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Holly’s House Announces Gift from Vanderburgh Community Foundation

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Holly’s House, a local child and adult victim advocacy center, announces the Vanderburgh Community Foundation has made a gift to Holly’s House in support of their “Think First & Stay Safe” elementary school child abuse prevention program. A check presentation will take place on Tuesday, April 10, 2018 at 1:30 p.m. at Holly’s House. During the event, representatives from the Vanderburgh Community Foundation and Holly’s House will be available for comments.

Implemented in 2010, the primary goal for the “Think First & Stay Safe” program is to improve student knowledge and skills relating to protecting their personal safety. Research into child abuse indicates that young people who are abused are much more likely to struggle with depression and anxiety, have poor academic performance, abuse drugs and alcohol, present behavioral problems, and even commit suicide. In addition, children who are abused are at greater risk of being either the aggressor or victim of violence as adults. Successful prevention and early identification of child abuse is one component of preparing young people for success. The “Think First & Stay Safe” program addresses these concerns by teaching children they have a right to be safe and developing common sense skills for self-protection. Through this program, children are advised how to seek help if they, or others they know, encounter unsafe situations or are being abused. For more information, or to support the “Think First & Stay Safe!” program, please visit www.hollyshouse.org.

 

Otters’ Scout Nights scheduled for May 12 and June 30 at Bosse Field

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The Evansville Otters will once again welcome local scouts for a night at the ballpark, hosting Girl Scout Night Saturday, May 12 and Boy Scout Night Saturday, June 30 at Bosse Field.

Local scout troops are invited to enjoy a fun-filled evening at historic Bosse Field. Girl Scouts can watch the Otters take on the Washington Wild Things May 12 at 6:35 p.m. while Boy Scouts can catch the Otters against the River City Rascals June 30 at 6:35 p.m.

Tickets are $5 for youth and $8 for adults. Registration for respective Scout Nights include a general admission ticket to the game and hot dog, chips and water for each person registered.

Following the game, scouts can enjoy a team meet-and-greet, participate in a baseball clinic with players, and camp out overnight in the outfield at Bosse Field with breakfast provided the next morning.

Scouts will also receive a commemorative Scout Night patch.

The registration deadline for Girl Scout Night is Wednesday, May 9, and the deadline for Boy Scout Night is Wednesday, June 27.

For more information and registration, contact Elspeth Urbina at 812-435-8686 or via email at eurbina@evansvilleotters.com

Opening Night is May 11 when the Otters open the regular season at Bosse Field against the Washington Wild Things at 6:35 p.m.

The Evansville Otters are the 2006 and 2016 Frontier League champions. Season tickets, group outing packages, and single game tickets are on sale now for the 2018 season.

The Otters play all home games at historic Bosse Field, located at 23 Don Mattingly Way in Evansville, Ind. Stay up-to-date with the Evansville Otters by visiting evansvilleotters.com, or follow the Otters on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

 

ARIZONA TEACHERS

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Thunderbolts ready to take on Mayhem in first round

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Playoff series will kick off in Evansville

It has been six years since Evansville professional hockey has seen a playoff berth. That changes this Thursday, April 12, when the Evansville Thunderbolts face-off against the Macon Mayhem for game 1 of the 2017-18 SPHL Playoffs. And while that is exciting for the city itself, the game is also free and open to the public.

While the 2016-17 defending champions edged out the Thunderbolts in the regular season series — 2-3-2 — Evansville was the last to draw a win, recently defeating the Mayhem in overtime on Saturday, April 7. The Thunderbolts finished the regular season in sixth place with a record of 27-20-9 and 63 points, while the Mayhem finished in second place with a 33-16-7 record and 73 points.

“I think we match up well with them,” said Head Coach Jeff Pyle. “We’ve played hard against them all year and every game has been tight.”

The SPHL changed the way playoff matches worked this year by allowing the top four seeds to choose who they wanted to play against. While many thought the number 1 seed Peoria Rivermen would choose the Thunderbolts, it was the number 2 seed Macon Mayhem.

“It didn’t matter to us who it was,” said Pyle. “We were willing to play anybody at any time. We have to beat everyone to win it, so we weren’t worried about anyone.”

