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Katterhenry in second as Aces open spring season

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UE in Jacksonville for the week 

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – After winning three tournaments in the fall, University of Evansville golfer Kayla Katterhenry picked up right where she left off and ranks in a tie for second following the first round of the Benbow Invitational at Jacksonville Beach Golf Club.

Katterhenry fired off a 2-over 74 and is one off the lead going into play on Tuesday.  Her efforts has the Purple Aces in fourth place on the team list, just two out of a tie for second place.  UE finished with a 323 while Northern Kentucky and The Citadel are tied for second with a 321.  Valparaiso leads with a 312.

Giulia Mallmann is second on the UE squad.  Her 80 in the first round has her in a tie for 12th place.  Two behind her is freshman Madison Chaney.  Her 82 placed her in a tie for 19th.

Maria Pickens sits in a tie for 40th with her round of 87 while Maggie Camp carded a 93.  Rachel Marchi and Carly Waggoner played as individuals.  Marchi finished Monday’s round with an 88 while Waggoner notched a 92.

UE wraps up the tournament on Tuesday.

UE men’s golf in second in Jacksonville

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UE in Jacksonville for the week

 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A full team effort has the University of Evansville men’s golf team in second place at the Don Benbow Invitational following the opening round.

Will Knights finished the opening day with a 71 to sit in 5th place on the leaderboard.  Tyler Gray is one behind him with a 72.  He is tied for 6th place.

The rest of the squad also performed exceptionally well as the trio of Rick Voyvodic, Wil Pahud and Joseph Addante each carded rounds of 77 and are tied for 18th.

As a team, the Aces finished with a 287.  They are 8 strokes behind leader Florida Atlantic and have a one shot lead over 3rd place IUPUI.

Three individuals played on Monday for UE.  Jon Pick was the top performer, posting a 77.  Noah Reese completed the first day with an 81 while Austin Carmack finished with an 84.

Laval University golfer Arthur Heinkele and FAU individual Yuki Fujii sit atop the individual list.  Both recorded rounds of 68 to open the event.

UE wraps up the tournament on Tuesday.

 

Vanderburgh County Recent Booking Records

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Greg Wathen Selected As North America’s Top 50 Economic Developers For 2016

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Greg Wathen Selected As North America’s Top 50 Economic Developers For 2016

Consultant Connect, a consulting agency designed to bridge the gap between economic developers and site consultants, announces its 2016 list of North America’s Top 50 Economic Developers which includes Greg Wathen, President & CEO of the Economic Development Coalition of Southwest Indiana. The 6economic development professionals selected for this list were nominated by their colleagues in both the economic development industry and the site consultant community for excellent practices, innovation and success in building the communities they serve.

“This annual list recognizing North America’s Top 50 Economic Developers is designed to acknowledge the hard work of the top leaders in this field and elevate the conversation around economic development and job creation,” said Ron Kitchens, managing partner of Consultant Connect. “Each of the leaders represented on this year’s list are beyond deserving of this recognition for their efforts in building our communities brick by brick and job by job.”

This makes the second year in a row that Wathen has been selected. Since March of 2007, Wathen has lead the Economic Development Coalition of Southwest Indiana from a fledgling public-private partnership to the national brand of Indiana’s Great Southwest. The Coalition promotes the region’s assets to a global marketplace for business attraction and retention helping garner over $2.8 billion in investment creating 3,568 jobs; and, has helped the region gain approximately $74 million in state and federal grants for capacity building.

Most recently Wathen successfully spearheaded the state-wide effort for the Evansville region to be named one of Indiana’s first Regional Cities, a designation that will receive $42 million for talent attracting projects.

Each of the top 50 economic developers will be featured on the weekly podcast, From The Ground Up: North America’s Top 50 Economic Developers where Wathen and other industry leaders will share their expertise in the field of economic development and leadership insights they’ve learned along the way. The podcast is scheduled to air March 31 at http://consultantconnect.org/category/econdev-podcast/. “It is an honor to be named to this prestigious list, but as any good economic developer knows, it takes many hands to change the landscape of communities,” said Greg Wathen, President & CEO of the Economic Development Coalition of Southwest Indiana. “Indiana’s Great Southwest is on the cusp of transformative growth and it’s due to a common shared vision.”

