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Conference To Discuss Benefits, Share Resources For Early Childhood Education

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The Evansville Chapter of the Indiana Association for the Education of Young Children (IAEYC) will host a Reggio Summer Institute from July 13- 15 at the University of Southern Indiana’s Mitchell Auditorium, located on the first floor of the Health Professions Center.

The topic of the institute is “The Reggio Approach and the Rights of Children, Parents and Educators.” The Reggio Emilia Approach, according to Reggio Children, is “an educational philosophy based on the image of the child, and of human beings, as possessing strong potentials for development and as a subject of rights who learns and grows in the relationships with others.”

Speakers will include Amelia Gambetti from Reggio Emilia in Italy; Beth MacDonald from the MacDonald Montessori School in St. Paul, Minnesota; Jerry Bates and Jennifer Kesserlring from the Riverfield School in Tulsa, Oklahoma and members of the Evansville Reggio Collaborative.

The event is hosted by the USI Children’s Learning Center (CLC), a State Licensed and NAEYC Accredited child care facility that uses the Reggio Approach in collaboration with the Evansville Reggio Collaborative. By incorporating techniques from the Reggio Approach that encourage students to engage in activities and treat them as fully invested learners, the CLC offers an environment that encourages children to develop their capabilities and interests at their own pace and according to their individual needs. The CLC serves children 2-5 years of age and offers summer programming for children ages 6-11.

“The best way to teach is to engage children in what they’re interested in, and then prompt them to go further and further in their exploration,” said Jamie Madigan, manager of the CLC and president-elect of the Evansville chapter of the IAEYC.

Registration for the Institute is open, and an early bird discount is available for AEYC members as well as daily rates through Friday, June 23. Registration is online at IAEYC.org.

For more information, contact Madigan at 812-464-1869 or jrmadigan@usi.edu.

Adopt A Pet

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Hank is a 3-year-old male American Staffordshire Terrier. He’s big, hunky, & strong! His favorite thing at the VHS is his Frozen-themed kiddie pool where he can hunker down his butt to cool off. His $100 adoption fee includes his neuter, microchip, vaccines, and more! Contact the Vanderburgh Humane Society at (812) 426-2563 or adoptions@vhslifesaver.org for details!

 

Express Enrollment Day June 24 at Ivy Tech Evansville

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Ivy Tech Community College Evansville will host Express Enrollment Day, on Saturday, June 24, for individuals interested in enrolling in classes for fall 2017. The free event is designed to assist interested individuals in completing the enrollment process, potentially, all in one day!

The event is from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Ivy Tech’s Evansville campus, 3501 N. 1st Avenue, in Evansville.

At the event students will have the opportunity to:

  • Complete the FAFSA or have their financial aid questions answered.  Also, students can learn more about aid such as grants, scholarships and loans.
  • Create their MyIvy account, complete their FYIvy and schedule a face-to-face orientation session.
  • Determine what assessments may be needed to enroll.
  • Meet with an academic advisor.
  • Register for classes.

Here is what students should bring to Express Enrollment:

  • Government issued ID
  • Tax information (if filing a FAFSA-Ivy Tech code 009917)
  • High School and/or College Transcripts – whichever applies
  • An idea of what he/she would like to stud

For more information and to RSVP, visit ivytech.edu/EEStatewide.

 

 

EPD ACTIVITY REPORT

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EPD REPORT

Woman Killed in High Speed Crash on N. St. Joe Ave

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On Sunday, June 18, 2017 at 4:10 PM the Vanderburgh County Sheriff Office responded to an injury crash at the intersection of North Saint Joseph Avenue and Mohr Road.

The first sheriff’s deputy arrived on scene five minutes after the initial 911 call and found a female driver trapped inside a light blue 2007 Ford Taurus sedan. The sedan was destroyed during the crash, having flipped onto its top in a field approximately fifty yards southeast of the intersection. The second vehicle involved in the crash was a gray 2004 Dodge Ram pickup truck, which sustained severe damage to the front and passenger side.

The German Township Fire Department, McCutchanville Fire Department, St. Vincent LifeFlight Air Transport and AMR all responded to the scene and attempted life saving measures on the female driver. The female was extricated from the sedan but died at the scene.

A preliminary investigation revealed the sedan had been traveling east on Mohr Road at a high rate of speed. The sedan entered the intersection without stopping at the stop sign at N. St. Joseph Avenue and then collided with a southbound pickup truck. The pickup truck was driven by Mr. Jacob R. Kluesner, 28, of Evansville. Mr. Kluesner sustatined a head injury and was transported by ambulance to a local emergency room.

Pursuant to state law regarding crashes involving serious bodily injury or death, the driver of the pickup truck consented to post-accident blood draw. The Vanderburgh County Coroner’s Office will identify the deceased. The crash will remain under investigation pending a crash scene reconstruction as well as toxicology results on both operators.

Pictured above: Crash scene on N. St. Joseph Ave.

