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The Washington County Community Foundation is hosting it's annual Open House Thursday, July 18, at Cornerstone Hall, 1500 RC Morris Drive Salem. The public is invited, and there is no cost to attend.
A full meal will be provided, beginning at 5:30 p.m. Please RSVP to attend the meal by calling 812-883-7334 or email
The event replaces the original Annual Meeting for the organization. Guests may come and go as they please or attend the entire evening until 7:30 p.m.
There will be a program at 7 p.m. featuring three organizations that received grants from WCCF donors--Washington County Family YMCA, CAST (Creating Avenues for Student Transformation) and the Bradie Shrum Elementary STEAM/Robotics Team. Representatives from these grant recipients will tell stories of how lives in the community have been impacted thanks to the generous donors of WCCF.
Kids in grades 3 through 6 are invited to attend a special one-day event at Delaney Creek Park (8215 North Delaney Park Road, Scottsburg, IN 47170) on Wednesday, July 24th. This event will be held with the cooperation of Delaney Creek Park, The Washington County Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD), Purdue Extension-Washington County, and the Natural Resources Conservation Service. Registration will begin at 9:00 AM and activities will begin at 9:15 AM. Kids will participate in activities and learn about water quality monitoring, Hellbender salamanders, wildlife, trees, and getting involved in 4-H! The event will wrap up at 2:00 PM. A sack lunch will be provided to each participant at that time and families will be welcome to stay and enjoy the park after the event.
Kids should dress to spend the day outdoors. There will be an opportunity to get in the water during activities so please have water-appropriate clothing and footwear. Sunscreen, bug spray and a water bottle are also encouraged.
Admission to the park will be waived for attendees.
Pre-registration is required by July 19th. This can be done online at https://tinyurl.com/Kidsdayatdelaney. Please contact the SWCD at (812) 883-3006 ext. 3 with any questions. If you need an accommodation to participate in this event, please contact the Soil & Water Conservation District at (812) 883-3006 ext. 3 at least 2 weeks prior to the event.
INDIANAPOLIS – Maj. Gen. Dale Lyles, adjutant general of the Indiana National Guard, announced that Chief Warrant Officer 5 Wendy Robinson, of Roachdale, will become command chief warrant officer for the Indiana National Guard in September, following the retirement of Command Chief Warrant Officer 5 Ronald L. Baird Jr.
As command chief warrant officer, Robinson will advise the adjutant general on all warrant officer matters including training, discipline, morale, policy and well-being.
“I am looking forward to Command Chief Warrant Officer 5 Wendy Robinson stepping into this role and joining our command team.” said Lyles. “Her years of experience and strong leadership development skills are an asset to our organization.”
Robinson, who began her military career in 1990, most recently held the commander position for the Warrant Officer Candidate Accession Program.
Robinson has held multiple command and staff positions including with the 113th Support Battalion, 76th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 38th Division Support Command, 138th Quartermaster Company, 519th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 38th Infantry Division logistics staff, and Indiana National Guard headquarters. Robinson has also held various roles with the Reserve Component Warrant Officer Candidate School since 2006.
“I am excited to take on this new role and look forward to taking on new responsibilities and challenges,” said Robinson, who will be the Indiana National Guard’s sixth command chief warrant officer. “I am grateful for the trust placed in me and I am honored to work hard on behalf of the Indiana warrant officer cohort.”
Robinson deployed as part of Task Force Indy to Iraq in 2006 and with the 38th Infantry Division to Kuwait in 2019.
Robinson will replace Baird who’s held the role since May 2020, following his deployment to the Middle East supporting Operation Spartan Shield as the 38th Infantry Division’s senior maintenance warrant officer.
“I would like to thank Maj. Gen. Lyles for this opportunity over the past four years,” said Baird. “Command Chief Warrant Officer Robinson is a great servant leader, and I am excited for her to take on the senior leader responsibilities of our organization.”
Baird, of Scottsburg, has served in the Indiana National Guard for more than 37 years. During his career he’s also served as a leader at every level from company to battalion to brigade and division.
Baird plans to retire from military service and remain as a civilian employee of the Indiana National Guard.
An illegal immigrant who killed another man in Columbus, Indiana, in exchange for $3,200 must continue serving a 55-year sentence after Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita’s legal team prevailed at the Indiana Court of Appeals.
“Our office works hard to keep Hoosiers and their loved ones safe from a wide array of wrongdoers, ranging from white-collar crimes to outright killers,” Attorney General Rokita said. “A big part of that work includes keeping dangerous lawbreakers off the street through our handling of criminal appeals. In this case, we’re dealing with someone who broke our laws from the very start by entering our country illegally. Then, as happens far too often, this offender proceeded to commit a violent crime.”
The killer, Eliel Avelar, appealed, asking the appellate court to review his sentence. He argued that his mental health issues called for a lower sentence. The appellate court did not find this persuasive.
“[H]e does not explain how these mental health issues render his sentence inappropriate,” the Indiana Court of Appeals stated in its ruling
The court also found that his immigration status did not reflect well on his character. “Moreover, Avelar ignores that he was in the United States illegally,” the court stated. The court cited past precedent affirming that a “defendant’s unlawful immigration status is a valid aggravating factor because it demonstrates a disregard for the law.”
In 2020, Avelar agreed to accept $2,000 from another man who wanted someone to harm his ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend. Two weeks after agreeing to physically harm the new boyfriend, Avelar went beyond the agreement and murdered Leobardo Flores, fatally shooting him.
Avelar then demanded and received more money for the slaying — to the tune of another $1,200.
Three others confessed to playing roles in the crime.
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