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SOUTHWEST INDIANA CHAMBER HOSTS THE ANNUAL MEETING & DINNER
SOUTHWEST INDIANA CHAMBER HOSTS THE ANNUAL MEETING & DINNER
FEATURING YEARLY BUSINESS AWARDS
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The Southwest Indiana Chamber will host the Annual Meeting & Dinner from 5 pm to 8 pm at the Ford Center on September 24, 2020 – in person and via live stream.
Annual Meeting & Dinner signifies the change in board leadership. We celebrate successes of the past year, look ahead to a new year, and honor local business and their leaders. At this signature event, awards are presented to the most outstanding businesses and individuals of the year including Business of the Year and Distinguished Business Person of the Year. Nominations are open now thru August 19, 2020. This event attracts Chamber Members, elected and appointed officials, key community leaders, and our strategic partners. This event is the largest Chamber networking event of the year. Our Keynote Speaker this year is Battalion Chief David Morkal a 30 year veteran with the FDNY and University of Evansville alum. In the spirit or our speaker, we will be promoting and awarding the charity 911 Gives Hope. #BuildingResilience
Chamber events manager, Karen Robinson, and the staff of the Ford Center are taking all precautions necessary as guided by the CDC for a safe and comfortable event. A virtual option has been made available with lunch delivery.
Southwest Indiana Chamber Announces 2020 Annual Meeting & Dinner Keynote Speaker – FDNY Battalion Chief David Morkel
Battalion Chief David Morkal is a 30 year veteran with the FDNY. Promoted to Lieutenant the week after the World Trade Center attacks, Chief Morkal has taken every opportunity to study leadership and enhance his leadership knowledge. He is a graduate of the FDNY’s Fire Officers Management Institute (FOMI), Advanced Leadership Course (ALC), West Point Combating Terrorism Leadership Program, L-380 “The Point of the Spearâ€, L-381 “Incident Leadership†L-481, and L-580, Staff Ride at Gettysburg National Military Park.
Chief Morkel worked as a Lieutenant in Ladder 18 on the Lower East Side. After being promoted to Captain he was transferred to Engine 23 in Midtown Manhattan. As a Battalion Chief, he was assigned to Battalion 4 and worked as the Chief in Charge of Probationary Firefighter School for 2 years. Chief Morkel also worked as the Planning Section Chief for the FDNY Incident Management Team and is currently one of the Deputy Incident Commanders. He has been activated with the team for Hurricane Gustav in Louisiana, Hurricane Irene in both New York City and Binghamton, New York, Hurricane Sandy in New York City, the snowstorm in Buffalo, New York, the East Harlem explosion and collapse, and several wildland fires in the Southwest with other Incident Management Teams. Currently, Chief Morkal is the Executive Officer to the Chief of Operations at Headquarters.
He has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Theatre from the University of Evansville and prior to joining the Fire Department worked in technical theater across the country and taught at the University of Evansville and Western Michigan University. Born in London, England, he lived in California, New Hampshire, Texas, and Michigan before settling in Indiana as an Air Force brat when he was 10. Although Indiana has a special place in his heart, he now calls New York home. He has lived in Westchester for the past 26 years with his wife of 34 years and has two adult children.
Gold Sponsors: Vectren – A Centerpoint Energy Company; Silver Sponsors: Berry Global, BKD CPA’s & Advisors, Old National Bank, and Townsquare Media; Signature Series: Atlas
About Southwest Indiana Chamber
Since 1915, the Southwest Indiana Chamber has been a trusted ally of the regional business community. Today we are one of the state’s largest, strongest, and most impactful nonprofit business organizations, representing a total membership of almost 1,400 businesses, organizations, and agencies. About one-third of members have invested in our organization for 10 or more years. While nearly all major employers in our region invest in the Southwest Indiana Chamber, 71% of our member businesses have 25 or fewer employees.Â
Learn more about the Chamber, our members, and the Southwest Indiana regional business community at www.swinchamber.com. 318 Main St., Suite 401, Evansville, IN 47708.
Men’s Basketball Releases Non-Conference Information
Aces Set For Return To The FLoor In November
As the summer begins to wind down, the University of Evansville men’s basketball program has announced its regular-season non-conference schedule and protocols for the Purple Aces return to the Ford Center.
