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Eagles wrap up road trip with stops at Maryville, S&TEagles wrap up road trip with stops at Maryville, S&T

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University of Southern Indiana Women’s Basketball concludes its season-long road trip this week as it visits Maryville University Thursday at 5:30 p.m. in St. Louis, Missouri, and Missouri University of Science & Technology Saturday at 1 p.m. in Rolla, Missouri.

Both games will be aired on 95.7 The Spin as well as the GLVC Sports Network, while live stats, audio and video can be accessed at GoUSIEagles.com.

The Screaming Eagles (12-6, 8-4 GLVC) are coming off an 81-68 road win over Lindenwood University this past Saturday after falling to the University of Missouri-St. Louis, 72-64, last Thursday in St. Louis. Senior guard Ashley Johnson averaged 15.0 points, 5.5 assists and 2.0 steals per game to lead the Eagles on the week.

Heading into Thursday’s game against the Saints, USI has three players in double-figures in the scoring column, led by Johnson, who is averaging a team-high 14.3 points and 3.9 assists per game. Junior guard Emma DeHart is chipping in 11.2 points per contest, while freshman forward Hannah Haithcock is contributing 10.3 points and 4.5 rebounds per appearance. Sophomore forward Ashlynn Brown also is contributing 7.6 points and 5.7 rebounds per contest.

Following this week’s games, the Eagles return to Screaming Eagles Arena for rematches against Lindenwood (February 13) and Missouri-St. Louis (February 15).

USI Women’s Basketball Notes
• USI splits first half of four-game road trip. USI Women’s Basketball went 1-1 in the first half of its season-long four-game road trip. Senior guard Ashley Johnson averaged 15.0 points, 5.5 assists and 2.0 steals per game to lead the Eagles, who fell to Missouri-St. Louis, 72-64, Thursday before defeating Lindenwood, 81-68, Saturday. Freshman forward Hannah Haithcock averaged 13.5 points per game, while junior guard Emma DeHart chipped in 11.0 points per contest. Sophomore forward Ashlynn Brown led USI with 7.5 rebounds per outing.

• USI-Lindenwood breakdown. Led by Johnson, the Eagles had four players in double-figures and another with nine points en route to a 13-point win over Lindenwood. Johnson finished with a career-high tying 22 points and six assists, including 13 points in the second half, while Haithcock scored 11 of her 15 points in the final 20 minutes. DeHart and freshman guard Addy Blackwellhad 12 and 10 points, respectively, for the Eagles, who Eagles held Lindenwood to just 28.1 percent (9-32) from the field in the opening half en route to a 33-27 halftime lead.

• Eagles big at charity stripe. USI went 17-of-20 from the free throw line in its win over Lindenwood despite being just 1-of-2 at the charity stripe in the opening half. The Eagles made 12-of-13 free throw attempts in the final 90 seconds of the game to seal the victory.

• Eagles struggle in second half, fall to UMSL. USI went just 9-of-31 (.290) from the field in the second half and just 3-of-13 (.231) in the third period in its loss to Missouri-St. Louis. Haithcock had 12 points to lead the Eagles, while Brown contributed 10 points and a team-high eight rebounds. DeHart added 10 points.

• First loss when leading at the half. The Eagles suffered their first loss in 10 games this season when leading at the half in their setback to Missouri-St. Louis. USI raced out to a 39-36 halftime advantage before being held to just 25 second-half points.

• Rare loss. Thursday’s loss to the Tritons marked the first time since March 3, 2017, that the Eagles have lost a game when committing fewer than 10 turnovers—USI was 2-0 this season and had won seven straight games when limiting its turnovers to fewer than 10. The Eagles are now 19-5 under Head Coach Rick Stein when committing fewer than 10 turnovers, including 15-3 since the 2013-14 campaign.

• USI’s first GLVC road loss. Thursday’s loss also marked USI’s first GLVC road loss. The Eagles’ were 4-0 on the road in GLVC play prior to visiting Missouri-St. Louis.

• Double-figures. USI has had nine different players reach double figures in the scoring column this year, with seven different players scoring at least 10 points in multiple games.

• DeHart drains two second-half three-pointers. Junior guard Emma DeHart drained a pair of three-pointers and had eight points in the first four minutes of the third quarter as USI extended its six-point halftime lead over Lindenwood to 48-33 early in the second half.

