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Celebrations like Halloween and fall festivals are fun for the whole family, especially children, who can dress up in costumes, enjoy parties and eat their favorite treats.
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Have Fun, Be Aware This Halloween By Wendy McNamara
HAPPENINGS AT VANDERBURGH COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY
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“RIGHT JAB AND MIDDLE JAB AND LEFT JAB” OCTOBER 20, 2019
“Right Jab And Middle Jab And Left Jabâ€Â 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 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.
Today’s “Readers Poll’ question is: WHAT FUTURE DIRECTION WOULD YOU LIKE FOR THE CITY-COUNTY OBSERVER TAKE?
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Brody is a 1 ½-yr-old male Cattle Dog. He is super playful & adorable! He usually plays well with most other dogs (occasionally there will be one he’s not a fan of!) and when he hears a squeaker – oh boy. Game over. Brody’s adoption fee is $110 and he will go home neutered, microchipped, and vaccinated. Contact Vanderburgh Humane at (812) 426-2563 for adoption details!
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Swimming & Diving Split with McKendree
The University of Evansville men’s and women’s swimming and diving team competed in a matchup against McKendree University, Friday afternoon.
The Purple Aces split results against McKendree with the women taking the win 155.5-142.5, while the men fell 98-188.
Maya Cunningham captured a three of top-two place finishes with a championship swim in the 200-yard IM at 2:12.11, first place in the 200-yard butterfly with a 2:08.56 swim and a second place finish in the 100-yard butterfly at 59.76.
Eli James added a first place finish in the 100-yard breaststroke, finishing in 58.59.
Credence Pattinson took first in the 100-yard backstroke (51.32) and second in the 200-yard backstroke (1:55.42).
Ashton Adams took first place in the 1000-yard freestyle (10:52.54) while also earning second place in the 500-yard freestyle (5:19.53)
Sarah Jahns captured the top spot in the 500-yard freestyle, pacing out to 5:15.11, while also taking second place in the 200-yard backstroke (2:01.64).
In diving the Aces took the top four placings in the 3-meter with Natalie Gerard taking the event title with a score of 239.55. Fae Keighley earned the top spot in the 1-meter diving with a 2.30.17 score.
Evansville is back in action against conference foe Valparaiso on Oct. 25.
USI rockets through Stars, 3-0
 University of Southern Indiana Men’s Soccer rocked the University of Illinois Springfield, 3-0, Friday evening at Strassweg Field. The Screaming Eagles see their record go to 4-5-3 overall and 4-4-2 in the GLVC, while Illinois Springfield goes to 5-6-2, 3-5-2 GLVC.
USI took advantage of a two-minute lapse by Illinois Springfield to score three times between the 12:43 and the 14:47 mark. USI senior forward Eric Ramirez (Vincennes, Indiana) put the Eagles on top with the eventual game-winning goal off of assists by senior midfielder Sean Rickey and senior midfielder Morgan Kelly. The goal was the fourth of the season for Ramirez.
The Eagles struck again 16 seconds later when freshman forward Zach Barton posted his second tally of the season off of Rickey’s second assist of the game and an assisting pass by senior midfielder Adam Newman.
Rickey sealed the victory with USI’s third goal in two minutes, tying him for the team lead in goals with Ramirez at 14:47. Rickey was assisted on his goal by Ramirez and senior midfielder Adam Becker.
In the second half, the Eagles continued to pressure the Stars while putting up a strong defensive wall. USI junior goalkeeper Justin Faas needed to only make a pair of saves as the Eagles defense limited Illinois Springfield to 10 shots, two on-goal.
USI concludes its homestand Sunday when the Eagles host Lewis University for a 2:30 p.m. showdown. The Flyers saw their record go to 7-4-2 overall and 4-4-2 in the GLVC after falling, 1-0, at McKendree University this evening.
The all-time series between USI and Lewis is tied 23-23-2 after the Eagles defeated the Flyers, 3-0, last fall in Romeoville, Illinois, on goals Newman, sophomore midfielder Drew Domalewski,and sophomore midfielder Ryan Nevins. USI has won three of the last five meetings versus the Flyers.