Game 1 of the SPHL playoffs begins at 7:15 p.m. Thursday, April 12 at Ford Center. E Night is free and open to the public thanks to E is for Everyone. Doors open at 6 p.m. for the general public. Season ticket holders will be allowed to enter at 5:45 p.m. to ensure they get their favorite seat in the house. In addition to the game being presented for free, fans can also receive a free rally towel, courtesy of A. Schulman. Game 2 will be played in Macon on Saturday, April 14, as well as game 3 — if necessary — on Sunday, April 15.

UE Theatre closes 2017–18 Shanklin Theatre season with Grapes of Wrath

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The University of Evansville Department of Theatre’s final production of the season, The Grapes of Wrath, by Frank Galati, based on the novel by John Steinbeck, opens Friday, Apr. 13, at 7:30 p.m., in Shanklin Theatre. Additional performances are scheduled for 7:30 p.m. on April 14, 19, 20, and 21, and at 2:00 p.m. on April 15 and 22.

This Tony Award-winning play is an expansive retelling of John Steinbeck’s brilliant Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. The riveting tale follows the impoverished Joad family’s flight from the Dust Bowl and into the promised land found out West. Full of loss, triumph, and endless struggle, this timeless epic is a celebration of the soaring tenacity of the human spirit.

UE professor John David Lutz directs The Grapes of Wrath. UE department chair Eric Renschler serves as the scenic designer; UE students Hilary Rubio from San Antonio, Texas, is the costume designer; Renée Voteau, St. Louis, Mo., is the lighting designer; Serenity Rowland, Durham, N.C., is the sound designer; Bailey Brandvold, Great Falls, Mont., is the dramaturg; and Emma Blevins, San Antonio, Texas, is the stage manager. UE professor Chuck Meacham serves as the technical director.

The cast features UE students Joseph W. Schwalb from Milwaukee, Wis., as Tom Joad; Aaron Gonner, Dubuque, Iowa, as Jim Casy; Shannon White, Rockwall, Texas, as Ma Joad; Isaac Baker, Bowling Green, Ky., as Pa Joad; Gina DeLise, Woodstock, Ga., as Rose of Sharon, Davis Brinker, Minneapolis, Minn., as Uncle John, and Jackson Pitt, McKinney, Texas, as Al Joad.

Ticket prices are $18 for adults and $16 for senior adults, students, and UE faculty and staff.

Made possible by a generous grant from the Arts Council of Southwestern Indiana, all high school, students can obtain free tickets by going to the UE Theatre Ticket Office. UE students may obtain one free student rush ticket beginning at noon on the day of the performance they wish to attend. Tickets may be purchased by calling 812-488–2031, Monday through Friday, noon-5:00 p.m.

ALABAMA WITH SPECIAL GUEST TRAVIS TRITT WILL BE AT FORD CENTER SEPT. 15

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WITH SPECIAL GUEST TRAVIS TRENT

FORD CENTER – SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15

Evansville, IN – ALABAMA is the band that changed everything; they brought country music to the mainstream. Their music is timeless and can be heard today as a part of every cover band’s set list in nearly every college town in America. While their music continues to stand the test of time, their numbers and stats are beyond compare. They have charted 43 #1 singles including 21 #1 singles in a row, a record that will likely never be surpassed in any genre. They have won over 178 CMA Awards, Grammy Awards, ACM Awards and counting. They’ve earned 21 Gold®, Platinum® and Multi-Platinum® albums and were namry Group of the Century. They are members of the Country Music Hall of Fame and have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

TRAVIS TRITT Nearly 30 years after Travis Tritt launched his music career, the Grammy award-winning artist continues to sell-out shows and stay true and relevant to Country music fans across the globe. A Marietta, Ga. native, Travis Tritt is dubbed one of “The Class of ‘89,” which included Country music superstars Garth Brooks, Clint Black and Alan Jackson; all of whom dominated the charts in the early ‘90s. Among his eleven studio albums and

 

numerous charted singles are nineteen Top 10 hits, including “Modern Day Bonnie and Clyde,” “Here’s A Quarter” and “It’s A Great Day To Be Alive.” His near three-decade career has produced millions in album sales, two Grammy award wins and multiple No. 1 singles on the Country radio charts. Most recently, Tritt released a special live 2-disc CD and DVD, titled A Man and His Guitar – Live From The Franklin Theatre, which is now available through all major digital retailers.

