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Making broadband networks more readily available to all Hoosiers, especially those in rural and high-cost areas, is becoming increasingly important. This summer, the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission will study topics related to broadband deployment. The commission is seeking comments from the public and stakeholders regarding the broadband study through June 15. You can submit a comment by emailing urccomments@urc.in.gov. |
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IURC asks Hoosiers to submit comments
McKinney Endowment nears $20,000 mark
Marilyn Odendahl for www.theindianalawyer.com
Since the December 2017 creation of an endowment in honor of the late Larry McKinney, senior judge of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, the fund is getting close to reaching the $20,000 milestone.
The Honorable Larry J. McKinney Fund for Civic Education was started by the Indiana Bar Foundation to support civic educations programs like We the People and Indiana Mock Trial. McKinney, who died suddenly in September 2017, was a strong advocate for teaching students about the Constitution and democracy. He often attended We the People and mock trial competitions and even held a naturalization ceremony during the annual We the People state championship so the students could see immigrants become U.S. citizens.
Charles Dunlap, executive director of the bar foundation, said the endowment will ensure McKinney’s legacy continues.
To get the McKinney Endowment started, the bar foundation offered to match each donation dollar-for-dollar up to the first $10,000. The most recent tally shows $8,105 have been raised from 52 donors which, with the match, doubles that amount to $16,210.
Dunlap is confident the bar foundation’s remaining $1,895 for the match will be used. Recently, the push for contributions to the endowment has slowed because, he said, the foundation does not want to fatigue its donors by constantly asking for help
“We’ll get there,†he said. “It is just taking a little bit longer.â€
Dunlap is hoping to begin drawing money from the endowment next year and to grow the total amount beyond $20,000. Plans call for the fund to target the expenses that can prevent a school from participating in one of the civic education programs.
As examples, Dunlap said the endowment might be used to cover the cost of transporting the students to the civic education contests or to pay for a substitute instructor while the regular classroom teacher is accompanying the team to the championship.
ADOPT A PET
Aaron is a 3-month-old male Lionhead bunny from the “Mean Girls†litter. He has several brothers & sisters up for adoption too, and all of them are currently partially or fully litter-trained! His $40 adoption fee  includes his neuter & microchip, which is over a $175 value. Contact Vanderburgh Humane at (812) 426-2563 for details!
SWIRCA & More June Vendor Fair
Wednesday, June 20, 2018
1:30 – 3:00 p.m.
SWIRCA & More Activity Center
16 W. Virginia Street, Evansville, IN
Event Schedule
1:00 – 1:30 p.m. – Vendor table set up
1:30 – 3:00 p.m. – Vendor Fair
The SWIRCA & More Care Management Department will be holding a Vendor Fair on June 20. This fair will provide an opportunity for you to meet with our Care Managers and learn about the new things happening here at SWIRCA.
If you wish to reserve a table, please contact Tim Clark at tclark@swirca.org or call 812-464-7800 no later than June 10, 2018. If you require electrical hook-up for your table, please notify Tim.
Steve Miller Band at the Ford Center- June 12th
The Steve Miller Band has played to more than 20 million people in the last 20 years. In addition to touring with his band, Miller is also contributing his time to serving on the visiting committee of the Department of Musical Instruments of New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art and as a board member of Jazz at Lincoln Center, where he curates and hosts shows at both institutions celebrating blues, jazz and early American music.
Grammy Award-winning guitarist Peter Frampton remains one of the most celebrated artists in rock history. At age 16, he was lead singer and guitarist for British band the Herd. At 18, he co-founded one of the first supergroups, seminal rock act Humble Pie. His session work includes collaborations with such legendary artists as George Harrison, Harry Nilsson, David Bowie, Jerry Lee Lewis, Ringo Starr, John Entwistle among many others.
Board of School Trustees of the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation Meeting
The Board of School Trustees of the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation will meet in executive session at 3:30 p.m. on Monday, June 11, 2018, in the John H. Schroeder Conference Centre at the EVSC Administration Building, 951 Walnut, IN 47713, Evansville, IN. The session will be conducted according to Senate Enrolled Act 313, Section 1, I.C. 5-14-1.5-6.1, as amended. The purpose of the meeting is for discussion of collective bargaining, (2)(A); initiation of litigation or litigation that is either pending or has been threatened specifically in writing, (2)(B); purchase or lease of property, (2)(D); and job performance evaluation of individual employees, (9).
The regular meeting of the School Board will follow at 5:30 p.m. in the EVSC Board Room, same address.
