Home Blog Page 3528

Indiana Sweeps Yearly Big Ten Men’s Swimming & Diving Awards

0

After another historic week at the 2019 NCAA Men’s Championships last week, Indiana University men’s swimming and diving swept the yearly Big Ten Awards, the conference office announced on Monday.

IU head swimming coach Ray Looze was named Big Ten Men’s Swimming Coach of the Year, while Drew Johansen was named Big Ten Men’s Diving Coach of the Year. Vini Lanza was named Big Ten Swimmer of the Year, while Andrew Capobianco was named Big Ten Diver of the Year.

Both Looze and Johansen earned their respective honors for the second-straight season. The award for Looze gives him his fifth Big Ten Men’s Coach of the Year accolade and 10 total for his career including his five women’s coach of the year honors. Johansen earned his third career Big Ten Coach of the Year award.

Last week, the Hoosiers posted back-to-back top-3 finishes at the NCAA Championships for the first time in 44 years. Over the course of the week, Indiana won a total of four NCAA championships (400 Medley Relay, 100 Butterfly, 100 Breaststroke, 3-Meter Dive), matching the program’s total from 2018. The top-10 finish for the Hoosiers is the seventh in the last eight seasons.

For the fourth-straight season, Indiana finished as the top Big Ten team at the NCAA Championships – the best stretch for IU since accomplishing the feat for 15-straight seasons from 1964-78.

In February, Looze and Johansen helped guide the Hoosiers to a third-straight Big Ten Championship for the first time 34 years. The team title was the 27th in program history.

For the week, IU won a total of 24 medals – 14 gold, seven silver and three bronze. Indiana also won four of the five relays at the Big Ten Championships for a second-straight year – a program first.

Lanza ended his illustrious Indiana career with a great showing at the NCAA Championships, winning two championships. Lanza won the 100 butterfly NCAA title for the first time in his career with a Big Ten and school record time of 44.37.

The senior was also a member of the gold-medal winning 400 medley relay team for IU, along with Gabriel Fantoni, Ian Finnerty and Zach Apple. The group win the NCAA crown with a Big Ten, school and pool record time of 2:59.70. Lanza also won silver in the 200 butterfly.

Over the course of the week at the NCAA Championships, the senior earned six All-America honors, giving him a staggering 21 for his career.

At the Big Ten Championships, Lanza made history by being named Big Ten Swimmer of the Championships for a third-straight year, becoming the first swimmer in league history to accomplish the feat. Lanza won titles in the 200 IM, 200 butterfly, 200 freestyle relay, 800 freestyle relay and 400 medley relay, along with two silver medals.

Capobianco won the program’s first NCAA Championship in the 3-meter dive in 38 years last week, taking the gold with a total score of 461.65. The performance gave Capobianco a fourth All-America honor for his career.

After an opening round dive of 83.30 to take the lead, Capobianco distanced himself from the field with a nearly perfect second-round dive. On his forward four-and-a-half somersault tuck, Capobianco scored an amazing 100.70. After the field tried to close in on the sophomore in the third and fourth rounds, Capobianco came through with two clutch final dives, posting scores of 71.75 and 88.40 to clinch the title.

At the Big Ten Championships, he earned Second-Team All-Big Ten honors after winning silver in both the 1-meter and 3-meter dives. Capobianco also took fourth overall at Big Ten’s in the platform dive.

 

 

USI softball sweeps Truman State

0

The Screaming Eagles (21-13, 9-3 GLVC) won the opener, 2-0, before edging the Bulldogs, 4-3, in the nightcap.

Game 1
Despite being held to just three hits, USI was able to earn a 2-0 victory thanks to patience at the plate. USI hitters drew a season-high 10 walks, including four in the Eagles’ two-run sixth inning that broke a scoreless tie.

Following a lead-off single by sophomore outfielder Jessica Tucker (Georgetown, Kentucky) in the last half of the sixth inning, USI proceeded to draw walks in four of its next five at-bats. Leonhardt pushed across the first run of the game with a free pass, while junior outfielder Allison Schubert (Nicholasville, Kentucky) pushed across the second run on one of her three walks on the day.

