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TRI-STATE FOOD BANK ACQUIRES NEW FACILITY
Space to be spotlighted at the agency’s signature Mac & Cheese event
Tri-State Food Bank, Inc. has acquired a new facility to support its mission of supplying food where it’s needed most. The 80,000 square foot warehouse and office space, located at 2504 Lynch Road in Evansville, was formerly owned by Whayne Supply. When renovations are complete, it will replace Tri-State Food Bank’s present facilities at 801 E. Michigan Street, where the food bank began operations in 1982.
The facility will be showcased at the 3rd Annual Mac & Cheese Festival, Saturday, November 2nd at 7 p.m. Limited tickets for the fundraiser are available at tristatefoodbank.org/macfest, by texting MacFest to 41444, or by calling the organization at 812-425-0775. Local celebrity Melody Pfeffer and area chefs will prepare their favorite versions of macaroni and cheese. Attendees can sample traditional, non-traditional and dessert mac & cheese, and taste local craft brews, and enjoy live, local entertainment.
“Holding our 3rd Annual Mac & Cheese Festival in this vast empty space will underscore the enormity of the hunger problem in our area,†said Executive Director Glenn Roberts, “Tri-State Food Bank currently distributes over 9 million pounds of food annually through its partners in the Tri-State area, but the need for food, especially for those most vulnerable – our children, seniors and rural families – is nearly twice that. We are driven by our mission to do more, and this space, soon to be filled with nutritious food, provides the means.â€
Fully meeting the needs of the nearly 112,000 food insecure individuals living in the 33-county service area is estimated to take 17 million pounds of food per year. “We asked the community what we should do about the problem, and this is the solution they endorsed,†noted Board President Patrick Thomas. “Tri-State Food Bank will need the volunteer and financial support of our friends throughout Southwestern Indiana, Southeastern Illinois and Western Kentucky to finish this dream we are showcasing November 2nd.â€
If funding is received on schedule, the facility could be in operation and making an immediate impact as early as April of 2020. “We know the food is out there, but without adequate facilities to receive, store, sort and deliver the food to our agency partners, families will continue to worry about where their next meal will come from,†according to Roberts. “This new facility will provide the square footage, configuration, loading docks, and volunteer workspace necessary to fully meet the Tri-State’s needs.â€
Tri-State Food Bank has supplied food where it’s needed most since 1982. Its mission is ‘to improve the quality of life for our community’s food insecure families and children by providing adequate food and nutrition through our network of local charities and organizations feeding the hungry’. More than 7 million meals for children, seniors and families are distributed annually in the 33-county service area in the Tri-State
Final EVPL CEO-Director candidates to give public presentations
The community is invited to public presentations by the final three candidates for the CEO-Director position of Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library.
The presentations will take place in the Browning Rooms of EVPL Central on Wednesday, November 6 from 5:30 to 7:00 pm.
A national search for EVPL’s new CEO-Director began in July 2019. The search is being conducted by the Search Committee of the EVPL Board of Trustees and Bradbury Miller Associates, library consultants specializing in executive searches. The EVPL Search Committee has chosen the three finalists who will participate in this public forum. Additional information regarding the three finalists will be released Friday, November 1.
The EVPL Board anticipates a new CEO-Director will be named by the end of November.
Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library has served our community for more than a century. With eight locations throughout Vanderburgh County, immediate access to hundreds of thousands of resources, and a dedicated team of library professionals, EVPL strives to create opportunities for you to discover, explore, and connect with your library. For more information, visit evpl.org.
UNITED STATES SENATOR MIKE BRAUN IS CCO ANNUAL AWARDS LUNCHEON KEYNOTE SPEAKER
The United States Senator Mike Braun will be the City-County Observer keynote speaker for the “Annual Community Achievement Awards” Â luncheon on October 25, 2019. Lieutenant Governor Suzanne Crouch will introduce United Senator Mike Braun.
Braun was born in Jasper, Indiana, on March 24, 1954. He graduated from Jasper High School. Braun was a three-sport star athlete; he married his high school sweetheart, Maureen, who was a cheerleader. He attended the all-male Wabash College, where he was a member of Phi Delta Theta Fraternity and graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in economics, and Harvard Business School, where he earned a master’s degree
After graduating from Harvard, Braun moved back to Indiana and joined his father’s business manufacturing truck bodies for farmers. When the economy of the mid-1980s hit farmers hard and his father’s business nearly went under, Braun steered the business in the more lucrative direction of selling truck accessories. The business subsequently grew from 15 employees to more than 300. In 1986 Braun and Daryl Rauscher acquired Meyer Body Inc., a manufacturer of truck bodies and distributor of truck parts and equipment. In 1995 Braun fully acquired the company. Meyer Body was renamed Meyer Distributing in 1999. Braun is its president and CEO.
These years City-County Observer “Annual Community Achievement Awards” honorees are Margaret Koch, the Honorable Vanderburgh County Superior Court Judge Margaret  “Maggie” Lloyd, Christine Keck, Steve Hammer,  EPD Sergeant-Jason Cullum and President of the Vanderburgh County Commission-Ben Shoulders.
Former Vanderburgh County Sheriff, past United States Congressmen and  Vectren Executive Brad Ellsworth, will be the Master Of Ceremonies for this event.
This year’s awards luncheon will be held at Tropicana-Evansville Walnut rooms A and B. The registration begins at 11:30 am, the event officially starts at 12 noon on October 25, 2019.
This year’s event is a sellout.
Oakland City University Holds Graduation Exercises At Rockville Correctional
Rockville Correctional Hosts OCU Graduation
Oakland City University (OCU) recently celebrated commencement ceremonies at the Rockville Correctional Facility (RCF) where 61 students were recognized for their educational achievements. Â
The graduates completed both educational and vocational programs including high school equivalency, Building Trades, Culinary Arts, Master Student to Master Employee and Cosmetology. The partnership with OCU and the Indiana Department of Correction provides offenders with skills, trades and nationally recognized certifications in high-demand career paths to increase the likelihood of successful re-entry upon release.
OCU President Dr. Ron Dempsey addressed the graduates during the ceremony, congratulating them on receiving their certificates, and applauded their hard work and dedication while offering words of encouragement and praise. The graduates, visitors and staff enjoyed the keynote speech presented by Matt Miller, an award-wining educator and author. The speech focused on new beginnings and how to use failure as a motivator. After the ceremony, those in attendance were invited to partake in a meal with the graduates.
Rockville Correctional Facility is part of the Indiana Department of Corrections. Prison Education Enterprise is one of Oakland City University’s four educational enterprises which also includes Main Campus Undergraduate, Graduate Studies, and Non-Traditional Students.