• Moses helps thwart Lindenwood comeback. Senior guard Kiara Moses had a steal and a break-a-way layup in a 7-0 run at the end of the third period that turned a 50-46 USI lead into an 11-point advantage heading into the final 10 minutes. After a quick Lindenwood basket early in the fourth quarter, Moses drained a three-pointer to give USI a 12-point lead and keep momentum in the Eagles’ favor.

• Robbe scores 16. Freshman forward Tara Robbe scored 16 points during USI’s two games last week, finishing with nine in USI’s win over Lindenwood.

• Johnson finishes with five assists. Senior guard Ashley Johnson had eight points and a team-high five assists in the loss to Missouri-St. Louis.

• Blackwell sinks two three’s. Freshman guard Addy Blackwell sank a pair of first-half three-pointers in USI’s loss to Missouri-St. Louis. She finished the game with six points, going 2-of-3 from the field and 2-of-2 from downtown.

• Moses, Sherwood combine for 11. Senior guard Kiara Moses and senior guard/forward Morgan Sherwood combined for 11 points and eight rebounds in USI’s loss to Missouri-St. Louis. Moses finished with six points and five boards.

• Haithcock joins select group. Forward Hannah Haithcock became the seventh freshman under USI Head Coach Rick Stein to reach double-figures in the scoring column 10 times during their rookie campaign. Haithcock has reached double-figures 11 times, surpassing the total number of  10 double-figure scoring performances that former USI standouts Anna Hackert and Kaydie Grooms recorded in their freshmen campaigns and two shy of Amie Newhart’s freshman total of 13. Jessica Stuckman’s 20 in 2000-01 stands as the most for a freshman under Stein. Lauren Parrish reached double-figures 12 times as a freshman in 2003-04, while Keisha Collins reached double-figures in the scoring column 18 times in 2005-06.

• About Maryville. Senior guard Mary Barton averages 22.9 points and 4.6 assists per game to lead the Saints, who are 11-8 overall and 6-6 in GLVC play after losing games at Southwest Baptist and No. 1 Drury last week. Senior center Abby Monis chips in 12.3 points and a team-high 8.6 rebounds per contest.

• About Missouri S&T. Sophomore guard Laura Rodriguez averages 12.1 points per game to lead the Miners, who have lost four straight games heading into their Thursday matchup with McKendree. Senior center Mykala Berry is one of four Miners averaging at least 8.0 points per game as she contributes 11.3 points and a team-high 10.1 rebounds per contest.

• Screaming Eagles Arena. The Eagles’ game against Central Missouri marked the first-ever regular-season basketball game in Screaming Eagles Arena. USI Women’s Basketball played in the Physical Activities Center from 1980-81 to 2018-19, posting a 363-194 record all-time at the PAC, including a 217-81 record under Head Coach Rick Stein.

• Magic Mark: 75 points. The Eagles are 418-77 (.844) all-time when scoring at least 75 points. USI is 291-28 (.912) since 1996-97 when reaching the 75-point plateau.

EPD REPORT

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EPD REPORT

Vanderburgh County Recent Booking records

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“IS IT TRUE” FEBRUARY 4, 2020

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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?

IS IT TRUE that some connections are being made that cause people to think there is more to Crescent Valley Capital LLC and its current relationship with Hope of Evansville?

IS IT TRUE recently it was revealed that Crescent Valley Capital bought a distressed house at 101 East Tennessee Street for $5,000 and sold it to Hope of Evansville 6 weeks later for $11,000 making a 120% profit in a period of six weeks?…it was also revealed in the HOPE OF Evansville newsletter that after making a quick and easy $6,000 profit that amounted to 120% that Hope of Evansville turned around and hired Crescent Valley Capital to do the $240,000 refurbishment of the very house that they bought from them?

IS IT TRUE the above transaction really seems like a close relationship that should raise questions from whatever firm audits the financial records of Hope of Evansville?…the 2018 form 990 for Hope of Evansville even includes a statement that discussions of conflicts of interests may be presented to the board of directors from time to time?

IS IT TRUE one must wonder why such an explicit statement on conflicts of interest would be necessary for the non-profit that deals in affordable housing?  …we wonder why haven’t the self-proclaimed investigative reporters from the mainstream media haven’t given a serious look at this transaction?

