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City of Evansville Announces “Light-Up River City” Holiday Celebration & Tree Lighting

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City of Evansville Announces “Light-Up River City” Holiday Celebration & Tree Lighting

NOVEMBER, 2024

On November 30, Mayor Stephanie Terry will welcome the start of the holiday season with her first lighting of the city’s Christmas Tree.

This year’s ceremony, newly named Light-Up River City, Evansville’s Annual Tree Lighting and Holiday Kick-Off, will take place on November 30th.

Light-Up River City will run from 5:30-7:30 p.m., with the program beginning at 6:00 p.m.in front of the Evansville Civic Center, 1 NW Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Along with the tree lighting, this year’s event will feature lively musical and dance performances, and the opportunity for families to meet and take photos with holiday characters. There also will be space to create wonderful Christmas crafts.

Traveling Toms food truck will be on hand, as well, to warm attendees with hot cider and hot chocolate, available for purchase.

“The annual tree lighting is one of our city’s most beloved traditions, bringing together families to celebrate the joy of the holiday season,” Mayor Terry said. “It’s a time for us to come together, reflect on the year, and embrace the spirit of unity and hope that makes our community so special. I look forward to entering the holiday season surrounded by a community, I am so grateful to serve.”

As part of this year’s event, Light-Up River City also will be hosting a winter accessory drive. Those planning on attending are encouraged to bring new gloves, hats, scarves, and socks to donate. All items will be donated to those in need during this holiday season.

Dennis Lamey to Receive 2024 Champion of Youth First Award

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Dennis Lamey to Receive 2024 Champion of Youth First Award

Youth First, Inc. will honor community leader and long-time Youth First advocate Dennis Lamey at its 2024 Breakfast of Champions event on Tuesday, October 29, at 7:00 am CT at Friedman Park Event Center in Newburgh. Lamey will receive the Dr. William Wooten Champion of Youth First Award.

The media is invited to attend the Breakfast of Champions and is asked to RSVP to Jana Pritchett (jpritchett@youthfirstinc.org) by 8:00 pm CT on Monday, October 28.

Also celebrated at this highly anticipated event are Youth First donors and school partners, to whom the organization credits its growth and mission support.

Speakers at the 2024 Breakfast of Champions include Evansville Mayor Stephanie Terry, local television personality Mike Blake, Youth First Founder Dr. William Wooten, and many others.

Dennis Lamey is an Evansville native and is a driving force behind Youth First’s growth and development, serving as a long-time advocate and Youth First Board Member. He has contributed to Youth First in every way imaginable over the years, from participating in the Family First program with his wife and sons to leading fundraising efforts, volunteering at events, and serving as Chair of the Youth First Board of Directors. Lamey retired from Norman Backues/CLA as Executive Vice President in 2016. Over the years, Lamey has also generously contributed his time, talent, and treasure to a wide range of philanthropic causes in Evansville.

Youth First partners with school districts across Indiana to embed licensed master’s level social workers and mental health professionals in school buildings, where they support students, their families, and school personnel. They provide an array of prevention and early intervention strategies and coordinate with community partners to connect students and families to resources. In an era where US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy has called attention to the public health crisis of loneliness, isolation, and lack of connection in our country, Youth First provides thousands of students with free, in-school access to professional mental health care.

Youth First Mental Health Professionals build caring relationships, foster readiness for positive change, and boost resiliency, along with equipping students with valuable life skills. Their presence also contributes to a healthier and safer school environment.

Tricks are fun, but unclaimed treats are to die for! 

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Tricks are fun, but unclaimed treats are to die for! 

Attorney General Todd Rokita and Sammy Terry team up again for Halloween to reunite Hoosiers with unclaimed property

This Halloween season, Indiana icon Sammy Terry — the longest-running TV horror host in the world — is again partnering with the Attorney General’s Office to remind Hoosiers to search for unclaimed treats at IndianaUnclaimed.gov.

“Despite his scary reputation, Sammy is helping hardworking Hoosiers dig up treats, not tricks, this Halloween,” Attorney General Todd Rokita said. “What’s yours is yours, and it belongs with you rather than with goblins, gremlins or the government.”

