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>>> WHAT
>>> WHAT A BEAUTIFUL WEEKEND TO DISCOVER TAYLORSVILLE.
DISCOVER TAYLORSVILLE. I AM FORTUNATE TO HAVE MY
COUSINS FOR THE MORNING, EVAN
McKINNEY.
McKINNEY.
McKINNEY. WITH THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF
ENGINEERS, WHAT IS YOUR MOST
FAVORITE PART?
FAVORITE PART? >> DEFINITELY ASSISTING THE
PUBLIC.
PUBLIC.
PUBLIC. I
PUBLIC. I LOVE HELPING PEOPLE AND
WHETHER IT BE BY HELPING
CONTROL FLOODING DOWNSTREAM, OR
TOWING A BOAT IN OR HELPING AN
PIECE
PIECE OF
PIECE OF MIND ON HIKING TRAILS.
HIKING TRAILS. THAT IS WHAT I LOVE ABOUT MY
JOB.
JOB.
JOB. >>
JOB. >> YOU ARE HELPING US THIS
MORNING BECAUSE YOU HAVE BEEN
HELPING US TO EXPLORE
TAYLORSVILLE.
TAYLORSVILLE. THE PLACE YOU WERE BORN AND
RAISED.
RAISED.
RAISED. YOU CHOSE TO STAY HERE AND WORK
TO MEET THE PUBLIC AND I KNOW
YOU HAVE HAD A NUMBER OF PEOPLE
AND NOT JUST WEEKENDS BUT
THROUGH THE WEEK YOU ARE
DISCOVERING TAYLORSVILLE AND
YOU ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO COME
ALONG ESPECIALLY BECAUSE OF
TAYLORSVILLE LAKE.
TAYLORSVILLE LAKE. I KNOW YOU LOVE THE WATERS.
>> OF COURSE.
I HAVE BECOME GREAT FRIENDS
WITH OUR LOCAL CENTER HERE
EVERY DAY, WHETHER IT IS
RAINING OR SNOWING OR BELOW
ZERO.
ZERO.
ZERO. THEY ARE HERE TO TAKE A WALK
AND GET THE PETS OUT AND WE
HAVE THE FOLKS THAT TRAVEL THAT
WE ARE ABLE TO GET TO KNOW EACH
OTHER AND I AM ABLE TO HELP
THEM GET AROUND SPENCER COUNTY.
WHERE TO GO, HOW TO GET THERE.
>> WHERE TO EAT, WHERE TO SHOP.
THERE ARE ALL KINDS OF WHERE TO
STAY AND I HAVE TO SAY IS OUR
GDL REPORTER AND CAME FROM THE
LOUISVILLE AREA AND I CAME FROM
SOUTHERN INDIANA.
SOUTHERN INDIANA. BOTH OF US HAD A BEAUTIFUL
DRIVE THAT IS HERE BUT OF
COURSE YOU KNOW IT IS A
GORGEOUS GORGEOUS MORNING.
BUT WE BOTH ARE PARTIAL TO
WATER.
WATER.
WATER. AND EVAN, THERE IS SOMETHING
THAT IS VERY SERIOUS.
THAT YOU WANT TO ENSURE PEOPLE
COME AND DISCOVER TAYLORSVILLE
BUT YOU HAVE A MESSAGE YOU WANT
PEOPLE TO TAKE TO HEART.
POOR MET WITH THE WHOLE
SITUATION IN THE PANDEMIC
OCCURRING, PEOPLE ARE LOOKING
FOR PIECE OF MIND TO GET OUT
AND ENJOY THE OUTDOORS.
WE HAVE SEEN AND INCREASE IN
VISITORS AND THAT IS ACROSS,
WHETHER TAYLORSVILLE OR ANYWHERE
. BUT THESE FOLKS COME OUT
EVERY A BOAT AND THEY REALLY DO
NOT UNDERSTAND THE DANGERS
INVOLVED WITH WATER.
IN A LAKE SETTING.
AND DROWNINGS CAN HAPPEN.
AND THE COURT HAS SEEN AN
INCREASE IN DROWNINGS WITH THE
INCREASED VISITATION AND THE
MAJORITY ARE MEN AGES ABOUT 18
TO 70.
TO 70.
TO 70. AND YOU KNOW, OUT OF THOSE MEN,
87% OF THEM WERE NOT WEARING A
LIFE JACKET.
LIFE JACKET. AND OUT OF ALL DROWNINGS THAT
HAVE OCCURRED WITHIN THE CORE
IN THE LAST 10 YEARS, 87% HAS
BEEN ME AND.
>> WHAT DO YOU ATTRIBUTE THAT
TO?
TO?
TO? >>
TO? >> THERE ARE THINGS, I AM A DAD
AND FATHER.
AND FATHER. HUSBAND AND HE IS ALL ABOUT
PROTECTION AND SOMETIMES WE
THINK WE ARE TOO BIG AND TOO
BAD.
BAD.
BAD. AND
BAD. AND DANGER IS OUT THERE.
EVEN THOUGH WE MIGHT BE A GREAT
SWIMMER AND CAN GET OUT, IT IS
NOT THAT WE DO IT FOR
OURSELVES.
OURSELVES. WEAR A LIFE JACKET FOR THE ONES
WE LOVE BECAUSE MY GOAL EVERY
DAY, NO MATTER WHAT I AM DOING
IS TO GET HOME TO MY FAMILY AND
I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT TO
ANYONE OUT THERE THAT THEY
RECOGNIZE THE DANGER BECAUSE IT
CAN HAPPEN IN AN INSTANT.
>> AND YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE
YOU STAY SAFE AND ME IN.
EVAN WAS TALKING TO YOU.
SO TAKE THAT TO HEART BUT JUST
A FEW PIECES OF ADVICE.
IF YOU HAVE NEVER BEEN TO
TAYLORSVILLE BEFORE, IN A
NUTSHELL, WHAT WOULD YOU SAY TO
A NEWBIE.
A NEWBIE.
A NEWBIE. HERE IS WHERE YOU START AND
HERE IS WHAT YOU DO.
>>> WE HAVE AN INFORMATION
CENTER WITH GUIDES AND OF
COURSE OUR OFFICE IS CLOSED DUE
TO THE PANDEMIC.
BUT WE OFFER BROCHURES OUT BACK
AND WE HAVE SIGNAGE ALONG THE
WAY TO GUIDE YOU HERE AND WE
OFFER PRESSURES TO GET YOU
AROUND THE LAKE WHETHER IT BE
THE STATE PARK OR HUNTING
PROPERTY.
PROPERTY.
PROPERTY. WHAT EVER YOU ARE LOOKING FOR
AND THEN OF COURSE DON'T EVER
HESITATE TO GIVE US A CALL.
HOUR NUMBER IS 502477 8882.
AND IF YOU CAN'T GET IN TOUCH,
JUST LEAVE A NUMBER.
>> I KNOW YOU HAVE LIKE A
MASSIVE ROLE HERE, BUT YOU ARE
ALSO THE COHOST AND YOU CAN
TELL PEOPLE TO COME DISCOVER
TAYLORSVILLE.
TAYLORSVILLE. >> YES, COME VISIT THE LAKE.
IS KIND OF A HIDDEN GEM.
>> I