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Balanced attack give Eagles 3-set win over UIndy

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Freshman setter Erika Peoples (Bloomington, Illinois) racked up 39 assists, nine digs, and three blocks as the University of Southern Indiana volleyball team defeated the University of Indianapolis 25-20, 25-21, 25-17 in a Great Lakes Valley Conference match Friday night at the Physical Activities Center.

 

USI (15-7, 5-5 GLVC) used an 8-0 run in the opening set to turn a two-point deficit into a commanding 20-14 lead. The Screaming Eagles increased their lead to as much as seven points before settling on the five-point win.

 

Sophomore outside hitter Shelbi Morris (Brazil, Indiana) had four kills and a .667 attacking percentage in the opening frame to lead the Eagles, while senior middle blocker Abbey Winter (Germantown, Illinois) added three kills and two aces.

 

Morris continued her strong play into the second set, where she had four kills and seven digs. Sophomore libero Shannon Farrell (Munster, Indiana) had 13 of her match-high 18 digs in the second set, while sophomore middle hitter Te’Ayla Whitfield (Fort Wayne, Indiana) had five kills and a .500 attacking percentage.

 

Whitfield had a pair of kills in USI’s 5-1 run that turned a 20-20 stalemate into the four-point, game-two win and two-set advantage.

 

USI carried that late momentum into the third set, where it won the first five points.  Freshman outside hitter Mary Kate Byrnes (Chicago, Illinois), who came off the bench in the second set, had six kills and a .750 attacking percentage in the third stanza as USI cruised to the eight-point win.

 

Morris had a double-double with 10 kills and 12 digs to lead the Eagles, who defeated the Greyhounds (9-14, 5-5 GLVC) for the first time since October 22, 2011. Winter added nine kills, a .421 attacking percentage, and three blocks.

 

Peoples did a nice job of spreading the ball around throughout the match as five different players finished with at least six kills. Byrnes finished with seven kills and a .778 attacking percentage, while senior right side hitter Erika Oberbroeckling (Westfield, Indiana) had seven kills and eight digs. Whitefield chipped in six kills and a team-high four blocks.

 

As a team, the Eagles hit .231, with 42 of their 44 kills coming off of a set; while Indianapolis was held to a .106 attacking percentage.

 

USI will attempt to give Head Coach Leah Mercer her 200th career win Saturday at 3 p.m. when it hosts Saint Joseph’s College at the PAC. Mercer, USI’s all-time winningest volleyball coach, is 199-133 (.599) during her 11-year career with the Eagles.

 

The Pumas (7-14, 2-8 GLVC) enter Saturday’s match with USI on the heels of a five-set win over Bellarmine University Friday night in Louisville, Kentucky.

Sheriff’s Office Rescues Woman at Courthouse

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On Thursday, October 22, 2015 at 3:00pm a visitor to the Vanderburgh County Superior Court experienced what was initially thought to be a diabetic episode, but the woman quickly lost consciousness and went into cardiac arrest.

Responding sheriff’s deputies initially administered a glucose gel, but then deployed an automated external deliberator (AED) after the patient became unconscious. Deputies began cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and administered multiple cycles of CPR and AED prior to the arrival of Evansville Fire Department firefighters.

The patient was later transported from the scene by American Medical Response (AMR) and is currently being treated in the intensive care unit at Deaconess Hospital. Sheriff Dave Wedding stated, “There is every reason to believe that the quick actions of our deputies saved this patient’s life.”

The woman had been attending the sentencing hearing of Mr. Conner B. Dant, who was recently convicted of Operating while Intoxicated Causing Death as a Level 4 Felony. Mr. Dant’s conviction stems from an early morning crash that occurred on Wednesday, February 11, 2015. Mr. Dant struck and killed the woman’s husand, Mr. Darrell Wayne Asbridge, who had been walking in the roadway of 4400 block of Upper Mount Vernon Road.

 

Vanderburgh County Recent Booking Records

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Braun Intercollegiate to be held on Monday and Tuesday

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For the final time this fall, the University of Evansville women’s golf team will be in action, playing host to the Braun Intercollegiate on Monday and Tuesday at Oak Meadow Country Club.

