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UE Webelos Engineering Day Set for October 28

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The University of Evansville’s College of Engineering and Computer Science 2017 Webelos Engineering Pin Day is planned for Saturday, October 28, in the Koch Center for Engineering and Science. Registration will begin at 7:30 a.m. The event will be from 8:00-11:15 a.m.

Activities include a workshop with activity stations that will provide some of the experience required for a Webelos Scout to qualify for an engineering pin. Participants will be divided into four groups. Each group will have at least one host who will guide them through the station rotation. The participation fee is $6 per Webelos Scout, with registration limited to 200 scouts. Registrations will be taken until the event is full or until October 19, whichever comes first.

For further information, contact Kimberly Higgins, assistant to the dean, UE College of Engineering and Computer Science, at kh209@evansville.edu or 812-488-2651.

Discover, Imagine and Explore at cMoe

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Don’t let road construction detour your visit to the Children’s Museum!
As streetscaping continues for the Indiana University Medical School, cMoe is open regular hours to help our future construction workers and engineers develop their minds.
Aspects of a general visit will be just as playful as the work continues! The new sidewalk entrance area, beginning Tuesday, September 19, is on the corner of Main Street and Fifth Street. Please use the sidewalk entrance to access the museum’s front entrance.
Visitors are encouraged to park in the Sycamore Street garage (for a small fee) and access to cMoe via Fifth Street. cMoe member families who have added parking validation to their membership will be honored. To purchase the add-on for $10 dollars, visit cMoe’s front desk.
Hours of Operation:
Tuesday through Thursday: 9 am to 4 pm
Friday to Saturday: 9 am to 5 pm
Sunday: Noon to 5 pm
Closed Mondays
There are two recommended ways to visit cMoe:
  • From Veteran’s Memorial Parkway/Riverside Dr northbound, turn right on Sycamore Street until you reach the Sycamore garage. From the garage, walk down Fifth Street towards Millie the dinosaur.
  • From the Lloyd Expressway, take Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd to Sycamore Street. Turn right on Sycamore Street and park in the garage. From the garage, walk down Fifth Street towards Millie the dinosaur.
Evansville Member Wander
Evansville cultural organization members are invited to the 1st EVER reciprocal weekend throughout the city! By presenting your current and valid membership card at the participating organizations, you will be entitled to FREE general admission during open hours September 22nd to September 24th.

USI ties #8 Bellarmine in 2 OT

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The University of Southern Indiana women’s soccer team tied eighth-ranked Bellarmine University, 0-0, in double-overtime Sunday afternoon in Louisville, Kentucky. USI goes to 3-2-1 overall and 1-1-1 in GLVC play, while Bellarmine ends the match 2-1-2 overall, 1-1-2 in the league.

USI junior goalkeeper Emily Hopkins (Greenfield, Indiana) led the way for the Eagles and recorded her second shutout of the season. Hopkins, who has 5.2 career shutouts during her tenure at USI, faced 15 shots and made four saves in blanking the Knights in the double-overtime tie.

The Screaming Eagles’ freshman forward Taylor McCormick (Rapid City, Iowa) looked to have the game-winning goal with 2:30 to play in the second overtime, but USI was called for being offside. The play was as close as either team would come to scoring in the 110 minute match.

Overall statistically, Bellarmine outshot USI, 15-12, and had a 6-3 advantage in corner kicks. Both squads had four shots on-goal in the match.

USI opens the 2017 home schedule Friday at 5 p.m. when it hosts the University of Indianapolis to start a two-match homestand at Strassweg Field. The UIndy Greyhounds saw its record to 4-2-0 overall and 3-1-0 GLVC after losing to McKendree University, 2-1, in double-overtime this afternoon in Indianapolis.

The Eagles trail the Greyhounds in the overall series record, 12-10-0, but has won the last two meetings, including last year’s 1-0 win on UIndy’s home turf.

The short two-match homestand concludes next Sunday when the Eagles host the University of Wisconsin-Parkside. USI trails the all-time series with UW-Parkside, 13-9-2, after losing last year’s match-up at Strassweg Field, 1-0.

Follow the live coverage of USI women’s soccer matches, including live stats and video, on GoUSIEagles.com.

