“If you think you are standing strong, be careful not to fall.†1 Corinthians 10:12
TUESDAY
“And though we are many, we all eat from one loaf of bread, showing that we are one body.â€
1 Corinthians 10:17
WEDNESDAY
“Yet God was not pleased with most of them, and their bodies were scattered in the wilderness.â€
1 Corinthians 10:5
THURSDAY
“So, my dear friends, flee from the worship of idols. You are reasonable people.Decide for yourselves if what I am saying is true.â€
1 Corinthians 10:14-15
FRIDAY
“In the cloud and in the sea, all of them were baptized as followers of Moses. All of them ate the same spiritual food,â€
1 Corinthians 10:2-3 NLT
SATURDAY
“and all of them drank the same spiritual water. For they drank from the spiritual rock that traveled with them, and that rock was Christ.â€
1 Corinthians 10:4 NLT
SUNDAY
“When we bless the cup at the Lord’s Table, aren’t we sharing in the blood ofChrist? And when we break the bread, aren’t we sharing in the body of Christ?†1 Corinthians 10:16
Submitted to the City-County Observer by Karen Seltzer
Governor Eric J. Holcomb, joined by Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch, House Speaker Brian Bosma, Senate President Pro Tem Rod Bray and other lawmakers, today signed into law a balanced budget with historic education funding.
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“Hoosiers will benefit from the legislation advanced by our Next Level agenda, including a balanced budget, increasing funding for education and improving school safety,†Gov. Holcomb said. “We made these achievements while maintaining responsible reserves and our AAA credit ratings. I applaud lawmakers for completing another productive legislative session.â€
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The two-year state budget provides $763 million in new money for K-12 including paying down a $150 million schools pension liability that will free up funds that can go into teacher paychecks.
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The 2019 General Assembly helped advance Gov. Holcomb’s Next Level legislative agenda as outlined in December, including:
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Economy
Approved 8th straight balanced budget and maintained at least 11 percent in reserves
Modernized economic development tools to increase competitiveness, economic diversity and flexibility
Exempted military pensions from state income tax to attract and retain more veterans
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Infrastructure
Accelerating completion major highway projects including completion of I-69 Section 6
Fully committing financially and operationally to the West Lake Expansion and South Shore double track projects
Building out the statewide hiking, biking and riding trails network
$20 million to attract more nonstop flights to our statewide regional airports
Connecting unserved Hoosiers to high-speed, affordable broadband internet access
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Education and Workforce
Increasing K-12 school funding by $763 million
Identifying resources to make Indiana teacher salaries competitive
Providing computer science training so every Indiana school meets the goal of providing computer science education by 2021
Moving the date to appoint the Superintendent of Public Instruction from 2025 to 2021
Expanding successful Next Level Jobs programs
Providing more flexibility to schools for Career and Technical Education so more students obtain credentials before graduating from high school
Public Health
Improving school safety, including more funding for school safety grants
Implementing recommendations from the Child Welfare Policy and Practice Group’s June 2018 report
Helping more infants celebrate first birthdays by working one-on-one with high-risk pregnant women
Increasing recovery housing by expanding the number of beds available for treatment
Good Government
Passed a bias crimes law
Streamlined boards and commissions appointments at Department of Homeland Security and Professional Licensing Agency
(Left to right at the table) Sen. Mishler, Senate President Pro Tem Bray, Gov. Holcomb, Speaker Bosma and Rep. Huston gather as the Governor signs HEA 1001, the state budget bill.
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Gov. Holcomb offers remarks prior to signing HEA 1001, the state budget bill.
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Gov. Holcomb signs HEA 1001, the state budget bill, which includes historic education funding.
Hank is a male Treeing Walker Coonhound. He’s about 1 ½ years old. His previous family surrendered for a lack of time. Hank plays well with other dogs here at the VHS and he’s gone out on several “Mutt’s Morning Out†trips around town and done very well! He’s also super vocal so if you’re wanting that beloved “bay†sound, Hank’s your guy. His adoption fee is $110 and includes his neuter, microchip, vaccines, and more.  Contact Vanderburgh Humane at (812) 426-2563 for adoption details!
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On a chilly, wind-swept Sunday afternoon, the University of Evansville baseball team earned a hard-fought doubleheader split with Valparaiso, earning the Aces another Missouri Valley Conference series victory.