 

The teams will play one round of 18 each day with a shotgun start commencing the action on both days at 10 a.m.  The schools in the event include: Butler, Eastern Illinois, Evansville, IUPUI, Indiana State, Lipscomb, Loyola, Northern Kentucky, SIU Edwardsville, Tennessee State and Valparaiso.  Fans are invited out to the course to cheer on the teams.

 

On the second and final day of the Dayton Flyer Invitational earlier this week, it Maria Pickens and Kayla Katterhenry leading the way for the Purple Aces.

Pickens finished the second round with a score of 81, improving by five shots from her opening round total.  She finished the tournament with a 167 and tied for 57th overall.  Leading the women was Kayla Katterhenry, who also carded an 81 on Tuesday.  Her final score of 158 put her at 18 over par for the two rounds.  Katterhenry tied for 20th.

Second on the squad was Giulia Mallmann, who posted identical rounds of 83 to finish with a 166.  She tied for 50th.  Pickens was third on the team while Maggie Camp took fourth.  Camp lowered her round of 86 on Monday by four strokes, tallying an 82 on Tuesday.  She completed the event with a 168.  Madison Cheney was next up for the ladies, posting an 83 on her way to a final score of 174.

Carly Waggoner played as an individual and improved by nine shots between the first and second days.  She totaled 85 strokes in the final round and completed the tournament with a 179.

Governor Pence Opposes Proposed Federal Mining Rule

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Governor Mike Pence and the Indiana Department of Natural Resources submitted comments to the federal Office of Surface Mining regarding the proposed Stream Protection Rule.  Intended to address issues surrounding mountaintop mining in Appalachia, the proposed rule would apply to coal mines in every state.  In his letter to the head of the Office of Surface Mining, Director Joseph Pizarchik, Governor Pence wrote:

 

“Protecting our environment while producing the energy we need for a thriving economy is hard work and requires a careful balance.  Here in Indiana, we know how to achieve that balance.  We have been responsibly mining coal in Indiana for generations.  In fact, Vigo Coal Company recently received the 2015 National Award for the Mid-Continent Region from youroffice recognizing the responsible approach Indiana takes as stewards of our natural resources.”

 

In a separate letter submitted with the Governor’s letter, the Indiana Department of Natural Resources said:

 

“The original intent of the rule was to address stream impacts in Appalachia from mountaintop mining.  However, the concerns that exist in Appalachia do not exist in Indiana.  The additional requirements imposed by the proposed rule place unnecessary burdens on Indiana’s coal industry.  More resources will be expended to comply with the rule than there will be environmental benefit.  Indiana does not have a history of the water quality issues that exist in Appalachia.  Our geology is different from other coal producing regions, as is our topography.”

Honor Flight – Meet and Greet 2015

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At the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Coliseum

By Don Counts

The evening started with recognition of the many people that had worked so hard to make the Honor Flight happen.  The Little Old Dam Band provided music during dinner for the Veterans and their Guardians going on the Honor Flight.  Appreciation and Reflection was provided by State Senator Vaneta Becker, Dan Felker from Sterling Boiler and Brad Byrd anchor from WEHT/WTVW News.  The Patriot Guard provided a Color Guard, escorted the Veterans to their seats, served their meals and conducted the Missing Man Memorial presentation.

There was much excitement and anticipation by the veterans from World War Two, Korea and Vietnam as they look forward to the Honor Flight.  They were given a bag with their shirts and hats for the Honor Flight.  There was so much history in that room that could fill volumes.  As Will Rodgers said “All of us can’t be heroes, some of us have to stand on the curb and clap”

As the news release stated “Honor Flight of Southern Indiana is taking their 3rd trip out of EVV on an Airbus A320 filled with 70 Veterans and 70 guardians to Washington DC on October 24th, 2015. Honor Flight Network is a non-profit organization created solely to honor America’s veterans for all their sacrifices. Honor Flight transports America’s Heroes to Washington DC along with guardians, to visit and reflect at their memorials. Top priority is given to senior veterans – World War II survivors, along with those other veterans who may be terminally ill. Of all the wars in recent memory, it was WWII that truly threatened our very existence as a nation and as a culturally diverse, free society. According to the Department of Veterans Affairs, an estimated 640 WWII veterans die daily. Our time to express our thanks to these brave men and women is running out. Since 2005, nearly 140,000 veterans have flown on an Honor Flight. Veterans numbering 21,261 made an Honor Flight in 2014. The time to thank them is now & you can do just that by attending the Welcome Home Parade on October 24th, 2015. Parade begins at 8:30pm so come early to get a good spot.”

