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JULY 2018 BIRTHDAYS

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HADLIE DARKE-SCHRIEBER

RON COSBY

JOE WALLACE

CONNIE ROBINSON

KACY DARKE

RON GEARY

GINA GIBSON

JEAN BLANTON

BARB WOODRUFF

CLINT KELLER

WILLIAM WASHBURN

CLINT KELLER

DAWN CIMELEY

ANDREW LOBACZ

JEAN BLANTON

RANDY DILLBACK

KAREN WARPENBURN

TINA DENSLEY

MARK MILLER

KELLY HENNING

DEBBIE ALBIN

JENNIE BAILEY

KELLY DOCKERY

BOB FITZSIMMONS

FRANK ENDRES

DEBORAH LEWIS

KATHY WILSON

FRANK ENDRES

RICK SELLERS

PENNY JOHN

FRANK ENDRES

DEBORAH LEWIS

BOB FITZSIMMONS

KATHY WILSON

MARK HARMON

GREG SCHULTEN

CHRISTINA NUNLEY

BRIAN VAAL

CHARLES HODGES

DOUG CLAYBOURN

JAMIE BREMERCAND COOPER

ELLADA HADJISAVVA

JUDE MCCORD 

JULIE KARGER

KEN HAYNIE

 REBECCA WEDDLE

AMY WORD-SMITH

JULIE BEERY

ELLADA HADJISAVVA

BRIAN VAAL

JEFFREY BURGER

DAVID HERRENRUCK

CANDY COOPER

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Otters To Host Education Appreciation Night Friday, August 3

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The Evansville Otters will host Education Appreciation Night on Friday, August 3 at 6:35 p.m., offering free admission to all school employees and educators.
The Evansville Otters and the Public Education Foundation want to show their appreciation by inviting all school employees and educators to come enjoy a night of baseball as the Otters open their series against the Schaumburg Boomers.
School employees and educators can receive up to six free tickets with a valid employee ID.
There will also be raffles and giveaway items, including a reusable tote bag with school items to the first 500 school employees through the gate with a valid school ID. Raffles include Visa gift cards ranging from $100 to four $500 gift cards to be awarded at the end of each inning for those in attendance to win.
The night is a fun way to show appreciation to school employees and get ready for another school year.
Plus, meet University of Evansville men’s basketball head coach and Harrison High School alum Walter McCarty at the game.
Tickets are available at the EVSC Administration building, Evansville Teachers Federal Credit Union branches, Tools 4 Teaching and the Public Education Foundation office. To receive free admission, a valid school employee ID must be shown.
Teachers and staff employed in surrounding counties are also invited to attend.

SUMMERTIME READING

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Adopt A Pet

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Bright Eyes (and her brother Bushy Tail) is one of many rabbits up for adoption at the VHS! She is a 4-month-old female. They were part of an unwanted litter from pet store bunnies who were supposed to be the same sex – oops! (This happens a lot.) The siblings spent a few weeks in foster care when they were tiny, and now they’re ready for indoor forever homes with lots of timothy hay & fresh veggies daily! Bright Eyes’ $40 adoption fee includes her spay and registered microchip.

 

Adopt A Pet

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Rascal is a 2-year-old male black cat! He is part of the “Orange is the New Black” adoption special thru 7/21 and he can go home TODAY for only $20! Rascal is already neutered and up-to-date on shots. Contact Vanderburgh Humane at (812) 426-2563 for details!

AG Curtis Hill writes op-ed calling for tougher penalties on hateful conduct following incident at Carmel synagogue

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Attorney General Curtis Hill today renewed his call for legislation establishing steeper penalties associated with crimes motivated by a desire to intimidate or terrorize. Following a weekend incident in which vandals sprayed graffiti on a wall outside a Carmel synagogue, Attorney General penned a fresh op-ed.

In the op-ed, Attorney General Hill advocates legislation “that would significantly increase penalties for a broad range of offenses when perpetrators are shown to have acted ‘with the intent to intimidate or terrorize another person.’ . . . For misdemeanors and low-level felonies, sentencing would include an additional two to six years. For higher-level felonies, sentencing would increase by six to 20 years.”

The full op-ed – available to any media outlet desiring to publish it – is attached below. As a courtesy, please email Deputy Communications Director Bill McCleery at bill.mccleery@atg.in.gov if you intend to publish this piece.