In game one, UE starting pitcher Nathan Croner (5-5) got touched up for three runs in the opening frame, as the Crusaders built an early 3-0 lead.
After being shutout through the first three frames, the Evansville bats would shake off the slow start in the fourth inning. After loading up the bases, freshman right fielder A.J. Fritz got the Aces on the scoreboard with a single through the left side of the infield, bringing in junior shortstop Craig Shepherd. Later in the inning, junior center fielder Troy Beilsmith skied a sacrifice fly to left, bringing in senior designated hitter Nate Reeder, cutting the deficit to one. Freshman first baseman Tanner Craig made a bid to knot the game up on a fly-out to center by senior left fielder Matthew Jones, but would get thrown out on a play at the plate.
In the bottom of the frame, Nathan Croner had his bid for a third shutout inning in a row ended, as Valpo would tag him for three runs. The junior southpaw’s day would end after four frames, giving up six runs, four earned, on hits, while striking out three.
Freshman right-hander Shane Gray would take over in the fifth and toss four scoreless frames, allowing only one hit while striking out a pair. However, the Evansville offense couldn’t close the gap, as they fell in game one of the twin bill 6-2.
Game two would see the Aces once again fall behind early, as fifth-year senior right-hander Justin Hayden (2-1) gave up a first inning on a sacrifice fly in the opening frame.
However, that would be Hayden’s only misstep in the early going, as he would respond by tossing five straight scoreless innings.
Still trailing 1-0 in the sixth, Troy Beilsmith would not the game up on a sacrifice fly to left, tallying Nate Reeder for the equalizer.
Knotted at one in the seventh, the Aces bats erupted. Senior third baseman Sam Troyer would give Evansville its first lead of the game, lifting a single to left, bringing in freshman second baseman Danny Borgstrom for the go-ahead tally. Nate Reederwould follow that up with a two-run double down the right field line, scoring both junior catcher Ben Komonosky and Troyer, putting UE up 4-1.
Valparaiso would get one back in the bottom of the inning, finally getting the Hayden, and he fifth year senior would give way to freshman sensation Michael Parks. For the day,
Hayden went 6.2 innings, allowing two runs on seven hits, while striking out a pair.
As for Parks, he was once again dynamite out of the bullpen, shutting out the Crusaders the rest of the way, allowing one hit, while striking out a pair in the 4-2 Evansville victory.
The victory improves Evansville’s overall record to 21-19 and 8-4 in the Missouri Valley Conference, Valparaiso dropped to 9-29 overall and 2-10 in league play.
Up next for the Aces is a Wednesday night home date with Belmont. First pitch from Charles H. Braun Stadium is at 6 p.m.
With the split, USI will be the No. 3 seed in the upcoming GLVC Softball Championship Tournament, which is Thursday through Saturday at the EastSide Centre in East Peoria, Illinois. USI’s loss in the opener eliminated the Eagles’ chance at grabbing the top seed, but its win in the second game figures to help their NCAA II Tournament resume.
Game 1
Indianapolis (42-12, 20-6 GLVC) used a three-run homerun in the last half of the first inning to jump out to a commanding 3-0 lead. USI, however, answered with a pair of runs in the top of the third inning as an RBI-double by senior second baseman Claire Johnson (Pittsboro, Indiana) followed by a one-out, sacrifice fly by sophomore outfielder Alicia Webb (Elberfeld, Indiana) cut the Eagles’ deficit to 3-2.
The Greyhounds, though, responded to the Eagles’ surge with a tally in the bottom of the third frame to go up 4-2.
USI (33-17, 19-7 GLVC) struggled to capitalize on scoring opportunities throughout the remainder of the contest as the Eagles left runners at the corners in both the fifth and sixth innings before getting runners at second and third with one out in the seventh.
In total, the Eagles left nine runners on base, including six in the final three innings.
Junior pitcher Jennifer Leonhardt (Louisville, Kentucky) took the loss after giving up a GLVC-only season-high four runs off nine hits in six innings of work. Leonhardt (19-7), who tied Brooke Harmening for first on USI’s all-time wins list (74) on Friday, finished the game with nine strikeouts and just one walk.
Game 2
The Greyhounds opened the scoring with two runs in the last half of the first inning, but the Eagles quickly responded with three runs in the top of the second inning to take a 3-2 advantage.