FOOTNOTES: Our next “will be posted on this coming Wednesday ?

Please take time and read our newest feature article entitled “HOT JOBS”. Jobs posted in this section are from Evansville proper.

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Todays “Readers Poll” question is: Do you feel that the Evansville Brownfields Corp should provide the general public with annual audits and copies of their meeting agenda?

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Letter to the Editor: Mayor Winnecke Shell Games

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Letter to the Editor: Mayor Winnecke Shell Games

Mayor Winnecke has spent his time as Mayor playing a Shell Game with Evansville’s finances, hoping we don’t catch on.

With each passing year, the “Shells” gets bigger and bigger, with more money being moved and shifted around so we, the public, don’t realize the true financial situation Evansville faces.

He can hide the “Shell Games” from the citizens, but he can’t hide it from the State Board of Accounts.

According to the SBOA 2014 Audit:

“Although the General Fund showed a balance of $307,140 as of December 31, 2014, the fund would have shown a deficit balance of $5,888,660 as of December 31, 2014, if not for the following items:

  1. The Wastewater Utility prepaid the 2015 payment in lieu of taxes payment totaling $2,428,000
  2. The City did not pay the General fund’s portion of hospitalization bills for the 3rd quarter of 2014 totaling $3,767,800.”

In reality, we began 2015 $5,888,660 in the hole.

Mayor Winnecke is borrowing tomorrow’s paycheck to pay for today’s bills.  And with each passing year, the amount he has to borrow grows higher and higher.

This type of action, much like it is in our everyday homes, is unsustainable.  We simply cannot continue to treat our finances this way.

I call upon Mayor Winnecke to have a frank and open dialog with the citizens of Evansville about the true nature of our city’s finances.  We cannot continue to shift and move money around, playing accounting tricks, and deceiving the public about our true financial situation.

These certainly are not the actions of a #StrongCity.

Thank you,

Matthew Neville
Evansville

 

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Please take time and read our newest feature article entitled “HOT JOBS”. Jobs posted in this section are from Evansville proper.

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Todays “Readers Poll” question is:  If the election was held today who would you vote as the next Governor of Indiana?

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TUESDAYS “READERS FORUM”

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TUESDAYS “READERS FORUM”
Whats On Your Mind Today?

Are you upset that the tax supported not-for profit Evansville Brownfields Corp won’t release any financial data to the public?

Do you feel that the City of Evansville should subsidize a Hockey team?

FOOTNOTES: Our next “will be posted on this coming Wednesday ?

Please take time and read our newest feature article entitled “HOT JOBS”. Jobs posted in this section are from Evansville proper.

If you would like to advertise in the CCO please contact us City-County Observer@live.com.

Todays “Readers Poll” question is: If the election was held today who would you vote as the next Governor of Indiana?

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Protecting Hoosiers from forced municipal sewage tap-ins

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This session, I co-authored a bill protecting homeowners living outside city or town limits from mandatory sewage tap-ins.

This legislation works to protect Hoosiers living outside city limits from being forced to tap into the municipal sewage system. Under current law, a municipality may require connection to its sewer system and the discontinuance of the use of privies, cesspools, septic tanks and similar structures used for sewage disposal if there is an available sewer within 300 feet of a home. The municipality must notify the property owner 90 days prior to the connection date and can enact penalties if homeowners do not tap into the available sewer.

House Bill 1075 would exempt a property owner from being required to connect to the sewer system if the property is located outside of the municipality, and the owner’s sewage disposal system is a septic tank soil absorption system or a constructed wetland septic system that has been approved by and given a written determination from the local health department that the septic tank system is not failing.

If a resident has purchased or built a house within the last 20 years, they would be able to file for a 10-year exemption as well as two five-year exemptions, for a total 20-year exemption from tapping into the municipal sewage system. A house that is five years old is able to file a 15-year exemption, a 10 year old house may file for a 10-year extension, and so on up to 20 years. This is because a typical septic tank has an approximate lifespan of up to 20 years. This would save many Hoosiers the tap-in fee, in addition to other connection fees they may incur.

