Wednesday, February 19, 2025
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Arts Fest This Weekend
The items depicted are among those covered at Shelby County Arts Fest’s Intro to Arts, set for this Saturday, Feb. 22, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Echo Effect, 102 East Washington Street, Shelbyville. Intro to Arts provides attendees the opportunity to create their own works of art. Additional information, including a list of classes, is available at Shelby County Arts Fest, Intro to Arts, and via Facebook.
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The Shelbyville Common Council on Monday approved a Riverfront District Liquor License for Just Peachy Cafe, 52 E. Washington Street, Shelbyville. Cafe owner Charity Elliott told The Addison Times the restaurant will carry a selection of Indiana beers and wines, as well as offer mimosas and Bloody Marys. There will be a specialty drink menu each month and a mocktail beverage. Plans are to roll out the drink offerings in about a month. Elliott said cafe hours will remain the same (Monday through Saturday, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.), but they may add some summertime evening events this year.
City Council approved on first reading an ordinance regulating golf carts and off-road vehicles on city streets. The ordinance requires registration, liability insurance and a valid driver’s license. Golf carts are prohibited from being operated on sidewalks, walking paths, park property except for areas designated for vehicles, State Road 9 (Harrison Street) except to cross the roadway, State Road 44 (Broadway St.) from Harrison east to the city limits), railroad tracks and rights-of-way. Carts are limited to 20 miles per hour and cannot be operated between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. Among other restrictions, the ordinance establishes fines for violations.
The Council also approved on first reading an ordinance regarding heavy trash pick-up. The size of the trash pile is now limited to 320 square feet. The ordinance limits individual bags to 40 pounds and the total square footage of garbage (320) not to exceed eight feet in height, four feet in depth and 10 feet in length. Garbage receptacles can be put out no sooner than 7 a.m. the day before pick-up and must be retrieved by 7 a.m. the following day, which applies to regular pick-up and heavy trash week.
The Council also approved on first reading an ordinance regarding civil conduct in city parks, including prohibitions against camping in city parks without the department’s permission and loitering in the area surrounding the park after 30 minutes following the park’s closure.
The Council also approved on first reading an ordinance regarding fire pits, which were previously not legal. The new ordinance makes fire pits legal and requires a permit for open burns when the size of the pile being burned is greater than 4-feet-by-4-feet or 3-feet-by-3-feet when within 25 feet of a structure. Among other requirements, the ordinance mandates only clean wood products, paper, charcoal or natural gas in a fire pit can be burned.
City Council approved resolutions allowing the municipal airport to return to operation by the city. Mayor Scott Furgeson said the management company running the airport had planned to significantly increase fees and had prioritized jet fuel sales. The mayor said the city was more focused on revitalizing the airport and offerings.
City Council approved on first reading a 10-year declining tax abatement request for Plastic Moldings Company regarding the purchase of new equipment to manufacture medical devices.
The Fairland Historical Society will host “Newspapers of the Late 1800s: Local News & Gossip” at the Fairland Town Hall, 105 S. Walnut St., Fairland, on Wednesday, March 5, 7 p.m. Donna Dennison, Genealogy Department Head at the Shelby County Public Library, will portray Gabby as she reads the local newspapers from the late 1800s. This event is free and open to the public; donations accepted.
HOOSIER NEWS: A bill that would reduce education requirements for school superintendents passed the Senate this week. Under SB 366, superintendents would be preferred, instead of required, to have at least a master’s degree in education. Sen. Linda Rogers (R-Granger) is the bill’s author. She said school corporations manage millions of dollars and many employees, similar to a business, so business professionals should be allowed to apply. The bill would open superintendent positions to all professions, but Rogers said she envisions CEOs or professionals with masters of business administration degrees filling those spots. “Now whether the school board would hire them, I don’t know. But at least it gives them that opportunity,” she said. Sen. Jean Leising (R-Oldenburg) questioned Rogers on the need for the bill. “Even in some of my schools that aren’t very big, they have a financial officer that deals with that part of it, and I think of the superintendents as dealing with more of the educational requirements,” she said. (Indiana Public Radio)
NATIONAL NEWS: The NFL Combine invites are out, and this year, there’s an exciting development for kicking nerds: For the first time in 17 years, a left-footed kicker will participate in the event, a player out of the University of Pittsburgh named Ben Sauls. Since 2000, there have been just 15 left-footed kickers who have made a field goal in an NFL game, meaning that given the 181 kickers of any footedness that have made a field goal, lefties made just 8.3 percent of field goal makers. Their prowess, though, is deeply intriguing: of the top 20 all-time kickers, five are lefties who played in the past 25 years. Names include Morten Andersen (who is second in all-time made field goals) and Sebastian Janikowski. (Wide Left/Numlock)
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SHS Courier Archive Highlights
May 18, 1955, Part II
Several SHS clubs held end-of-year picnics. The Forum picnic was held at Larry Sandman’s cottage. The Squib staff met at Mary Alford’s farm. The Hi-Y picnic was held at Willow Grove.