AG Hill defends ACA lawsuit despite demands for withdrawal

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KATIE STANCOMBE FOR WWW.THEINDIANALAWYER.COM

Despite demands for Indiana to be withdrawn from a federal lawsuit against the Affordable Care Act, Attorney General Curtis Hill said he will continue to lead Indiana’s opposition to the “unconstitutional” law.

A coalition of eight health care groups from across the state delivered letters and a signed petition to Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill’s office on Friday, urging him to withdraw from the 20-state lawsuit filed earlier this year.

The federal lawsuit, Texas v. HHS, takes specific aim at the ACA’s individual mandate, which was upheld in NFIB v. Sebelius, 567 U.S. 519 (2012) as a permissible tax. The tax has since been repealed, but the controversial individual mandate remains in place.

The Hoosiers who opposed Indiana’s involvement with the lawsuit said the litigation puts the almost 3 million Hoosiers with pre-existing conditions at risk. Under the ACA, insurance companies are unable to deny or drop coverage due to such conditions, including asthma, diabetes and cancer.

In response to opposition, Hill said “the foundation on which the Supreme Court built its justification for Obamacare’s constitutionality ceased to exist” when Congress repealed the individual mandate tax.

“I hope to see the emergence of sound policies that constitutionally safeguard the healthcare needs of all Americans, including those with pre-existing conditions,” Hill said in a Friday statement. “I support efforts to this end by Governor Holcomb and the General Assembly here in Indiana, and I support such efforts by Congress and the Trump administration on the national level.”

University of Evansville to Dedicate Interfaith Peace Bell

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The University of Evansville will dedicate its new Interfaith Peace Bell on Thursday, August 9 at 3:00 p.m. between Ridgway University Center and the Bower-SuhrheinrichLibrary. Evansville’s interfaith community will participate in the event, which is open to the public.

UE’s International Peace Pole will also be rededicated at its new location near the west side of Memorial Plaza. The peace pole was originally dedicated to the University of Evansville by the International Students Club in 2002.

With the installation of the Interfaith Peace Bell, the University has created a new focal point on campus dedicated to peace and reconciliation.

“The bell is a symbol of the University’s commitment to making the world a morepeaceful, understanding, and compassionate place,” explained Tammy Gieselman,University Chaplain. “It will ring to commemorate significant campus and community events and will symbolize harmony and goodwill at UE. The Peace Bell will be a constant reminder for us to work for peace together, as a campus community.”

The bell was cast at the White Chapel Bell Foundry in London, England. An appropriate choice as the University of Evansville’s Harlaxton College is located in Grantham, England.

“UE’s Interfaith Peace Bell will also serve as a visual and aural symbol of the University’s strong connection with England and our beloved Harlaxton College,” notedGieselman.

UE’s Interfaith Peace Bell is a copper and tin cast, 241⁄4” diameter bell and weighs 322pounds. It is accurately and harmonically tuned on the five-tone principal to note F. Its deadstock is made from Iroko, a large hardwood from the west coast of tropical Africa.One side of the bell is inscribed “Yearn for Peace,” and the other side reads “Work for Peace.” The bell’s pedestal is made of solid granite, weighing 8,247 pounds and is modeled after UE’s Olmsted Administration Hall bell tower.

UE’s Peace Bell was one of the last bells to be cast at the historic White Chapel Bell Foundry before it closed permanently in May 2017. It was Britain’s oldest manufacturing company, stretching back to 1570. It was responsible for many acclaimed bellsworldwide, including London’s Big Ben, Philadelphia’s Liberty Bell, and bells for theNational Cathedral in Washington, DC. The foundry also made a tribute bell one year after 9/11, the Bell of Hope, as a gift from the people of London to the people of New York City.

On February 24, 2017, a casting ceremony for UE’s bell was carried out at the Whitechapel Bell Foundry. Witnessing this ceremony were Harlaxton College principal Gerald Seaman and spouse, Patricia Vilches; Ian Welsh, vice principal for business and technology, Harlaxton College; Megan Janasiewicz, director of student development, Harlaxton College; Harlaxton students Rebecca Clark, Ahmad Ismaiel, and Sara Cannaday; and Tamara Gieselman, University Chaplain.

The following Monday, February 27, the bell was consecrated by the interfaith community in London. Those who participated were Katherine Baxter, Wesley’s Chapel;David Chapman, West London Synagogue; Gieselman; John Heyderman, Beit Klal Yisrael; Ishaque Uddin, East London Mosque; and Aslam Uddin, East London Mosque.

VANDERBURGH COUNTY FELONY CHARGES

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 Below are the felony cases to be filed by the Vanderburgh County Prosecutor’s Office today.