UE Volleyball opens weekend with road sweep at SIU
Aces ready for Missouri State on Saturday
In the first stretch of a weekend road trip, the University of Evansville volleyball team picked up a huge victory over Southern Illinois, earning a 3-0 win over the Salukis on Friday evening.
“The girls showed a lot of heart staying in the game and winning the close sets; that gave us the confidents to start strong in the third set,†UE coach Fernando Morales said. “After losing the last two games, we really needed this win for our confidence. I think we were putting too much pressure on ourselves and hopefully this win takes that away.â€
Evansville’s (13-5, 4-3 MVC) offense was led by a 16-kill match from senior Rachel Tam. Alondra Vazquez finished the night with 14 while Melanie Feliciano added 10. Allana McInnis recorded 39 assists while Hannah Watkins added six blocks. Vazquez posted a team-high 18 digs while Gabriela Macedo had 16.
Hannah Becker was the top performer for the Salukis (10-11, 2-5 MVC), notching 12 kills. Rachel Maguire tied for the match-high with 18 digs. Alayna Martin added 16.
UE took a 5-2 lead in the first set with Gabriela Macedo registering a leadoff service ace to get the team going. Southern Illinois rallied right back and took their first lead at 9-7. The Aces answered with a 6-1 stretch when Vazquez posted consecutive kills that helped Evansville go up by a 13-10 score. Midway through the set, the Salukis looked like they were in control when an error by the Aces gave SIU a 20-17 edge.
Southern Illinois was on the brink of a win as they continued to hold a 24-22 lead. That is when Evansville turned the tides thanks to some pinpoint serving. Following an SIU service error, Elena Redmond had an ace that tied it up at 24-24. With the score knotted at 25-all, a kill by Vazquez brought up Laura Ruiz to serve. She had the clinching point on an ace of her own to finalize a 27-25.
In game two, SIU reeled off the first three points before the Aces began to inch their way back. Another kill by Vazquez helped UE tie it up for the first time at 6-6. Things continued to be close before the Aces made a late rally and looked to be on the verge of a win. With the score tied at 18-18, UE scored the next four as Tam had a kill while SIU committed three errors. Southern Illinois never gave up and battled back to tie it at 24-24. The teams went back and forth before Vazquez helped UE take the lead for good. Her kill made it a 28-27 lead before an SIU error helped the Aces take a 2-0 match lead with a 29-27 win.
Evansville put its best foot forward to begin the third frame, scoring the first four points before jumping out to a 16-5 advantage. Macedo had another ace in the opening moments before Feliciano recorded her first ace of the night to give UE a 9-2 lead. A pair of Saluki errors marked the final two points of the run. Despite trailing by 11, SIU made a comeback attempt, getting within three points at 20-17 before the Aces clinched the match with a 25-18 victory.
Eagles ride early goals to 3-1 win over UIS
Junior forward Maggie Winter (St. Louis, Missouri) gave the Screaming Eagles a 1-0 lead in the 10th minute of the contest as she scored unassisted on a shot from about seven yards in front of the goal. Fellow classmate Madelyne Juenger (Columbia, Illinois) added to the Eagles’ advantage 10 minutes later as she scored on a corner kick from sophomore midfielder Rachel Gray (Franklin, Tennessee) that was take from about five yards outside the goalie box.
Illinois Springfield (6-7-0, 5-5-0 GLVC) cut the Eagles’ 2-0 halftime advantage in half with a goal in the 59th minute, but the Eagles answered less than 30 seconds later as sophomore forward Katlyn Andres (Louisville, Kentucky) used a picture-perfect pass from sophomore defender Madeline Weston (St. Peters, Missouri) to give USI a 3-1 lead.
Freshman goalkeeper Maya Etienne (Midland, Michigan) got the win for the Eagles between the post. Etienne racked up nine saves as Illinois Springfield held a 21-13 advantage in shots.
USI (9-3-0, 7-3-0 GLVC) returns to action Sunday at noon when it hosts Lewis University in its annual “Kick for the Cure” game at Strassweg Field—fans are encouraged to join the Eagles in pink. Lewis (6-5-2, 4-4-2 GLVC) is coming off a 1-0 loss to GLVC-frontrunner McKendree University Friday evening in Lebanon, Illinois.