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Late surge not enough as Eagles fall to Panthers

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The University of Southern Indiana women’s soccer team tried surge in the second half, but lost a 2-1 decision to Drury University Sunday afternoon at Strassweg Field. USI saw its record fall to 3-2-1 and 2-2-0 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference, while Drury rose to 3-1-2, 2-1-1 GLVC.

The Screaming Eagles started fast, but the Panthers were faster as Drury took a 1-0 lead into the intermission on a goal at 10:58. The Panthers held a significant advantage in shots during the opening half, 9-2, while each team had a pair of corner kicks.

Five minutes into the second half, the Panthers quickly doubled its first half advantage to 2-0 with tally at 50:14. USI rallied six minutes later and cut the deficit in half when freshman midfielder Carissa Dyer(Crescent Springs, Kentucky) scored an unassisted goal at 56:33.

Dyer, who recorded her second goal of the season, beat a pair of Drury defenders before placing the ball into the upper right corner of the Panther goal. The goal gives Dyer five points this season (two goals and one assists), good enough for third on USI in scoring through six games.

Overall in the match, Drury outshot USI, 14-8, but the Eagles held the advantage in corner kicks, 6-4. USI freshman goalkeeper Emily Hopkins (Greenfield, Indiana) allowed the two goals and made four saves in the match.

The Eagles hit the road next weekend when they travel to the far west of the GLVC to visit Rockhurst University Friday at 5 p.m. and William Jewell College September 27 at noon. USI returns to Strassweg Field on October 2 to host the University of Indianapolis and start a two-match homestand.

 

 

Fall RopeWalk Visiting Writers Reading Series announced

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The RopeWalk Visiting Writers Masterclass and Reading Series at the University of Southern Indiana is ready for a terrific fall semester with novelist and story writer Liam Callanan visiting campus October 1st and poet Carries Jerrell scheduled for November 5th. All events are free and open to the public – no experience with creative writing necessary!

Liam Callanan

Thursday, October 1

 

“Now Open: Starting Strong with Character, Action, and Rhythm in the Cotemporary Short Story” masterclass: 3-4:15 p.m., UC2207

 

With an eye toward crafting the strongest openings possible, Liam Callanan will lead this masterclass on how to gain your audience’s attention in the story’s first paragraphs. The class will look at several examples and close readings in order to figure out what makes them work: how do the characters get introduced, action started, and a rhythm established, all in a story’s opening lines?

Public reading: 4:30-5:30 p.m., Traditions Lounge, University Center East

Liam Callanan is the author of novels: The Cloud Atlas, an Edgar Award Finalist, and All Saints, a Target Bookmarked Breakout Book, and a new story collection Listen. Callanan also serves in the English Department of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and was previously its chair and coordinator of its Ph.D. program in creative writing.

Carrie Jerrell

Thursday, November 5

 

“Dear Mother, Dear Maker: Writing in the Epistolary Mode” masterclass: 3-4:15 p.m., UC 2207

 

Poet Carrie Jerrell looks to present exactly one idea to this masterclass: you should start writing more letters. The class will briefly discuss the history of epistolary poetry, then turn to its benefits for your writing and look at examples of how cotemporary poets use the mode.

Public reading: 4:30-5:30 p.m., Traditions Lounge, University Center East

Carrie Jerrell, a graduate of John Hopkins University and Texas Tech University, is the author of the poetry collection After the Revival. She is currently an associate professor at Murray State University in Murray, Kentucky, where she coordinates the MSU Reading Series and teaches in the MFA program.

For more information, contact Nicole Louise Reid, director of USI’s RopeWalk Reading Series, at 812-464-1916.

Eagles stumble against Drury

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The University of Southern Indiana men’s soccer team dropped a GLVC contest to Drury University, 2-0, Sunday afternoon at Strassweg Field. The Screaming Eagles see their record go to 3-3-0 overall and 1-3-0 in the GLVC, while the Panthers rise to 2-4-0, 2-2-0 GLVC.

