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UE 2015 Aces Concrete Canoe Team Qualifies for National Competition

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The University of Evansville 2015 Aces Concrete Canoe team has qualified for the National Concrete Canoe Competition. The team secured their spot by coming in second overall in the regional concrete canoe competition at the American Society of Civil Engineers Great Lakes Student Conference. That conference was April 16-19 at the University of Notre Dame. Out of the more than 250 civil engineering programs in the United States, only 25 schools qualify for competition at the national level.

The team’s 190-lb, 19.9-ft long canoe Julie, is named in honor of UE civil engineering alumna Julie (Elpers) Otis, who led Aces Concrete Canoe to its first Nationals Competition in 2005. Otis lost her battle with breast cancer in 2013, and the team found inspiration in her fight and in her strength.

The canoe will be on display at UE’s annual Engineering Excellence Day on Friday, April 24, 1:00-5:30 p.m., East Terrace lawn next to Ridgway University Center. This event is free and open to the public

In all four areas of the competition, design paper, product display, oral presentation, and races, the team came in second behind only the University of Wisconsin-Madison, which has won the National Competition five times.

Aces Concrete Canoe placed second ahead of the University of Illinois at Chicago, in design paper, where the technical and project management aspects of the year-long project are discussed.

On Friday, April 17, the Aces Concrete Canoe team used their product display to highlight the construction quality, aesthetics, and durability of their canoe, and to honor its namesake’s fight against breast cancer. In product display, the team placed second ahead of Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne.

The presentation team delivered a summary on Saturday, April 18, of their year-long work to a panel of civil engineering judges, answering questions based on their presentation and design paper, and coming in second, ahead of third-place Northwestern University.

Race day was Friday, consisting of the two-man 600 meter slalom and endurance race, the two-woman slalom and endurance, the two-woman 200 meter sprint race, the two-man 200 meter sprint race, and two-man/two-woman co-ed 400-m sprint race. Except for one race, the paddling team came in second beating out third-place finishers that included Notre Dame (women’s sprint), Marquette (men’s sprint), University of Southern Indiana (co-ed sprint), and Northwestern University (men’s endurance).

But in the women’s slalom and endurance, the paddling team beat out the University of Wisconsin-Madison team by nearly a minute to take first place, the only time in 15 years that any school has ever beaten the women’s team from Madison.

All 18 schools in the Great Lakes Region fielded canoes this year and included, in addition to the above: Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Purdue, Valparaiso, Trine, Purdue University-Calumet, University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign, Bradley, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee School of Engineering, and Illinois Institute of Technology.

Commissioners Meeting Agenda April 21, 2015

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AGENDA
Vanderburgh County
Board of Commissioners
April 21, 2015
5:00 pm, Room 301

Call to Order
Attendance
Pledge of Allegiance
Invocation
Action Items
Road Race Requests:
St. Wendel Men’s Club Grillin’ and Chillin’ 5K
Logan Brown Promise Foundation Walk to Remember
Carver Community Organization Senior Corp Volunteers National Service Day Proclamation
Heritage Federal 50th Anniversary Proclamation
Area Plan Commission: Purchase of 5 New Computers
Superior Court: Partnership with the Vanderburgh County Sheriff to run the work release portion of community corrections as a therapeutic venture
County Clerk: 2015 Vote Center Location Change
Contracts, Agreements and Leases
County Treasurer: Renewal of Service Contract with Southern Business Machines, INC.
Computer Services: United Leasing Agreements for Multifunction Devices for Vanderburgh County Health Department
Commissioners:
Teamsters Local 215 Collective Bargaining Agreement for the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office Confinement Officers and Civilian Support Staff
Amended Old National Bank Naming Rights Agreement Regarding the Centre and Escrow Agreement
County Health: Agreement and Business Associate Contract with Apptoto
County Sheriff: Phone Service Contract with AT&T
Department Head Reports
Board Appointments
Emergency Management Agency
New Business
Old Business
Public Comment
Consent Items
Approval of prior meetings minutes: April 7th, 2015
Employment Changes
Soil Water Conservation District: March 31st, 2015 Regular Meeting Minutes
County Clerk: 2015 March Monthly Report
County Sheriff: Surplus of Vehicles
County Health Department: Request to Surplus Equipment
County Engineer: Department Head Report
Road Hearing
Adjournment

Mt. Vernon Man Arrested after Battering Girlfriend

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 At approximately 9:30 this morning, Posey County Dispatch received a 911 call regarding a female that was being battered at a residence located at 920 East 5th Street in Mt. Vernon. Indiana State Police and Posey County Sheriff’s Department immediately responded and arrived within a few minutes. Troopers discovered the suspect, Stephen Eaton, 26, had already fled the area in his vehicle. During the investigation it was revealed that Eaton and his girlfriend, Kyrra McMichael, 24, were involved in an argument when he physically battered her. She received injuries to her eye, face and lip. Eaton also allegedly threatened his girlfriend with a hammer. McMichael did not require medical attention.