IS IT TRUE last night the Vanderburgh County Commissioner Ben Shoulders was honored last night as outgoing President of the Board and Chair of the Boys and Girls Club of Evansville?….that Commissioner Shoulders served as emcee of the “Boys And Girl Club” Annual Meeting and got choked up as he accepted the award in front of his family, friends and hundreds of people in attendance? …we give County Commissioner Ben Shoulders five (5) cheers for the sacrifice of his time, talent and treasure for the betterment of the children of the “Boys and Girls Club” of Evansville?

IS IT TRUE several years ago the CCO ran an article about local elected officials were quietly trying to do away with our Local Option Income (LIT) Taxes? …we dubbed this attempted backroom political deal “Sneaky But Legal”? …when we exposed this “SENEGAL” deal those involved ran like “Court House Rats”?

IS IT TRUE we are now told that our elected officials in Indy are talking about making some major adjustments on how members on the LIT COUNCIL can vote on making adjustments to our local Option Income (LIT) Taxes?

IS IT TRUE it seems like another backroom political SENEGAL deal has unconditional support in the Indiana House of Representatives? …if the State Senate agrees with House bill, HB 1065 you will see a significant change in the law on how members of the LIT Council can vote on rural tax issues?

IS IT TRUE we been told that the State Representative representing the taxpayers in the rural areas say this bill is about county residents being treated fairly? …others say it will cause cities like Evansville financial challenges?

IS IT TRUE we are told that HB1108 will give the State Board of Accounts (SBA) greater access to information and tools for better enforcement of state law and protection of taxpayers?

IS IT TRUE that HB1108 sailed through the House without any problems and yet it can cause big problems for local government? …that SBA will now be able to subpoena locals to make them file a report and not just subpoena them for an interview; if a quasi-government agency doesn’t do an annual report and doesn’t have something in their bylaws about filing, the law will say they must and send a copy to SBA?

IS IT TRUE that the Indiana Supreme Court said the SBA can’t fire an officer but if this goes through the court and can be charged a civil penalty of $500 a day?

IS IT TRUE last week an employee of Hamrick Towing made a service call on the Eastside concerning a senior citizen that locked her key in their car?  …when the driver from Hamrick Towing realized that the person that locked herself out of her car was in her eighty’s (80) and didn’t have the money to pay for the service call he didn’t charge her one cent? …we give five (5) cheers to the good people at Hamrick Towing for helping those in need?
IS IT TRUE we would like to thank Ray Simmons, Director of Athletic Communications at USI for sending current sports happenings at that fine University?
Today’s “Readers Poll” question is: How do you rate the Super Bowl half time show
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IS IT TRUE we would like to thank Ray Simmons, Director of Athletic Communications at USI for sending current sports happenings at that fine University?

IS IT TRUE when the people fear the Government we have Tyranny!  When the Government fears the people we have Liberty

Footnote: City-County Observer Comment Policy. Be kind to people. No personal attacks or harassment will be tolerated and will be removed from our site.”

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.

Any comments posted in this column do not represent the views or opinions of the City-County Observer or our advertisers.

 

 

MAGISTRATE JUDGE J. AUGUST STRAUS ANNOUNCES THAT HE’S A CANDIDATE FOR SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE

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Today the Vanderburgh County Magistrate Judge J. August officially announces that he is a candidate for the Vanderburgh County Superior Court Judge.

Magistrate Judge J. August J. Straus told the City County-Observer that “Judgeship is a position that he has chosen as his long-term goal. As a lifelong resident of Vanderburgh County, he attended St. Boniface school on the west side of Evansville. I have been blessed in my career, including serving as a Vanderburgh Superior Court Magistrate, in hopes to serve the citizens of Vanderburgh County as a Superior Court Judge one day.”

Other than his time away at college and law school, he has resided on the West Side of Evansville. He spent the last 8 years as a single father to his beautiful daughter, Shayleigh, age 12.

Magistrate Judge J. August Straus attended Westside Catholic Consolidated Schools (Sacred Heart/St. Agnes/St. Boniface) and graduated from Mater Dei High School. After high school, he briefly attended Hanover College before transferring to Arizona State University where he earned his Bachelor’s Degree with the highest honors.  He attended the University of Memphis because of the cultural diversity of the school and the city. Shortly after receiving his Juris Doctor, he returned home due to the declining health of his father (who later passed in 2001) to be of assistance to both my mother and my sibling.