“I knew they could do it,” Coach J.M. McKeand said after his Golden Bear track squad lifted him to their shoulders after winning the SCC championship meet in Columbus. “Get that trophy for Mac,” was a common refrain.
Prom servers were announced: Pat Roth, Marilyn Brooks, Carol Sandefur, Charles Thompson, Gary Long and Joe Hart. Post-prom would be at the Elks Club from 1 - 6 a.m.
Facts: Mr. Barnett had been teaching at SHS for 19 years. There were 63 separate rooms in the high school building. There were 168 steps on the senior side of the building. There were 16,000 sheets of music in the music room. There were 823 panes of glass in the senior assembly.
Mary Jane Stubbs would be editor of Squib for the 1955-56 school year. Jim McKeand, Paul Meltzer and Tom Toll were also Squib leaders. The senior class of 1930 had chosen George Stubbs, Mary Jane’s father, to be editor.
Facts from the past: 1892 - the high school was located at the corner of Pike and Franklin streets. 1940 - Mr. Chesser had played prominent solos in an Indiana University concert at Paul Cross Gym. 1941 - robed choir, under the direction of Marian Bilby, made its first appearance. April 22, 1941 - wings were added to the gym, which by 1955 housed a metal shop and a mechanical shop.
This Day in Shelby County History
News around Shelbyville and the surrounding area as reported on or about this date in history. Selections are curated by The Addison Times from Shelby County Public Library Genealogy Department materials.
2005: Icarus Recovery and Recovery Counseling Services in Shelbyville hosted a public forum at the Shelbyville Chamber of Commerce building to discuss methods of providing services for those addicted to drugs and alcohol. Icarus had gained access to the old and vacant Shelby Manor and had furnished the building for an in-patient facility. However, the organization needed to raise $50,000 to open its doors.
1995: The Shelbyville Common Council didn’t have any old business, and no one had approached the city council with new business, so Mayor Bob Williams canceled the meeting. R. Gene Sexton, who had been on city council since 1976, said he couldn’t recall another time there was no business for the council.
When fire had broken out in the kitchen of Compton’s Cow Palace, customers had to evacuate in a hurry. The next day, several called owner Dan Compton to ask how much they owed him because they had to leave before paying their bills.
1985: A large snowfall gave Scott Brandt and his apprentice brother Eric, 11, the chance to build a dragon sculpture in their yard at 629 Berkeley Drive. The boys sprayed diluted food coloring on the beast.
Gov. Robert Orr visited Loper Elementary via a state police helicopter that landed in the parking lot. He was there to visit teacher Annette Weintraut’s Prime Time program. Prime Time was an initiative of the governor’s to provide enriched reading instruction. Loper’s five first grade teachers, Paula Chappelow, Rita Robertson, Robertine Ruble, Jo Dunaway and Weintraut met with the governor to describe how they worked together.
1975: City officials obtained a surplus federal truck tractor and 6,000-gallon tanker trailer for free from Air Force bases in Ohio and Georgia. Jerry Glessner painted the tractor. The tanker had been used for jet fuel and was taken to Indianapolis for chemical cleaning to be repurposed as a tanker.
Ezra Dagley filed to run for mayor on the Democrat ticket. Dagley had served with the U.S. Navy in World War II and in the police department for 20 years, including a stint as chief.
1965: The Shelbyville Boys Club’s 17- and 18-year-old basketball team won their zone tourney. Team members were Charles Warfuel, Ron Emerick, Jim Martin, Mike Hobbs, Paul Hignite, Terry James, Todd Cole, Rich Adams, Lenzie Sanders and Denny Fox. Rudy Thoman was the coach.
Kathy Mohr and Gerald Farrell were crowned Queen and King of the Southwestern High School Sweetheart Dance.
1955: Charlie Cassady and Marlene LaBarbera were crowned King and Queen of the Waldron High School Sweetheart Dance.
The state installed stop lights at the intersection of North U.S. Highway 421, Boggstown Road and North State Road 9.
1945: Clarence “Russ” Booher purchased the Campbell’s Service Station, 735 S. Harrison St., from Marion Brown.
1935: The Meloy Art & Poster Service firm expanded to take over the second floor of the Dorsey Realty Company’s building on West Broadway, east of the First Baptist Church. The space had previously been used as the local National Guard headquarters.
1925: State officials sent out a warning to area high schools regarding fire safety. The note said that allowing gyms to be crowded beyond capacity could result in prosecution. “The principal complaint is that aisles and steps are filled with persons who cannot obtain seats,” the letter said.
Eggs prices were 28 cents a dozen (approximately $5.18 in today’s money).
Thomas Fleming, president of Shelby Bank, died at his home, 144 W. Broadway. He would be buried at Forest Hill, where he had been one of the organizers of the Forest Hill Association and was president at the time of his death. Fleming, whose father was a doctor, had grown up in a home at the corner of Harrison and Taylor streets. As a young professional, Fleming had worked in the Samuel Hamilton Bank, and his office “not much better than a hole in the wall on East Washington Street,” The Republican said. “He made friends with all by his quiet and unassuming manners,” the paper said.
