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Eagles crack Top 25 in advance of Bellarmine Thanksgiving Classic

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University of Southern Indiana Women’s Basketball debuted at No. 17 in the first regular-season edition of the 2017-18 Division II Media poll Tuesday and are receiving votes outside the USA Today Sports/Division II Coaches’ Poll.

The Screaming Eagles ranked as high as No. 15 in the Media Poll a year ago and No. 20 in the Coaches’ Poll.

USI (4-0) returns to action Saturday at noon (CST) when it takes on No. 25 Grand Valley State University at the Bellarmine Thanksgiving Classic in Louisville, Kentucky. The Eagles also play Northern Michigan University Sunday at noon before opening Great Lakes Valley Conference play the following week.

Both games can be heard on WSWI 95.7 FM, while live stats, audio and GLVC Sports Network coverage can be accessed at GoUSIEagles.com.

USI Women’s Basketball Notes (11/21)
• Last week. USI Women’s Basketball posted a pair of Midwest Region victories with its 77-50 win over Ohio Dominican and its 77-54 triumph over previously unbeaten Wayne State. USI dominated the glass, out-rebounding its opposition by an average of 13.0 rebounds per game.

• Leaders. Senior guard/forward Kaydie Grooms (Marshall, Illinois) averaged 18.0 points and 6.5 rebounds, 3.5 steals and 2.5 assists per game to lead the Eagles last week. Senior forward Morgan Dahlstrom (Grayslake, Illinois) contributed 17.0 points, 8.5 rebounds and 2.5 steals per contest, while shooting a blistering 55.6 percent (15-27) from the field last week.

• Season Leaders. Grooms leads USI with 19.0 points per game, while Dahlstrom is chipping in 17.5 points and a team-high 9.8 rebounds per contest. Junior forward Kacy Eschweiler (St. Charles, Missouri) is chipping in 9.8 points and 6.0 rebounds per appearance, while senior guard Randa Harshbarger (Philo, Illinois) is contributing a team-high 4.3 assists and 4.5 steals per outing.

• Dahlstrom nets GLVC honor. Dahlstrom earned GLVC Player of the Week honors for her efforts in USI’s wins over Ohio Dominican and Wayne State. Dahlstrom had 15 points, nine rebounds and four steals in USI’s win over Ohio Dominican before racking up 19 points and eight rebounds in USI’s win over Wayne State.

• USI proficient from FT line. USI drained 82.3 percent (28-34) of its free throw opportunities last week. The Eagles were 13-of-16 from the charity stripe against Ohio Dominican and 15-of-18 against Wayne State.

• Eagles continue to rule second half. The Eagles have outscored their opponents by an average of 22.3 points per contest in the second halves of their first four contests. That included a 30-6 third-quarter in USI’s win over Ohio Dominican as well as a 24-2 third quarter in USI’s win over Northwood.

• Davidson, Sherwood each post career highs. Junior guard Alex Davidson (Salem, Indiana) and sophomore guard/forward Morgan Sherwood (Charleston, Illinois) each posted career highs last week. Davidson scored a career-best 10 points in USI’s win over Ohio Dominican and dished out a career-high five assists in USI’s win over Wayne State; while Sherwood had a career-best 11 points in USI’s win over Ohio Dominican.

• Dahlstrom’s double-double streak ends at two. Dahlstrom saw her streak of double-doubles to begin the year end at two after coming up one rebound shy of a third double-double in USI’s win over Ohio Dominican.

• Up next. The Eagles take on Midwest Region foes Grand Valley State and Northern Michigan at the Bellarmine Thanksgiving Classic in Louisville, Kentucky. Saturday’s matchup marks just the second time that USI and Grand Valley State have met in women’s basketball, while Sunday’s meeting with the Wildcats is the seventh time the Eagles and Northern Michigan have met in women’s hoops.

• A look at Grand Valley State. The Lakers, who qualified for the NCAA II Tournament a year ago, are off to a strong start to the 2017-18 season after posting four straight wins over GLVC opposition, including a 66-52 win over Lewis on Sunday and a 77-57 triumph over Indianapolis Friday.  Junior guard Natalie Koenig is one of four players averaging in double-figures in the scoring column with a team-best 15.3 points per contest.

• A look at Northern Michigan. Junior guard Darby Youngstown is averaging 14.8 points per game to lead the Wildcats, who begin the week with a 3-2 mark after going 2-1 against teams from the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Athletic Conference last week. Northern Michigan began the year with a win over Indianapolis and a loss to Lewis.

• USI, Northern Michigan have Tourney history. Of the six previous meetings between USI and Northern Michigan, two have been in the NCAA II Tournament and have had a regional title on the line. The Eagles defeated the host Wildcats, 78-67, to capture the 1997 Great Lakes Regional title. USI, once again, won a regional championship in 2001 when it defeated Northern Michigan, 86-77, in Houghton, Michigan.