Jerry Allen Flahardy: Possession of methamphetamine (Level 6 Felony), Conversion (Class A misdemeanor)

Katelyn Marie Engwer: Unlawful possession of syringe (Level 6 Felony)

Frank Paul James Lewis: Domestic battery (Level 6 Felony)

Tina Denise Kennedy: Theft (Level 6 Felony)

Morgan Tayler Fravel: Unlawful possession of syringe (Level 6 Felony)

Jon Michael Eickhoff: Burglary (Level 4 Felony), Theft (Class A misdemeanor), Resisting law enforcement (Class A misdemeanor), Possession of paraphernalia (Class C misdemeanor)

Brian Lee Fentress: Operating a motor vehicle after forfeiture of license for life (Level 5 Felony)

David Anthony Zachary: Resisting law enforcement (Level 6 Felony), Criminal recklessness (Level 6 Felony), Reckless driving (Class C misdemeanor)

Drew McClaine Bridges: Possession of methamphetamine (Level 6 Felony), Possession of paraphernalia (Class C misdemeanor)

Alexis Warren Brown: Domestic battery (Level 6 Felony)

Sarah Brittney Brown: Unlawful possession of syringe (Level 6 Felony)

Kaylee N. Smith: Unlawful possession of syringe (Level 6 Felony)

Donald Ray Eapman: Failure of a sex offender to possess identification (Level 6 Felony)

Eric Dwayne Nobles: Possession of methamphetamine (Level 6 Felony)

Dawnita Leauta Wilkerson: Battery against a public safety official (Level 6 Felony), Resisting law enforcement (Level 6 Felony), Resisting law enforcement (Class A misdemeanor)

James Keith Brown: Operating a motor vehicle after forfeiture of license for life (Level 5 Felony), Possession of a narcotic drug (Level 6 Felony)

Richard William McIntyre: Theft (Level 6 Felony)

Felicia Jane Olson: Possession of methamphetamine (Level 6 Felony), Unlawful possession of syringe (Level 6 Felony)

Jonathan Ryan Vaughan: Possession of a narcotic drug (Level 6 Felony), Unlawful possession of syringe (Level 6 Felony)

Cody R. Howard: Domestic battery (Level 6 Felony)

Dejuan Montez Mcnary: Possession of a narcotic drug (Level 6 Felony), Leaving the scene of an accident (Class B misdemeanor)

Shawna Marie Eden: Possession of methamphetamine (Level 6 Felony), Possession of paraphernalia (Class A misdemeanor), Possession of marijuana (Class B misdemeanor), False informing (Class B misdemeanor)

Sherri Lynn Quirk: Operating a vehicle with an ACE of 0.15 or more (Level 6 Felony), Operating a vehicle while intoxicated endangering a person with a passenger less than 18 years of age (Level 6 Felony)

Nicholas Leo Zimmer: Residential entry (Level 6 Felony), Battery against a public safety official (Level 6 Felony), Resisting law enforcement (Class A misdemeanor)

 

IU Wins Five National Titles, Qualifies Six for Pan Pacific Championships

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Current Indiana University swimmers, along with seven postgraduate swimmers wrapped up competition at the 2018 Phillips 66 National Championships in Irvine, Calif.

Qualifying for Team USA at the Pan Pacific Championships were current IU swimmers Lilly King, Zach Apple and incoming freshman Michael Brinegar. Postgraduate swimmers Zane Grothe, Blake Pieroni and Margo Geer also made the American squad.

Also qualifying for the Pan Pacific Championships were current IU swimmers Vini Lanza (Brazil) and Gabriel Fantoni (Brazil). Postgrad swimmers Kennedy Goss (Canada) and Isabella Arcila (Columbia) also qualified.

IU head swimming coach Ray Looze will serve as Team USA’s head men’s coach at Pan Pacs, while associate head sprint coach Coley Stickels will serve has Columbia’s head coach.

Any athlete who makes Pan Pacs can swim any event they want to there, regardless of which events they qualified in. In addition, open water swimmers can swim pool events and vice versa.

Along with the qualifiers, Indiana swimmers won a total of five national championships. King won the crowns in both the 50m breaststroke and 100m breaststroke, while Grothe won the 400m freestyle and set a U.S. Open record in the his triumph in the 800m freestyle. Pieroni won the title in the 100m freestyle.

The nation’s top swimmers competed for national titles, as well as spots on the United States’ roster for this summer’s Pan Pacific Championships and the 2019 FINA World Championships.

