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 Daily Scriptures 

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 Daily Scriptures 

MONDAY 

“If you repay good with evil, evil will never leave your house.” Proverbs 17:13 NLT 

TUESDAY 

“Starting a quarrel is like opening a floodgate, so stop before a dispute breaks out.” Proverbs 17:14 NLT 

WEDNESDAY 

“Acquitting the guilty and condemning the innocent— both are detestable to the Lord.” Proverbs 17:15 NLT 

THURSDAY 

“It is senseless to pay to educate a fool, since he has no heart for learning.” Proverbs 17:16 NLT 

FRIDAY 

“A friend is always loyal, and a brother is born to help in time of need.” Proverbs 17:17 NLT 

SATURDAY 

“It’s poor judgment to guarantee another person’s debt or put up security for a friend.” Proverbs 17:18 NLT 

SUNDAY 

“Anyone who loves to quarrel loves sin; anyone who trusts in high walls invites disaster.” Proverbs 17:19 NLT 

Submitted to the City-County Observer by Karen Seltzer 

AG Curtis Hill Reaches Settlement With Medical Device Manufacturer Over Alleged Kickbacks

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Attorney General Curtis Hill announced today that Indiana has joined with other states and the federal government to reach an agreement in principle with a Utah-based medical device manufacturer to settle allegations that the company offered unlawful kickbacks to health care providers in order to induce them to purchase its medical devices.
Merit Medical Systems (Merit) will pay the states and the federal government $18 million – $5.58 million of which will go to Medicaid programs – to resolve civil allegations that Merit’s unlawful promotion of its medical devices caused false claims to be submitted to government health care programs. As part of the settlement, Indiana Medicaid will receive $285,584 in restitution and other recoveries.
Merit markets and sells embolotherapeutic devices used to treat abnormal connections between arteries and veins, symptomatic uterine fibroids and hypervascular tumors.
Specifically, the settlement resolves allegations that from Sept. 1, 2010 to March 31, 2017, Merit offered health care providers millions of dollars through its Local Advertising Program in free advertising assistance, practice development, practice support, and purportedly unrestricted “educational” grants to induce the health care providers to purchase and use Merit products in medical procedures performed on Medicaid beneficiaries. 
Merit used its Local Advertising Program to reward its high-volume customers with patient referrals and financial advertising support, but removed those customers from the program if they did not convert to or increase their use of Merit’s devices in their uterine fibroid embolization procedures.
This settlement arises from a 2016 action filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey under the federal False Claims Act and various state false-claims statutes.
“Paying unlawful kickbacks to doctors so they use certain products for procedures undermines the integrity of Indiana’s health care programs,” Attorney General Hill said. “Hoosiers – especially the most vulnerable Hoosiers – deserve to know that their health care professionals are selecting devices based solely on quality, and not based on kickbacks.”
A National Association of Medicaid Fraud Control Units team participated in the settlement negotiations with Merit on behalf of the states. In addition to Indiana, this team included representatives from the Offices of the Attorneys General for the states of California, Illinois, New York, Oklahoma, and Virginia.
The Indiana Medicaid Fraud Control Unit receives 75% of its funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under a federal grant. The remaining 25% is funded by the State of Indiana.

BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS MEETING AGENDA

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BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS REGULAR MEETING IN THE KEVIN WINTERNHEIMER CHAMBER IN ROOM 301, CIVIC CENTER COMPLEX ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2020 AT 12:00 NOON

 AGENDA

1.      CALL TO ORDER

2.      MEETING MEMORANDUM FOR OCTOBER 7, 2020

3.      CONSENT AGENDA                                                

          a. Request Re:  Approve and Execute Rental Agreement for use of Lloyd Pool with Evansville

              Vanderburgh School Corporation. – Holtz

 b. Request Re: Approve and Execute Agreement for use of C.K Newsome Community Center

     by an Independent Certified Fitness Instructor, Jessica Ellis.- Holtz                    

         c. Approve and Execute Board of Park Commissioners Meeting Dates for 2021.

          

4.      OLD BUSINESS 

          a.  Request Re: N/A

 

5.       NEW BUSINESS  

           a. Request Re: Approve and Execute Contract with Tri State Painting for exterior Giraffe barn, 

               exterior Jaguar steel exhibit framing and several exterior areas of the Kley Building at Mesker 

               Park Zoo & Botanic Garden. –Beck*

           b. Request Re: Any Other Business the Board Wishes to Consider and Public Comments

*Previously Approved By the Mesker Park Zoo & Botanic Garden Advisory Board.

6.        REPORTS

           Brian Holtz- Executive Director, Department of Parks and Recreation        

            

7.        ACCEPTANCE OF PAYROLL AND VENDOR CLAIMS

 

8.        ADJOURN

EPD DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT

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EPD

 

EPD REPORT

“Left Jab” And “Middle Jab” And “Right Jab” October 19, 2020

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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 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 national or world issues that they feel passionate about.
We shall be posting the “LEFT JAB” AND “MIDDLE JAB” AND “RIGHT JAB” several times 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.

