The Evansville Police Department will be hosting an 8 hour “Responding to Church Crisis” training course for area religious leaders. The training will be presented by Sgt. Darren Sroufe of the Evansville Police Department. Sgt. Sroufe also serves as a Police Chaplin.
Some of the topics discusssed will included Vulnerability Assessment, Staff Awareness, Crisis Communcation, Police Reponse, and Recovery After a Crisis.
The training will be held at the National Guard Armory on October 16th from 8:00am-4:00pm. The only cost to attend is a canned good to help the EPD “SWAT out Hunger”. All donations will go to the Tri-State Food Bank.
Evansville Police Department to host crisis training for religious leaders
Media Release–GOP Caucus for Office of Center Township Trustee –
What: GOP Caucus for office of Center Township Trustee
Where:Â The ROCKÂ Church, 815 John Street, Suite 195
When:Â October 24Â 6:00Â PM (doors open at 5:30)
As Chairman of the Vanderburgh County Republican Party, I am calling a Republican Caucus to be held on Thursday, October 24, 2013. The purpose of the Caucus is to fill the vacancy of Center Township Trustee that is vacant due to the resignation of Mike Humphrey who is relocating to Florida.
The Republican Caucus will be held at The ROCK Church at 815 John St. Suite 160 (the same building as GOP HQ). The doors will be open at 5:30 PM and the Caucus will begin promptly at 6:00 PM.
All candidates for this office must reside in Center Township. They must also complete a CEB-5 form and have submitted this information to Wayne Parke, Republican Party Chairman, no later than 6:00 PM on Monday, October 21, 2013. Only Center Township Precinct Committeemen will be allowed to vote to fill this position. The ONLY proxy allowed is the Vice-Committeeman who can vote in the absence of the Precinct Committeemen.
Currently three people have expressed interest in the Center Township Trustee position:Gary Burdsall, a Center Township Trustee Board Member, Ted Stucki a Center Township Trustee Board Member and Farley Smith, Vanderburgh County Republican Party TreasurerÂ
E. Wayne Parke, Chairman
Vanderburgh County Republican PartyÂ
University of Evansville Announces New Physician Assistant Program
The University of Evansville is proud to announce that it will launch a new physician assistant program, the first in the Tri-State area, to build on its existing strength in health professions education and help meet the growing need for health care providers. The master’s-level program is slated to begin classes in 2016.
The University began conducting a feasibility study for a physician assistant program more than a year ago. The study, led by Tripp Umbach, indicated that the prevalence of physician assistants (PAs) in the Tri-State is lower than the national average. In addition, experts in the health care field project significant shortages of primary care providers, and the Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts that employment for physician assistants will grow by 30 percent from 2010 to 2020, much faster than average.
The University is currently conducting a national search for a physician assistant program director and is pursuing provisional accreditation, a status granted to new PA programs, from the Accreditation Review Council for Physician Assistants (ARC-PA).
Physician assistants work as part of a physician-led team to provide a broad range of diagnostic, therapeutic, preventive, and health maintenance services: performing physical exams, diagnosing and treating illnesses, ordering and interpreting tests, prescribing certain medications, and more. PAs work in diverse medical and surgical settings, including family and internal medicine, emergency departments, pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, general surgery and surgical sub-specialties, and mental and behavioral health care.
UE’s physician assistant program will last approximately 24 to 27 months and will include both classroom and clinical education in topics such as medical, behavior, and social sciences; clinical medicine; patient assessment; and health policy and practice issues.
