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YESTERYEAR-Graham Brothers Truck Company Inn 1919

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YESTERYEAR-Graham Brothers Truck Company Inn 1919

In 1919, Joseph, Robert, and Ray Graham announced plans to open a truck body fabrication center in Evansville. The Graham Brothers plant was located at 1625 N. Garvin and marked Evansville’s entry into a vehicle manufacturing era that spanned four decades. This image of the factory is dated 1920, a year before the company teamed with Dodge to build engines. By 1926, Graham was the largest truck manufacturer in the world, expanding operations into other cities. During the Depression, Chrysler acquired the plant to assemble Plymouth vehicles.

FOOTNOTE: We want to thank Patricia Sides, Archivist of Willard Library for contributing this picture that shall increase people’s awareness and appreciation of Evansville’s rich history. If you have any historical pictures of Vanderburgh County or Evansville please contact please contact Patricia Sides, Archivist Willard Library at 812) 425-4309, ext. 114 or e-mail her at www.willard.lib.in.us.

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Exclusive Disney Screening at Mesker Park Zoo this Saturday

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Macaroni Kid Evansville, in partnership with Mesker Park Zoo, is excited to host an exclusive screening of Disney’s The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar before it is released on Disney DVD later this month.

Macaroni Kid Evansville has been selected to host this exclusive event, thanks to the national sponsorship of Disney through Macaroni Kid National.

Date: Saturday, February 20, 2016

Time: 11:00 a.m.

Location: Kley Exhibit Hall at Mesker Park Zoo & Botanic Garden

Cost: The screening is free with paid zoo admission. (Member admission is always free)

This movie is geared toward children ages 3-5, but all families are welcome to enjoy this screening as part of their visit to Mesker Park Zoo on February 20.

Eagles Women’s Soccer Announce Ten Players Of Incoming Class

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Eagles Women’s Soccer Announce Ten Players Of Incoming Class

EVANSVILLE, Ind. — The University of Southern Indiana women’s soccer team announced the signing of 10 players for the 2016 season.

Signing national letters for the 2016 season are goalkeeper Morgan Evans (Noblesville, Indiana); defenders Holly Schoenstein (Evansville, Indiana), Addie Deppe (St. Charles, Missouri), and Marie Auton (Ballwin, Missouri); midfielders Caroline Canoy (St. Peters, Missouri), Loryn Willis (Cynthiana, Indiana), Bridget Eckerle (Greenwood, Indiana); and forwards Courtney Spicer (Loveland, Ohio), Gabi Blosser (Ballwin, Missouri), and Abby Schoenstein (Evansville, Indiana).

“We are very excited about our 2016 recruiting class. We feel they will come in and contribute right away to the Women’s soccer program.”

Biographical Information On The Signees:

Evans: A senior at Noblesville High School (Noblesville, Indiana), lettering in soccer, track and cross country…competed at the club level for IPSC 98 Premier, 2012 President’s Cup Runner-Up, 2013 State Cup Champions.

H. Schoenstein: A senior from Mater Dei High School (Evansville, Indiana), lettering in soccer four times…two-time All-District, Indiana Soccer Coaches Association All-Academic, All-Conference, and 2015 second team All-State honoree…helped Mater Dei earn Indiana Runner-Ups in 2014 and 2015…2013 President’s Cup Finalist at the club level.

Deppe: A senior at St. Charles High School (St. Charles, Missouri), lettering 11 times in soccer, basketball, and volleyball…three-time All-Conference and All-District honoree, eleven-time Academic All-Conference honoree, 2014 team captain, 2014 All-Region.

Auton: A senior at Parkway South High School (Ballwin, Missouri), lettering in soccer…two-time team captain and Parkway South Best Defender Award…Competed for Sporting JB Marine at the club level, 2015 State Cup Semi-Finalist, 2012 and 2014 State Cup Champions.

Canoy: A senior at Fort Zumwalt East High School (St. Peters, Missouri), lettering in soccer…three-time All-Conference and Academic All-Conference honoree, two time Honorable Mention All-State and team captain, 2014 Team MVP and All-Region…helped Fort Zumwalt East to Conference Championships in 2014 and 2015…three-time National Premier League Champions and Missouri State Cup Champions at the club level.