The Phillips 66 National Championships served as the qualifier for the U.S. team in the pool competition at the 2018 Pan Pacific Championships, which run from Aug. 9-12 in Tokyo.

The winner of each Olympic event claimed an automatic spot on the roster, and a complete team selection procedure is outlined at USASwimming.org. The combined results of the Phillips 66 National Championships and the Pan Pacific Championships will determine the roster for the 2019 FINA World Championships.

National Champions

Lilly King – 50m breaststroke

Lilly King – 100m breaststroke

Zane Grothe – 400m freestyle

Zane Grothe – 800m freestyle

Blake Pieroni – 100m freestyle

 

Current IU Swimmers Qualified for 2018 Pan Pacific Championship

Lilly King – 100 breaststroke

Zach Apple – 400m freestyle relay

Michael Brinegar – 10k

#ProIU Swimmers Qualified for 2018 Pan Pacific Championships

Blake Pieroni – 100m freestyle, 400m freestyle relay, 200m freestyle, 800m freestyle relay

Zane Grothe – 400m freestyle, 800m freestyle

Margo Geer – 400m freestyle relay

Finalists (Top-24 Finish)

Lilly King – 50m breaststroke (1st, 29.82), 100m breaststroke (1st, 1:05.36), 200m breaststroke (5th, 2:25.31)

Zane Grothe – 400m freestyle (1st, 3:46.53), 800m freestyle (1st, 7:44.57), 1500m freestyle (3rd, 15:00.85), 200m freestyle* (18th, 1:48.32)

Blake Pieroni – 100m freestyle (1st, 48.08), 200m freestyle (2nd, 1:45.93), 50m freestyle (13th, 22.56)

Margo Geer – 100m freestyle (3rd, 53.44), 50m freestyle (3rd, 24.79)

Christine Jensen – 50m butterfly (6th, 26.73), 100m butterfly (18th, 59.37)

Amanda Kendall – 50m butterfly (7th, 26.82), 100 butterfly (10th, 58.68), 100m freestyle (19th, 55.50)

Shelby Koontz – 50m butterfly (19th, 27.19), 100m butterfly (19th, 59.50)

Ian Finnerty – 50m breaststroke (3rd, 27.19), 100m breaststroke (T-10th, 1:00.93)

Annie Lazor – 200m breaststroke (3rd, 2:24.42), 100m breaststroke (T-12th, 1:08.74)

Zach Apple – 100m freestyle (4th, 48.34), 50m freestyle (5th, 22.06)

Cody Miller – 100m breaststroke (5th, 59.77), 200m breaststroke* (8th, 2:10.59)

Cassy Jernberg – 800m freestyle (11th, 8:35.48), 1500m freestyle (13th, 16:29.68), 400m freestyle (15th, 4:13.24)

Christin Rockway – 400m IM (13th, 4:45.90)

Mikey Calvillo – 1500m freestyle (13th, 15:23.03), 800m freestyle (16th, 8:02.18)

Bailey Kovac – 200m breaststroke (15th, 2:30.55)

Ashley Neidigh – 1500m freestyle (10th, 16:23.62), 800m freestyle (15th, 8:36.57), 400m freestyle (24th, 4:16.84)

Jacob Steele – 200m backstroke (16th, 2:00.89), 100m backstroke (22nd, 55.81)

Spencer Lehman – 400m IM (21st, 4:25.44)

Mackenzie Looze – 200m breaststroke (23rd, 2:31.65)

*Scratched Final

 18-and-Under D Finalists

Mackenzie Looze – 400m IM (1st, 4:46.58), 200m IM (4th, 2:16.05), 100m breaststroke (8th, 1:11.70)

Mikey Calvillo – 400m IM (3rd, 4:22.90), 400m freestyle (4th, 3:54.89)

Ileah Doctor – 50m freestyle (3rd, 25.81)

Abby Kirkpatrick – 50m breaststroke (6th, 32.87)

Complete Results

Women’s 200 Butterfly

T-44. Shelby Koontz – 2:14.97

T-49. Christin Rockway – 2:15.51

Men’s 200 Butterfly

  1. Corey Gambardella – 2:00.72

Women’s 100 Freestyle

  1. Margo Geer – 53.44 (A Final)
  2. Amanda Kendall – 55.50 (C Final)
  3. Ileah Doctor –  57.72
  4. Grace Haskett – 59.30

Men’s 100 Freestyle

  1. Blake Pieroni – 48.08 (School Record)
  2. Zach Apple – 48.34 (48.06 prelims – School Record)
  3. Ian Finnerty – 50.15

