Members of the Evansville Fire Department’s Training Division will go through a CPR Instructor’s course sponsored and hosted by American Medical Response (AMR). EFD Fire Instructors will learn the updated standards that have been established by the American Heart Association.
This instructor course will create at least five new CPR instructors to add to those the Fire Department already has in place. CPR standards have typically changed every four to five years. The latest standard changes have been associated with higher survival rates for victims of sudden out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.
EFD Instructors will then teach the updated standards to the 268 other members of the department as part of their annual recertification.
Training will be Friday March 15th at AMR’s facility, 950 E. Virginia Street in Evansville. A special time has been scheduled for Media for your convenience and continuity of the training.
The scheduled Media time is 8:00–8:30 am, at AMR, 950 E. Virginia St.
Dr. Vince Bertram, key witness on Project Lead The Way’s role in STEM Education
(Washington, DC) –Congressman Larry Bucshon, Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Research, held a hearing on Wednesday to examine industry and non-profit philanthropic science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education initiatives. One of the key witnesses to give testimony was Dr. Vince Bertram, President and CEO of Project Lead the Way (PLTW) and former Superintendent of the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation (EVSC).
Congressman Larry Bucshon (IN-08) states:
“I believe STEM education is an essential element in America’s economic growth and competitiveness,†said Congressman Bucshon. “As we consider federal support for STEM education we must also recognize the importance of private sector and non-profit collaborations to STEM education. I am pleased that Dr. Bertram joined the committee to discuss Project Lead The Way’s innovative programming and its impact on education.â€
President and CEO of PLTW and former Superintendent of the EVSC, Dr. Vince Bertram states:
“Project Lead The Way is committed to increasing student access to STEM education through rigorous, high-quality, in-school curriculum. The current STEM and skills gap crisis will require leadership, collaboration, and proven educational strategies,†said PLTW President and CEO Dr. Vince Bertram. “Project Lead The Way was proud to participate in Wednesday’s important discussion, and we thank chairman Bucshon and the subcommittee for making STEM education a national priority.â€
Warrick County – Thursday afternoon, March 14, at approximately 1:04 p.m., Senior Trooper John Puskas stopped the driver of a 2013 Jeep for traveling 105 mph on I-64 at the 40 mile-marker. The driver identified herself as Lynette Hubbard, 27, of Cincinnati, OH. Two passengers in the vehicle were identified as Talisha Hubbard, 30, of Covington, KY and Nathaniel Stillwell, 26, of Cincinnati, OH. During the traffic stop Trooper Puskas became suspicious that illegal drug activity was occurring and summoned for a state police K-9 unit. While walking around the exterior of the Jeep, Senior Trooper Brian LaRoche’s K-9 alerted to the presence of narcotics. When troopers searched the vehicle they found approximately one-pound of marijuana in the spare tire area. The bundle of marijuana was contained in shrink wrap, duct tape and dryer sheets. Further investigation revealed the marijuana belonged to Stillwell. A small amount of marijuana was located inside Talisha Hubbard’s pants. Stillwell and Talisha Hubbard were arrested and taken to the Warrick County Jail where they are currently being held on bond. The driver, Lynette Hubbard, was not arrested for possession of marijuana. She was cited for speeding and released.
ARRESTED AND CHARGES:
• Nathaniel Stillwell, 26, Cincinnati, OH
1. Possession of Marijuana over 30 grams, Class D Felony
Eight students from Scott Elementary School earned the opportunity to compete in the Indiana Destination Imagination competition after qualifying at the regional competition in Ferdinand, Ind., last weekend. The students, Alyssa Bohleber, Nick Robling, Tanner Toopes, Lauren Plasse, Madison Weber, Rayne Stogsdill, and Gracie Davidson, will travel to Fishers, Ind. in April to participate in the state competition.
At the regional competition, students participated in the challenge “In Disguise†and created a non-verbal theatrical performance about a character that uses a disguise. In addition, the team also received the “DaVinci†award for teams who clearly demonstrate the spirit of adventurous risk.