Willis: A senior splitting her high school career between North Posey High School (Poseyville, Indiana) and North High School (Evansville, North)…two time All-Conference, Academic All-Conference, and All-City honoree, 2012 team and conference goal leader, elected to 2014 North vs. South All-Star Game, 2015 All-District, team captain, and NHS MVP…helped NHS earn the 2015 Sectional Championship…2013 President Cup and Regional Championships along with a third place finish at Nationals plus the 2014 Indiana Cup Championship at the club level.

Eckerle: A senior at Center Grove High School (Greenwood, Indiana), earning letters in soccer…named All-Conference in 2015…helped Center Grove earn Sectional Championships in 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015; Regional Championships in 2013, 2014, 2015; and a Final Four appearance in 2013.

Spicer: A senior at Loveland High School (Loveland, Ohio)…lettered in basketball and soccer…two-time All-Conference honoree, 2013 Plank Award Winner, 2014 Loveland Offensive Player Award, named a captain in 2015 while earning the Loveland Tiger Award and Sports Person of the Season, 2015 All-City and All-Southwest Ohio…helped Loveland earn the 2012 District Runner-Up, 2013 Regional Semi-Finalists, 2013 and 2014 Conference Championships, and a 2015 Division 1 State Runner-Up…competed for Cincinnati Soccer Alliance at the Club Level.

Blosser: A senior at Marquette High School (Chesterfield, Missouri), earning letters in field hockey and soccer…All-Conference honoree as a junior in 2015….helped Marquette earn a District Championship in 2014…member of Sporting JB Marine at the club level.

A. Schoenstein: A senior at Mater Dei High School (Evansville, Indiana), lettering in soccer…two-time Academic All-Conference Team, 2014 All-City Academic team, All-District Team, and All-Conference honoree…helped Mater Dei to State Runner-Up Titles in 2014 and 2015…2013 President’s Cup Finalist and 2014 Hoosier Cup Champions at the club level.

Classics by Candlelight

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The Arts Council of Southwestern Indiana presents:
CLASSICS BY CANDLELIGHT
 
The Eykamp Quartet 
Friday, February 19th, 7 PM
Trinity United Methodist Church
216 SE Third Street, Evansville
 
All concerts are free and open to the public.

Seventh Annual UE William R. Connolly Ethics Lecture Set for March 14

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Rebecca Todd Peters will be the speaker at the seventh annual William R. Connolly Ethics Lecture planned for Monday, March 14. Her topic will be “Solidarity in a Globalizing World.” The lecture begins at 7:00 p.m., in Eykamp Hall, Room 251, Ridgway University Center. It is free and open to the public.

For more information, contact Lisa Kretz, director of the Ethics Program, at lk102@evansville.edu or the Department of Philosophy and Religion at 812-488-2165.

Eagles open 2016 campaign Friday

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The University of Southern Indiana baseball team opens the 2016 regular season and home schedule Friday at 2 p.m. when it starts a three-game series against Midwest Region rival Grand Valley State University at the USI Baseball Field. Following Friday’s 2 p.m. first pitch and the start of a 10-game homestand, the Screaming Eagles and the Lakers are scheduled to play Saturday at 1 p.m. before concluding the series Sunday at noon.

Coverage of the Eagles-Lakers series, including live stats and audio, are available at GoUSIEagles.com.

SCREAMING EAGLES BASEBALL NOTES:

USI Baseball picked to place 2nd in GLVC East Division. The Eagles, who were 28-21 overall record and 21-15 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference’s East Division in 2015, are predicted to place 2nd in the GLVC East Division. USI is forecast to follow the University of Indianapolis, but ahead of Bellarmine University, Saint Joseph’s College, Lewis University, the University of Illinois Springfield, McKendree University, and the University of Wisconsin-Parkside.

Collegiate Baseball Newspaper preseason honors. Senior rightfielder Kyle Kempf (Evansville, Indiana) and senior third baseman Trent Gunn (Tell City, Indiana) were named Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Preseason All-Americans, while sophomore outfielder/first baseman Drake McNamara (Mt. Vernon, Indiana) and junior right-hander Colin Nowak (Carol Stream, Illinois) were named preseason “Player” and “Pitcher” to watch this spring.

New pitching rotation in 2016. The USI pitching staff will have a new look to the starting rotation after graduation of or injuries to all but one of the 2015 starting pitchers. The lone returning starter is senior right-hander Alex Holder (Princeton, Indiana), who was 5-1 with a 3.17 ERA in 10 appearances and nine starts during his first year with the Eagles.