USI had three hits in the second inning and capitalized on a lead-off walk and a hit batter to score their runs. Junior shortstop Taylor Ricketts (Georgetown, Kentucky) was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to push across the first run, while freshman third baseman Mary Bean (Schaumburg, Illinois) tied the game with an RBI-fielder’s choice.
Johnson put the Eagles ahead in the next at-bat with an RBI-single, while a two-run homerun by senior outfielder/pitcher Caitlyn Bradley (Forest, Indiana) in the following inning put the Eagles in front, 5-2.
UIndy scored a run in the last half of the fifth inning and threatened to score again in the sixth with runners at first and third and two out. Bradley, however, came into the circle in the sixth to get a one-pitch third out and USI tacked on two more runs in the seventh to extend its lead to 7-3.
Senior catcher Lindsey Barr (Whitesville, Kentucky) and sophomore first baseman Haley Shouse (Borden, Indiana) each had RBIs in the seventh, while Bradley set the Greyhounds down in order in the bottom of the frame to ensure USI’s win.
Bradley picked up her team-high tying fourth save of the year, while senior pitcher Haley Smith (Florence, Kentucky) earned the win. Smith (7-2) gave up three runs off 10 hits in five-and-two-thirds innings of work, while Bradley retired all four batters she faced.
Attorney General Curtis Hill issued the following statement upon the passing of former U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar:
“Indiana and all America will miss the gentle wisdom of Sen. Dick Lugar. As a public servant, he was a model of civility and statesmanship. We can only hope that new generations of leaders will demonstrate such a combination of character and intellectual capacity.â€
Attached is an April 29, 2012, photo of Sen. Lugar, Attorney General Hill, Curtis Hill III and Abraham Hill.
UE heads to Drake next weekend to complete regular season
 Freshman Jessica Fehr hit a 2-RBI single in the bottom of the sixth inning to push the University of Evansville softball team to a 4-3 win over Valparaiso on Sunday at Cooper Stadium.
Fehr’s single was the difference before Izzy Vetter limited the damage in the seventh to pick up the UE (19-26, 9-13 MVC) win. Evansville had seven hits on the day with Katie McLean and Haley Woolf posting two apiece. Valparaiso (15-27, 4-19 MVC) recorded six hits on the day, three coming off the bat of Jaina Westphal.
Evansville had the first threat of the day, loading the bases with one out in the first. Katie McLean and Haley Woolf each singled before McKenzie Johnson walked, but VU starter Jenna Edwards got out of the jam unscathed. Valparaiso notched their first hit in the top of the third when Jaina Westphal led off with a double to deep center. Aces starter Emily Lockhart was able to retire the next three batters in order to keep the game scoreless.
In the third, the Aces were first to get on the board. Eryn Gould and McLean walked to lead off the inning. Haley Woolf singled to left field to score Gould on a close play at the plate. McLean would extend the lead to 2-0 when she crossed the plate on a McKenzie Johnson ground out.
Valpo plated their first run in the ensuing inning. The Crusaders loaded the bases with one out and scored when Taylor Herschbach reached on a fielder’s choice. They would tie the game at 2-2 on a Westphal single.
The score remained 2-2 until the bottom of the sixth when McKenzie Johnson reached on a walk and was pinch run for by Mackenzie McFeron. Halie Fain used her quickness to reach on a bunt single putting two on with no outs. Allison Daggett laid down a perfect sacrifice to move the pair to second and third to bring up Jessica Fehr. The freshman responded with one of the biggest hits of her career, singling to left to put UE back in front.
Carly Trepanier and the Crusaders battled back in the seventh as she led the inning off with a home run to right. Valparaiso drew two walks before loading the bases with one out, but Izzy Vetter was able to escape with any further damage to clinch the win.
A trip to Des Moines, Iowa for a 3-game set against Drake will complete the regular season for the Aces. The series begins on Friday with a 2 p.m. doubleheader before Saturday’s finale begins at 12 p.
Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch offered the following after the passing of former U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar.
“Senator Lugar was an institution, a policymaker and true advocate for the state of Indiana. His work in Congress remains unparalleled.Â
His political power influenced those around him, including myself. I first was inspired to enter politics in 1982, when I worked for him on his campaign trail. I know countless individuals who are in the leadership positions they are today, because of Senator Lugar.Â
I join the country in mourning the incredible loss we have incurred, along with his family. Indiana would not be the state it is without him, and we are forever in his debt.”
 