 

Women’s tennis wraps up trip to Cincinnati

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A perfect showing in flight two doubles by Diana Tkachenko and Daria Penstova highlighted the final day of the Greater Cincinnati Invitational at Lindner Family Tennis Center.

The duo started the day with a win over NKU’s Culbertson and Watton by a final of 7-5.  In the finals, they hung on for a 7-6 victory to take the crown.  Flight one doubles saw Chieko Yamada and Theodora Soldatou fall to Eastern Kentucky’s Viktorija Demcenkova and Kristina Lagoda.

Main draw singles saw the Aces go 1-1.  Marie Kepelevich picked up the win at flight four, defeating Kelly Pleiman of Dayton, 6-1, 6-4, but fell in the finals Rakasha Bode of St. Francis, 7-5, 4-6, 1-0.  Daria Pentsova was victorious in flight two on Friday, but on Saturday, she fell to EKU’s Lagoda, 7-5, 6-4, 1-0 (7).

In the third flight, Andrea Pascual-Larrinaga fell in her matchup to the Colonel’s Dwinta, 6-2, 6-2.

Consolation singles saw the Purple Aces go 3-0 as Diana Tkachenko, Nicoli Pereira and Leah Helpingstine each won at their respective flights.

UE returns to the court on September 30 and October 1 for the Evansville Metro Collegiate Invite at Wesselman Park.

 

EPD ACTIVITY REPORT

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EPD REPORT

Vanderburgh County Recent Booking Records

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

US Education Secretary to Visit Indiana on School Tour

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SEPTEMBER 17TH, 2017  BRI WILLIAMS INDIANA

 US Education Secretary Betsy Devos will be visiting the Hoosier state this week. It’s just one stop on her first ever back to school tour called The Rethink School Tour.

The tour aims to showcase the innovative work school across America are doing along with highlighting creative ways educators are better preparing students for the working world.

Devos has frequently held Indiana up as a model for education, especially around choice-based school reform like charter schools and taxpayer-funded vouchers for private school tuition.

The Rethink School Tour will start in Wyoming and head to Colorado, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, and Indiana.

Congressman Larry Bucshon Deputy Chief of Staff and Communications Director Nick McGee To Move On

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Dear City County Observer:

This is certainly a bittersweet email to send. After five fulfilling years serving Dr. Bucshon and the Hoosiers of Indiana’s Eighth District, my tenure comes to an end today.

What began as summer internship in Indiana, eventually brought me to the nation’s capital for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to work for a true public servant and an awesome boss. I can’t thank Dr. Bucshon enough for taking a (massive) risk by giving me a chance. We accomplished a lot together and, more importantly, had a hell of a time doing it.

I’m grateful for the opportunity to work with and alongside some tremendous people along the way who’ve helped me grow professionally and personally.

I’m know this is a temporary farewell and our paths will cross again soon. In the meantime, please don’t hesitate to reach out if I can be of help or to just stay in touch. My personal cell phone number is 812-457-5231 and personal email is nickcmcgee@gmail.com. As of 5pm today, I will no longer have access to my house email address.

With respect to my next steps, I start a new opportunity as Director of Public Affairs at Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) on Monday, September 18.

Thanks for everything. Talk soon.

Nick McGee

Deputy Chief of Staff and Communications Director

Congressman Larry Bucshon, M.D. (IN-8)

1005 Longworth HOB | Washington, DC 20515

202-225-4636 (p)

http://bucshon.house.gov

P.S. An announcement regarding who will take over the media/communications responsibilities for Dr. Bucshon will be forthcoming. In the meantime, if you are a member of the media or have a media-related request, please direct your questions, comments, or concerns to Kyle Jackson at 202-225-4636 or kyle.jackson@mail.house.gov.

