Oreo is a gorgeous-colored male rabbit. He’s an American mix and about 6 months old. He’s great at using his litterbox! He has recently gone on several outings representing VHS, including cMoe Corporate Recess and the annual VHS benefit dinner & auction. Oreo’s adoption fee is $50 and includes his neuter & microchip. Contact Vanderburgh Humane at (812) 426-2563 for adoption details!
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First Friday
Come join us as we continue our 2019 First Friday series down on Haynie’s Corner! There will be music, art vendors, food trucks, and more! Make plans to visit one of our fantastic local bars or restaurants and make an evening of it!
First Fridays are free events, brought to you by Haynie’s Corner Arts District Association, the Arts Council of Southwestern Indiana, and the EVPL. This month, a free health and resource fair and other festivities will be provided by the AIDS Resource Group, in cooperation with SAGA, to celebrate Pride Month.
Otters loss to Freedom highlighted by controversial eighth inning
The Evansville Otters received two-RBI nights from outfielders Hunter Cullen and Jack Meggs Saturday, but a 6-4 loss for the Otters to the Florence Freedom was highlighted by a controversial eighth inning.
The Otters jumped to a 1-0 lead in the top of the second inning on an RBI single from Jack Meggs that scored Dakota Phillips.
The Otters had chances to extend their lead but could not convert, leaving the bases loaded in the third and runners on the corners in the top of the fourth.
In the bottom of the fourth, the Otters committed fielding miscues, including an error by Ryan Long, that helped the Florence Freedom take a 4-1 lead.
Florence’s Brandon Pugh, who was 0-13 going into his fourth inning at-bat, smacked a double down the left field line, scoring two runs on his first hit of the season.
The Otters responded in the fifth with an RBI double from Cullen, scoring Long to make the score 4-2.
Meggs followed with his second RBI of the day, when he singled to right field, scoring Phillips in the process, making it a one-run game.
After a scoreless sixth, Hunter Cullen hit his second home run of the series over the right field wall to tie the game at four.
In the bottom of the eighth, Florence sent eight men to the plate, scoring two runs on an RBI single by Isaac Bernard, to give the Freedom a 6-4 lead.
However, the eighth inning did not pass by without controversy over Bernard’s hit.
Video replay was shown multiple times on the videoboard at UC Health Stadium as there were questions of whether Bernard’s hit cleared the right field fence.
The ball bounced back into field of play quickly as the ball ricocheted off the yellow line at the top of the wall in right field, allowing Meggs to throw the “live ball†back in play.
Other calls in the eighth were questioned, including a balk call on Otters pitcher Brandon Pressley, leading to Otters manager Andy McCauley getting ejected from the game.
Florence’s Johnathon Tripp came in the ninth to earn a save as he retired Long, Phillips, and Rob Calabrese.
The rubber match of the series will be Sunday at 4:35 p.m. CT as Patrick McGuff will take the mound for the Otters, coming off an eight-inning, eleven-strikeout performance against Washington last Tuesday.