“We look forward to offering the region’s first physician assistant program, which we are developing based on the current and future needs for health care providers – both here in the Tri-State and nationwide,†said John A. Mosbo, UE senior vice president for academic affairs. “The new program provides an excellent opportunity to educate local students and import talent from a broad geographical area. Given our existing strength in health sciences education, UE is well positioned to make an impact on those needs through a physician assistant program.â€
“Physician assistants can be a vital part of medical practices here in Evansville, and I’m thrilled to see a local university stepping up to educate these health care professionals,†said David Schultz II, MD, a local physician with Evansville Primary Care and 1994 UE alumnus. “With the physician and nurse shortage in Indiana and America, physician assistants serve an important role in increasing healthcare availability.â€
IS IT TRUE October 10, 2013

IS IT TRUE October 10, 2013
IT IS TRUE that the recent passage of the sewer rate increase is not valid due violations of State law regarding the notification process for the hearing?…the City Council is regrouping and will attempt to correct the notification and re hear the issue on Oct 14th with a final vote of Oct 28th?… that at the last rate increase (City Council meeting Oct 12 , 2010) Councilman Curt John and Councilman Dan McGinn proposed to freeze the “county” rate until a study is conducted to justify any additional difference between the city and county?…that no such study has been conducted and by the actions of the current council the “county” rate is not frozen?…that there has never been a study or any data presented to justify the increased rate on the “county” users of the sewer and that is in violation of the State law which the rates must be nondiscriminatory, reasonable, and just ( IC 8-1.5-3-8)?
IS IT TRUE that the government of Vanderburgh County has finished its budget process for 2014 and has successfully chopped $4 Million from the budget?…this is done in the same month that the County Council and the County Commissioners agreed that it was appropriate to toss $1.5 Million into the kitty to do improvements at the Centre to assist the CVB with its search for conventions?…the people of the county are by definition giving up $1.5 Million in services to redirect this money to the Centre in hopes that Evansville can become a convention magnet?…this decision may have been right and may turn out to be wrong and time will tell us the answer?…this is one decision that no one on either the County Council or the County Commissioners will be able to hide from in the future?
IS IT TRUE that in an Associated Press poll released yesterday President Barack Obama’s approval rate has fallen to an all-time low of 37%?…the President’s disapproval rate in the same poll is setting at 53% or an all-time high for this President?…this rating is even lower than the 39% approval rating that former President George W. Bush had at this point in his second term as President?…at this time in President Bush’s second term we were in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina’s savaging of New Orleans that exposed FEMA and the federal government for being utterly helpless in doing a job that the government is supposed to plan for and execute?…it seems as though the American people are less impressed with President Obama’s handling of this debt crisis and the rollout of ObamaCare than they were with President Bush’s performance in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina?…the Congress is faring even worse with a 5% (yep that is FIVE PERCENT) approval rating?…people can argue all day about whether the democrats or republicans are to blame for the financial debacle but it seems clear from this AP poll that both parties and the President are being sized up for tar and feathers for the way the shutdown has been handled?…we wonder who the 5% that approve of the job congress is doing are?
IS IT TRUE in that same AP poll the President’s approval rating for handling the economy has sunk to 25%?…that may just be the lowest rating since President Carter was dealing with 15% inflation and 20% interest rates?…that 25% must be down to the ObamaBots who support anything and everything President Obama does and says unconditionally?
IS IT TRUE that one thing has become clear in the several years or even the last decade and that is that the country that went to the moon is now challenged to accomplish even the simplest tasks?…that impotence plays out across the country in local, state, and of course federal governments?…we hope this is not an indication of the American people and their ability to INNOVATE and EXECUTE but alas our governments have lost those skills from top to bottom?
Award-winning photographer presents Columbus Day lecture
José Galvez will be the keynote speaker for USI’s Columbus Day event, from 1:30 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. Thursday, October 10 in University Center’s Carter Hall. He will talk about his experience as a Latino photographer and journalist.
Galvez’s work is on display through October 15 in the first and second floor display cases in the Liberal Arts Center. Galvez has used the starkness of black and white photography to capture the essence of Latino life in America for the past 40 years. His approach is to reveal the simple beauty of everyday life. This has been his solitary commitment in his photography. His images pay homage to the culture, history, and personal story of the Latino people.
When Galvez was 10, he carried his shoeshine box into the building of the Arizona Daily Star.After that night, he was a permanent fixture in the newsroom. He bought a camera at a pawn shop in high school and inspired by his mentors at the paper, went on to major in journalism at the University of Arizona. Upon graduation he became a staff photographer at the Star.