In addition, Scott students Chris Zimmerman, Jai Jackson, Katie Berfield, Ella Chamberlain, Jacob Spurling, Kyle Francis and Curtis Mullinax used the engineering design process to successfully solve the problem “In the Zone.†The students presented a story they created about the dangers faced by vehicles, told from the point of one of the vehicles. Ten vehicles were created that were able to reliably and accurately travel a specific distance using at least three different means of propulsions. Although the team will not travel to the state competition, it did place third, overall, and won the “Renaissance†award that recognizes teams who demonstrate extraordinary skills in engineering, design and performance.
Destination Imagination is a program that encourages students to use the creative process to solve long-term problems by incorporating STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) principals, as well as the arts.
March 14, 2013, Ted Allen Mueller, Jr., age 22, was found guilty in Vanderburgh County Superior Court of Murder – a Felony and Conspiracy to Commit Robbery Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury – a Class A Felony. Mueller faces 45-65 years on the Murder conviction and 20-50 years on the Class A Felony. Judge Robert Pigman will sentence Mueller on April 16, 2013 at 1:00 p.m.
For further information on the case listed above, or any pending case, please contact Regene Newman, at 812.435.5156 or via e-mail at rinewman@vanderburghgov.org
Under Indiana law, all criminal defendants are considered to be innocent until proven guilty by a court of law.
Students at Scott Elementary School will have the opportunity to learn all about the famous Alaskan dog sled race, the Iditarod, firsthand Friday as former Iditarod musher Karen Land visits the school. Land will bring her Iditarod sled and some of her gear, including the clothing she would wear in the race. Also during the visit, Land will talk to students about the challenges of the race, leadership and teamwork.
In response to a decline in flu cases reported in the Evansville area and throughout the state, Deaconess and St. Mary’s Hospitals are lifting visitation restrictions, effective immediately.
Both facilities continue to closely monitor local flu activity, and encourage individuals with flu-like symptoms to postpone their visit until symptoms have subsided, including:
• Cough
• Sore throat
• Fever
• Chills
• Aches
• Runny or stuffy nose
• Vomiting or diarrhea
Visitation restrictions were implemented on January 15th in order to protect patients, families, and hospital staff. They included restrictions on all visitors under the age of 15 and any visitors beyond immediate family, partner, or significant other.
On Tuesday, March 19th, Deaconess and Air Evac will conduct a Pre-Hospital Trauma Life Support education session for the Evansville Fire Department at the EFD Headquarters.
This Trauma First Response course is a one-day continuing education course that teaches the principles of Pre-Hospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS) to first responders, police officers, firefighters, rescue personnel, and safety officers. It helps them prepare to care for trauma patients at the scene while serving as part of a transport team or awaiting a transport provider such as an ambulance or Air Evac helicopter.
MEDIA should join us from 12:10 to 1:10 when firefighters will practice skills in airway and breathing, bleeding control, spinal immobilization and rapid extrication.
Joe Wallace, Coachella Valley iHub LED Bulbs save Big Bucks on the Electric Bill
By: Joe J Wallace
I became sidetracked during the design of a rooftop solar system and the cost associated with it by the thought of, just how to reduce the price of a solar photovoltaic system by implementing the hardest hitting efficiencies available to reduce electricity use. Enter the emerging innovation of the light emitting diode (LED) light bulb.
LED’s have been around for years and are the light source used to read compact disks and DVDs. Recently the LED has been refined to the point that light bulbs that utilize an array of LEDs to produce light have become not only affordable but a great way to reduce your use of electricity.
To explore just what a single LED bulb can save and the payback time associated with buying a $30 light bulb, the first step is to assume a cost per kilowatt hour. For the purposes of this analysis a cost of 16 cents per kWh was used to be consistent with local utility rates.
For one typical light bulb in a heavy use area like a living room or kitchen, replacing it with an LED with an equivalent light output the savings is roughly 9 kWh per month. This savings at 16 cents per kWh translates into a saving of $1.44 per month per bulb based on only 5 hours a day of on-time. For lights that are on 24 hours per day that number increases to $6.91 per month.
The energy savings alone then has a payback time of only 20 months for typical use areas of a home but come down to only 4.3 months for 24 hour on applications like security lighting. That translates into a return on investment of over 50% in typical use areas and nearly 300% in 24 hour applications.
The other money saving advantages offered by LED lighting are the fact that they are rated to last more than 20,000 hours saving on replacement bulbs and they do not add heat to a room as conventional bulbs do saving on air conditioning costs.
