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HOT JOBS IN EVANSVILLE
YOU CAN GO HOME AGAIN by Jim Redwine
YOU CAN GO HOME AGAIN
by Jim Redwine
Those of you who have had the pleasure of visiting New Harmony, Indiana and those of us privileged to live there know its Anglo-Saxon origins include a huge debt to Robert Owen of New Lanark, Scotland. Owen made his fortune milling textiles and yarn in New Lanark and used a great deal of his money to buy New Harmony from the German Lutheran community led by Father George Rapp. Owen based his dream for mankind on the non-religious philosophies of the Enlightenment. The influences of both the Rappites and Owenites have been deeply woven into the two unique experiments that resulted in today’s New Harmony.
Peg and I were somewhat aware of Robert Owen and his progressive policies on fair treatment for his employees in the New Lanark mills. But frankly, I had always thought the true Owen visionary was Robert’s son, Robert Dale Owen, who was a United States Congressman, a delegate to Indiana’s 1850-1852 Constitutional Convention and a passionate advocate for Women’s Rights and the abolition of slavery. Of course, Robert Dale was a visionary but Peg and I discovered when we visited New Lanark, Scotland two weeks ago that the origin of the son’s great passions was from the father.
All of Robert Owen’s children were given the middle name of “Dale†which was their mother’s maiden name. Caroline nee Dale Owen’s father, David Dale, was himself an innovator in methods of textile production. Robert Owen married the boss’s daughter and eventually owned controlling interest in the New Lanark mills which continue to produce great quantities of yarn today.
Some of you know Peg is an excellent knitter whose felted hats, mittens, purses and other creations are much sought after. Of course, she can only create one item at a time and her efforts to teach me “knit†from “purl†and “cast off†have been a great disappointment to her. However, New Lanark with its cornucopia of colors and textures was, forgive me Robert, heavenly. The manager of the gift shop in New Lanark was so impressed and excited by the photos of Peg’s creations Peg showed her she wants Peg to make items for the shop. We will soon be receiving a huge shipment of New Lanark yarn in New Harmony.
It also made us feel as if we were returning to New Lanark instead of visiting it for the first time when we were housed in “The New Harmony Suite†at the New Lanark Hotel. It was marvelous and felt like home.
When Peg and I toured the beautiful areas of New Lanark it was an almost mystical feeling. New Lanark is certainly different from New Harmony but it felt comfortable and somehow reassuring. New Lanark’s buildings reminded us of the dormitories, Granary and other structures in New Harmony. The River Clyde that powered David Dale’s original mill rushes through the town and is integral to its character much as the Wabash River is to New Harmony. But the connections between the two small towns, both of which have produced much original thought, are much more direct and concrete than merely emotional.
Robert and Caroline Owen’s large brick home is right beside the working factory. When Peg and I entered the home it felt much as the brick homes in New Harmony today. But it was the full New Harmony homage set out in the basement that showed without need for explanation the almost two hundred years of cultural intertwining between New Lanark, Scotland and New Harmony, Indiana. The numerous documents and photographs concerning New Harmony and especially the continuously running video portrayal of the contributions back and forth made Peg and me feel as if we had just sat down for coffee with our friends at Sara’s Harmony Way coffee shop in New Harmony.
So it appears to Peg and me and to other friends of ours from New Harmony, such as Nathan and Jeanne Maudlin who have also been to New Lanark and strongly recommended we put it on our Scotland vacation itinerary, that Thomas Wolfe’s melancholy lament may be wrong. Perhaps “you can go home again†if you are from New Harmony and go to New Lanark.
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Kids World Grand Opening
Kids World Grand Opening
Wednesday, October 18th – 10:00am
Come travel to Evansville’s sister cities! The Kids World Gallery will provide children and their adults with exciting new exhibits focused on Evansville and its 3 sister cities, Tochigi-Shi, Japan; Osnabrück, Germany; and Tizimin, Mexico. Creative, interactive, hands-on learning experiences regarding, family life, language, food, education, architecture, trade, city planning, and government will highlight the wonderful similarities and differences between these three unique cities.
cMoe will host the gallery ribbon-cutting and grand opening at 10:00am on Wednesday, October 18, 2017 including Latin American themed dance performance, educational activities and food samples. cMoe members are welcomed for the soft opening during regular admission hours on October 14 and October 15.To become a cMoe Member Family, visit our website!
FOOTNOTE: The Museum greatly acknowledges the tremendous investment from the Evansville Convention and Visitors Bureau in advancing cultural education at the Children’s Museum and to Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana, Traylor Bros., Inc and many individual donors for contributions that they made to help with the gallery.
VANDERBURGH COUNTY FELONY CHARGES
Below are the felony cases to be filed by the Vanderburgh County Prosecutor’s Office today.