“When you create a schedule, you look for regional opponents and a challenging schedule that will prepare you for conference play,†UE head men’s basketball coach Todd Lickliter said. “In those regards, I think we have been successful with what we have been able to put together for this season. We were able to balance our home and road games while minimizing the amount of travel as much as possible.â€
With Coach Lickliter beginning his first season at the helm of the UE program, the Aces return a strong nucleus while adding a group of impactful newcomers. The squad will begin the regular season with a huge road test at Purdue on Tuesday, November 10. This will mark the first meeting between the programs since December of 2005 when the Aces earned a 75-69 win.
Road play continues on the 14th when UE heads to Muncie, Ind. to face Ball State. This will mark the final contest in a 4-game series that has seen the Aces win two of the first three games dating back to 2019. Last year’s season opener at the Ford Center saw Evansville grind out a 79-75 victory over the Cardinals, who won 18 games on the season.
Southeast Missouri State will mark the home opener on the 18th. Evansville has won eight of the last nine in the series against the Redhawks. Home action continues on the 21st when Belmont comes to town. The Bruins are coming off of a 26-7 campaign that culminated in an Ohio Valley Conference championship. UE won both games in a home-and-home series in 2014 and 2015.
Beginning on November 26, Evansville will be in Dana Point, California for the Dana Point Challenge. The Aces are slated to play three games over the course of three days. The full field will be announced soon.
The month of December gets underway with a visit to UT Martin on the 2nd. It will mark the first contest between the schools since the 2015 CIT, which saw the Aces pick up a 79-66 win on its way to the tournament championship. UE holds an 11-1 lead in the all-time series. In the final contest of a 5-game stretch away from home, the Aces travel to SMU on Dec. 5. The Mustangs defeated the Aces in a grueling 59-57 game at the Ford Center last season.
Evansville returns home for a stretch of three games, which starts against Eastern Illinois on the 9th. The Panthers are another squad that UE defeated in its 2015 CIT run, picking up an 83-68 triumph in Charleston, Ill. IUPUI travels to the Ford Center on the 12th before Tennessee Tech marks the final non-conference home game on the 19th. Last November, UE came out victorious in a road game against the Jaguars, taking a 70-64 decision. The meeting against Tennessee Tech will mark the first since 2012 when UE earned a 62-50 road win in Cookeville, Tenn.
The non-conference play finishes on the road at Belmont on Dec. 21. UE will have two exhibition contests at the Ford Center with opponents and times being announced soon. Those dates will be October 31 and November 4. The Missouri Valley Conference schedule will be following in the coming weeks.
UE athletics has worked closely with the Ford Center on its seating and ticket policy entering the 2020-21 campaign. In accordance with CDC, national, state, local and University guidance, the University of Evansville has developed a capacity limitation of 50% for all campus events and athletic competitions, including events at the Ford Center. To ensure the safety of fans, participants and staff, face coverings will be required at all events, including indoor and outdoor. Attendees must comply with pre-event screen procedures and maintain social distance whenever possible.
Season ticket accounts shall be given priority in securing the limited capacity seating that will be available for sale. Season ticket holders shall have the opportunity to renew their current reserved seating locations without any changes. Seats not purchased on a season ticket basis shall be released for sale to the general public on a mini-plan or game-by-game basis. The University of Evansville shall make every attempt to create a social distancing buffer between season ticket holder locations and seats made available for sale for mini-plans and individual games.
 In order to address social distancing guidelines, several sections have been identified in the Ford Center for social distancing reseating including the south sections and the upper-level section of the facility. These sections will function as general admission which allows the patron to choose their location and proximity to other patrons. No tickets shall be sold into these social distancing sections, resulting in the reduced facility capacity and the ability for patrons to reasonably social distance. Patrons choosing to reseat themselves in the social distancing sections shall not be eligible for any refund of ticket value or seat license amount.
 In the event of individual game cancellations, season ticket holders who have purchased directly through the UE Athletics Ticket Office will have the option of a refund equal to the total seat cost per game (premium license fee excluded) that is canceled or restricted. Premium seat license fees will only be refunded in the event the entire 2020-2021 season is canceled or restricted. Any entitled refund would be eligible to be converted to a fully tax-deductible donation to the University of Evansville.