LED lighting as an energy saver is a great investment. In the application that was the subject of my design, the home has 40 bulbs in it that calculated an energy savings of 3,240 kWh per year. For the prevailing electric rates in SW Indiana this would produce $518.40 per year ($43.20 per month) in energy savings.
The real positive upside of this savings came to the homeowner through analysis to understand how much less solar photovoltaic generation would be needed on the home. In Southern California where this project is taking place putting in $1,000 worth of LED bulbs have been projected to eliminate the need for 2,000 Watts of Solar PV capacity. The typical price of Solar PV system installed is about $5.50 per Watt or $11,000 for the 2,000 Watts eliminated from the system. Even with the 30% federal tax credit the use of LED bulbs will save this homeowner $7,700 on a new Solar PV system in addition to the monthly savings on the electric bill.
IS IT TRUE yet another financial question involving a large drop in the balance of a critical account of the City of Evansville was pointed out to the City County Observer yesterday?…this time it is the “hospitalization†account that has been depleted in a single year from well over $5 Million down to a critically low level of about $400,000?…over the course of 2012 the balance of this hospitalization account fell by $5.2 Million?…that works out to an average decline of $433,000 per month?…if that is a valid indicator or the cash flow this fund expends the people who depend on this fund had reserves of only one month on hand in the City of Evansville coffers to pay for hospitalization services?…in the course of 2012 the City of Evansville let this account dwindle from having a 13 month reserve to a single month?…this deserves and explanation from the City Controller’s office?…one explanation could be just one more instance of robbing Peter to pay Paul by moving money from one account to another ad nauseum to cover up for insufficient reserves in critical accounts?
IS IT TRUE that it has been over a year since the Earthcare Energy fiasco was in full bloom in the City of Evansville?…the monthly minimum payments continue to roll in and the status of the $200,000 loan is “currentâ€?…if and we do mean if this money is ever repaid which it must be by this time next year to maintain its account status as “currentâ€, this $200,000 will be the focus of competition for all of the City of Evansville accounts that are at critically low levels?…in the same Gateway report on the City of Evansville’s finances that exposed the $5.2 Million hole in the hospitalization fund it is also easy to figure out that the City of Evansville spent over $22 Million more than it took in from revenue in 2012?…we seem to remember the 2013 budget that was approved by your City Council without the benefit of having the books reconciled increased spending by much more than the cost of living index?…this is happening in a time of declining municipal revenues?…it is mind boggling to think that the Winnecke Administration is serious about spending $10 Million on dog parks and skateboard parks and a $54 million downtown hotel with a negative operating budget?…Evansville is pulling the same stunts that bankrupt cities like Detroit were pulling 10 years ago and the long term result may well be the same no matter what the recent bond rating reiteration was?
IS IT TRUE that the City of Henderson has made public the fact that they are considering merging the Chamber of Commerce with Northwest Kentucky Forward?…Northwest Kentucky Forward has been the rough equivalent of a combination of GAGE and the SW Indiana Coalition for Economic Development since it was formed several years ago?…to merge such an entity with a Chamber of Commerce is an unusual decision to say the least?…Henderson is either a national leader in such things if this merger goes forward or are simply trying to avoid having to lay another six figure salary on the line by merging?…the acting Executive Director of Northwest Kentucky Forward was just named and he is the current CEO of the Chamber of Commerce?…he reportedly applied for the job and was willing to consider a move from the Chamber to NKF?…it will be interesting to see if this gentleman gets double pay for double duty?…we are betting not?
IS IT TRUE that Congressman Larry Buschon is pushing for a bill that will suspend President Barack Obama’s salary until there is a federal budget passed?…that President Obama has never managed the country under an approved budget and that he has been derelict in his duties to present a budget to congress for approval?…that the reality is that no budget the President may have submitted would have passed through Congress without opposition and alteration?…we like Congressman Buschon’s idea but think that idea needs to be extended to the entire Congress along with the President?…the truth is that neither the President nor the Congress are doing this vital part of their job and they all need a looming consequence to motivate a sane compromise?…the President has been quite skilled at manufacturing a crisis so let’s see if we can give him one by suspending his paycheck along with all of Congress until we have a budget that has majority support of the American people?