• What’s ahead? Following this weekend’s slate, USI begins GLVC play with a home game November 30 against Lewis and a road game December 2 against Indianapolis.

Vanderburgh County Recent Booking Records

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Thanksgiving Quotes: 15 Best, Most Famous Thanksgiving Day Sayings

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Thanksgiving Quotes: 15 Best, Most Famous Thanksgiving Day Sayings

Thanksgiving Day is an American tradition. Like any holiday in the United States, it has been commemorated and remembered in a number of ways through the years.
Here’s a compilation of some of the best, most famous quotes related to Thanksgiving, from some of America’s most well-known citizens as well as lesser-known citizens who had a way with words:
“The unthankful heart… discovers no mercies; but let the thankful heart sweep through the day and, as the magnet finds the iron, so it will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings!” -Henry Ward Beecher

“Thanksgiving dinners take eighteen hours to prepare. They are consumed in twelve minutes. Half-times take twelve minutes. This is not coincidence.” -Erma Bombeck

“Thanksgiving, after all, is a word of action.” – W.J. Cameron

“If the only prayer you said in your whole life was, “thank you,” that would suffice.” -Meister Eckhart

“For flowers that bloom about our feet;
For tender grass, so fresh, so sweet;
For song of bird, and hum of bee;
For all things fair we hear or see,
Father in heaven, we thank Thee!” -Ralph Waldo Emerson

“If you want to turn your life around, try thankfulness. It will change your life mightily.” -Gerald Good

“So once in every year we throng
Upon a day apart,
To praise the Lord with feast and song
In thankfulness of heart.” -Arthur Guiterman

“Praise God even when you don’t understand what He is doing.” -Henry Jacobsen

“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.” -John Fitzgerald Kennedy

“An optimist is a person who starts a new diet on Thanksgiving Day.” -Irv Kupcinet

“Thanksgiving was never meant to be shut up in a single day.” -Robert Caspar Lintner

“Thanksgiving Day comes, by statute, once a year; to the honest man it comes as frequently as the heart of gratitude will allow.” -Edward Sandford Martin

“Our rural ancestors, with little blest,
Patient of labour when the end was rest,
Indulged the day that housed their annual grain,
With feasts, and off’rings, and a thankful strain.” -Alexander Pope

“Thanksgiving Day is a jewel, to set in the hearts of honest men; but be careful that you do not take the day, and leave out the gratitude.” -E.P. Powell

“The Pilgrims made seven times more graves than huts. No Americans have been more impoverished than these who, nevertheless, set aside a day of thanksgiving.” -H.U. Westermayer

AG Curtis Hill: Cannabidiol (CBD)Products Are Illegal In Indiana

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Attorney General Curtis Hill today released the following statement in conjunction with the issuance of an advisory opinion from his office regarding the legality of cannabidiol products.

“Over recent weeks, I’ve worked with my staff to develop an advisory opinion regarding the status under Indiana law of the chemical compound cannabidiol – better known as ‘CBD.’ Cannabidiol is one of the most prevalent chemical compounds in the cannabis plant, otherwise known as marijuana.

“This issue has drawn public attention this year following law-enforcement actions against Indiana stores marketing and selling ‘CBD oil,’ a substance delivered to consumers in dropper bottles, sprays or mists – all generally to be taken orally.

“My task at this juncture is not to express my personal view of what I believe the law ought to stipulate. My task, rather, is to help provide clarity regarding what the law already says as written.

“There is no doubt, as a matter of legal interpretation, that products or substances marketed generally for human consumption or ingestion, and containing cannabidiol, remain unlawful in Indiana as well as under federal law.

“Indiana law does allow for a limited and focused exception created by House Enrolled Act 1148, signed earlier this year, aimed at individuals battling treatment-resistant epilepsy. This legislation pertains specifically to individuals properly added to the newly created Indiana State Department of Health Cannabidiol Registry.

“Cannabidiol is classified under state and federal law as a Schedule I controlled substance because marijuana (Cannabis sativa) is a Schedule I controlled substance. State and federal laws that place cannabidiol in the category of a Schedule I controlled substance do not hinge on the degree or prevalence of pharmacological effects of a substance on a person.

“The manufacture, possession, use and sale of cannabidiol – and substances, food products or edible oils containing cannabidiol – are unlawful under both Indiana and federal law. Any individual possessing a substance containing cannabidiol – or anything packaged as such – in plain view of a law enforcement officer is subject to having that property seized. Only upon showing that one meets the limited conditions under Indiana law could one expect to avoid being prosecuted under Indiana law. Further, no one in Indiana is authorized to sell cannabidiol or any substance containing cannabidiol under state or federal law.”