Troopers received information approximately 30 minutes later that Eaton was at a friend’s residence located at 610 Pearl Street in Mt. Vernon. Officers from the Indiana State Police and Posey County Sheriff’s Department immediately responded to the residence and found the homeowner and several of his children outside. Troopers obtained information that Eaton entered his friend’s residence without permission. Eaton also barricaded himself inside the residence and refused to come out. The homeowner’s one-year-old son was still inside the residence. Approximately 5 minutes later, Eaton opened the front door and surrendered. The child was not injured. Eaton was arrested and taken to the Posey County Jail where he is currently being held on bond.

Arrested and Charges:

• Stephen Eaton, 26, 920 East 5th Street, Mt. Vernon, IN

1. Domestic Battery, Level 6 Felony

2. Intimidation, Level 5 Felony

3. Residential Entry, Level 6 Felony

IS IT TRUE- PART 2-APRIL 21, 2015

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IS IT TRUE the Vanderburgh County Republican Party’s Lincoln Day Dinner is scheduled for tomorrow night?….the Lincoln Day dinner has traditionally been the party’s largest fundraiser of the year?….tomorrow’s dinner is scheduled for 7pm with a VIP reception beginning at 6:00pm?….the event will be held at Old National Events Plaza (formerly known as the Centre)?….we hear that there are plenty seats available and if anyone is interested in the Lincoln Day Dinner, they may call Republican Party headquarters at 812-425-8207.

IS IT TRUE Governor Mike Pence has taken a beating in the polls since the passage of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act?….answering specific questions about his political future, the embattled governor has not yet indicated whether he will run for re-election in 2016?

IS IT TRUE in order for the Governor to sign the RFRA into law, it first had to be passed out of the Indiana General Assembly?….the most powerful member of the General Assembly and the one who dictates the body’s action is Speaker Brian Bosma?….Speaker Bosma has long been considered to be an possible candidate either for the Governor’s Office or one of Indiana’s U.S. Senate seats?

IS IT TRUE despite the controversy surrounding the RFRA and its passage through the legislature, Republican Party Chairman Wayne Parke elected to invite Speaker Bosma to give the keynote address at the Lincoln Day Dinner?….this selection has put some politicians into some interesting political positions?

IS IT TRUE that Mayor Lloyd Winnecke is the Master of Ceremonies for the Lincoln Day Dinner?….the Mayor is no stranger to tough political positions?….Just last week, we saw the Mayor have to explain his undying loyalty support of local unions as the very candidates the he helped get into the state legislature repealed the State’s Common Construction Wage?….many of these same legislators voted in favor of the RFRA?

IS IT TRUE there have been rumors of planned protest for the event tomorrow?….some union members have discussed protesting over the repeal of the Common Construction Wage law?….there are also rumors of individuals protesting the RFRA?

Vanderburgh County Recent Booking Record

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North High School to Host Challenge Day event

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Tuesday, April 21

7:45 – 8:45 a.m. and 2 to 2:30 p.m.

North High School

 

More than 100 students and 25 adult volunteers from North High School will participate in Challenge Day on April 21, an event that helps students and adults recognize peer pressure, oppression, violence, labels and more and turn this recognition into acceptance and tolerance. The day-long event is just the first day of a student-led initiative to “Be the Change” in their school and community. Students are challenged to inspire people to be the change they wish to see in the world, starting with themselves and be the driving force to creating the school and community of their dreams. While the event will take place throughout the school day, media are invited between 7:45 and 8:45 a.m. and then again from 2 to 2:30 p.m.

DALE R. YINGLING, DO, JOINS MATERNAL-FETAL MEDICINE & GENETICS CENTER

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Dale R. Yingling, DO, has joined the staff of the Maternal-Fetal Medicine & Genetics Center with St. Mary’s Medical Group. In his new role Yingling will provide prenatal care for high-risk pregnancies.

Yingling earned his medical degree from West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine in Lewisburg, W. Va., where he graduated with honors. He completed a residency St. John’s Hospital and Medical Center in Detroit, Mich., and a fellowship at Medical College of Georgia in Augusta, Ga.

Landscaper’s attorney fails to explain fee

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Marilyn Odendahl for www.theindianalawyer.com

A landscaping company’s award for attorney fees has been sent back to small claims court for reconsideration after the business and the attorney failed to submit documentation supporting the fee amount.