This policy is subject to change at the discretion of CDC, national, state, local or University guidance on short notice.
Right Jab And Middle Jab And Left Jab†August 11, 2020
Right Jab And Middle Jab And Left Jab†August 11, 2020
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 JABâ€Â 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.
AG Curtis Hill urges Congress to pass legislation to protect seniors who have been victims of fraud
Attorney General Curtis Hill is urging Congress to pass legislation known as Edith’s Bill, designed to assist seniors victimized by fraud, as part of the nation’s efforts to provide relief to those most impacted by COVID-19.
This bipartisan legislation would amend the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (VOCA) to include victims of senior fraud as eligible for reimbursement through the Crime Victims Fund in states that provide compensation to victims. Indiana is one of those states.
Realizing that seniors are especially at risk from COVID-19, scam artists are targeting older people who are isolated at home, separated from families and detached from typical support networks.
“Scammers are well known to prey especially upon our older citizens,†Attorney General Hill said. “We must work together across local, state and federal jurisdictions to do everything possible to protect seniors from criminal predators. Further, we must also do our best to make seniors whole when they do fall victim to these unsavory schemes.â€
Attorney General Hill is one of 44 attorneys general to sign a letter to congressional leaders advocating for the legislation. The bipartisan coalition is led by Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry, a Republican, and Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul, a Democrat.
Edith’s Bill — or the Edith Shorougian Senior Victims of Fraud Compensation Act — would also amend VOCA so that penalties and fines from deferred prosecution and non-prosecution agreements are deposited into the Crime Victims Fund. This bill is named after a Wisconsin woman who was scammed out of more than $80,000 in retirement savings.
Across all states, there has been a surge in COVID-19 scams targeting vulnerable seniors. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General has warned that fraudsters “are offering COVID-19 tests to Medicare beneficiaries in exchange for personal details, including Medicare information.†This is just one of many COVID-19 scams targeting seniors.
Even after the pandemic, fraudsters will continue focusing their schemes on seniors. By using this legislation to add senior fraud as an eligible reimbursement expense under VOCA, states can help victims obtain the financial relief they deserve. States would be incentivized but not mandated by this legislation to provide compensation to victims of senior fraud.
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HEALTH DEPARTMENT UPDATES STATEWIDE COVID-19 CASE COUNTS
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) today announced that 673 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 through testing at ISDH, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and private laboratories. That brings to 74,992 the total number of Indiana residents known to have the novel coronavirus following corrections to the previous day’s dashboard.
A total of 2,838 Hoosiers are confirmed to have died from COVID-19, an increase of three over the previous day. Another 206 probable deaths have been reported based on clinical diagnoses in patients for whom no positive test is on record. Deaths are reported based on when data are received by ISDH and occurred over multiple days.
As of today, nearly 39 percent of ICU beds and nearly 83 percent of ventilators are available across the state.
To date, 852,111 tests for unique individuals have been reported to ISDH, up from 841,125 on Sunday.
ISDH will host four free testing sites Tuesday through Saturday this week:
Goshen:
Team Rehabilitation
223 Chicago Ave.
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Elkhart:
Northside Gymnasium
300 Lawrence St.
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Hammond:
Oliver P. Morton High School
6915 Grand Ave.
Marion:
Grant County 4-H Fairgrounds
1403 IN-18
To find additional testing sites around the state, visit www.coronavirus.in.gov and click on the COVID-19 testing information link.
Shooting on 700 block of Wall Street
At around midnight on today’s date Evansville Police were dispatched to the 700 block of Wall St. after receiving multiple calls that a subject had been shot. Officers arrived in the area and located a male victim with an apparent gun shot wound to the head. The victim was unresponsive but still breathing. AMR and EFD arrived and rendered aide to the victim while officers contained the scene. It was determined that the victim had a second apparent gunshot wound to the lower leg. The victim was transported to a hospital for further treatment of his wounds. His status is listed as serious.
 Crime Scene Detectives arrived on scene to process the incident scene. Multiple shell casings were located in the area. At this time no arrest has been made in connection to this incident and the investigation is ongoing. If anyone has any information in reference to this incident we ask that you contact the Evansville Police Department Adult Investigative Unit at 812-436-7979.