Eagle hitters look to continue production. USI hit .310 last season as a team, averaging 6.1 runs per contest in 2015. The Eagles averaged only 5.4 runs per contest during their run to the national championship in 2014. .

Kempf leading hitting attack. USI senior rightfielder Kyle Kempf (Evansville, Indiana) returns to lead the Eagles’ hitting attack after posting a team-best .395 batting average, 45 runs scored, and 15 doubles. Kempf, currently, ranks ninth in total bases; 18th in games played; seventh in hits; 11th in doubles, and 15th in home runs.

Gunn closing on hitting streak record. USI senior third baseman Trent Gunn (Tell City, Indiana) finished 2015 on a 19-game hitting streak, two games away tying Josh Perkins’ record of 21-straight (last two games of 2000 and the first 19 of 2001).

Returning from 2015’s line-up. The Eagles return eight members of the 2015 starting line-up that took the field for the GLVC Tournament last year. USI returns senior catcher Ryan Bertram (Zionsville, Indiana); sophomore second baseman Sam Griggs (Evansville, Indiana); senior third baseman Trent Gunn (Tell City, Indiana); senior leftfielder Jaylen Quarles (Indianapolis, Indiana); senior centerfielderHamilton Carr (Evansville, Indiana); and senior rightfielder Kyle Kempf (Evansville, Indiana).

Archuleta at the helm. USI Head Coach Tracy Archuleta has a USI record of 340-171 (.665) in eight-plus seasons and is 488-295 (.623) in 13-plus seasons as the head coach. He has been named the ABCA Division II Coach of the Year twice (2010 and 2014) after leading the Screaming Eagles to a pair of national championships. He also has earned a pair of GLVC Coach of the Year awards (2011 and 2014).

GVSU in 2016. The Lakers, who were 34-18 last spring, enter 2016 as the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference defending champions and are coming off of an appearance in the 2015 NCAA II Midwest Regional

USI vs. GVSU. USI holds a 9-5 all-time series lead over GVSU, having won four of the last seven meetings (all at the USI Baseball Field). The Eagles and the Lakers also have met in the NCAA II Midwest Regional title game twice since 2007 with USI winning both match-ups.

Adopt A Pet

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This gorgeous girl is Etna! She’s a female calico/torbie and is about 9 months old. Her sister Santa Maria is up for adoption at the Vanderburgh Humane Society, too! Adopt one for $30, or $60 for both! Call (812) 426-2563 or visit www.vhslifesaver.org for adoption information!

Bipartisan Group of Indiana Elected Officials Urge United Technologies to Find Solution That Keeps Jobs in Indiana

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A bipartisan group of Indiana elected officials is urging United Technologies, the parent company of Carrier and UTEC, to work to find a solution to continue operations in Indiana. U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly, Governor Mike Pence, U.S. Senator Dan Coats, Congressman Andre Carson, Congressman Marlin Stutzman, Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett, and Huntington Mayor Brooks Fetters sent a letter today requesting a meeting with United Technologies. The letter follows last week’s announcement that Carrier and UTEC will move operations from facilities in Indianapolis and Huntington to Mexico, leading to the elimination of more than 2,000 Hoosier jobs.

 In the letter, the Indiana elected officials wrote, “While we struggle to understand the basis of your business decision, we continue to believe that when we work together we can solve most problems.

“We understand that you are meeting with union officials to discuss the decision to move your operations to Mexico.  We ask that Carrier, UTEC, and United Technologies also meet with our offices to discuss this issue, and hope that you come to the table in good faith and work to find a solution to continue this partnership that has brought success to your company and strengthened our communities.

“On behalf of the workers at Carrier and UTEC and the Hoosier communities in which they live, we stand ready to support these discussions.”

Full text of the letter is below. A signed PDF copy of the letter can be found attached.

February 17, 2016

Gregory J. Hayes, President and Chief Executive Officer

Robert McDonough, President, UTC Climate, Controls & Security

United Technologies

10 Farm Springs Rd.

Farmington, CT 06032

 

Dear Mr. Hayes and Mr. McDonough,

We write to you in support of the 1,400 workers at the Indianapolis Carrier facility and the 700 workers at the Huntington UTEC facility who received the devastating news last week that their jobs will be moved to Mexico. Carrier and UTEC have served as pillars of our communities for decades, and many of the individuals set to lose their livelihoods have given their lives to your company.

