easily apply
Feb 4
Medical Receptionist
BrainPower Neurodevelopmental Center LLC – Newburgh, IN
$12 – $15 an hour
Brainpower Neurodevelopmental Center is hiring a full-time medical receptionist to provide treatment services to clients in the Southern Indiana region.
Easily apply
Feb 1
Medical Office Assistant – Neurology
Deaconess Health System – Newburgh, IN
We are looking for compassionate, caring people to join our talented staff of health care professionals as we continue to grow to be the preferred, regional…
Feb 3
Office Manager/Office Assistant
Sprinklers Plus – Newburgh, IN
$10 – $14 an hour
Remote work available
A job for which military experienced candidates are encouraged to apply. Sprinklers Plus, a local family owned and operated irrigation company, is looking to…
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Feb 1
Certified Medical Assistant/Front Desk
Clovis E. Manley MD LLC – Newburgh, IN
$14 – $18 an hour
_Experienced Receptionist Wanted For Upscale Medical Spa & Family Practice_*. CMA/ Receptionist – Seeking positive, friendly, energetic, detailed orientated…
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Feb 4
Office Administrator
North American Lighting – Elberfeld, IN
Reviews, analyzes, and maintains financial data used for business planning and financial reporting processes, and supplies accurate and timely financial…
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Feb 4
Medical Office Assistant – GI
Deaconess Health System – Evansville, IN
We are looking for compassionate, caring people to join our talented staff of health care professionals as we continue to grow to be the preferred, regional…
Feb 3
Medical Office Assistant Float – Pediatrics
Deaconess Health System – Newburgh, IN
We are looking for compassionate, caring people to join our talented staff of health care professionals as we continue to grow to be the preferred, regional…
Feb 3
Part-time Office Assistant
La-Z-Boy Midwest – Evansville, IN
$11 an hour
Our La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries store in Evansville, IN needs a reliable, organized Office Assistant to manage our front office on some nights and weekends.
Easily apply
Jan 31
Clerical Assistant (Temporary FT)
Audubon Area Community Services, Inc. – Henderson, KY
$9.45 an hour
Working 30 hours per week through March 2021 or until funds are no longer available. Will enter data, answer phone calls, copy documents, provide customer…
Easily apply
Feb 1
Office Assistant/Scheduler
Swat Pest Management – Evansville, IN
$12 – $15 an hour
_If you’re interested in an exciting job to go to, then by all means, don’t wait! You must have flexibility for attending meetings before or after hours, as…
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Jan 27
Administrative Assistant/Receptionist
Ready Power, LLC – United States
$14 – $16 an hour
Remote work available
To be considered for this position it is required to take a survey. Please copy/paste this link into your browser. Create Clients, Jobs and Work Orders.
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Jan 30
Administrative Assistant
Confidential Priviately-Held Company – Indiana
$15 – $18 an hour
Multiple Locations in Ohio / Midwest. $15 per hour but can quickly increase with experience. We are currently looking for an Exectuive Assistant to handle day…
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Feb 1

ADOPT A PET

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Just look at this sweet little Beagle! Delta is a female, and she gets along with other dogs. She was surrendered with 2 others, also available, because their owner could no longer afford them. Her adoption fee is $150 and includes her spay, microchip, vaccines, and more. Get details at www.vhslifesaver.org/adopt!

HOOSIER HISTORY HIGHLIGHTS: Indiana ratifies the 13th Amendment

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February 7 – February 13

The Week in Indiana History

You are invited to take a “Virtual Tour” of the Indiana Statehouse.  Just click the link at the bottom of this column.

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slavery1865     Indiana ratified the 13th Amendment to the United States Constitution.  The measure abolished slavery in the nation.  The General Assembly was prompt in approving the legislation, making Indiana one of 18 states to ratify the amendment in the first month.  The adoption became official for the nation in December of 1865.
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1901     Indiana University competed in its first official basketball game.  Over 100 fans traveled with the team by train to Indianapolis to play Butler University at the YMCA gym.  Butler, coached by Walter Kelly, won the game by the score of 20 to 17.  The IU team was coached by James H. Horne.  Among the leading scorers were Carl McGaughey for Butler and Ernest Strange for IU.
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100 YEARS AGO