Kentucky Downs pays out record $8.6 million in purses; Daily average topping $1.7 million leads North America

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‘We are coming off another record-breaking meet, and among the critical influences is the overwhelming support shown by the horsemen and horseplayers’ — Ted Nicholson
FRANKLIN, Ky. (Saturday, September 16, 2017) — Kentucky Downs paid out a record $8,619,000 in purses and Kentucky-bred purse supplements at its meet that concluded Thursday.
The average daily purses of $1,723,800 for the five-date meet is the highest average in North America, made possible by the track’s historical horse racing operation that marries the sport’s parimutuel structure with electronic games based on the results of previously-run races.
That’s up 9.3 percent over last year’s purse total of $7,885,979 for an average of $1,577,195 a day, which in turn was up 19 percent over 2015.
Kentucky Downs also had North America’s highest guaranteed purse payment to those finishing sixth through 12th place in a race at $750.
In addition, Kentucky Downs, in an agreement with the Kentucky division of the Horsemen’s Benevolent & Protective Association, moved $1.65 million in purses and Kentucky Thoroughbred Development Fund purse supplements to Ellis Park, helping that track offer the best purses in its history.
“We take to heart that our horsemen are our partners, and Kentucky Downs is thrilled to pay out record purses,” said Ted Nicholson, Kentucky Downs’ senior vice president and general manager. “We appreciate the rising cost of owning, training and racing horses. For some horse owners, winning one race or even finishing second at Kentucky Downs can carry them for the year.
“We are coming off another record-breaking meet, and among the critical influences that makes that possible is the overwhelming support for our racing program shown by the horsemen and horseplayers. For the horsemen, we offer record-high purses. For the horseplayers, we offer the lowest overall takeout rates on wagering in the country.
“We are proud to be the Kentucky trailblazer in using historical horse racing to become a national leader and to help improve the commonwealth’s entire racing circuit. The past two Ellis Park meets have shown how tracks and horsemen working together can accomplish great things to keep horses and jobs in the state, and that puts money into the massive agribusiness dependent on the health of Kentucky horse racing.”
For the second straight year, wagering on Kentucky Downs was up 34 percent.
Wagering from all sources on the track’s 2017 meet that ended Thursday totaled $30,246,887.68. That’s an average of $6,049,377.52 a day and reflects an increase of 34.19 percent over the $22,540,761.22 bet in 2016. Off-track betting on the meet was $29,217,935.98, up 35.2 percent from the $21,611,352.02 wagered last year.
A total of 522 horses ran at the meet for an average of 10.4 per race, again a national leader.
“Kentucky Downs is a special place. Money makes the mare go round, and everybody is going to Kentucky Downs for huge purses,” said Ken Ramsey, who won his fifth straight owners title at the track and who also is an avid horseplayer. “The takeout is very generous to the horseplayers, and that’s why Kentucky Downs is ranked the No. 1 horseplayer track in America.
“There were horses I could have run at Saratoga, and we brought them down to run at the meet because we try to help the state of Kentucky,” said Ramsey, who won four races with a meet-high 17 starters. “These were top-class horses and we ended up winning three stakes and a maiden-special race. You have to bring good horses that can win at Saratoga down to Kentucky Downs to get the money.”

Men’s Cross Country Ties For 3rd At Stegemoller Classic

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Men’s Cross Country Ties For 3rd At Stegemoller Classic

The fifth-ranked University of Southern Indiana men’s cross country team tied for third at the Stegemoller Classic at Angel Mounds in Evansville Saturday morning.

A Pre-Nationals event with the NCAA II Championships at Angel Mounds in November, 15 teams made the trip to Angel Mounds.

USI was paced by junior Darin Lawrence (Indianapolis, Indiana), who placed ninth in a time of 24 minutes, 59.5 seconds. After leading the Screaming Eagles in their first meet, senior James Cecil was only two tenths of a second behind Lawrence in 10th.

Sophomore Austin Nolan (Evansville, Indiana) was the third Eagle to cross the line in 16th, with a time of 25:10.2. Senior Cain Parker (Petersburg, Indiana) finished 25th in 25:37.0 and freshman Bryon Berg(Michigan City, Indiana) scored for the first time in his USI career, placing 56th in 26:22.8.

Queens, N.C. won the meet, with Great Lakes Valley Conference foe Bellarmine taking second, five points ahead of USI and GLVC member Lewis. The Eagles also topped all four Division I schools in the field.

USI is back in action in two weeks when they run in the Greater Louisville Classic September 30 in Louisville, Kentucky.

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