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EVSC Hosting Kindergarten Orientation

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Because of the threat of severe weather last week, the EVSC had to postpone kindergarten orientations that were originally scheduled for April 3. Kindergarten orientations have now been rescheduled for Tuesday, April 10. The orientations give parents/guardians the opportunity to enroll students in kindergarten if they haven’t already done so, and receive additional information regarding kindergarten, meet school staff, ask questions and share information about their children.

Children should be five years old on or before August 1, 2018, to enroll in kindergarten for the 2018-2019 school year. To enroll, parents or legal guardians will need to be present and provide the child’s legal birth certificate (hospital certificates cannot be used) at the time of enrollment. For more information, parents can contact their child’s school.

EVSC elementary schools will host their respective orientation meetings at the following times on April 10:

  • Caze: 6 p.m., 2013 S. Green River Road, 812-477-5567
  • Cedar Hall K-8: 3 p.m., 2100 N. Fulton Ave., 812-435-8223
  • Cynthia Heights: 6-7 p.m., 7225 Big Cynthiana Road, 812-435-8740
  • Daniel Wertz: 6 p.m., 1701 S, Red Bank Road, 812-435-8312
  • Delaware: 3:30 – 4:30 p.m., 700 N. Garvin St., 812-435-8227
  • Dexter: already took place
  • Evans: 5:30 p.m., 2727 N. Evans, Avenue, 812-435-8330
  • Fairlawn: 5 – 6 p.m., 2021 S. Alvord Boulevard, 812-476-4997
  • Glenwood K-8: already took place
  • Harper: 6-7 p.m., 21 S. Alvord Boulevard, 812-476-1308
  • Hebron: 6 – 7 p.m., 4400 Bellemeade Ave., 812-477-8915
  • Highland: 5:30 – 7:00 p.m., 6701 Darmstadt Road, 812- 867-6401
  • Lincoln K-8: 5:30 – 6:30 p.m., 635 Lincoln Ave., 812-435-8235
  • Lodge K-8: already took place
  • McCutchanville: 5:30 p.m., meeting to take place at the Southern Indiana Career and Technical Center, 1901 Lynch Road.
  • Oak Hill: 5:30 – 7:00 p.m., 7700 Oak Hill Rd., 812-867-6426
  • Scott: 5:30 – 7:00 p.m., 14940 Old State Road, 812-867-2427
  • Stockwell: 3:30 – 5:30 p.m., 2501 N. Stockwell Road, 812-477-5345
  • Stringtown: 5:30 – 6:30 p.m., 4720 Stringtown Road, 812-435-8320
  • Tekoppel: 6 – 7 p.m., 111 N. Tekoppel Ave., 812-435-8883
  • Vogel: already took place
  • West Terrace: Parents can enroll students and are asked to drop off completed enrollment packets on Tuesday, April 10. However, official orientation/open house activities will not take place. Instead, teachers will be in contact with parents to schedule orientations later in the summer.

If parents/guardians do not know what school their child should attend, they can call the EVSC Office of Student Services at 435-8463, or visit www.evscschools.com and click on the “Family Services” at the top of the page, then “What District Do I Live In.”

Police investigating drowning at Evansville State Hospital lake

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On April 4th at approximately 4:30pm, Evansville Police and Evansville Fire Department crews were dispatched to the Evansville State Hospital for a water rescue.
Emergency crews arrived and met with witnesses who had pulled a drowning victim from one of the lakes on the hospital grounds. The man was taken to a local emergency room where he was pronounced deceased.
Investigators have determined the man was operating a large riding lawn mower near the lake. Based on observations at the scene, investigators believe the mower lost traction near the edge of the lake and slid into the water. The mower overturned and pinned the man underneath the mower in several feet of water.
Co-workers began searching for the man around 3:45pm when his wife called his employer because he had not returned home from work by his usual time. Investigators believe the man was underwater for an extended period of time before being found.
At this time, the death appears to b e accidental. The man’s name will be released once his extended family has been notified.