1921     Called the “musical sensation of the season,” Arturo Toscanini and the LaScala Orchestra performed at the Murat Theater in Indianapolis.  The Italian maestro, on a tour of the nation, was brought to the city by the Talbot Fine Arts Association.  “The Barber of Seville” led the program, followed by selections from Wagner, Dvorak, and DeSabata.
fire1931     E. E. Miller, chief of the Richmond, Indiana, Fire Department, died while battling a fire in a city home.  Called “The Dean of Indiana Fire Chiefs,” he had served as chief for 25 years.  During much of that time, for a city its size, Richmond had one of the nation’s lowest rates of fire losses.  Miller was also known for establishing the firefighter project of repairing broken toys for distribution to underprivileged children at Christmas time.
Lincoln1958     Indiana University drama student Richard Brown, dressed as Abraham Lincoln, stood near the northwest corner of Washington and Illinois Streets in Indianapolis.  There, at the site of the old Bates House Hotel, he reenacted the speech Lincoln had given from the hotel balcony on his way to inauguration 97 years earlier.  Governor Harold W. Handley introduced Brown, just as Governor Oliver P. Morton had introduced Lincoln in 1861.
Reagan1982     President Ronald Reagan was at the Indiana Statehouse to speak to the General Assembly.  In his address in the chamber of the House of Representatives, he spoke about the new federalism policy which would return authority in many areas back to individual states.  The President was welcomed to the city by Governor Robert D. Orr and Mayor William Hudnut.
Statehouse Virtual Tour

Abe Martin Sez:  Don’t knock the weather.  Nine-tenths o’ th’ people couldn’t start a conversation if it didn’t change once in a while.    (Indianapolis News, February 13, 1914)

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Indiana Quick Quiz

February Birthdays

These Hoosiers were born in February.  Try to name each one.

1.  National Labor leader born in Brazil, Indiana.  He disappeared in 1975.

2.  Young movie star, born in Marion, killed at age 24 in an automobile accident.

3.  Actress, born in Dale, who became best known as the mother of the Brady Bunch.

4.  Lawyer, born in Elwood, who ran for President in 1940.

Answers Below

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Hoosier Quote of the Week

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     “And you just knew without a doubt that we were going to be free!  You just knew it!  And two days before our time was up, the word came:  ‘It’s over!  It’s over!  The Civil Rights Bill had passed Congress!'”

Marguerite Graves (1933 -2019)

Did You Know?

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Marguerite Graves with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

February is Black History Month

     Marguerite Graves of Indianapolis made history.  As a young African American woman in the 1960s, she didn’t just read about the Civil Rights Movement, she joined it.  After graduating from Crispus Attucks High School, she moved to Los Angeles.  There she joined Dr. Martin Luther King’s Southern Christian Leadership Conference.  This led to her first meeting with the civil rights leader.  The two found that they had a good deal in common.   “We had both been to Liberia,” she said, “and we both were deeply interested in the future of that African country.”  In the summer of 1964, Marguerite found herself on a 2200-mile Greyhound bus trip to Americus, Georgia.  Her group marched two and three times a day in Americus.  They paraded in front of government buildings.  They sat in front of stores.  That same summer, Congress passed the historic Civil Rights Bill.  Marguerite returned to Los Angeles to continue her work in the Civil Rights Movement.  A few years later, she was back home in Indianapolis, but she wasn’t finished with making history.  She and associates established their own Hallmark store on West Washington Street.  This was one of the first such stores to be owned by African American women.

ANSWERS:  1. Jimmy Hoffa    2.  James Dean  3.  Florence Henderson  4.  Wendell Willkie

EPD DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT

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Right Jab And Middle Jab And Left Jab” February 7, 2021

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Right Jab And Middle Jab And Left Jab” was created because we have a couple of commenters that post on a daily basis either in our “IS IT TRUE” or “Readers Forum” columns concerning local, state, national, or international issues

The majority of our “IS IT TRUE” columns are about local or state issues, so we have decided to give our more opinionated readers exclusive access to our newly created “LEFT JAB and Middle Jab and RIGHT JAB”  column. They now have this post to exclusively discuss local, state, national, or world issues that they feel passionate about.

We shall be posting the “LEFT JAB” AND “MIDDLE JAB” AND “RIGHT JAB” 7 days a week.  Oh, “LEFT JAB” is a liberal view, “MIDDLE JAB” is the libertarian view and the “RIGHT JAB is representative of the more conservative views. Also, any reader who would like to react to the written comments in this column is free to do so.

FOOTNOTE: The City-County Observer posted this CAGEL Political Cartoon without bias in order to generate a rational discussion.

Board of School Trustees of the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation Meeting

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The Board of School Trustees of the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation will meet Monday, February 8, 2021 in the Board Room of the EVSC Administration Building located at 951 Walnut Street, Evansville, IN.

Beginning at 5:30 PM, the Board will call upon those who have completed and submitted a Request for Public Comment form. The regular meeting of the School Board will commence immediately following Public Comment.

In accordance with orders from the Governor, seating will be limited to allow for appropriate social distancing.

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