Leonhardt (13-4) earned the win in the circle after scattering three hits and four walks throughout seven innings of shutout ball. She racked up 11 strikeouts as she finished her seventh complete-game shutout of the year (she has had two more combined shutouts) and her seventh shutout in her last eight starts.

Game 2
Senior outfielder/pitcher Caitlyn Bradley (Forest, Indiana) had a two-run double in the first and Leonhardt had a two-run single in the second as the Eagles jumped out to a commanding 4-0 advantage in game two.

Truman State (16-9, 4-8 GLVC), however, scored a run in the top of the third inning and two more in the fifth inning to close the gap.

Bradley, however, entered the circle to get the Eagles out of a jam in the fifth and pitched a perfect sixth inning, while Leonhardt struck out two of the three batters she faced in the seventh to preserve the win and pick up her team-best third save of the year.

Senior pitcher Haley Smith (Florence, Kentucky) earned the win to improve to 3-1 on the year after scattering three runs off six hits in four-and-two-thirds-innings of work.

Princeton Police Officer Arrested for Official Misconduct

0

A criminal investigation conducted by the Indiana State Police Organized Crime and Corruption Unit resulted in the arrest of Princeton Police Officer Brandt George, 28, for Official Misconduct, a Class 6 Felony.

During the evening hours of February 5, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) law enforcement officers were investigating illegal drug trafficking along US 41. The DEA had suspicion that a vehicle and two people of interest were in possession of illegal drugs and traveling on US 41. The DEA requested assistance from the Princeton Police Department when the vehicle entered Gibson County. At approximately 11:00 p.m., Princeton Police Officer Brandt George stopped the vehicle on US 41 at CR 150 South. An Indiana State Police K-9 unit arrived, walked around the vehicle and alerted to the presence of narcotics. A search was conducted, but officers failed to find any narcotics inside the vehicle. The male driver and a male passenger were handcuffed and placed in two different patrol cars. The passenger was placed inside Officer George’s patrol car to be transported to Princeton Police Department. Officers were in the process of obtaining a body cavity search warrant for the person of interest. While transporting the suspect, George allegedly became aware that the suspect had approximately 77 grams of heroin inside his pants near his groin area and allowed the suspect to discard the drugs prior to arriving at Princeton Police Department. When investigating officers discovered the drugs were discarded they immediately responded to the area and recovered the heroin.

George was arrested this afternoon after he turned himself in at the Gibson County Jail. He posted a $1,500 cash bond and was released.

This Week at USI

0

USI alumni, media invited to tour Screaming Eagles Arena

The University of Southern Indiana Alumni Association will hold a reception for USI alumni in honor of Ronald S. Rochon, USI’s fourth president, from 6-8 p.m. Monday, April 1 in the new Screaming Eagles Arena, with brief remarks beginning at 6:30 p.m. Attendees will be able to meet Dr. and Mrs. Rochon and be among the first to tour the new arena.

This event will mark the first opportunity for media to tour and shoot footage of Screaming Eagles Arena prior to its official opening for a moderated conversation with Gen. Colin Powell, USA (Ret.) on Thursday, April 4 and the inauguration of Ronald S. Rochon as USI’s fourth president on Friday, April 5. Interested outlets are please asked to contact Ben Luttrull, Media Relations Specialist, at bluttrull@usi.edu or 812-461-5259 to confirm their attendance.

Monday, April 1 – Friday, April 5

USI to celebrate Inauguration Week with full week of activities

In recognition of the inauguration of Ronald S. Rochon as the fourth president of the University of Southern Indiana, USI will mark the week of Monday, April 1 as Inauguration Week. Events will be held throughout the week to recognize Rochon and celebrate the theme of his inauguration: “Building Community by Celebrating Diversity, Engagement, and Service.”

A full list of events can be found on the USI website at USI.edu/inauguration.