Women’s 800 Freestyle

  1. Cassy Jernberg – 8:35.48
  2. Ashley Neidigh – 8:36.57

Men’s 1500 Freestyle

  1. Zane Grothe – 15:00.85
  2. Mikey Calvillo – 15:23.03
  3. Adam Destrampe – 15:46.37
  4. Trey Hubbuch – 15:47.34
  5. Spencer Lehman – 16:10.16

Men’s 200 Freestyle

  1. Blake Pieroni – 1:45.93 (School Record)

18*. Zane Grothe – 1:48.32 (C Final – Scratched Final)

Women’s 200 Breaststroke

  1. Annie Lazor – 2:24.42
  2. Lilly King – 2:25.31
  3. Bailey Kovac – 2:30.55
  4. Mackenzie Looze – 2:31.65
  5. Abby Kirkpatrick – 2:32.06
  6. Mackenzie Atencio – 2:35.40

Men’s 200 Breaststroke

8*. Cody Miller – 2:10.59 (A Final – Scratched Final)

  1. Matt Jerden – 2:16.14
  2. Ian Finnerty – 2:16.70
  3. Gary Kostbade – 2:18.86

Women’s 200 Backstroke

  1. Christin Rockway – 2:16.20
  2. Bailey Kovac – 2:17.34

Men’s 200 Backstroke

  1. Jacob Steele – 2:00.89

Women’s 50 Butterfly

  1. Christine Jensen – 26.73
  2. Amanda Kendall – 26.8
  3. Shelby Koontz – 27.19

Women’s 400 IM

  1. Christin Rockway – 4:45.90

1^. Mackenzie Looze – 4:46.58

Men’s 400 IM

  1. Spencer Lehman – 4:25.44
  2. Matt Jerden – 4:26.07

3^. Mikey Calvillo – 4:22.90

Women’s 100 Butterfly

  1. Amanda Kendall – 58.68 (School Record)
  2. Christine Jensen – 59.37
  3. Shelby Koontz – 59.50

Women’s 50 Breaststroke

  1. Lilly King – 29.82

6^. Abby Kirkpatrick – 32.87

Men’s 50 Breaststroke

  1. Ian Finnerty – 27.19
  2. Gary Kostbade – 28.84

Women’s 50 Backstroke

  1. Grace Haskett – 30.06

Men’s 50 Backstroke

  1. Jacob Steele – 26.18 (25.69 in swim-off)

 Women’s 400 Freestyle

  1. Cassy Jernberg – 4:13.24
  2. Ashley Neidigh – 4:16.84

Men’s 400 Freestyle

  1. Zane Grothe – 3:46.53 (School Record)

4^. Mikey Calvillo – 3:54.39

  1. Adam Destrampe – 3:59.84

Women’s 100 Breaststroke

  1. Lilly King – 1:05.36

T-12. Annie Lazor – 1:08.74

8^. Mackenzie Looze – 1:11.70

  1. Abby Kirkpatrick – 1:10.73

Men’s 100 Breaststroke

  1. Cody Miller – 59.77

T-10. Ian Finnerty – 1:00.93

  1. Gary Kostbade – 1:03.27

Women’s 100 Backstroke

  1. Grace Haskett – 1:05.19

Men’s 100 Backstroke

  1. Jacob Steele – 55.81
  2. Wilson Beckman – 56.40

 Women’s 200 IM

4^. Mackenzie Looze – 2:16.05

  1. Christin Rockway – 2:18.39
  2. Christine Jensen – 2:18.56
  3. Abby Kirkpatrick – 2:20.17

Men’s 200 IM

  1. Jacob Steele – 2:04.26

Women’s 50 Freestyle

  1. Margo Geer – 24.79

3^. Ileah Doctor – 25.81

  1. Amanda Kendall – 25.86
  2. Grace Haskett – 27.08

Men’s 50 Freestyle

  1. Zach Apple – 22.06
  2. Blake Pieroni – 22.56

Women’s 1500 Freestyle

  1. Ashley Neidigh – 16:23.62
  2. Cassy Jernberg – 16:29.68

Men’s 800 Freestyle

  1. Zane Grothe – 7:44.57 (U.S. Open Record, School Record)
  2. Mikey Calvillo – 8:02.18
  3. Adam Destrampe – 8:11.67
  4. Trey Hubbuch – 8:16.60
  5. Spencer Lehman – 8:27.30

^ Place in 18-and-under D Final

 

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