Under Attorney General Rokita’s leadership, the office’s Unclaimed Property Division returned a record-breaking $81 million to hardworking Hoosiers in 2023. Hundreds of millions remain to be claimed.

Sammy Terry is featured in a digital advertising campaign calling all Hoosiers around the state to text SAMMY to 46220 and search your name for unclaimed property.

“Go, my minions, to Indianaunclaimed.gov and hunt for any unclaimed pleasant nightmares just waiting to be claimed by you,” Sammy Terry said. “Indiana Unclaimed returns well over $1 million every week to Hoosiers across the state. It’s easy, quick and free to search!”

Unclaimed property is any financial asset with no activity by its owner for an extended period of time. This can include unclaimed wages or commissions, money orders, safety deposit box contents, savings and checking accounts, refunds and overpayments.

Attorney General Rokita’s office conducts outreach efforts to locate the rightful owners or heirs. Individuals and/or businesses have 25 years to claim money once it is reported to the state.

Please contact the Attorney General’s Unclaimed Property Division at 1-866-462-5246 or updmail@atg.in.gov with any questions.

Parks Board Meeting Agenda 10/30/24

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BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS
REGULAR MEETING
ROOM 301, CIVIC CENTER COMPLEX
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2024

NOON
AGENDA

1. CALL TO ORDER
2. MEETING MEMORANDUM OCTOBER 16, 2024.
3. CONSENT AGENDA
a. Request Re: Approve reimbursement agreement for Fulton Park playground equipment from
the Department of Metropolitan Development. – Crook
4. OLD BUSINESS
N/A
5. NEW BUSINESS
a. Request Re: Permission to add a little free library in Stop Light City Park. – Seibert
b. Request Re: Permission to donate single- use passes for multiple facilities as part of
the YMCA Holiday fundraiser. – Bedwell
c. Request Re: Approve and Execute Amendment to Master Plan Wesselman Woods Nature
Preserve. -Crook
d. Request Re: Approve and Execute Amendment to Articles of Dedication Wesselman Woods
Nature Preserve. – Crook
e. Request Re: Permission to remove dilapidated storage building at Wesselmann’s Park
entrance. -Crook
f. Request Re: Parks Bond:
1. Confirmatory Resolution (public hearing)
2. Bond Resolution
3. Appropriation Resolution (public hearing)
g. Request Re: Any Other Business the Board Wishes to Consider and Public Comment
6. REPORTS
N/A
7. ACCEPTANCE OF PAYROLL AND VENDOR CLAIMS
8. ADJOURN

Otters, Frontier League unveil 2025 schedule

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Otters, Frontier League unveil 2025 schedule

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The Evansville Otters and Frontier League are pleased to announce the schedule for the 2025 season.

The Otters open their regular season on the league’s early Opening Day for the second consecutive year, this time at Bosse Field on Thursday, May 8 against the Gateway Grizzlies. The whole series with Gateway will move forward a day, with an extra scheduled off day on Sunday.

With a new era of Frontier League baseball being ushered in with the addition of two new squads (Down East Bird Dogs and Mississippi Mud Monsters), the league is moving to a two-conference, four-division format. In this new alignment, the Otters will match up with the Florence Y’alls, Lake Erie Crushers and Washington Wild Things in the new Central Division within the Midwest Conference.

 

EPD DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT

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EPD DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT

 

FOOTNOTE: EPD DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT information was provided by the EPD and posted by the City-County-County Observer without opinion, bias, or editing.

Aces women’s soccer ends 2024 with a win over Southern Illinois

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Aces women’s soccer ends 2024 with a win over Southern Illinois

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The University of Evansville women’s soccer team ended their 2024 season with a 2-0 win over the Southern Illinois Salukis.

The Purple Aces ended their season on a high note with their highest margin of victory on Sunday afternoon. Freshman defender Emmy Brenner (Arlington, Tenn. / St. Benedict at Auburndale HS) scored her third goal and first game-winner of the year in the 40th minute. While senior forward Ryleigh Anslinger (Evansville, Ind. / Memorial HS) had her first point of the year in her final match with UE on junior forward Chrysta Vasquez’s (Las Vegas / Coronado HS) goal in the 60th minute.