Nathaniel Mark Jordan: Possession of methamphetamine (Level 6 Felony), Maintaining a common nuisance – controlled substances (Level 6 Felony)
Javon Lamar Meriwether: Stalking (Level 5 Felony)
Roxanne Marie Jerger: Burglary (Level 4 Felony), Burglary (Level 4 Felony), Burglary (Level 4 Felony), Theft (Level 6 Felony), Theft (Level 6 Felony), Theft (Level 6 Felony)
William Cody Dunn: Possession of methamphetamine (Level 6 Felony), Conspiracy Possession of methamphetamine (Level 6 Felony)
Jacob Levi Courter: Possession of methamphetamine (Level 6 Felony), Conspiracy Possession of methamphetamine (Level 6 Felony)
Pierre Dandre Roberts: Possession of methamphetamine (Level 6 Felony), Resisting law enforcement (Class A misdemeanor), Resisting law enforcement (Class A misdemeanor), Possession of marijuana (Class A misdemeanor)
Willie Charles Stevenson: Possession of methamphetamine (Level 6 Felony)
Ralph Kahre: Operating a motor vehicle after forfeiture of license for life (Level 5 Felony)
Michael W Ditzer: Battery resulting in moderate bodily injury (Level 6 Felony)
Thomas Edward Nunley: Battery resulting in moderate bodily injury (Level 6 Felony), Interference with the reporting of a crime (Class A misdemeanor), Domestic battery (Class A misdemeanor)
Anthony Brian Small: Battery against a public safety official (Level 6 Felony), False informing (Class B misdemeanor)
Quarels S. Dance: Theft of a firearm (Level 6 Felony), Carrying a handgun without a license (Class A misdemeanor)
Traievante A. Joyce: Domestic battery (Level 6 Felony), Criminal trespass (Class A misdemeanor), Criminal trespass (Class A misdemeanor), Disorderly conduct (Class B misdemeanor), Criminal mischief (Class B misdemeanor)
Random J. Phillips: Unlawful possession of a firearm by a serious violent felon (Level 4 Felony), Unlawful possession of a firearm by a serious violent felon (Level 4 Felony), Theft of a firearm (Level 6 Felony)
Jonathan Dale Carey: Possession of methamphetamine (Level 6 Felony), Theft (Class A misdemeanor), Possession of marijuana (Class B misdemeanor), Possession of paraphernalia (Class C misdemeanor)
Daine Tyler Goolsby: Unlawful possession of syringe (Level 6 Felony)
Thea Christine Vaught: Possession of a narcotic drug (Level 6 Felony), Unlawful possession of syringe (Level 6 Felony), Failure to appear (Level 6 Felony)
Lisa Marie Andrews: Assisting a criminal (Level 6 Felony)
Tosha Sue Carson: Unlawful possession of syringe (Level 6 Felony)
Clay Christopher Siesky: Causing serious bodily injury when operating a vehicle while intoxicated (Level 6 Felony), Causing serious bodily injury when operating a motor vehicle with an ACE of 0.08 or more (Level 6 Felony)
Gregory Stewart Kempf: Operating a vehicle with an ACE of 0.08 or more (Level 6 Felony), Operating a vehicle while intoxicated (Level 6 Felony), Domestic battery (Level 6 Felony)
Rocky Phillip Plassmeyer: Operating a vehicle with an ACE of 0.15 or more (Level 6 Felony), Leaving the scene of an accident (Class B misdemeanor)
Michael Deangelo Whiteside: Criminal mischief (Level 6 Felony), Criminal recklessness (Class B misdemeanor)
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Adopt A Pet
Chunk is a very handsome, broad male black Lab. He’s about 5 years old. He has been introduced to cats as well as other dogs at Cardio for Canines and did just fine with everyone. Chunk’s $100 adoption fee includes his neuter, microchip, vaccines, and more. Contact the Vanderburgh Humane Society at (812) 426-2563 for adoption details!
Former Death Row Inmate to Speak at UE on October 30
30 Years on Death Row: A Call to Action for Criminal Justice Reform
Mr. Anthony Ray Hinton will speak at the University of Evansville as part of the Honors Program Lecture Series on Monday, October 30 at 6:00 p.m. in Eykamp Hall Room 251. This event is free to the public and seating is limited—first come, first served.
Hinton was falsely accused of committing two murders outside of Birmingham, Alabama, in 1985. He was wrongly convicted and spent nearly 30 years on Alabama’s death row before he was exonerated and freed in April 2015. A deeply compelling speaker, he has become a community educator and powerful advocate against the death penalty who speaks nationally about the urgent need for criminal justice reform.
Hinton was featured in the book, Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption, by author and attorney Bryan Stevenson. Stevenson, who managed Hinton’s sentencing appeal, is also the founder of the Equal Justice Initiative, a legal practice dedicated to defending those most desperate and in need: the poor, the wrongly condemned, and women and children trapped in the farthest reaches of our criminal justice system.
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UE men’s golf heads to Kansas City
Aces to play on Monday and TuesdayÂ
 The final event of the fall season is set for early next week as the University of Evansville men’s golf team travels to Overland Park, Kan. for the Bill Ross Intercollegiate.
Milburn Country Club is the host for the 54-hole tournament. Two rounds will be played on Monday with one more set for Tuesday. Other schools taking part include: Wichita State, Grand Canyon, UMKC, South Dakota, Bradley, Missouri State, Nebraska-Omaha, Oklahoma Christian, UNI, Creighton and SIU Edwardsville.
Par for the tournament is 72 while the yardage is 7,054.
For the second year in a row, University of Evansville golfer Tyler Gray was the champion of the Butler Fall Invitational as the Purple Aces took second place at the tournament on Tuesday at Highland Country Club.
Gray defeated Graham McAree from the University of Indianapolis by two strokes. Gray’s rounds checked in at 67-69-68 as his 2-under on the final day gave him the win with a 204. He finished the tournament at 6-under par. Last year, Gray scored an even 210 en route to the victory.
Also bringing home a top ten finish was Noah Reese. After two rounds of 72 on Monday, Reese carded a 74 on Tuesday to finish with a 218, putting him 7th in the final order. Matthew Ladd tied for 12th place. A solid 3-over 73 in the final round gave him a 221 for the event.
Cameron Weyer tied for 22nd. He lowered his score in each round of play, finishing Tuesday’s 18 holes with a 73 to complete the tournament with a 227. Jessie Brumley did not see action on Monday, but finished with a 74 on Tuesday.
UE’s individuals were led by freshman Gabe Rohleder. He tied for 26th with a 3-round total of 228. Spencer Wagner tied for 32nd on the strength of a 230 while Robert Waggoner came home in a tie for 40th following a total of 235 shots in the event.