Sullivan Honored As 2017 Indiana Chamber Legislative Champion

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State Rep. Holli Sullivan (R-Evansville) (left) receives the 2017 Indiana Chamber Legislative Champion award from Mark Lawrence (right), vice president of engagement and innovation for the Indiana Chamber of Commerce on Monday, Nov. 20, 2017, at the Hyatt Regency in Indianapolis.

Sullivan was recognized for her work as a co-author of a law expanding pre-K education to low-income Hoosier families.

 

Commentary: What Women And Men Don’t Want

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By Abdul Hakim-Shabazz
indypolitics.org

Like a lot of you, I find allegations of sexual misconduct against Republican Alabama U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore alarming.  I find it even more disturbing that there are people who think molesting a child is fine if that individual isn’t running for public office as a Democrat. And we are not going to play the “what about” game where you insert the name of someone whose politics you don’t agree with as justification for someone else’s bad behavior. What will I entertain however is the question as to why didn’t Moore’s alleged victims come forward sooner? To someone unfamiliar with the impact that sexual abuse and assault have on the victim, I can see how that’s a fair question. And it’s a question I’ve been asking a lot of victims lately.

I recently put out a request in my social media circles asking if anyone had been on the receiving end of sexually inappropriate conduct and how they dealt with it. I can honestly say the answers ran the entire spectrum and gender was not an issue. I heard from women accosted by men, men accosted by women and there were even instances where both the victim and perpetrator were of the same sex.

I spoke with people in the service industry who’d been touched by patrons. Some people were accosted by superiors either at work or work-related functions. A close friend was smacked on the rear end by her boss in front of two other male employees.  And one person even was put in a very uncomfortable situation by an elected official while on an out of state trip back in the 1970s, and both were the same gender. There also some examples that I can’t print without getting really graphic.

When asked how they dealt with the situations, I noticed a distinct pattern. If it was a customer service relationship, the response was usually pretty quick and swift and involved a witty retort. Most customers took the hint and backed off; the more aggressive ones were immediately escorted out of the building. If it was a boss-employee relationship, it got a little more complicated. Many of the victims were young or just starting their careers and perpetrators were usually people who were higher up in the company structure.

For example, one close friend back in the early 90s was groped in an elevator by a company vice president. Another colleague was “encouraged” to be more “cooperative” if she wanted to get ahead in the company structure. And one male victim was invited to a company function, but it turned out he was the only one who got the invitation from his female boss. So why not report the bad behavior? The reasons are numerous.

One common thread was that many of the victims didn’t think anyone would believe them. Think about this: a 24-year old new female employee accuses the company V.P. of sexual harassment in the 1980s or early 90s? Who is seriously going to believe her?

Also, many victims at times will blame themselves for the behavior, and thinking had they done something different, the incident would not have occurred. As an attorney, I helped a young lady a few years ago deal with a similar situation after being attacked while at school. The hardest part of helping her was convincing her she did nothing wrong and her attacker was the bad actor.

And when it comes to children and teenagers, take these issues and multiply them a thousand times.

It’s abundantly clear that Roy Moore, Harvey Weinstein, Al Franken and Kevin Spacey have raised new awareness about sexual predators and misconduct. The challenge now is where do we go from here? A friend who had been on the receiving end of this behavior made a very salient point to me last week. She says as more people come forward, it will raise more awareness about the issue and by doing so, more victims will come forward sooner and report inappropriate behavior and maybe, just maybe, it will encourage all of us to behave a little better because we know some things are just unacceptable.

That would be something both men and women want.

FOOTNOTE: Abdul-Hakim is the editor and publisher of IndyPolitics.Org. His opinions are his own, but you are free to adopt them if you wish.

This article was posted by the CCO without Opinion, bias or editing.

VANDERBURGH COUNTY FELONY CHARGES

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

Donte Denerio Sumlin: Dealing in marijuana (Level 6 Felony), Maintaining a common nuisance – controlled substances (Level 6 Felony)

Kristi Lynn Tipton: Possession of cocaine (Level 6 Felony)

Dalonzio Martell Ricketts: Armed robbery (Level 3 Felony)

Samuel Edward-Joseph Laymon: Operating a vehicle while intoxicated (Level 6 Felony)

Lexxie Brooke Spencer: Theft (Level 6 Felony)

Joseph Ariva Bob Kuhlenschmidt: Unlawful possession of syringe (Level 5 Felony), Possession of methamphetamine (Level 6 Felony), Possession of a synthetic drug or synthetic drug lookalike substance (Class A misdemeanor), Public intoxication (Class B misdemeanor)