Upon his return to Evansville, he was hired at Fine & Hatfield. They allowed him to begin working for the Vanderburgh County Prosecutors Office in order to sharpen his trial skills. He spent approximately one year at the Prosecutors Office, then returned to Fine & Hatfield with more experience in the courtroom and a better understanding of the criminal area of the law to grow his; practice.

Magistrate Judge J. August told the CCO “that his career took a turn for the best when he was was hired by Johnson Carroll Griffith & D’Amour. Upon accepting this position, he said “that he was mentored by some of the finest and most respected attorneys in the State of Indiana in all areas of law?. He also said “he had the opportunity to learn Estate and Corporate law from Brian Carroll; Personal Injury, Probate, Mediation & Family law from Edward Johnson; Family and Criminal law from (former law partner) Superior Court Judge Richard D’Amour; and Workers Compensation, Social Security Disability and Jury trial practice from the late Charlie Griffith. With this opportunity, he was able to grow his own General Practice in multiple areas of the law and become a well-rounded attorney”?

Along with his practice, he became very involved with the Evansville Bar Association and held numerous positions over the years, as demonstrated on his extensive resume. In addition, he became involved in Judges’ campaigns in Vanderburgh County, working on Judge Lloyd’s, Neumeier’s and Bower’s re-election campaigns and Judge D’Amour and Kiely’s campaigns.

In 2012, Magistrate Judge’s Straus legal career took another remarkable turn when he was appointed to the bench as a Magistrate Judge by the seven Vanderburgh Superior Court Judges. During the past 8 years, he regularly handled Criminal Misdemeanor, Protective Orders, Small Claims and General Civil cases and of course Family law cases, including but not limited to Divorce, Post-Divorce, Paternities, Adoptions, and Guardianships. In addition, for a 2 year period, he worked directly with Judge Trockman in Treatment Court and his Level 5/6 Felony Court and Judge Pigman in his Felony Court. He also handled all aspects of those courts, including but not limited to Arraignments, Initial Hearings, Progress Hearings, Sentences, Jury Trials, and Treatment Court team meetings and court sessions.

Finally, Magistrate Judge August J. Straus told the City-County Observer after 20 years in practice, he feels that he’s perfectly suited to fill the position of Superior Court Judge being vacated by Judge Tornatta.

FOOTNOTE: The Vanderburgh Superior Court’s are set up in such a way that two of the Judges (Trockman and Pigman) handle Criminal matters, one judge is assigned all Probate, CHINS, Delinquency, Guardianships, and Adoptions (Niemeier) and the remaining four Judges handle all Family Law (Divorces and Paternities) and Civil Law. Judge Tornatta’s position is one of these four Judges.

LINK OF 56 HOMES OWNED BY HOPE OF EVANSVILLE

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LINK OF 56 HOMES OWNED BY HOPE OF EVANSVILLE

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THIS WEEK AT USI: Angela Davis, Celebrated Scholar And Activist, Comes To Campus For Mandela Day Keynote Address

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Event starts at 2 p.m.; Keynote starts at 6 p.m. Wednesday, February 5

Court of Appeals of Indiana to hold arguments on USI campus
The Court of Appeals of Indiana will hear oral arguments in the case of Harold Warren vs. State of Indiana on the University of Southern Indiana campus at 11 a.m. Monday, February 3. The hearing will take place in Carter Hall in University Center West and is free and open to the public. Read More

The event starts at 2 p.m.; Keynote starts at 6 p.m. Wednesday, February 5

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Angela Davis to deliver 2020 Nelson Mandela Social Justice Day keynote at USI
The University of Southern Indiana will host Dr. Angela Davis, a distinguished professor, activist and social justice advocate, as the keynote speaker for its 2020 Nelson Mandela Social Justice Day at 6 p.m. Wednesday, February 5 in Carter Hall. Davis’ presentation, “Democracy and Civic Engagement,” will be free and open to the public as space allows. An activism fair featuring USI and community organizations will be held in the Carter Hall concourse beginning at 2 p.m. prior to the keynote address. Read More

 

Exhibit open through Wednesday, February 12

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“Art and Life” exhibition recognizes careers, the collaboration of Waters, Graham

The University of Southern Indiana McCutchan Art Center/Pace Galleries will feature Art and Life: The Similar Sensibilities of Katie Waters and Matthew Graham through Wednesday, February 12. A reception for the artists will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, January 26. Light refreshments will be served and the public is cordially invited to attend.  Read More

STUDENT EVENTS

A collection of events on campus and in the community sponsored by USI student organizations can be found on the USI events calendar by clicking here.