10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Monday, April 1

Graduate Studies to sponsor second USI Graduate Student Colloquium

University of Southern Indiana Graduate Studies will host the second annual Graduate Student Colloquium, an event designed to celebrate the work of USI’s graduate students, beginning at 10 a.m. Monday, April 1 in Carter Hall. This colloquium will celebrate revolutions and evolutions in art, administration, business, communication, education, history, language, literature, industrial management, medicine, nursing, occupational therapy, policy, politics, science, sport management, society, social work, technology and more. Read More

6 p.m. Thursday, April 4

General Colin Powell to speak on leadership at USI in April

The University of Southern Indiana will present “Leadership: Taking Charge,” a moderated discussion with General Colin L. Powell, USA (Ret.) at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 4 in Screaming Eagles Arena. The discussion will be free and open to the public. General Powell will be the fourth speaker in the University’s Romain College of Business Innovative Speaker Series. Previous speakers include T. Boone Pickens, legendary entrepreneur and philanthropist in 2013, Dr. Ben Bernanke, former chairman of the Federal Reserve in 2015, and Dr. Oscar Salazar, founding chief technology officer of Uber in 2017. Read More

10:30 a.m. Friday, April 5

USI holding inauguration of fourth president, Ronald S. Rochon, April 5

The public is cordially invited to attend the inauguration of Ronald S. Rochon as the fourth president of the University of Southern Indiana at 10:30 a.m. Friday, April 5 at the newly-opened Screaming Eagles Arena on USI’s campus (Guests should be seated by 10:15 a.m.). The ceremony, with a theme of “Building Community by Celebrating Diversity, Engagement, and Service,” will highlight the University’s impact on its students and alumni, as well as the local and global communities. As part of the ceremony, presidents and other delegates of colleges and universities from around the country will participate, along with USI students, faculty, alumni and other special guests. Additional guests include, but are not limited to the governor of the State of Indiana, military generals, USI trustees, mayor of Evansville, members of the Indiana Commission for Higher Education, former USI presidents and other University representatives. Read More

 

 

 

EVSC Teacher Receives April Cause for Applause Award

0

McCutchanville Elementary School Teacher Emma Dugger is the April recipient of the EVSC’s Cause for Applause award. The award seeks to recognize individuals who go above and beyond their normal job responsibilities.

Dugger was nominated by Chemo Buddies Director Jill Kincaid for her work with the organization.

According to Kincaid, Chemo Buddies never expected students to be one of the group’s biggest contributors, but thanks to teachers like Dugger, that is exactly what happened. To help support Chemo Buddies, Dugger created Student Buddies as a way for students and educators to come alongside those in treatment and make a difference for cancer patients. “Mrs. Dugger created the website StudentBuddies.org and oversees the ongoing grant projects and student participation while maintaining her full time job as a teacher at McCutchanville Elementary.” Kincaid goes on to say that in its first year, Student Buddies received the Sam Featherstone Award from Leadership Evansville, and notes that the program has grown exponentially this year with 26 schools participating.

“The Student Buddies program is truly making a difference in the lives of area cancer patients, and even more importantly, teaching students the importance of giving back and empowering them to know that they can help if someone they love gets cancer,” Kincaid wrote.

Anyone can nominate an employee of the EVSC for the award. Deadline for nominations is the third Friday of each month. To nominate an EVSC employee, go to www.evscschools.com and click on About Us and see Cause for Applause under Community. Paper forms are available at the schools for those without access to the Internet.

BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS MEETING

0

BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS

REGULAR MEETING

KEVIN WINTERNHEIMER CHAMBERS

ROOM 301, CIVIC CENTER COMPLEX

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 2019

12:00 NOON

 AGENDA

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. MEETING MEMORANDUM   March 20, 2019

3. CONSENT AGENDA

            

  1. Request Re: Approve and Execute Three year Contract with AT&T for phone service at

Swonder Ice Arena, Hartke Pool, Wesselmans and McDonalds Golf.- Holtz

             b.   Request Re: Approve and Execute Agreement for Services with USA Softball of Indiana

                   for issuance of scorebooks, registration cards and team insurance for softball.- Holtz

             c.   Request Re: Approve and Execute Agreement for Umpire Services with Rick Alsip.- Holtz

             d.   Request Re: Approve and Execute Agreement for Umpire Services with Matthew Lane.