While we struggle to understand the basis of your business decision, we continue to believe that when we work together we can solve most problems.  It is this pragmatic approach combined with your loyal and talented workforce and their dedication to your brands that has helped Carrier and UTEC to many years of success.

Just as your workforce has done right by Carrier and UTEC, we are now asking you to do right by them.  We understand that you are meeting with union officials to discuss the decision to move your operations to Mexico.  We ask that Carrier, UTEC, and United Technologies also meet with our offices to discuss this issue, and hope that you come to the table in good faith and work to find a solution to continue this partnership that has brought success to your company and strengthened our communities.

On behalf of the workers at Carrier and UTEC and the Hoosier communities in which they live, we stand ready to support these discussions.

Sincerely,

 

Senator Joe Donnelly

Governor Mike Pence

Senator Dan Coats

Congressman Andre Carson

Congressman Marlin Stutzman

Mayor Joseph Hogsett

Mayor Brooks Fetters

 

Governor, First Lady to Attend Annual Indiana Leadership Prayer Breakfast Tomorrow

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Indianapolis – Governor Mike Pence and First Lady Karen Pence will attend the 2016 Indiana Leadership Prayer Breakfast at the Indiana Roof Ballroom. Governor Pence will also offer remarks. Details below.

 

Thursday, February 18

 

7:15 a.m. EST – Governor, First Lady to attend 2016 Indiana Leadership Prayer Breakfast; Governor Pence to offer remarks

*Media are welcome to attend.

Indiana Roof Ballroom – 140 W. Washington St., Indianapolis, IN

 

Morning Justice Applicants Stress Practice Experience

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Morning Justice Applicants Stress Practice Experience

Dave Stafford for www.theindanalawyer.com

The first of 29 Indiana Supreme Court applicants interviewed Wednesday made cases for age and geographic diversity, the importance of practice experience on the court and the need to increase court funding statewide.

The Indiana Judicial Nominating Commission began three days of interviews in the first round of vetting for lawyers and judges who’ve applied to replace retiring Justice Brent Dickson. Here are highlights from those interviewed Wednesday morning.

Thomas P. Yoder, partner, Barrett McNagny LLP, Fort Wayne
Fielding a question about his age, which Yoder described as a youthful 64, the former Indiana State Bar Association president said the court currently is comprised of younger justices who could exit in a couple of decades, giving a future governor an opportunity to pack the court.

“I think I’m perfect,” Yoder quipped when asked about his age. “In 10 years I will be on the cusp of mandatory retirement,” which he said wouldn’t necessarily be a negative given the court’s current more youthful composition. Also, he said Fort Wayne and northeast Indiana hadn’t had a justice on the court since he began practicing.

“I want to have a public voice,” Yoder said, something he’s not had since departing as ISBA president some 15 years ago. He said the court needs an experienced practitioner and touted his experience in business law.

Geoffrey G. Slaughter, partner, Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, Indianapolis
Slaughter told the commission his work as president of the Indiana Bar Foundation has illuminated the need to extend civil representation and legal assistance to unrepresented litigants and those in need. “We’re making important strides in that area,” he said.

The most important traits for a justice are legal ability, collegiality and civility in dealing with lawyers who come before the court, he said. He said his experience of the past 15 years in private practice and six years prior to that with the attorney general’s office would be a good fit for the court.

“I bring the practitioner’s perspective,” he said. “I like to think I would bring to the court experience in some substantive areas of law in which I’ve had some relevant experience, mostly in the business realm,” he said. Slaughter also said he would be eager to assist with efforts to increase pro bono work and court administration.

Thomas E. Wheeler II, partner, Frost Brown Todd LLC, Indianapolis
Wheeler stressed his 30 years as a trial lawyer, his connections with the Legislature and current and former governors, and efforts to increase state funding for the judiciary as reasons he should be appointed to the Supreme Court. The former chairman of the Indiana Election Commission, whose decision that stripped the office from former Secretary of State Charlie White was affirmed by the high court, noted the political nature of the case.

He said the bipartisan committee handled the case collegially. “We were able to work together, and that’s what needed to happen,” Wheeler said. “Generally, I’m a team player; I like to block out and rebound and not score.” He said that would be his approach on the court, and he said late Justice Antonin Scalia’s sometimes acerbic manner of argument and writing caused him concern.

Wheeler said he would seek general fund increases to ensure equal access to courts statewide. “Right now we have a system where, frankly, access to justice depends on which side of county line you’re standing on, and I don’t think that’s acceptable,” he said.

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