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News:
Students, faculty, family members and the community came together at Memorial Plaza on the campus of the University of Evansville yesterday to honor and remember the 29 lives lost 45 years ago. On December 13th, 1977, just one minute and thirty seconds after takeoff, a plane crashed and killed all 29 people on board, including the UE Men's basketball team. The sound of bagpipes and bell chimes echoed throughout campus as the Purple Aces community gathered for a daytime service at the memorial. Current members of the Men's basketball team were on hand at the event to offer their condolences. The players participated in ringing of the bell for each name read that was lost on that December night. There was also a service last night at 7:00 PM at the Neu Chapel on campus. A moment of silence took place at 7:22 PM, which was the exact time of the crash.
A couple more Holiday events are coming to North Posey High School later this week. Thursday night at 6:00 PM there is the North Posey Holiday Bash inside the North Posey High School Auditorium. The evening will feature North Posey Jr. and Sr. High School band, choir, and art students. The band and choir concert will start at 6:30 PM. There will also be special art displays, toy donation buckets, and picture with Santa will take place before and after the concert. This event is free to attend.
Then, this Friday night it’s the ‘Spirit of Christmas Toy Drive’ as North Posey is inviting everyone to their boys’ basketball game against Mater Dei. Trees representing the North Posey schools and decorated by students will be available for viewing. Santa will be available for picture Friday evening from 6:00-7:30 PM. Face painting and ornament making will also be available for children 12 and under. New, unwrapped toy donations will be collected to benefit Toys for Tots.
The Town of Poseyville is presenting a Day of Family fun this Saturday at the Poseyville Community Center. The event will last from 1:00 PM until 3:00 PM on Saturday. Stop by and enjoy games, crafts, cookies, hot chocolate, and hot cider.
Students in the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation (EVSC) are seeing some changes to their 2023-2024 school calendar. That's after the EVSC's 2023-24 school calendar was approved during a Monday night school board meeting. One notable change highlighted by the EVSC is the change to Fall Break. As the new calendar shows, Fall Break for EVSC students will now be the second full week of October - Monday, Oct. 9 through Friday, Oct. 13 - the week following the 2023 West Side Nut Club Fall Festival. EVSC said the new calendar also includes the popular soft start at the beginning of the year and meets the state requirement for 180 instructional days.
Sports:
- Mt. Vernon Girls Basketball lost at Carmi last night, 46-43. The Lady Wildcats drop to 1-10 on the season.
Local News: Friday December 20th 2024