                    -Holtz

e    Request Re:  Approve and Execute Agreement for Umpire Services with Brian Edge.- Holtz      

           f.   Request Re:  Approve and Execute Agreement for Umpire Services with Joseph Willett-Holtz

             g.   Request Re:  Approve and Execute Agreement for Umpire Services with Jim Griggs.- Holtz

             h.   Request Re:  Approve and Execute Agreement for Umpire Services with Dennis Labhart.

                   -Holtz

             i.   Request Re: Approve and Execute Agreement for Umpire Services with Zebrie Vincent  

                    Sanders.- Holtz 

             j.   Request Re: Approve and Execute Dog Town Boat Ramp Agreement with Tonya Hall.-Holtz

                

4.        OLD BUSINESS    N/A

 

5.         NEW BUSINESS    

         

            a.  Request Re: Wesselman Nature Center: Hunting Access Grant.- Shelby Hall

            b.  Request Re: Any Other Business the Board Wishes to Consider and Public Comment

6.        REPORTS

           Brian Holtz, Executive Director

7.        ACCEPTANCE OF PAYROLL AND VENDOR CLAIMS

 

8.        ADJOURN

“Sour Truth” Lemonade Stand on Today

0

The YWCA of Evansville and several male community leaders will host the annual “Sour Truth” Lemonade Stand on Tuesday, April 2, 2019, to call attention to the persistent and sizable gap between men’s and women’s wages. According to the latest US Census Bureau on average, full-time working women earned 80 cents for every dollar earned by men. In Indiana, the wage gap between men and women is even greater. Indiana ranks 49th in the nation at 73%. The nationwide gap is even worse for women of color with African-American women earning 63% and Latina women earning 54% of men’s wages. Over a lifetime of work, this loss adds up, as women lose out on over $500,000 in a lifetime due to the wage gap.

Prominent male community leaders including Billy Bolin (EPD), Jim Ryan (Old National), Jonathan Weinzapfel (Ivy Tech), Ben Shoulders (Old National), Court Kull (5/3 Bank), Ben Trockman (Old National), Abraham Brown (La Campirana), D’Angelo Taylor (USI), Alex Burton (EVSC), Logan Staples (German American), and Sean Jeffries (German American) be serving at the lemonade stand themed, “It’s not about apples and oranges, it’s about the sour truth.” The YWCA uses the lemonade stand to increase awareness about “the sour truth” about the wage gap between men and women.

The lemonade stand will be located along Main Street between 2nd and 3rd street next to Zuki restaurant during the lunch hour. The public is welcome to stop by the stand to learn more about this issue.

YWCA has also partnered with Amy Word-Smith to add another event to this year’s Equal Pay Day lineup. “Truth and Trivia” will be held from 5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. at Lamasco Bar and Grill where women are encouraged to share their “sour truth” stories about the wage gap. There will be a special women-themed trivia night and women will receive 20% off the price of their food all day.

“Equal pay for equal work sounds like common sense to most people, yet 56 years after President Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act into law the pay gap persists and women continue to be short changed,” said Erika Taylor, YWCA CEO. “When women are short changed, families are short changed. We encourage businesses to pay women fairly, push for laws that will enforce current equal pay legislation and educate women on how to negotiate for highersalaries.”

April 2nd symbolizes the day when women’s wages catch up to men’s wages from the previous year. Every year in April, thousands of women’s, civil rights, labor, and communityorganizations from across the United States come together for a national day of action promoting fair pay known as Equal Pay Day. The YWCA is encouraging the community to wear red on April 2nd to show that women are “in the red” with their pay.

The YWCA supports equal pay for equal work and opposes compensation practices thatare discriminatory. “We believe that employers should create compensation programs that aredesigned to ensure appropriate treatment of all employees and those compensation programs should be determined by the market and employer needs. The YWCA encourages organizations to perform compensation audits to ensure that compensation practices aren’tdiscriminatory,” said Erika Taylor.