Haynie’s Corner Arts District First Friday

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The first Friday in April kicks off the 2018 First Fridays season in the Haynie’s Corner Arts District! This event is FREE and open to the public. Come see what the local arts community has to offer!
APRIL 6, 2018
5:30 – 9 PM
HAYNIE’S CORNER ARTS DISTRICT
First Friday is a free monthly celebration of arts and culture in the
Haynie’s Corner Arts District in Evansville, Indiana.
Enjoy art, live music, beautiful architecture, street performers, delicious food and drink as you peruse through art galleries, historic buildings and unique boutique and retail spaces. Purchase art from vendors, live painters and more!
Enjoy dinner and drinks at one of the restaurants in the area and make it a full evening of fun. Businesses in the District will be open and partnering with a local artist to showcase their incredible talent!
If you haven’t been to this corner of town in a while,
come see what you’ve been missing!
2018 First Friday Dates:
April 6th
May 4th
June 1st
July 6th
August 3rd
September 7th

Baseball Aces late rally not enough at Murray State

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Despite out-hitting Murray State, the University of Evansville baseball team could not come up the key knock in the final frame, as the Purple Aces dropped another heartbreaker on the road, falling to the Racers, 11-9, Wednesday evening at Reagan Field.

Evansville seized the early advantage, as senior catcher Andrew Tanous drove freshman designated hitter Pete Vaccaro in the top of the second inning to tally the icebreaker, making it 1-0 Aces.

UE sophomore starting pitcher David Ellis would give way to the bullpen in the bottom of third, and Murray State caught fire. Junior reliever Hunter Porterfield got tagged for three runs on two hits. Senior right hander Jimmy Ward would be called upon to relieve Porterfield, and would give up four runs to the Racers. Sophomore hurler Nathan Croner would give up one more tally before putting out the fire. However, the Aces would find themselves in a 7-1 hole.

Evansville would respond immediately in the top of the fourth, loading up the bases for junior infielder Sam Troyer, who delivered a bunt single that would clear the bases as a throwing error by the third baseman would allow Craig Shepherd, Andrew Tanous and Pete Vaccaro to all cross the plate, drawing the Aces within three, at 7-4.

After Croner gave a run back to Murray State on a bases loaded hit-by-pitch in the bottom of the frame, Evansville sophomore outfielder Troy Beilsmith got it back, ripping an RBI triple to left, scoring Troyer, making the score 8-5 Racers.

Still down three runs in the eighth inning, the Aces would go on a tear. Freshman third baseman Tanner Craig lined a sacrifice fly to center fielder, bringing in Stewart Nelson for one tally. Then, sophomore center fielder Kenton Crews hit a hot shot to shortstop, with the resulting error allowing Sam Troyer to score, drawing Evansville within one, at 9-8. Finally, with two outs, junior outfielder Matt Jones struck out. However, a dropped ball by the Murray State catcher allowed him to take first and let Dalton Horstmeier to tally the equalizer, making it 9-9.

However, in the bottom of the eighth, after Horstmeier, in relief, struck out the first two batters of the inning, allowed the Racers to put the next two batters aboard. Senior closer Ryan Brady came in in relief and proceeded to give up a double down the right field line to second baseman Grant Wood, allowing the go-ahead run to cross. Then an error by Craig, who switched over to first base, would bring in the insurance run for Murray State, making it 11-9 Racers.

Evansville wasn’t finished though, as they loaded up the bases with one out in their final at-bat. However, Horstmeier and Craig struck out to end the would-be rally.

“Dug ourselves too big of a hole, giving up seven runs in one inning”, said University of Evansville head coach Wes Carroll. “Our offense showed great fight to get back in the game, but couldn’t get a zero on the board in winning time to complete the comeback.”

The Purple Aces dropped to 6-16 on the season, while Murray State improves to 15-14.

Up next for Evansville is the Missouri Valley Conference opening series at Missouri State. Game one of the series is slated for Friday at Springfield’s Hammons Field. First pitch is set for 6:30 p.m.

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Vanderburgh County Recent Booking Records

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“READERS FORUM” APRIL 5, 2018

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Pump Station Project Will Help Improve Bee Slough Area And Relocate Waterworks Road Downtown

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APRIL 5TH, 2018  TYRONE MORRIS EVANSVILLE, INDIANA

The Evansville Parks Commission says a pump station project set to begin in January 2019 will help improve the Bee Slough area. The commission gave an update on the progress of the Effluent Pump Station project.
The pump station which is part of the Refresh Evansville project is set to last two years. It will eliminate Subset Park, relocate the Kids Kingdom, and relocate to Waterworks Road in downtown Evansville.

 

The update from EWSU to the Parks Board confirmed they’re on target to begin work on the project and that it’ll be an important part of downtown’s progress.

Evansville Parks Executive Director Brian Holtz says, “It’s a needed project by the water sewer utility so they’ve identified that area and in return, we’re getting again as I said in this meeting much larger opportunity and expanded space not only for kids kingdom but for that entire area.

The city is still looking for volunteers to rebuild the Kids Kingdom which will be done over 10 days in September.