The first goal of the match came in the early minutes of the contest. Drury’s David Cross headed in a corner kick just shy of the four minute mark to provide the 1-0 advantage for the Panthers.

The first half was played evenly, as the Eagles and Panthers tied in corner kicks with two and the Panthers earned six shots to USI’s four.

In the second half, the Panthers gained a two-goal advantage on a penalty kick by Ben Bruce just past the 71st minute. Drury earned the penalty kick after the Eagles were penalized for a handball in the box.

Overall, Drury edged the Eagles in shots 15-14 and corners 5-4.

The Eagles hit the road next weekend to face Rockhurst University at 7:30 pm on Friday night in Kansas City, Missouri before travelling to Liberty, Missouri to face William Jewell College at 2:30 pm on Sunday afternoon.

 

 

First Security Bank named Small Business of the Year by Southwest
Indiana Chamber of Commerce

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First Security Bank received the Small Business of the Year award from the Southwest Indiana Chamber of Commerce at their Annual Meeting and Dinner on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2015. The Chamber has over 1,700 business memberships and is the second largest chamber of commerce in Indiana.

First Security Bank expanded into the Evansville market in 2008, after the acquisition of Warrick Loan and Savings Company of Boonville, Ind. The first Evansville branch is located at 123 S. Green River Road. In 2012, they expanded their reach with the acquisition of a former Integra Bank branch in Newburgh, Indiana located at 7833 W. State Route 66. Later that year, they completed the purchase of four floors of the main office of the former Integra Bank headquarters located at 21 S.E. Third St. The bank currently employs approximately 150 employees, of which 22 work in the Evansville market.

In 2014, First Security Bank was awarded Owensboro Business of the Year by the Greater Owensboro Chamber of Commerce. The bank has posted record performance for the past several quarters.

“People make the difference in any organization and we are no different. We have a great staff with solid leadership in Steve Witting, our Regional President along with wonderful, supportive customers. We appreciate the SW Indiana Chamber of Commerce and its members for recognizing First Security with this prestigious award.“ stated M. Lynn Cooper, President and CEO.

First Security Bank is a $570 million asset bank with 11 banking centers in Owensboro, Bowling Green, Franklin and Lexington, Kentucky, as well as Evansville and Newburgh, Indiana. It has differentiated itself from larger competitors with its focus on relationship banking and the ability to make credit and other business decisions locally.

Blues Took Over Victory Theatre on Sunday Night!

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Sunday night, Victory Theatre continued the weekend of music downtown with The Robert Cray Band. Opening for the five-time Grammy Award Winner was local act Monte and Shelly Skelton. Monte and Shelly brought the blues feel with Monte’s talent of bass, saxophone, clarinet and many more unique instruments that highlighted the soulfulness in Shelly’s voice.

By 7 PM, the crowd was cheering and ready to hear the legendary, Robert Cray. The soulfulness of Cray’s voice and his thrilling talent on guitar had fans in awe as the night went on.

“Victory Theatre’s feel and atmosphere is the perfect setting to bring these intimate performances, such as Blues Hall of Fame artist, Robert Cray,” stated Victory Theatre Executive Director, Scott Schoenike.

The Victory Theatre continues a busy schedule with Herman’s Hermits – September 24, One Man Breaking Bad – October 13, Uncharted International: Stories of Resilience – Ocotber 15, Tedeschi Trucks Band – October 22, The National Circus and Acrobats of the People’s Republic of China Presenting “Peking Dreams” – October 26, Here Come the Mummies – October 29 and Lightwire Theater: A Very Electric Christmas – December 17.

GERMANY AND REFUGEES

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Governor Pence to Join Executives from Japan-Based Subaru for Major Jobs Announcement

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Indianapolis – Following his jobs and economic development mission last week to Japan, Governor Mike Pence will join executives from Subaru of Indiana Automotive in Lafayette for a major economic development announcement. Details below.