PET PICTURES WITH SANTA CANCELED

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PET PICTURES WITH SANTA CANCELED

  It is with great sadness that the Vanderburgh Humane Society announces the cancellation of Pet Pictures with Santa 2020 due to COVID-19.

This would have been Pet Pictures’ 35th year, one of the Tri-State’s most beloved holiday traditions and held on November 6-8 of this year.

VHS leadership says that even if the people getting photos taken were able to be properly socially-distanced with masks… the risk to the volunteers, staff, photographer, and Santa himself is simply too great.

“Even though this year has been devastating to our organization’s finances,” says Amanda Coburn, VHS Development Coordinator, “we simply can’t justify putting our team members or our vendors at risk. As a private nonprofit that receives no funding from city/county taxes or national organizations, and that has not seen a single dollar of local COVID-19 relief, we will be relying on the community even more now to contribute what they can and help us continue our mission.”

This now means that every single in-person fundraising event in the VHS’ annual budget since March has been canceled. The total deficit from the loss of these fundraisers amounts to more than $100,000.

Those who would like to help support the organization’s mission can make a financial donation atwww.vhslifesaver.org/donate. The Vanderburgh Humane Society has still been helping pets and people every single day throughout the pandemic, and will continue to do so.

The VHS team is keeping their paws crossed that they will see everyone again for next year’s Pet Pictures with Santa: November 5-7, 2021.

HOT JOBS IN EVANSVILLE

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Bookkeeper/Receptionist
Kruse Dicus & Associates LLP – Evansville, IN
$30,000 – $45,000 a year
Payrolls, payroll taxes, sales tax and light bookkeeping which is some accounts payable and bank reconciliations. If circumstances require can be done remotely.
Easily apply
Oct 15
PSE MAIL PROCESSING CLERK
United States Postal Service 3.5/5 rating 26,404 reviews – Evansville, IN
$18.15 an hour
Citizens, lawful permanent resident aliens, citizens of American Samoa or other territory owing permanent allegiance. This job has an exam requirement.
Oct 15
Part-Time Branch Clerical Assistant
Heritage Crystal-Clean 3.2/5 rating 119 reviews – Evansville, IN
$13 an hour
Is a publicly traded company that continues to be a leader in the environmental services industry. We are seeking highly motivated individuals with a strong…
Easily apply
Oct 15
Medical Office Assistant
Deaconess Health System 3.7/5 rating 473 reviews – 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…
Oct 12
Office Support – Temporary (4:30 a.m. – 8 a.m. Shift)
Columbia Healthcare Center 3.1/5 rating 897 reviews – Evansville, IN
Compassion, Accountability, Relationships and Excellence are the core values for American Senior Communities. These words not only form an acronym for C.A.R.E.,…
Oct 13
Office Support – Temporary (4:30 p.m. – 10 p.m. Shift)
Columbia Healthcare Center 3.1/5 rating 897 reviews – Evansville, IN
Compassion, Accountability, Relationships and Excellence are the core values for American Senior Communities. These words not only form an acronym for C.A.R.E.,…
Oct 13
Front Desk Clerk
Evansville Tennis Center 5/5 rating 2 reviews – Evansville, IN
$10 an hour
We are looking for a pleasantFront Desk Clerkto undertake all receptionist and clerical duties at the desk of our main entrance. Greet and check in guests.
Easily apply
Oct 16
Senior Administrative Assistant, Office of Planning, Research & Assessment-N20046N1
University of Southern Indiana 4.3/5 rating 115 reviews – Evansville, IN
$12.66 an hour
Setup online administration of course evaluations utilizing Qualtrics survey software, including scheduling invitation and reminder emails and response rate…
Oct 12
Video Content Writer and Data Processor
Footage of the World – United States
$13 – $15 an hour
Remote work available
The role will be around 15-25 hours per week. This job will be working with footageoftheworld.com which is a stock video company.
Easily apply
Oct 7
Receptionist/HR Assistant
Shoe Carnival, Inc. 3.7/5 rating 1,801 reviews – Evansville, IN
$13 – $14 an hour
The Receptionist/HR Assistant provides complete support to the Front Desk and HR Department in handling various tasks and projects.
Easily apply
Oct 15
Switchboard Operator/File Clerk
Confidential – Evansville, IN
$11 – $13 an hour
Local insurance agency seeking a dependable and enthusiastic switchboard operator/file clerk to join our team. Handles, on average, 150 in-coming calls per day.
Easily apply
Oct 13

Adopt A Pet

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Seth is a 2-year-old male bully breed mix. He is VERY excited about all things in life, but particularly squeaky toys! He was transferred to VHS from Evansville Animal Care & Control when VHS had available kennel space. Ella’s adoption fee is $110 and includes her spay, microchip, vaccines, and more. Get details at www.vhslifesaver.org/adopt!

HEALTH DEPARTMENT UPDATES STATEWIDE COVID-19 CASE COUNTS

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Vanderburgh County Recent Booking Records

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https://www.vanderburghsheriff.com/jail-recent-booking-records.aspx

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