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General Assembly Receives Mixed Report Card From Indiana’s Schools Chief

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APRIL 6, 2018

By Quinn Fitzgerald
TheStatehouseFile.com

INDIANAPOLIS ­–Indiana’s state superintendent of public instruction on Monday gave the General Assembly mixed reviews over what was accomplished for education in the 2018 legislative session.

Dr. Jennifer McCormick said she was excited to see the success of Senate Enrolled Act 177, which establishes one Indiana diploma, and Senate Enrolled Act 135, which requires the Department of Child Services to notify schools if a child is removed from the home. SEA 135 was signed into law Friday.

One bill McCormick said she wished more had been done with the school safety bill, House Bill 1230, which was on the agenda when the clock ran out on the session.

McCormick said HB 1230 was a complicated bill for the department and had parts they didn’t like, such a provision to increase audits of safety plans for every school. The state was planning to give IDOE $1 million to conduct the audits. McCormick said this would be a waste of money because the system is already working.

“We do about 60 audits a year because of our capacity but it’s going in and making sure we’re pretty much-doing spot checks,” she said. “We think that audit would be a huge lift, and we’re not sure there would be a big benefit to that.”

Instead, she would like to see the money spent on vetted resources and equipment for schools that need it. She did, however, like the idea to give schools an additional $5 million and was disappointed the bill died in session. That might be revived in the special session that Gov. Eric Holcomb announced Monday.

“That would have been big,” she said. “This year was the first year that we had several districts that were denied, or schools that were denied, funding. Those are typically matching grants up to $50,000, but that’s your max amount depending on the size of the school that’s applying.”

“We were hoping to get some of that money to help offset some of the costs that our schools are telling they need for safety.”

In reaction to the February shooting in Parkland, Fla., McCormick released a statement urging the General Assembly to address school safety.

House Bill 1315 was another bill that died on the last day of the session. If passed, the bill would have allowed the state to appoint emergency managers and replace elected school boards with appointed advisory committees in districts in financial distress. Muncie and Gary’s schools were targeted for falling into financial difficulty.

“There were parts of 1315 that we supported,” McCormick said. “I’m worried about the $10 million that was in the bill that now, obviously, didn’t get through. I’m very concerned about that fiscal piece. They needed that. Even if they stay under an emergency manager, they’re going to have to have fiscal help.”

Monday, Holcomb outlined five points he wants lawmakers to cover during a special session in May which includes working on a $12 million loan for Muncie schools.

In his 2018 agenda, Holcomb wanted every Indiana school to offer at least one computer science course by 2021. Senate Enrolled Act 172, which is waiting for Holcomb’s signature, meets that goal.

At the beginning of the session, McCormick said while she supports computer science, she did not want it to be a requirement for graduation. The bill requires grades K-8 schools to incorporate it into their curriculum but for grades 9-12 to make it an elective.

Despite the number of changes schools will have to undergo with all of the school-related legislation that has passed, McCormick said she has faith in them and IDOE will be helping them as they adjust.

“There are a lot of unknowns, but I go back to our districts have typically in the past just get it done. We’ve stayed focused on kids. That’s the charge of Indiana educators,” McCormick said.

FOOTNOTE: Quinn Fitzgerald is a reporter for TheStatehouseFile.com, a news website powered by Franklin College journalism students. The City-County Observer is a media partner of THE STATEhouseFile .com

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CONGRESSIONAL CANIDATE DR. RICHARD MOSS MAKE STATEMENT ON MILITARY BORDER DEPLOYMENT

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APRIL 5, 2018

Dr. Richard Moss Statement on Military Border Deployment 

Jasper—Republican Congressional candidate and local cancer surgeon Dr. Richard Moss released a statement Wednesday morning, praising President Donald Trump’s decision to secure the U.S.-Mexico border with American troops.

“It’s time to get serious about immigration. Millions of illegal aliens are living in our country, bankrupting our government and endangering our communities,” Moss said. “I applaud President Trump for taking the necessary steps to protect our families and halt illegal immigration.”

President Trump announced the policy shift on Tuesday, saying the military will be sent to guard the U.S.-Mexico border. This comes after Congress failed in March to appropriate funds for the White House’s proposed border wall.

 

“In Congress, I’ll keep up the fight by working to deport all illegal immigrants, end the diversity VISA lottery, defund sanctuary cities and to terminate DACA,” Moss said. “Illegal immigration is a matter of national security and deploying the military to secure our border is the correct response.”

Footnote: Dr. Richard Moss is a board-certified cancer surgeon, a local businessman, and columnist challenging incumbent Congressman Larry Bucshon in the GOP primary. He lives in Jasper, Indiana with his wife of 30 years and is the father of four.
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