Foegley Landscaping filed a breach of contract claim in small claims court against Stephen Smith, professor at Notre Dame Law School, for failure to pay the remaining $2,966 owed for yard improvements. Smith filed a counterclaim that Foegley had damaged his water drainage system and had not repaired it.

At the end of the trial, Foegley filed fee affidavits from its two attorneys, A. Robert Masters and Williams G. Murphey. Masters averred his firm billed the landscaping company $500 for its representation. Murphey averred his fees totaled $4,054.90, but he did not provide any documentation about his hourly rate or other explanation.

The small claims court entered a judgment of $5,410.55 in favor of Foegley which included the principal amount of the claim, interest and “reasonable” attorney fees of $1,500.

After the small claims court upheld the attorney fees award, Smith appealed. He argued the award of Murphey’s fees was unreasonable because the attorney did not submit any documentation for the work he did.

The Indiana Court of Appeals agreed.

In Stephen F. Smith v. Foegley Landscape, Inc., 71A03-1405-SC-169, the Court of Appeals affirmed the small claims court’s judgment in favor of the landscaping company on its breach of contract claim. However, the appellate court reversed and remanded the award of attorney fees.

“…there is no evidence in the record concerning the nature of Murphey’s representation, the hours he spent on the case, or his hourly charge,” Judge Rudolph Pyle III wrote for the court. “He merely submitted an affidavit to the small claims court stating that, as a result of his representation, Foegley Landscape had incurred costs and legal expenses of $4,045.90 related to the litigation. Absent information concerning the nature of Attorney Murphey’s services, the small claims court could not have properly evaluated the reasonableness of his fees and therefore abused its discretion in awarding attorney fees.

2015 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week

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The coalition of local Victim Assistance agencies (Albion Fellows Bacon Center, Holly’s House, YWCA, Vanderburgh County Prosecutor’s Office, Lampion Center) received funding from the National Association of VOCA Assistance Administrators (NAVAA) through a grant from the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), within the Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice, to promote community awareness of crime victims’ rights and services during the 2015 National Crime Victim’s Rights week.

This week (April 19-25, 2015), is National Crime Victim’s Rights Week (NCVRW). This annual observance, first designated by President Ronald Reagan in 1981, seeks to increase general public awareness of, and knowledge about the wide range of rights and services available to people who have been victimized by crime. The theme for the 2015 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week is “Engaging Communities. Empowering Victims.”

This year, the Vanderburgh County NCVRW Coalition has opted to gear the fight towards human trafficking in our community. This well known, little discussed problem is one that must be addressed. Thousands of bars of soap with the human-trafficking hotline number have been provided to area businesses and establishments in hopes that the number may reach someone in need. There will also be shirts given away to honor this important week and a billboard to raise awareness. The local NCVRW coalition is proud to take a stand and be a continued voice for Crime Victims in the Tri-State.

Since 2004, the NCVRW Community Awareness Project has provided financial and technical assistance to more than 720 community projects that promote victim and public awareness activities, and innovative approaches to victim outreach and public education about victims’ rights and services during NCVRW. Vanderburgh County was one of the 90 projects recommended by the National Association of VOCA Assistance Administrators and selected for funding by OVC for 2015 from the 194 applications that were submitted nationwide.

School Board Approves First Rate Increase for Pre-K in Five Years

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The EVSC Board of School trustees tonight approved a weekly tuition increase for one of its three Early Childhood Education programs, which is currently self-funded. Costs for operating the fee-based early childhood programs — Little Husky World at Scott School; Little Panther World at Daniel Wertz, and Little Bulldog World at Dexter — have increased due to licensing and accreditation requirements, and are causing the program to run at a deficit.

These programs are designed for working families who need Pre-K classes combined with childcare. They are open from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday during the school year — serving 3 and 4 year olds.

All of the EVSC pre-school sites are now licensed by the state of Indiana; are either accredited or awaiting accreditation from the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAYEC); and are rated a Level 3 or 4 on Paths to Quality.

The EVSC’s current rate of $130.00 per week is the lowest in the area as compared to other Level 4 Pre-K establishments. EVSC records indicate that there has not been a rate increase in the fee-based early childhood program in the past five years.

The board approve an increase to $160.00 per week for new enrollees. For returning students, the increase would raise to $145.00 next year; and EVSC employees fee would continue at $130.00 per week.

The other two Early Childhood programs — Title 1 supported Pre-K classes and the state’s pilot On My Way Pre-K — will remain free for qualifying families.

Enrollment is now taking place for all of the programs. Deadline for enrollment for the state pilot – On My Way Pre-K is April 30. For information, please call 812-435-8219.

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