SAVE THE DATE

Thursday, February 13 – Sunday, February 16

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USI Theatre Continues Season with Brighton Beach Memoirs

University of Southern Indiana Theatre will continue its 2019-20 season with the comedy Brighton Beach Memoirs, written by Neil Simon and directed by Elliot Wasserman. The production runs from February 13-16 in the USI Performance Center located in UC east on USI’s campus. Tickets are $2 for USI students, $10 for USI employees, $4 for non-USI students (student ID required), $10 seniors (60+), and $12 for adults. Tickets are FREE to USI students with ID one hour before the show begins based on availability.  Shows start at 7 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and 2 p.m. for the Sunday matinee. Read More

 

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

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Celestial milestone for USI’s satellite project

The UNITE CubeSat, a satellite designed, built and maintained entirely by undergraduate students at the University of Southern Indiana, marked one year in orbit on Friday, January 31. In that time, the satellite, deployed from the International Space Station, has remained operational and, despite unforeseen changes to its timeline, on track to complete its scientific mission

Commentary: Can We Talk About Ending Taxpayer-Funded Primaries?

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IndyPoltics.Org

Recently Republican State Sen. Jim Buck of Kokomo introduced legislation that would eliminate the primary for the U.S. Senate race here in Indiana and instead have the political parties pick their candidates at a nominating convention.

Buck got a lot of pushback as some folks thought it was undemocratic.  My problem with the legislation was that it didn’t go far enough.

We should eliminate all taxpayer-funded primaries.

On Feb. 7, candidates will have to file to run in either the Democratic or Republican primary to get their party’s nomination for one office or another. Libertarians have nominating conventions. By my last count as of Jan. 24, there were less than a dozen contested state House and Senate races between the Republicans and Democrats. More than 30 Democrat House races and 70 Republican seats had no contest.

When you look at the data and the filings, you can’t help but ask the bigger question: What is the point of a primary? If the point is for Democrats and Republicans to pick their candidates for the general election, why should the general public pick up the tab? Why shouldn’t the parties pay for their own operations?

Indiana’s primaries are closed, which means only declared Republicans and Democrats are supposed to vote in them. Independent voters, a growing segment of the population, aren’t invited to the party.

That makes it silly to spend taxpayers’ resources for a handful of politicos to nominate candidates.

As any county clerk will tell you, running an election is complicated. You need election judges, inspectors and poll workers for each precinct or voting center. You have to find space, ballots have to be printed, and you need to procure machines to count the ballots. That is a lot of work so that 11 to 12 percent of registered voters can choose a candidate.

The Indiana Fiscal Policy Institute once estimated that hundreds of thousands of dollars could be saved if Indiana switched to vote centers for elections instead of precincts. Just imagine how much more could be saved if we didn’t have to have a primary.

Instead of a political primary, why not have local conventions? They would operate just like state and national conventions where the parties and their delegates select candidates to present to the voters. We already do this in Indiana with the secretary of state, treasurer, auditor and attorney general. The Democrats, Republicans, and Libertarians have conventions, they nominate candidates for statewide offices and then present them to voters for approval in November.

One of the criticisms of eliminating the primary system is that party bosses and insiders would pick candidates instead of rank-and-file party members. That is a risk, but need I remind you that the rank and file have a funny way of making their voices heard.  Take most recently last year’s special caucus to replace former Marion County Prosecutor Terry Curry. Although Indy Mayor Joe Hogsett was pushing his legal aide Tim Moriarty, Deputy Prosecutor Ryan Mears won the hearts and more importantly the votes of the precinct committeemen.

As long as primaries remain closed and voters have few choices, there’s no reason taxpayers should open their wallets and foot the bill to do for political parties what they should do for themselves.

Or at the very least, if we can’t eliminate primaries, then we should make them open. Have all candidates run, everyone can vote, regardless of party and whoever gets 60 percent of the vote wins outright. Otherwise, we have a runoff of the top two in the general election.  And while we’re at it we can shorten the election season.   Who really needs six months to run in a campaign that really should only be six weeks? But that’s another discussion for another time.