“READERS FORUM” JUNE 2, 2019
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“Live for the Moment”
“Live for the Moment”sent to us by Ron RieckenAmigos,I wrote this note in Jan 2019, when I received a photo of an Old Guard soldier standing his post in a snow storm.Oddly, I never sent it out…I don’t know why, but I held it in my “draft†email box.Then, this week, Memorial Day week, I pulled it up and decided I would send it out for 31 May.The very next day, I received an email from a very dear friend about a speech given at Hillsdale College.An adaptation of that speech can be found at this link, for those of you less familiar with the Old Guard.The speech was given by once Lt Tom Cotton, US Army…currently a US Senator from Arkansas.For some of you, I had to use a business email because I only have your phone number in my contacts…apologies…send me your damn private email.So finally, my notes on the blurry photo attached below.The message begins with the old abbreviation for “message followsâ€.The message ends with the abbreviation for “end of message”I will not “sign†at the bottom, because putting anything below the photo would be far above my station.The soldier in the photo speaks for us all on this Memorial Day.— msg fols —I’m an old soldier, and I tend to rant a bit about soldiers…I know.Normally, I try to stifle that impulse because the Armed Forces today are so very different from the Armed Forces of my day.However, today I’m deployed at an air field in some forsaken piece of the earth, amid a bunch of American service members and their allied troops…And every day I notice, there are some things about serving in the Armed Forces that never change.Then, about 20 friends sent me the photo that is attached below…its apparently making the rounds a lot this week…the copies I got were uncredited.As I understand it, the photo is of a guard at the Tomb of the Unknowns standing his post during a heavy snow in Washington DC.Its a great photo too, so I decided I should offer a comment on it…just this once.Most Americans will look at this photo and think, “Oh, that poor young man…why do they make him stand out there in that miserable weather. How sad.â€
That stuff makes me chuckle.Bless their hearts, but even today, most Americans just don’t understand the first damn thing about soldiers, do they?They would never believe how hard this young soldier had to work to earn that slot on the Tomb Guard Platoon.They feel like they should comfort him…but really, they should congratulate him.I said I was going to comment…so here is my comment on the photo.Live for the MomentLet me explain why I chose that comment, because its probably not obvious.We hear/see people, pundits, posters say â€Live for the moment†quite a bit today…that’s an awfully vague term, don’t you think?Does it mean – have a latte instead of a mocha this morning?Does it mean – enjoy your commute while you listen to Nirvana?I think that for most, its just some psychobabble term they pretend to understand…but I doubt many have a real feeling for what it means.Well, let me elucidate.Every person in the service…Just like this soldier of the Third Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard)…Knows exactly what the term “Live for the Moment†means.At this very moment, this young Tomb Guard is cold and wet, and I can imagine some water from melting snow is running down his back and freezing again in his shirt.At this very moment, he’s supernaturally focused on absolute perfection and precision in every detail of his drill.At this very moment, despite all that, his chest is about to explode because he’s so f-ing pumped.At this very moment, he’s getting his picture taken about 75 times a minute…he’s a rock star.At this very moment, he knows he represents every man and woman who have ever served in the United States Armed ForcesAt this very moment, he’s never been more proud of anything he’s done in his entire life.At this very moment, HE is the guard on the Tomb of the Unknowns.And that…puts some rock solid meaning to the term…â€Live for the momentâ€.You just gotta love the Old Guard…they always stand their post.Just like every other soldier, sailor, marine, airman, or coast guardsman standing a post on some piece of dirt, on the deck of some ship, or on some flight line – all over the country and around the world.For well over two centuries…They’ve always been there…And they’re there…right now…At this very moment.“Live for the Moment”
Nominations NowBeing Accepted For State’s Highest Agricultural Award
Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch is now accepting nominations for the 2019 AgriVision Award, which is the highest agricultural honor presented by the state.
Now in its 13th year, the award was established to recognize individuals who have made significant contributions to the agriculture industry, whether it’s developing new technology, managing an agribusiness or organization, or working to address a global issue, to name a few.
“Indiana is on the front lines of agricultural innovation, and Hoosiers are pioneering advances every day,†Crouch said. “This award allows us to recognize several of those individuals who have given so much to agriculture and Indiana over the years.â€
The AgriVision Award is open to any Indiana resident and all sectors of the agriculture industry—from bioenergy to livestock to the biosciences. Any person or organization may submit a nomination.
Once a winner has been selected, the award will be presented by Lt. Governor Crouch and Indiana State Department of Agriculture Director Bruce Kettler during the Celebration of Agriculture at the Indiana State Fair.
“We have some extraordinary individuals that makeup Indiana’s agricultural community, and far too often, their work and accomplishments go unrecognized,†Kettler said. “It’s important that we acknowledge those who have been champions for agriculture and helped shape where the industry is today.â€
Nomination forms can be found by visiting www.in.gov/isda/3367.htm. Entries must be submitted by 5:00 p.m., ET, on June 30, 2019.