 

Vanderburgh County Recent Booking Records

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

IS IT TRUE JUNE 19, 2017

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IS IT TRUE Evansville City Councilman Jonathan Weaver has raised the idea of privatizing the Mesker Zoo?…Public records indicate the city funded over $4.8 million for the zoo this year, but the zoo only brought $1.1 million in revenue?…Weaver reportedly says that $3 million loss got him thinking that with tax dollars being in short supply that Evansville would be well served to turn this loser over to a private investor?…one would have to question whether Councilman Weaver knows anything about the for profit world, because any operation that is losing $3.7 Million per year isn’t worth a thing?…it is sort of shocking to learn that the zoo only took in $1.1 Million after dropping over $10 Million on the jaguar exhibit and $600,000 to draw plans for a $8 million dollar Penguin exhibit?…the real question Weaver and others should be asking is how much the City of Evansville would have to pay a real investor to take the zoo off their hands?…for the $3.7 Million in losses every person in Evansville could have been given a trip to St. Louis to see a real zoo and still have money left over?…the CCO raises the question about whether or not Evansville has anything at all that breaks even?…the list of losers won’t even fit on this page?  …we wonder why Mr. Weaver just discovered that the Zoo is losing over $3 million dollars each year since he’s been a member of the Evansville City Council for 6 years? …we thank Councilman Weaver for providing a big laugh for everyone in Evansville that can add and subtract?  …we can’t wait to hear what City Council Finance Chairman and former Zoo Director Dan McGinn is going to say about this issue since he once declared that the Zoo is close to a breaking even point?

IS IT TRUE in an instance of idiocy that rivals several other blatant oversights, the North Main projects is being ripped up to make the street 6 inches wider because it was not designed to allow for two busses to be able to pass each other?…now there will be a 6 inch margin of error for the drivers to negotiate?…we wonder if whomever designed this has the good sense to use a tape measure on a bus to find out how wide a road should be before pouring concrete?…this ridiculous oversight had to have been stamped by the appropriate professionals and approved by the planning department?…these geniuses somehow decided to put 20 pounds of product in an 18 pound bag and now are standing in amazement that it wouldn’t fit?…we hope they check the width of the highly prized bike lanes because we really don’t want to see anyone get killed because the people in charge can’t read a ruler?

IS IT TRUE this is not the first time something that was literally stupid happened with infrastructure improvements?…once upon a time someone approved a paving project on Diamond Avenue that wouldn’t allow a semi truck to pass under a railroad bridge without getting stuck?…the first truck through got stuck and the tires had to be flattened to let it pass?…we guess that one was missed by 6 inches too?…that one required an expensive rework too?…then there was the scoreboard at the new expensive ball fields that wasn’t useful for baseball?…the same ball fields missed the length of the base paths for the leagues that the park was built for?…we really need to bring back vocational education so then professional design folks in Evansville can learn to read a ruler?…the advice measure twice and cut once doesn’t even save someone from making a mess when the design is wrong?…you can’t even make this sort of idiocy up and it always falls on the taxpayers to bail out the 1st grade failures of the City of Evansville?

IS IT TRUE that one thing done right the second time on North Main was replacing the dilapidated water pipes?…we wonder why that took a second look?…common sense does not run deep in the Civic Center?

IS IT TRUE we are being told that the Evansville city employees Healthcare costs are totally out of control and will have a major shortfall problem this budget year?  …we wonder where the City Controller is getting the extra money to pay for the city employees Healthcare costs cost overruns?

IS IT TRUE that we wonder, if any current member of our City Council went to a new car Dealership and signed a legal contract to purchase a MERCEDES-BENZ and they were told that they had to accept a Volkswagen for the same price, would they agree to the transaction?  … their answer should be “HELL NO”?  …this is seemly what happens every time the city gets involved in a big ticket capital project (new downtown Hotel, North Main Street project, new Smart Water meters, Amazonia project at the Zoo. etc.)?

Todays “READERS POLL” question is: Do you feel that someone should be held accountable for the major mistake made in redesigning the $18 million dollar North Main project?

EDITORS FOOTNOTE:  Any comments posted in this column doesn’t represents the views or opinions of our advertisers.

Bipartisan Bill from Bucshon, Grassley, Schatz, Bera Would Help Document Areas Underserved by General Surgeons

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Bipartisan Bill from Bucshon, Grassley, Schatz, Bera Would Help Document Areas Underserved by General Surgeons
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Rep. Larry Bucshon, M.D. (R-Ind.), Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), and Rep. Ami Bera (D-Calif.) have introduced bipartisan legislation that would produce high quality data on where general surgeons are in short supply around the country.  The need for general surgeons is especially high in rural or other under-served communities.

“As a practicing surgeon for nearly 15 years, I understand that access to general surgery services can significantly improve health outcomes and save lives,” Bucshon said.“Unfortunately, many of our rural communities in Indiana, and across the country, are facing a shortage of general surgeons, which can prevent many of our citizens in those areas from receiving the care they need. This legislation will provide important data and information on how we can best develop solutions to address this growing challenge.”   