Monday, September 21:

10:15 a.m. EDT – Governor Mike Pence to join executives from Japan-based Subaru for major jobs announcement
*Media are welcome to attend.
5500 State Road 38 E., Lafayette, IN

CAMPAIGN SKETCHBOOK CARLY FIORINA

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Catch the Latest Edition of “The Indiana State Police Road Show”

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Catch the latest edition of the “Indiana State Police Road Show” radio program every Monday morning at your convenience.

This week’s show features Indiana State Police Trooper Kyle Mitchell of the ISP Recruiting Section. Trooper Mitchell discusses the upcoming ISP recruiting process and the pre-application procedure.

Download the program from the Network Indiana public websites at www.networkindiana.com.  Look for the state police logo on the main page and follow the download instructions. The ISP Road Show can also be viewed via YouTube.

Go to https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu5Bg1KjBd7H1GxgkuV3YJA or visit the Indiana State Police website at http://www.in.gov/isp/   and click on the YouTube link. This 15 minute talk show concentrates on public safety and informational topics with state wide interest.

The radio program was titled “Signal-10” in the early sixties when it was first started by two troopers in northern Indiana. The name was later changed to the “Indiana State Police Road Show” and is the longest continuously aired state police public service program in Indiana.

Radio stations across Indiana and the nation are invited to download and air for FREE this public service program sponsored by the Indiana State Police Alliance and Cops for Kids, a subsidiary of the Indiana State Police Alliance.

IS IT TRUE SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

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IS IT TRUE our last “Readers Poll” ask the question, “Do you feel that Mayor Winnecke is making a mistake by not attending the Veterans “Call To Assemble” event”?  …a whooping 537 people voted in this unscientific but trendy  poll?  …that 411  people voted “YES”?  …only 75 voted “NO” and 51 said they “Didn’t Know?

IS IT TRUE we wonder what the real reason why Mayor Winnecke has declined to attend the local Veterans hosted “Call To Assemble” event on September 23, 2015?  … could the real reason that he is afraid that Democrat candidate for Mayor Gail Riecken would take advantage of the opportunity to debate him on random questions coming directly from the public? …its well known that Mayor Winnecke does poorly when he speaks without written notes and is forced to think on his feet?

IS IT TRUE we hear that next weekend the State Republican Party are paying for and sending a bus full of people to go door to door to hand Winnecke for Mayor campaign material?  ...we wonder why the GOP State Party officials felt compiled to send a bus load of out of town Republican campaign workers to Evansville?

IS IT TRUE we wonder what the State Democratic Party is going to do for Gail Riecken campaign?

IS IT TRUE we are not surprised to hear that City Council members Connie Robinson (D) and Al Lindsey (D)  will not  be supporting Councilman Jonathan Weaver (D) for re-election because he’s been publicly bashing them ?

IS IT TRUE we are surprised to hear that EVSC paid almost $50,000 to the Chief Negotiators representing the school system in a labor dispute with Local Teamster Union #215?  … that Superintendent Dr. David Smith claims he doesn’t have any legal fees costs associated with The EVSC negotiations concerning the Evansville Teachers Association contract?  …we wonder if Superintendent Smith ask the EVSC attorney to write the terms of the collective bargaining contract between the School Board and the Teachers Association?  …if he did, than he indeed had to pay legal fees for services concerning the EVSC negotiations between the Evansville Teachers Association?

IS IT TRUE after reading the candidates comments about “Community Blight” in the Courier and Press George Lumley of “LETS FIX THAT” fame, is concerned that only a few candidates have an informative view of the Mayors land bank proposal and why it is a bad idea at this time?  . …that he is disappointed the candidates do not realize the county is already land banking properties and the expansion should occur there following the guidelines of recent state legislative changes?  …that money for actual demolition and code enforcement has been, is, and will be the limiting factor in eliminating the blight?  … that the proposal only take money for the actual work of fighting blight and applies it to expanding the administrating cost of an already out of control DMD extracurricular called the Brownfields?  …with this flock of blind sheep following the Mayor mentality it is going to be harder to “FIX THAT” than Mr. Lumley had anticipated?

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