Tickets can be purchased at Ford Center Ticket Office, Ticketmaster.com or by phone 800.745.3000 Ford Center is managed by VenuWorks of Evansville, LLC. For more information on Ford Center visit:

 

ADOPT A PET

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Chacha is a 2-year-old female guinea pig. She’s a tricolor Abyssinian. She has 2 sisters named Iella and Stella. The adoption fee is $15 per guinea pig and some may be required to go home together, as guinea pigs are social animals who do better with friends. The adoption fee includes a cardboard carrier to get them safely home!

YWCA Evansville Commemorates Equal Pay Day on April 10, 2018

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The YWCA of Evansville and other professional and community organizations in Evansville will mobilize on Tuesday, April 10, 2018 to call attention to the persistent and sizable gap between men’s and women’s wages. April 10th 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 community organizations across the country come together for a national day of action promoting fair pay known as Equal Pay Day.

“Pay inequality isn’t just a women’s issue; it is a family issue,” says YWCA CEO, Erika Taylor.“Research shows that 42 percent of mothers with children under the age of 18 are their families primary or sole breadwinners. Pay equity is critical in helping families make ends meet.”

According to the most recent statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau, the median earnings for U.S. women working full time, year-round were just 80 percent of U.S. men’s median earnings—a gap of 20 percent, which means they have to work until April 10, 2018 to be paid as much as the typical man took home by December 31, 2017. Progress to close the gap has stalled during the last decade and the gap is even larger for women of color.

In Indiana, median earnings for men were $46,300 compared to women’s median earnings of $34,180 — an earnings ratio of just 74 percent. This is the sixth worst pay gap in the nation. Here in the 8thCongressional District, the gap is even greater at 70.8%. Earlier this year several Indiana lawmakers hoped to change that disparity by proposing equal-pay legislation to close the gap. The two measures that would charge employers with discrimination if they failed to pay women or minority workers equally. It would also give the Indiana Civil Rights Commission expanded authority to investigate and resolve wage complaints.

YWCA Evansville has invited two of the proponents of the equal pay bill, Senator Jeanne Breaux of Indianapolis, and Senator Vaneta Becker of Evansville to take part in the events on April 10th. Also attending will be Erin Macey from the Indiana Center for Working Families.

YWCA has scheduled a lineup of events on this day—open to the public.

  • ï‚·  First of all, wear RED on Equal Pay Day to show that women are “In the Red” with their pay.
  • ï‚·  Next, follow @YWCAevansille on twitter and retweet the statistics and information posted by YWCA Evansville.EVENTS SCHEDULE
  • ï‚·  11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Main Street next to Zuki – YWCA is sharing the sour truth about the wage gap at our annual Lemonade Stand on Main Street where male community leaders including Mayor Winnecke, Bob Jones, Jonathan Weinzapfel, Ken Haynie, and more will be serving up the lemonade which is discounted by 20% for women–the wage gap for women.
  • ï‚·  5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m., Old National Bank Auditorium (1 N. Main Street.) – YWCA is hosting The Unhappy Hour, featuring comedian Rachael Goldman. Come learn more about how the wage gap impacts women in the workforce and families from speakers Vaneta Becker (IN State Senator), Jeanne Breaux (IN State Senator), Sloane Standley (YWCA Board Member), and Erin Macey (IN Center for Working Families). Appetizers and Cash Bar! Come learn, laugh, and be inspired! Special thanks to Old Nationals Bank and Acropolis Restaurant.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 YES! sober living program, Emergency Shelter for homeless women and children, and the Live Y’ers after-school and mentoring program for at-risk girls in grades 3 through 12. Special programs and events for the general public are also offered.

    Visit www.ywcaevansville.org for more information.

EPD ACTIVITY REPORT

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EPD REPORT

Vanderburgh County Recent Booking Records

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http://www.vanderburghsheriff.com/recent-booking-records.aspx

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