If it is not necessary for households living near a city to connect to sewage lines, and they have a legal and reliable process of getting rid of sewage waste, they should not be burdened by over-regulations and forced to deal with bureaucratic red tape.

House Bill 1075 is now being sent to the governor where it could be signed into law. Please contact me with questions or input on this bill at (317) 232-9833 or email h75@iga.in.gov.

Americade Queen

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Allison Hayes (right), a Hollywood starlet who visited Evansville in late October 1955 to promote her new movie at the Grand Theater, crowns Bosse High School student Sally Lowe as “Miss Americade.” (The U. S. Marines are unidentified.) Americade was an exposition sponsored by the National Association of Manufacturers in cooperation with the Evansville Chamber of Commerce and other local organizations. Its purpose was to promote America’s “tremendous advances” and potential. Nearly 20,000 people attended the four-day event, which was held at the Coliseum.

EVSC Offers 529 College Savings Account for Employees

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The Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation today announced a new benefit for employees that will help them plan and save for college. All employees of the EVSC now have the opportunity to participate in Indiana’s CollegeChoice 529 Direct Savings Plan via an automatic payroll deduction.

CollegeChoice 529 is a tax-advantaged college savings plan that employees can use for qualified post-secondary education expenses for themselves or their dependents. Money invested in the 529 accounts can be used for tuition; room and board, books, fees, computers and other mandatory higher education expenses.

“By offering this benefit, our employees can easily and effectively save for college,” said David Smith, EVSC Superintendent. “As an educational institution, we definitely know the value of education and what it can do for students. We feel this is something we can offer our employees that will truly pay dividends for our employees, their families and our community.”

Benefits of the CollegeChoice 529 include:

  • Employees can open a 529 account with little as $10 and additional contributions of at least $10 can be made at any time.
  • Earnings grow tax-deferred and are free from federal income tax when used for qualified higher education expenses.
  • Flexible investment options help families maximize their savings.
  • Savings can be used at any eligible school around the country and abroad, including public and private, 2- and 4-year colleges, universities, graduate schools and vocational/technical schools.
  • Employees can save for the education of a child, grandchild, or other beneficiary, or even for an advanced degree for themselves.

Eligible employees can contribute up to $14,000 ($28,000 for married couples) each year without incurring federal gift tax consequences. In addition, participating Indiana taxpayers, can be eligible for a state income tax credit of 20% of contributions to their CollegeChoice 529 account(s), up to $1,000 credit per year.

To enroll, EVSC employees should contact the payroll department in the Office of Business Affairs with the EVSC.

Michael Austin Named Executive Vice President of Academic Affairs at UE

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After conducting a national search, the University of Evansville has named Michael Austin as the University’s executive vice president of academic affairs. He will begin his new duties on July 1.

The search process was extensive. Four finalists were chosen from a large pool of candidates. Each finalist visited campus and interacted with a faculty, staff, administrators, and a group of University of Evansville trustees. The search committee surveyed those who had met with the candidates and then made the recommendation to offer the position to Austin.

“The University of Evansville is an excellent school with the reputation of having outstanding academic programs and a strong liberal arts foundation,” said Austin. “I’m looking forward to becoming part of that tradition.”

Austin earned his PhD in English literature from the University of California at Santa Barbara. He earned his MA and BA degrees in English from Brigham Young University.

Austin has 15 years of experience in higher education administration at both public and private liberal arts institutions. He comes to UE from Newman University, where he was provost and vice president of academic affairs and a professor of English. During his career, Austin has also served as dean of graduate studies at Shepherd University, and chair of that school’s English and modern languages department.

He has written several books, including Useful Fictions: Evolution, Anxiety, and the Origins of Literature, That’s Not What They Meant! Reclaiming the Founding Fathers from America’s Right Wing, and Re-Reading Job: Understanding the Ancient World’s Greatest Poem.

“We are very excited that Michael has agreed to become our new executive vice president of academic affairs” said UE President Thomas A. Kazee. “He brings with him a strong background in liberal arts education and collaborative team building. He has a passion for education, and a proven ability to bridge the gap between liberal arts and professional programs.”

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