No matter what his assignments were, Galvez always focused his lens on the barrios of Tucson – his home – and the people who lived, worked, and loved there. He had his first professional exhibition when he was just 22 years old. At about the same time, his participation in the Chicano Movement led him to see his work as more than a passion: he had a responsibility to capture the history of his people.
The first Pulitzer Prize ever awarded to Mexican-American journalists
Galvez moved on to the Los Angeles Times, becoming the first Mexican-American photographer on staff. In 1984, he was on a team of reporters and photographers that won a Pulitzer Prize for a series on Latino life in southern California: the first Chicanos to win the prize. He left the Times in 1992 after winning many other awards for his photographs.
The work goes on: books, exhibits, grants and studies
Galvez has never stopped photographing Latino life in the United States, reaching into new areas and new pursuits. He served as senior photo editor for Americanos, a multi-media exhibition led by Edward James Olmos. In 2000, he published his first solo book, Vatos, a collaboration with esteemed poet Luis Alberto Urrea. Then, in Beloved Land, he and oral historian Patricia Martin explored the lives of Mexican pioneer ranchers in the American Southwest.Â
In the last 40 years, Galvez’s photographs have been exhibited in museums and galleries here and abroad, including the Smithsonian. But more often, you’ll find him toting portable exhibits to schools, libraries, fiestas, lowrider shows, and rodeos.
In 2004, Galvez and his family moved to North Carolina to photograph Hispanic immigration in the South. In 2005, the National Association of Latino Arts and Culture (NALAC) through the support of the Ford Foundation and JP Morgan Chase awarded he and his wife, Anne, partial funding to create the photography/oral history project “Land of Opportunity: Latino Entrepreneurs of North Carolina.â€Â
Today, he tours the country with his work, inspiring audiences with his life stories with “Shine,” a presentation that evokes his beginnings as a shoeshine boy.
Think Pink this October

Screening test can find cancer early so getting regular tests is the best way for anyone to lower their risk of dying from breast cancer. There are also many other resources available to cancer patients. The American Cancer Society.org which helped provide thousands of free rides to treatment last year is one great resource. Also Susan G. Komen.org can provide support and help you find a treatment center nearest you.
Each year, over 220,000 women in the United States will be diagnosed with breast cancer. However, in recent years there has been a gradual reduction in female breast cancer deaths. Â There are over 2.8 million survivors in the U.S. and the overall the death rate from breast cancer has been decreasing since about 1990. This is in part due to screening and early detection and improving treatments.
One of the easiest ways you can support breast cancer awareness is to go pink! It’s an easy way to show your support for victims and survivors by wearing pink whenever possible. Another way to show support is to take care of you. It’s a perfect time to start regular screen tests for breast cancer and encourage others to do the same.
Please join me this October in the fight against breast cancer.

Citizen’s Complaint leads to Drug Arrest at Eastview Apartment Complex in Fort Branch
Gibson County – Wednesday afternoon, October 9, at approximately 1:50 p.m., Indiana State Police responded to 803 East Oak Street, Apartment 12A, in Fort Branch, to investigate a drug complaint. When troopers entered the apartment they found meth, drug paraphernalia and two different types of Schedule IV controlled substances. Troopers arrested George Skinner, 32, and his girlfriend, Letisha Cook, 19. They were transported to the Gibson County Jail where they are currently being held on bond.
ARRESTED AND CHARGES:
• George Skinner, 32, 803 East Oak Street, Apartment 12A, Fort Branch, IN
1. Possession of Meth, Class D Felony
2. Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Class A Misdemeanor
• Letisha M. Cook, 19, 803 East Oak Street, Apartment 12A, Fort Branch, IN
1. Possession of Meth, Class D Felony
2. 2 Counts of Possession of a Schedule IV Controlled Substance, Class D Felony
3. Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Class A Misdemeanor
Anyone with information concerning illegal drug activity is encouraged to contact the Indiana State Police at 1-800-852-3970. Anyone with information can remain anonymous.