FOOTNOTE: Abdul is an attorney and the editor and publisher of IndyPoltics.Org. He is also a frequent contributor to numerous Indiana media outlets. He can be reached at abdul@indypolitics.org.

 

AG Curtis Hill Asks U.S. Supreme Court To Protect FTC’s Authority To Obtain Consumer Restitution

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News Release

AG Curtis Hill asks U.S. Supreme Court to protect FTC’s authority to obtain consumer restitution

Attorney General Curtis Hill on Friday announced an amicus brief supporting the Federal Trade Commission’s ability to seek restitution for consumers when enforcing provisions of the Federal Trade Commission Act.

The U.S. Supreme Court should consider and reverse a decision by the 7th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals holding that the FTC lacks authority to obtain restitution when providing redress to victims of fraud or deceptive business practices, Attorney General Hill said.

“Without the ability to seek restitution, the FTC would be seriously hampered in its ability to protect consumers,” Attorney General Hill said. “Further, this kind of restriction on the FTC’s enforcement powers would weaken Indiana’s efforts to fight unfair and deceptive business practices through collaboration with our federal partners.”

States rely on partnerships with federal regulators such as the FTC to protect millions of Americans. In order to make victims of fraud whole and to adequately deter further wrongdoing, regulators typically seek injunctive relief that requires defendants to cease illegal conduct and return illegal profits to consumers. While Attorney General Hill and attorneys general around the country obtain consumer restitution through their own enforcement actions, states also benefit from the FTC’s independent authority to investigate and address violations of federal law.

The amicus brief filed Friday is signed by a bipartisan group of 24 attorneys general. The coalition points out that the 7th Circuit’s decision upends decades of precedent and will result in defendants attempting to “forum shop.” In fact, the attorney’s general state in the brief, defendants have already begun to attempt to transfer cases to the 7th Circuit in order to take advantage of the decision. As a result, the coalition claims the decision has created confusion where none previously existed.

In 2018 alone, the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection issued more than $122 million in refunds to consumers throughout the country.

                                     FOOTNOTE: The amicus brief is attached.

 

Gov. Holcomb Joins Jake Steinfeld In Awarding Fitness Centers To Indiana Schools

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Governor Eric J. Holcomb and fitness icon Jake Steinfeld announced nominations are now open for Indiana schools to apply for a $100,000 DON’T QUIT!® fitness center from the National Foundation for Governors’ Fitness Councils (NFGFC).

“We are determined to improve the health of Hoosiers and a great way to do this is to get our kids excited about fitness,” Gov. Holcomb said. “I am excited that Jake decided he wanted to bring the DON’T QUIT! Campaign to Indiana, because it will empower more kids to develop healthy habits that they’ll take with them throughout life.”

The NFGFC seeks to encourage and reward innovation in the field of youth fitness by awarding fitness centers to schools that use new and unique methods to promote student physical activity and wellness. Three Indiana elementary or middle schools will each receive a $100,000 state-of-the-art fitness center from the NFGFC.

“Childhood obesity is a serious problem that can follow a child into adulthood. I’ve declared war on this preventable disease and it’s inspiring to see elected leaders like Governor Eric Holcomb immediately jump on board to join the battle and welcome us into the great state of Indiana. Every governor we’ve partnered with recognizes that obesity is neither a Democratic nor Republican issue, it’s a kids’ issue and all have vowed to do everything possible to help,” said Steinfeld, chairman of the NFGFC.  “Children are our most precious resource and by providing them with a strong foundation in health and fitness, we can feel confident that they’ll excel beyond their wildest dreams.”

The NFGFC envisions a nation that—through innovation and a “DON’T QUIT!” attitude—boasts the fittest kids in the world. DON’T QUIT! Fitness Centers have been built in 32 states and Washington, DC. In 2020, NFGFC will gift fitness centers to four more states – Indiana, Alabama, Kentucky and Oklahoma – with a goal of building in all 50 states in the coming years.

Each fitness center is financed through public/private partnerships with companies like The Coca-Cola Company, Anthem Foundation, Wheels Up and Nike, and does not rely on taxpayer dollars or state funding. TuffStuff Fitness International provides all the fitness equipment, which is manufactured in the United States.

School nominations will be accepted until Friday, March 20. For more information about the NFGFC or to download a nomination form, visit www.natgovfit.org.

 

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