“This match was good for a lot of different reasons,” said Head Coach Chris Pfau following the victory. “We talk a lot about changing the program and the culture of the team. This is a game we could have gotten blown out; we didn’t have to show up. Last Sunday giving up a goal really late to knock us out of the playoffs really deflated us. It’s been a tough week both on the field and off.

“I said we have to show up because we owe the seniors and the players that came back for a fifth year. And that’s what they did. That’s the character and the culture of this team now. They care about each other; they’re playing for each other. And I thought the result was good. We started scoring at the end of the season. But that’s good because we’re starting to find what we needed and the pieces for the future.”

It was a slow start to the final match of the season for both teams as neither found the offensive end of the pitch until the 37th minute. Evansville picked up a yellow card through the early defensive battle but also had two corner kicks to Southern Illinois one. The Aces broke the nil-nil draw on their first shot of the match on the set piece as Brenner headed the ball from the six into the middle of the net. Sophomore midfielder Ashlyn Koutsos (Cumming, Ga. / West Forsyth HS) was credited with the assist on the goal from taking the corner for UE.

The Salukis tried to respond in the final five minutes of the first half with four straight shots. But all four of the attempts didn’t find their way to the net. The second half got off to a quick start as SIU registered a shot in the 48th minute while Evansville made two trips into the offensive zone.

The Aces doubled their lead early in the half as 15 minutes in Anslinger connected with Vasquez from just inside the penalty area to the top corner of the goal box. Vasquez then easily used her right foot to put the ball to the right of the Salukis goalkeeper for her only goal of the season. UE’s defense locked in for the final 30 minutes of the match as fifth-year goalkeeper Myia Danek (Laingsburg, Mich. / Laingsburg HS) recorded a save and fended off a shot wide in the final minute.

Brenner was the only Evansville player with multiple shots on Sunday afternoon as both of her attempts went on target. All four of the Aces defenders played for a full 90 minutes as fifth-year player Rachel Rosborough (Mt. Brydges, Ontario) ended her career as UE’s all-time minutes played leader at 6,506 minutes. Danek also made her way into the record book for Evansville on Sunday with 36 matches played at ninth all-time, 157 saves for eighth in program history, and sixth in shutouts with nine through three seasons.

The Aces end the 2024 season with a 2-7-7 record. Senior forward Hailey Autenrieb (Cincinnati / Seton HS) and Brenner ended the year tied for UE’s offensive lead with nine points each. With three goals, Brenner and sophomore forward Taylor Johnson (Evansville, Ind. / Reitz HS) led Evansville in scoring while Autenrieb led the team in assists with three. The Aces say goodbye to five players with the end of the 2024 season in Danek, Autenrieb, midfielder Reese Simmons (Las Vegas / Shadow Ridge HS), Anslinger, and Rosborough.

Evansville City Council to Vote on $494 Million Spending Plan

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Evansville City Council to Vote on $494 Million Spending Plan

Tonight, the Evansville City Council will discuss and possibly approve Mayor Stephanie Terry’s 2025 budget. The budget has grown by over $15 million from the spending plan for 2024 and will impact every city service.

The City Council will still look at making changes to the spending plan. For example, Missy Mosby plans to provide more funding available to the City Animal Control Center with an amendment that will stop the city from creating a new position for a person to be dedicated to assisting the City Council members and move the funds to pay the salary to the budget for Animal Control. Councilwoman Mosby hopes city residents will speak up at the meeting to convince the rest of the council to fund improvements at the center. The budget, as submitted, provides $1.1 million to fund Animal Control.

Here are the five city departments with the most significant budgets:

  1. Evansville Water and Sewer Utility $266 million
  2. Evansville Police $49. Million
  3. Evansville Fire Department $42 million
  4. Department of Metropolitan Development $25 million
  5. Parks and Recreation $17 million

The entire proposed budget document is available online at www.evansvillegov.org/egov/documents/1724332992_87311.pdf