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During World War II, the Evansville Shipyard was the largest inland producer of LSTs (Landing Ships, Tanks) in the nation.

October, 2009
In This Issue

WE'RE #1

COMBAT CHALLENGE CHAMPIONS!

November will be full of visitors -
Veteran's Invitational Soccer - Nov. 6-8(girls) and 13-15(boys). 4800 team and families members here each weekend.
NCAA Division II Cross Country Championship - Nov 19-22. 2800 team members and spectators.

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WE'RE #1
We are pleased to accept the award from Keep Evansville Beautiful as the top selection for their 2009 Business Landscape Awards. Thanks to our landscaper extraordinaire - Larry Michel, owner of Forever Green. He works tirelessly to fertilize, plant, weed and tend to our lovely grounds surrounding the Pagoda. The fall planting this year provided a bounty for butterflies on their migration. As we speak, Larry is planning his annual bulb planting project that will fill the beds with thousands of hyacinths, daffodils and tulips next spring.

COMBAT CHALLENGE CHAMPIONS!
Another success story for the Firefighters' Combat Challenge event this year (Oct. 17 & 18) sponsored by Old National Bank. Lead organizer Joey Jones reported 150 competitors from throughout the Midwest and Canada traveled here to compete in order to qualify for the national contest in November.

The event is a grueling test of a firefighter's agility and speed in timed competitions. In full gear, they climb a five-story tower, chip a beam, haul a 42-lb hose and rescue a 175-lb dummy as the clock ticks the seconds. This year's top speed was 1 minute, 34 seconds.

We hope this event continues to grow and be successful.

For more information, visit the national website below.

http://www.firefighterchallenge.com

Conventions and Events

Convention/Event	Dates	Attendees	Room Nights	Expenditures
Indiana Asso. of Oil & Gas	10/02 - 10/04	100	22	$18,400
LST 1101 Reunion	10/02 - 10/04	16	16	$2,944
Newburgh Girls' Softball	10/03 - 10/04	180	100	$33,120
Indiana Correctionals Asso.	10/06 - 10/09	300	598	$110,400
Traylor Bros. Construction	10/07 - 10/08	50	54	$9,200
Native American Mantle Rock	10/08 - 10/11	250	450	$92,000
Warehouse Services Inc.	10/08 - 10/10	75	116	$20,700
A. Phillip Randolph Foundation	10/09 - 09/11	75	50	$20,700
Bosse High School 40th Reunion	10/09 - 10/11	100	100	$27,600
MVC Women's Tennis Tournament	10/09 - 10/11	100	150	$27,600
Arc Lanes-10 Pin Classic	10/10 - 09/22	350	350	$96,600
Mead Johnson StarCite Workshop	10/13 - 10/22	150	825	$138,000
Maddenco	10/14 - 10/16	150	338	$41,400
Firefighters Combat Challenge	10/16 - 10/18	250	300	$46,000
UE Cross Country Invitational	10/16 - 09/17	1,000	550	$184,000
Cinergy Fall Seminar	10/20 - 10/22	50	46	$43,200
Collectors Carnival Show	10/23 - 10/24	900	200	$36,800
Newburgh Sea Creatures	10/23 - 10/24	110	74	$20,240
Totals:		4,206	4,339	$968,904

Note: All figures are projected.
For More Information, visit: www.evansvillecvb.org

Evansville CVB - Staff
Bob Whitehouse, Acting Exec. Dir./Dir. of Sales
Jan Fisher, Office Manager
Laura Libs, Marketing & Comm. Mgr.
Ashley Vezzoso, Sales Support Mgr.
Bitsy Mourning, Sales Executive
Julia Pillow, Office Assistant

Evansville CVB – Board of Commissioners
Joseph J. Vezzoso, President
Kristen Tucker, Vice President
Claudette Branson, Treasurer
Greg Gee, Commissioner
David Dunn, Commissioner
Stacey McNeill, Secretary

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