Arresting Officers: Trooper Paul Stolz, Trooper Matt Jacobs and Sergeant Kevin Brown
Evansville Surgery Centers Awarded APEX Quality Award
Both locations of The Evansville Surgery Center were awarded the APEX Quality Award, which recognizes the highest performing health care entities. The award is patient-centric, with scoring provided solely from each entity’s patients. This national distinction recognizes outstanding health care organizations that demonstrate the highest level of excellence in patient satisfaction and overall care for more than a 12-month period.
“We are delighted to be recognized by our patients for this award,†said Cathy Head, RN, MHA and administrator at Evansville Surgery Center. “Having the APEX Quality Award reaffirms our goal at Evansville Surgery Center, which is to deliver the highest quality surgical care and an exceptional experience for our patients. We thank our patients for honoring us with such positive feedback.â€
The APEX Quality Award recognizes 91 health care organizations across eight health care markets and 29 states. This is the second year in a row that Evansville Surgery Center – Gateway has received the award and the first year that Evansville Surgery Center – Deaconess received it.
A sign of our times
Logos define organizations. They define the people who work there, what they believe in and what they stand for.
Since the Daughters of Charity founded St. Mary’s in 1872, we’ve always stood for patient-centered, holistic care for everyone who comes to us in need, with special emphasis on the poor and vulnerable. That’s always been our Mission and always will be. But, we didn’t always have a logo to portray that.
So, Sister Theresa Peck, a Daughter of Charity and former St. Mary’s Medical Center Administrator, challenged the St. Mary’s Board in 1977 to design a symbol that would best reflect our Mission.
Board member, Robbie Kent, Sr. accepted that challenge with excitement and purpose. The owner of Kenny Kent Chevrolet is a generous and loyal St. Mary’s supporter and advocate. Robbie will tell you that he was born at St. Mary’s and he’ll die at St. Mary’s.
In order to bring life to Sister Theresa’s request, Robbie enlisted the services of good friend, Steve Nienaber, a local marketing/advertising executive and professional. Robbie met Steve in 1975, when Steve’s company helped promote Kenny Kent Chevy’s rise from the ashes of a fire that threatened the car dealership’s future.
To determine St. Mary’s future, Steve looked to our past. He decided Christ needed to be in the logo, because who better to identify our Mission than our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Steve said, “A good logo makes one think and have discussions about the meaning and logic behind it.â€
The logic behind Steve’s vision aligned with Sister Theresa’s image. “You see it and immediately think of St. Mary’s,†Sister Theresa said. “It gets in the minds of people and they don’t forget it. It’s part of who St. Mary’s is.â€
Sister Theresa and the St. Mary’s Board approved a similar version of the logo that is still being used today. The 1978 logo was round compared to today’s oval, but the central Christ figure was always present, in addition to the three segments depicting
concern for the whole person: Body, Mind and Spirit. The circle isn’t complete, because St. Mary’s continues to grow and reach out to the community.
“We are open to everyone and all people are welcome,†said Sister Theresa. “It’s important for us to see Christ and all the good that comes with it and our patients.â€
St. Mary’s patients and the Tri-State Community have seen our logo change only a handful of times since 1978. In addition to the switch to an oval-shaped icon, the motto “Healing Body, Mind and Spirit†was added to the logo in the Spring of 1996.
“Things change, but I’m so happy and proud the logo is basically the same today (as it was in 1978),†said Sister Theresa. “It’s very enduring and speaks to our heritage.â€
St. Mary’s heritage is alive and well today and will endure well beyond our time and efforts. And our logo will continue to define who we are, what we believe in and what we stand for – patient-centered, holistic care for everyone who comes to us in need, with special emphasis on those who are poor and vulnerable.
Thank you for believing in our Mission and for supporting our Ministry. We wouldn’t be who we are today without you.
Blessings,
Rick Peltier
Director of Foundation Operations
St. Mary’s Medical Center and St. Mary’s Warrick Hospital