YWCA Evansville invites everyone to join the Equal Pay Day twitter storm from 2:00 p.m.– 4:00 p.m. CST by posting information and facts about women’s pay. Participants are encouraged to follow @ywcaevansville on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram to view and share posts using the hashtags #SourTruthEVV #PayEquityEvansville and #EqualPayDay.

The YWCA is dedicated to eliminating racism, empowering women and promoting peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all. The YWCA has been serving the Evansville area since 1911 and from its inception has provided housing and services for women and girls. The Evansville YWCA is a member of the YWCA of the U.S.A., the oldest and largest women’s membership movement in the country.

Over the years, YWCA programs have changed to meet the evolving needs of women and girls. In 1979, the YWCA opened the first domestic violence shelter in Evansville. Other current programs include the domestic violence shelter, the YES! Sober Living program, Emergency Shelter for homeless women and children, and an after-school and mentoringprogram, called Live Y’ers, for at-risk girls in grades three through 12. Special advocacy programs and events for the general public are also offered. Visit www.ywcaev

Moscow Ballet Returns December 12, 2019

0

MOSCOW BALLET
GREAT RUSSIAN NUTCRACKER
“Gift Of Christmas Tour”
December 12th!

TICKET PRE-SALE

Presale is Monday, April 1 at 10:00am
through Thursday April 4, at 10:00pm.

USE CODE: PARTY

Presale tickets available online through Ticketmaster at the button below,
or at the Old National Events Plaza’s Box Office.
The Moscow Ballet Great Russian Nutcracker
is coming to the Aiken Theatre on December 14th at 7:00pm.

Seats are $82, $72, $52, $42 and $32.
Platinum are $178 and Gold Circle $113

STIFEL’S BRYAN RUDER TO HOST FREE SEMINAR ON IRA DISTRIBUTION PLANNING

0

Bryan Ruder, AAMS®, AIF®, Associate Vice President/Investments with Stifel’s Evansville, Indiana, office, will host an informative free seminar titled “IRA Distribution Planning: How Decisions Today Affect You and Your Heirs.”  The seminar will take place on Tuesday, April  23 at 6:15 p.m. at the American Red Cross, located at 29 Stockwell Road in Evansville.

Topics to be covered will include how and when to take required minimum distributions (RMDs) from individual retirement accounts (IRAs), IRA beneficiary planning, guidelines for inherited IRAs, how to make qualified charitable distributions from IRAs, and how the stretch IRA may affect the IRA owner and heirs.

To reserve a seat, please call (812) 475-9353 or stop by the Stifel office at 3000 E. Morgan Avenue.

 

 

Secretary Perdue in Indiana TODAY

0

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue will be in Indiana TODAY Tuesday, April 2nd to participate in a dialogue at Purdue University, visit the National FFA Center, and tour Second Helpings, Inc.

Secretary Perdue to participate in a dialogue with Purdue University President Mitch Daniels

WHAT: Secretary Perdue will participate in a dialogue and audience Q&A session with the President of Purdue University, Mitch Daniels. Following the event, Secretary Perdue will hold a media availability.

WHEN: Tuesday, April 2nd beginning at 9:00am ET.

WHERE: Stewart Center, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907

Secretary Perdue to visit National FFA Center

WHAT: Secretary Perdue will visit the National FFA Center. Following the visit, Secretary Perdue will hold the media availability.

WHEN:  Tuesday, April 2nd beginning at 12:45pm ET.

WHERE: National FFA Center, 6060 FFA Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46268

Secretary Perdue to visit Second Helpings, Inc.

WHAT: Secretary Perdue will visit Second Helpings, Inc, an Employment and Training (E&T) site. Following the visit, Secretary Perdue will hold a media availability.

WHEN: Tuesday, April 2nd beginning at 2:30pm ET.

WHERE: Second Helpings, Inc., The Eugene and Marilyn Glick Center, 1121 Southeastern Ave., Indianapolis, IN 46202

 

1...3,5273,5283,529...7,228Page 3,528 of 7,228