Robert Earl Embry: Possession of a narcotic drug (Level 5 Felony), Resisting law enforcement (Level 6 Felony), Attempt Obstruction of Justice (Level 6 Felony), Resisting law enforcement (Class A misdemeanor)

Daniel Ray Lorenz Jr.: Dealing in a synthetic drug or synthetic drug lookalike substance (Level 6 Felony), Carrying a handgun without a license (Class A misdemeanor), False informing (Class B misdemeanor)

Patrick Jermaine Pride: Criminal mischief (Level 6 Felony)

Kelvin Dewayne Easley Jr.: Burglary (Level 4 Felony)

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

Shawn Kenneth Williams: Possession of a narcotic drug (Level 6 Felony)

Kyle I Dillman: Possession of a narcotic drug (Level 6 Felony)

Cesar Hernandez-Contreras: Battery resulting in serious bodily injury (Level 5 Felony), Battery resulting in bodily injury to a public safety officer (Level 5 Felony), Resisting law enforcement (Level 6 Felony)

Danielle Kaylee Williams: Neglect of a defendant (Level 6 Felony)

Delanzio Martell Ricketts: Theft of a firearm (Level 6 Felony), Carrying a handgun without a license (Class A misdemeanor)

Lucas Alan Robertson: Possession of methamphetamine (Level 6 Felony), Maintaining a common nuisance – controlled substances (Level 6 Felony)

Bradley Ray Nau Sr.: Theft (Level 6 Felony)

Vectren To Complete Home Energy Assessment

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With heating season here, Vectren is encouraging customers to evaluate their energy usage by participating in a no-cost home energy assessment. Since the program was first offered in 2011, Vectren has provided assessments to more than 21,000 customers. If a customer owns their home and it is more than five years old, an in-home energy assessment is available as part of Vectren’s provided electric service. Vectren also offers an income-qualified weatherization program to Vectren customers who meet household size and income guidelines. Vectren has completed more than 550 income-qualified assessments with a goal of servicing another 100 homes before the end of the year.

An energy efficiency advisor will do a walkthrough of the home to understand energy usage and the efficiency of the heating and cooling equipment. Upon completion of the assessment, the energy efficiency advisor will give you a personalized home energy report with a prioritized action plan for additional energy-saving efforts for your home.

“Vectren offers home energy assessments as well as income-qualified weatherization services at no cost to assist our customers in identifying ways to make their homes more energy efficient and lower usage,” said Brad Ellsworth, president of Vectren Energy Delivery of Indiana-South. “With winter ahead of us, now is the perfect time to schedule an assessment and make some energy-saving improvements.”

During the assessment, customers may receive energy saving products, such as:

  • Faucet aerators
  • Energy-efficient light bulbs
  • LED night lights
  • High-efficiency shower heads
  • Pipe wrap
  • Furnace filter whistle

To qualify, it must have been at least three years since the last home assessment. The assessment takes approximately one hour to complete. Customers can schedule their appointments online at www.vectrenhomeassessment.com or by calling 1-855-5390 to speak to a customer service representative.

About Vectren

Vectren Corporation (NYSE: VVC) is an energy holding company headquartered in Evansville, Ind.

Vectren’s energy delivery subsidiaries provide gas and/or electricity to more than 1 million customers in adjoining service territories that cover nearly two-thirds of Indiana and about 20 percent of Ohio, primarily in the west-central area. Vectren’s nonutility subsidiaries and affiliates currently offer energy-related products and services to customers throughout the U.S. These include infrastructure services and energy services. To learn more about Vectren, visit www.vectren.com.

YESTERYEAR: The Trocadero by Pat Sides

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The Trocadero, built soon after the flood of 1937 receded, was located near Dade (now Ellis) Park in an area called “no man’s land.” Despite its remote location, the nightclub was one of the most lively entertainment venues in the Tri-State until it closed in 1951 after a federal investigation.

Its reputation as a lavish supper club and gambling casino during the Big Band era attracted huge crowds, including soldiers from Camp Breckinridge, who danced to the live music of Tommy Dorsey, Duke Ellington, Cab Calloway, and other musicians. The “Troc,” seen here during remodeling in 1982, also housed a skating rink, antiques store, the Job Corps Center, and other enterprises over the years. On January 8, 1990, the stucco building burned to the ground. (Photographer: Orville Jaebker)

ADOPT A PET

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Sophie is a female Boxer! She’s just over a year old. She was rescued with her 3 puppies (who have all been adopted.) Her adoption fee is $100 and includes her microchip, vaccines, and spay… no more puppies for this pretty girl! Contact Vanderburgh Humane at (812) 426-2563 for adoption details!

 

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