Robert (Bob) Collier was an Army Air Corps Soldier.  He had never been to Washington and had never been on a commercial aircraft other that a Cessna.  He is so looking forward to seeing his monument.  He said when he was flying into the Aleutian Islands the pilot said he would ring a bell when they got in site of Mount McKinley for them to fasten their seat belts.  Bell was never rang the pilot said he about run into Mt McKinley and didn’t have time to ring the bell.  He was a Radio Operator relaying maps and information from the mainland to the war and back again.  He didn’t see any combat and served from 1945 to 1946.  He was stationed on the largest of the Aleutian Island which was two miles wide twenty miles long.  He said the warmest day there was 60 degrees, but it snowed the next day.  He said winds were 80 miles per hour with gusts to 120 miles an hour.  He said when the Honor Flight person brought him his photo he was asked is that you.  He said with ears like that, yes it was me.  He went to radio school in Madison Wisconsin and another in Detroit Michigan.  He is 91 years old.

Robert Church a Navy Veteran and wife Celeste are excited and looking forward to the Honor Flight and getting to see his memorial.  He has been to Washington but never saw the memorial.  He served twenty-five years.  He was a Chief Gunners Mate.  He will be ninety-two in December, what a great early birthday present.  He served as a Master of Arms, repairing weapons.  During his career he served on seven ships, the Maddox, Hudson, Charley P Cecil, John W Meeks, USS Coney, Frederick and the Kitty Hawk.  He served during World War Two in the Pacific and in Vietnam.

A good time was had by all.

Expanding smoking ban would hurt casinos, study committee chair says

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Marilyn Odendahl for www.theindianalawyer.com

In a brief hearing Thursday, members of the Interim Study Committee on Public Policy voted to leave the state’s smoking ban alone.

The legislative group recommended in a 10 to 1 vote that the General Assembly not move to prohibit smoking in casinos, bars and private clubs. Indiana’s statewide anti-smoking law, enacted in 2012, exempts these three types of businesses from the ban.

Earlier in October, the study committee heard testimony from proponents and opponents of the smoking law. Chair Sen. Ron Alting, R-Lafayette, alluded to the passions surrounding this issue when he described the committee’s final report as containing enough ammunition to support any smoking bill a legislator may choose to introduce.

The vote on the recommendation was uneventful with Rep. Phil GiaQuinta, D-Fort Wayne, casting the lone dissent.

After the hearing, Alting said recommending the Legislature ban smoking from the state’s casinos would be contrary to actions taken in the House of Representatives and Senate in recent years. The bills enacted in the last three years have all been intended to give the gambling operations a financial boost; prohibiting cigarettes and cigars would drastically hurt sales in these establishments, he said.

Still, Alting said the state’s smoking ban could be tweaked, namely by expanding the exemption to include bowling alleys. He recounted the testimony of a bowling alley owner who asserted she lost her business, went bankrupt and is now living in her car because customers are staying away since they can no longer light up.

“I’m saying there should probably be some exemptions for those older bowling alleys to allow the small business person to survive and be able to continue their business rather than hearing these heartbreaking stories, and there’re many of them in that business,” Alting said.

He has no plans to introduce any smoking legislation during the 2016 session. The Statehouse will convene only for a short time which will not give legislators enough time to study such a policy change, he said.

GiaQuinta said he also has no plans to introduce bills regarding smoking but he would be willing to help if another member proposed a bill strengthening the ban.

In voting against the committee’s recommendation to retain the smoking exemptions, GiaQuinta cited testimony that argued there is no evidence that businesses’ revenues are hurt by banning cigarettes and cigars. However, the state’s overall economy is impacted by the health care costs incurred from smoking, he said.

“My own personal experience watching how things have evolved in Fort Wayne, I’ve seen studies from Bloomington and others that have adopted no smoking bans in bars and restaurants and other places like that, they’ve shown better health results,” GiaQuinta said. “And I think that’s important.”

Daily Off Topic Forum October 24, 2015

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Death List Week 10-23-15

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WK 10-23-15 DEATH LIST

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