Women’s Golf Caps Off Fall Opener
The Purple Aces finished the event in 15th place after a 80-over par, three round score.
Sophia Rohleder carded a 5-over par final round to finish tied for 20th, bringing her tournament birdie total to eight.
Allison Enchelmayer finished her first college tournament in a tie for 67th at 21-over 237.
Caitlin O’Donnel and Alyssa McMinn tied for 78th with a 25-over performance over 54 holes.
The Aces are set to tee off at 8:30 a.m. in the final round at the Redbird Invitational.
Art Conversations and Critiques – CANCELED this month
***This month’s event, originally scheduled for tomorrow, September 10th, has been CANCELED in order for staff to prepare for the Indiana Arts Commission’s visit to Evansville. Thank you for your interest!***
The Arts Council of Southwestern Indiana is happy to host Art Conversations and Critiques — a new monthly artist-led gathering focusing on the pursuits, insights, challenges and language of art.
Art Conversations and Critiques meets at 10:30 a.m. on the second Tuesday of every month at the Arts Council of Southwestern Indiana, 212 Main St. in Downtown Evansville.
About Art Conversations and Critiques:
Conversations may focus on art in the Bower-Suhrheinrich Art Gallery, works in progress of participating artists, or other art related topics. Critiques will focus on describing, analyzing and interpreting art in order to increase our understanding of the creative process and the artists’ intentions and meanings.
Art Conversations and Critiques goal is to provide a comfortable atmosphere, not only for artists, but also for anyone wanting to expand their appreciation and support of art in their personal creative journey as well as in our community.
Art Conversations and Critiques remaining 2019 dates:
Sept. 10 – CANCELED
Oct. 8
Nov. 12
Let us and your friends know you’re going on Facebook! Click here for the event page.
Eagles finish sixth in season-opener
University of Southern Indiana Women’s Golf shot a closing round 314 to finish sixth out of 13 teams in the 24th annual Screaming Eagles Classic at Cambridge Golf Course Monday.
The Screaming Eagles began their season-opening tournament with a 329 in Sunday’s first round and finished with a 36-hole tally of 643.
Sophomore Hannah Herma (DeMotte, Indiana) finished 18th in the 77-player field to pace the Eagles after closing the tournament with a five-over-par 77. She opened the weekend with a 79 and finished with a two-day total of 157 (+13).
Senior Abbey Leighty (Mt. Carmel, Illinois) had a four-over 76 in Sunday’s opening round to post the Eagles’ low round. Leighty finished in a tie for 19th after shooting 81 Monday for a two-round score of 157.
Great Lakes Valley Conference newcomer Lindenwood University captured the team title with a two-round score of 599 (299-300), while Missouri University of Science & Technology was second with a 609 (311-298). Indiana Tech (630/320-310), Lewis University (633/323-310) and Bellarmine University (640/329-311) rounded out the top five teams.
Lindenwood’s Josefina Haupt posted a two-over par 146 (74-72) to finish first, while Missouri S&T’s Taylor Ornelas (75-72) was a shot off the winning pace at 147 (75-72). Lindenwood’s McKenna Montgomery (149), who had the tournament’s low round Sunday with a two-under 70, joined teammate Noeila Rodriguez Chicote (150) on the All-Tournament team, while Indiana Tech’s Cecilia Heck (151) rounded out the All-Tournament award winners with a fifth-place finish.
USI returns to action September 23-24 when it competes at the Queens University Invitational in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Daily Scriptures for the Week of September 9, 2019
MONDAY
“But the one who rules in heaven laughs. The Lord scoffs at them.â€
Psalms 2:4 NLT
TUESDAY
“Then in anger he rebukes them, terrifying them with his fierce fury.â€
Psalms 2:5 NLT
WEDNESDAY
“For the Lord declares, “I have placed my chosen king on the throne in
Jerusalem, on my holy mountain.â€â€
Psalms 2:6 NLT
THURSDAY
“The king proclaims the Lord’s decree: “The Lord said to me, ‘You are my son.
Today I have become your Father.â€â€
Psalms 2:7 NLT
FRIDAY
“Only ask, and I will give you the nations as your inheritance, the whole earth as
your possession.â€
Psalms 2:8 NLT
SATURDAY
“You will break them with an iron rod and smash them like clay pots.â€
Psalms 2:9 NLT
SUNDAY
“Now then, you kings, act wisely! Be warned, you rulers of the earth! Serve the
Lord with reverent fear, and rejoice with trembling. Submit to God’s royal son, or
he will become angry, and you will be destroyed in the midst of all your
activities— for his anger flares up in an instant. But what joy for all who take
refuge in him!â€
Psalms 2:10-12 NLT
Submitted to the City-County Observer by Karen Seltzer
“IS IT TRUE” AUGUST 9, 2019
We hope that today’s “IS IT TRUEâ€Â 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 according to Vanderburgh County School Board member Anne Ennis that the iLearn test has cost the Indiana taxpayers about $45 million over the last three year?
IS IT TRUE that  Dr. Adrian Brooks niece is the newly appointed Superintendent of the Indianapolis public school system?
IS IT TRUEÂ we are told that a couple of local of financially well-heeled business people would be interested in bringing back an ECHL professional hockey team to Evansville if they could get the same $1,000 Ford Center home game rate as the Evansville Thunderbolts?
IS IT TRUE that the person calculating the official attendance of September 1, 2019, live race at Ellis Park must have had a serious computer glitch?  …they reported around 18,000 people attended September 1, 2019, live races at Ellis Park?  …the track largest recorded attendance was 8,500 people when they had the Camel and Ostrich races on the same day?