“If you have an accident on a farm in rural Iowa, there are usually no general surgeons available nearby to treat you,” Grassley said.  “You need a general surgeon to find any hidden injuries and perform the surgery to treat them.  We know generally that general surgeons are in short supply all over.  Our bill would help determine exactly where those doctors are needed the most.  With that information, policymakers and the medical community will be able to place surgeons where they’ll do the most good.”

 “You can’t solve a problem without understanding it first,” Schatz said. “This bill will shine a bright light on the communities that need general surgeons, and in doing so help us expand access to health care for Americans, no matter where they live.”

“We need to prepare today to avoid serious physician shortages in the future,” Bera said.  “We know that our current supply of surgeons will not be able to keep pace with a growing and aging population. This bill will help us understand which areas are most in need and how we can best target effective solutions so that every American has access to high quality care regardless of where they live.”

The Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act of 2017 is identical in the Senate and House of Representatives.  The measure would direct the Department of Health and Human Services to conduct a study on the designation of general surgery shortage areas.  Such an area is an urban, suburban or rural area of the United States with a population underserved by general surgeons.  High quality, impartial data should consider health outcomes, utilization trends, growing and aging populations and delivery system needs, which all have an effect on surgeon demands.

The text of the Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act of 2017 is available here.  The Senate bill is S. 1351.  The House bill is H.R. 2906.

 

CHANNEL 44 NEWS: Surprise Birthday Cards for Newburgh Teen With Autism

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Surprise Birthday Cards for Newburgh Teen With Autism

Marlo Hamilton posted a little note on Facebook for her friends to see. It was a simply request: send birthday cards to her son Dawson for his 18th birthday. Since then it has been growing and growing and cards have started to come in. Dawson has…

Justices Question Teen’s LWOP Sentence At Oral Arguments

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Justices Question Teen’s LWOP Sentence At Oral Arguments

Olivia Covington for www.theindianalawyer.com

In Indiana, only five juveniles have been sentenced to life without parole. Now, the fate of the fifth juvenile rests with the justices of the Indiana Supreme Court, who must decide whether the teen’s act of shooting and killing another 17-year-old rises to a level of offense that warrants spending the rest of his life behind bars.

In a direct LWOP appeal to the state’s highest court, the case of Carltez Jamall Taylor v. State of Indiana, 82S00-1610-LW-00576 was heard by the justices on Tuesday. The case came to the court after Carltez Taylor, a then-17-year-old, shot and killed another teenager, J.W., after lying in wait for him on a street corner. A jury in Vanderburgh Circuit Court recommended a life without parole sentence for Taylor, but his counsel now challenges that sentence, telling the court LWOP sentences should be reserved for only the most heinous of juvenile crimes.

To illustrate that point, Matthew McGovern, Taylor’s counsel, pointed the justices to the case of Conley v. State, 972 N.E.2d 864 (Ind. 2012), in which the Supreme Court upheld juvenile Andrew Conley’s LWOP sentence for killing his younger brother, but only because the crime constituted an “unimaginable horror.” The court in Conley noted the death of the victim was not a “nearly-instantaneous death by a bullet,” but rather was a drawn-out process. Here, however, J.W. died within five minutes of being shot, so McGovern said his client’s conduct did not rise to the same level of heinousness as the defendant in Conley.

But Kelly Loy, counsel for the state, presented a different view of J.W.’s murder, one in which Taylor coerced J.W.’s girlfriend into bringing him to the scene unarmed, then waited several minutes around a dark corner before emerging into the street and opening fire. While Loy did concede the circumstances in Conley were more gruesome than those in Taylor’s case, she said the level of premeditation Taylor exhibited in the hours leading up to the fatal shooting rise to the level of an appropriate LWOP sentence.

However, Justice Mark Massa noted that in Roper v. Simmons, 543 U.S. 551, 125 S. Ct. 1183 (2005), the Supreme Court of the United States ruled the death penalty was unconstitutional when applied to juvenile defendants. Considering the fact that a life sentence is essentially a “death sentence” for Taylor, who will never be released from prison if relief is not granted, Massa asked Loy why the Roper holding should not be applied to the instant case.

According to Loy, “death is different,” and although Indiana’s capital punishment and LWOP statutes are the same, the same logic does not necessarily apply to the two types of sentences. Chief Justice Loretta Rush then wanted to know what about Taylor made him so “irredeemable” so as to have no hope for a rehabilitated future, and Loy once against pointed to the perceived premeditation of J.W.’s murder, as well as Taylor’s growing criminal history.

McGovern, however, said Loy was trying to view Taylor’s actions through the lens of an adult, not a juvenile. At 17 years old, juveniles may not be able to fully process the consequences of their actions, McGovern said, so it would be unfair to impose an adult’s thought process on Taylor’s case.

McGovern also urged the court to provide Taylor relief on the grounds that the jury did not return a special verdict form indicating the appropriate LWOP aggravating factor had been found. Such a form is required under Indiana law, he said, and the failure to return the form constitutes a Sixth Amendment due process violation. Loy, however, said although the special form was not returned, the jury properly considered the case and was properly instructed.

Full oral arguments in the case are available here.

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