IS IT TRUE a couple of years ago the only grocery store in Jacobsville closed without warning?…this creates a food desert right after a politician proclaimed Jacobsville is an up and coming neighborhood?…the reasons given by the Buehler’s IGA for closing the doors was the high levels of theft that were occurring at the store?…this is the same kind of criminality that supposedly killed the Wesselman’s, the Sunshine Market?
IS IT TRUE that a neighborhood grocery store is a vital part of any redevelopment effort?  …if you want to clean up places like Jimtown and Jacobsville, the first step is to get rid of the Jims and Jacobs who rob and pillage everything that is out there? …good-paying jobs, reliable public transportation, affordable livable housing, good schools, affordable daycare services, a quality grocery store, and accessible and affordable healthcare would go a long way in helping people in that area?
IS IT TRUE we are hearing that there is a quiet movement afoot to find a way to fund a discount grocery operation on North Main Street? Â …we won’t be surprised if Mayor Winnecke will announce that he has found someone to build aa new grocery store on North Main street just before the election? Â …we really hope that happens?
IS IT TRUE we also wonder when construction will begin on the old downtown YMCA annex building? Â … this building has been vacant of at least 35 plus years? Â …many years years ago we read in the local newspaper that local developers were going to turn this former 5th Street YMCA annex building into housing for the homeless? …this proposed housing project turns out to be another downtown “Pie In The Sky“ venture that can’t get bank financing?
IS IT TRUE that the Executive Director of the “Right To Life of Southwest Indiana”, Mary Ellen Van Dyke is doing an excellent job of protecting the unborn?
IS IT TRUE we have an outstanding group of law enforcement professionals that are doing everything they can to protect us? Â …It’s almost impossible for members of law enforcement to stop anyone from killing someone? Â …It’s obvious that its time for our elected officials to look for more creative ways to help of our law enforcement agencies so they can do a better job fighting violent crime?
IS IT TRUE the City-County Observer is somewhat distressed over the number of shootings and beatings that are happening in Evansville that are being reported?…nary a day goes by that some poor soul gets shot in either the Southside or downtown  Jacobsville?  …our local first responders are doing one heck of a job in chasing down the bad people that are responsible for these criminal acts?
IS IT TRUE that 31% of fatal drunk-driving accidents occur on the weekend? Â …more drunk drivers are on the road Saturday nights between midnight and 3 AM than any other time of the week?
IS IT TRUEÂ since the Evansville Courier and Press sold their office building on Walnut Street, laid many employees off and moved the printing of their paper to Lousiville, Ky we hope that they will become more productive and profitable? Â …that the City-County Observer wishes the good people at the Courier and Press many more successful years in the publishing business?
IS IT TRUE that the Evansville Regional Airport has experienced several multi-million dollar expansion projects over the last several years?  …there has been some extensive expansion of the flight terminal and the runways and also an increase in new flight destinations to other cities during the last several years?  …we give five (5) cheers to the Board and Directors, management and staff at the Evansville Regional Airport for a job well done?
IS IT TRUE we wonder how many people have received a summons to appear at the Warrick, Posey and Vanderburgh County Superior Court-Small Claims Division to dispute the validity of a medical debt allegedly owed for medical services at our local hospitals and medical clinics during the last two years?  …that ProPublica claims that medical bills are often riddled with errors? …that they also suggest that you should ask your medical provider if they have a financial assistance policy, which could result in a sliding scale discount?
IS IT TRUE that we are pleased to report that the Toyota plant in Princeton is growing by leaps and bounds? …Toyota provides people with high wage jobs with impressive benefits and it is hard to imagine the Tri-State without Toyota?
IS IT TRUE we are hearing that many people are extremely pleased with the way our Vanderburgh County Commissioners are conducting themseleves?
Todays “Readers Poll†question Is: Should State official be held harmless because of the extreme drop in the state ILEARN test scores?
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Vanderburgh County Board of Commissioners Meeting
AGENDA Of The Vanderburgh County
Board of Commissioners On September 10, 2019, At 3:00 pm, Room 301
- Call to Order
- Attendance
- Pledge of Allegiance
- Action ItemsÂ
- GAGE Update
- Health Department
- Analyst Systems Support Contract with Mark Healy
- Fatality Review and Prevention Grant
- Department Head Reports
- New Business
- Old Business
- Consent Items
- Approval of September 3, 2019, Meeting Minutes
- Employment ChangesÂ
- Economic Development Coalition August 2019 Report
- Sheriff: Christian Fellowship Church Road Closure Request
- County Engineer: Department Report
- Public Comment
- Adjournment
Tatum Tornatta Gives Verbal Commitment To Southern Illinois University
Tatum Tornatta Gives Verbal Commitment To Southern Illinois University
By Rachel Ketzner
Reitz Memorial student-athlete, Tatum Tornatta (class of 2020), has given her verbal commitment to play volleyball for the Salukis at Southern Illinois University.
Tatum is entering her third season as a starter with the Tigers, under Coach Andi Allford. She was a SIAC 1st Team pick in her Sophomore and Junior campaigns, and City Player of the Year as a Junior. During that time Tatum helped lead her team to a combined 50-13 record and 16-2 in conference play with a 2017 Sectional title. She also played basketball giving legendary Coach Bruce Dockery his 500th win and tennis on a team that was one win away from a state title. She is an Evansville United club team member and has been invited to play with the USA Volleyball A1 Continental teams in the National tournament.
Tatum intends to pursue her student-athletic career in the area of health sciences at SIU, under newly hired Coach Ed Allen. Coach Allen has had stops at Anderson, Presbyterian, Tulsa and most recently the University of Alabama, where he compiled a record of 646-284 for a (.695) winning percentage.
Tatum’s parents are Troy Tornatta and Tomelle Greenfield, and brother Tucker (13).