1915: Residents of Fountaintown formed a bucket brigade to put out a fire at the home of John Lowe. The fire had been started by an overheated stove.
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OBITUARIES
On January 27, 2025, Gerald Yentes went to be with his Lord. He was born March 9, 1937, to Henry and Mada Yentes in Andrews, Ind., the youngest of six children. He attended Morehead State College on a basketball scholarship and earned his bachelor’s degree. There he met his future wife, Lee Anne Burton. They married two years later and were married for 59 years.
He spent his working years in education, starting as a teacher in Milford, Ohio, then serving as high school principal in Greensburg, Ind., from 1972-1990. He retired from Beech Grove, Ind., after serving as school principal there from 1990-1996.
He and Lee Anne had a long history of volunteering and serving in all the churches they belonged to over the years. Both taught Sunday School, and Gerald always sang in the choir and, in some cases, directed it. He was active in Community Theater and enjoyed sporting events of all type.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Lee Anne, his parents, Henry and Mada, and all five of his siblings, Herb, Gib, Pete, Nelson and Mary. He is survived by his two sons, Don (Sande) and Chris (Kim), four grandchildren, Morgan (Bobby), Dylan (Amanda), Blake (Amanda) and Trent and six great-grandchildren, Jackson, Henry, Sawyer, Brynn, Paige and Madalyn.
A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, March 15, 2025 at Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church in Shelbyville, Ind., beginning at 11 a.m. In lieu of flowers, the family asks you to consider a donation to either the Children’s Education Programs at Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church, 3718 E. Blue Ridge Rd., Shelbyville, Ind., 46176, or Paradigm Health (hospice), 8904 Bash St., Suite B, Indianapolis, Ind., 46256. Funeral Directors Greg Parks, Sheila Parks and Stuart Parks are honored to serve Gerald’s family. Online condolences may be shared at www.murphyparks.com.
Jacqueline Scarborough Lux, age 29, passed from this earth on Wednesday, February 12, 2025. She was born on June 29, 1995.
Jacqueline is the partner of Jake Selman, whom she dearly loved. Jacqueline is the daughter of J.D. Lux and Lorie Bear (husband Tony Courtney), the sister of Ashley Lux (husband Robert Cox) and John Lux, the step-sister of Taylor Courtney and Tyler Courtney, and the beloved Aunt to nephews Von Cox (age 9) and Vincent Cox (age 5) and niece Paislee Courtney (age 2). She is the granddaughter of Jerry and Martha Lux and her Mamaw Jean Bear, all of whom survive. Jacqueline was preceded in death by her grandfather, Fred Bear Sr.
She was named after two powerful women. Jacqueline, in honor of First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, and Scarborough, her grandmother’s maiden name. Jacqueline was known by many names though, “Aunt Q” to her beloved nephews, “Jax” by adoring friends, and “Q” by teammates and coaches. On the day of her birth, after a long grueling labor, the attending nurse referred to her as “that little troublemaker.”
She was a middle child of three who cherished her siblings. As a kid, she loved laying on the backyard trampoline watching clouds roll by with her younger brother John, a passion that later evolved into a career as a pilot. Jacqueline was a determined learner, always an honor roll student who took advanced courses to challenge herself. A favorite of all of her teachers. Raised on the water, she enjoyed weekends on the Ohio River, with her family and friends. They would tube, ski, sit around the campfire, go for golf cart rides and then stop at the Dairy Queen on the way home. In Florida, the family adventures included camping and kayaking.
From an early age Jacqueline was a star athlete. She excelled in basketball, softball, and most importantly, her favorite, volleyball. At the age of nine, Jacqueline joined Team Indiana. Being a year younger than her teammates, Jacqueline often “played up”, but remained competitive in the highest level of club volleyball in Indiana.
Q completed her club career playing two seasons for Circle City and in her final club season was the starting libero for the #1 nationally ranked CC 18 Purple, champions of both the Midwest and Big South Qualifier Tournaments. Her team advanced to the National Semi Finals of the 2014 USA Volleyball National Tournament in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
At Shelbyville High School, she was one of the all-time great volleyball players for the Golden Bears. Her character is best represented by her self-sacrifice for the good of her team. Despite having a preference for libero, Jacqueline stepped up and fulfilled the role of setter on her team. At the helm of her team’s offense in her junior year, Jacqueline led her team to victory many times. Q and her talented teammates were IHSAA 4A Sectional and Regional Champions, the first in the school’s history. In her senior year, as a team captain, she led the Golden Bears to the 3A Sectional title. She earned many individual accolades, including being twice named to the Hoosier Heritage Conference all-conference team, academic all-state, and Shelby County Player of the Year by The Shelbyville News. She finished with multiple school records, becoming one of the winningest players in program history.
Q went on to be a star player for Middle Tennessee State University on a full ride athletic scholarship. There she majored in Political Science and Government. While playing for the Blue Raiders, Jacqueline would have to play at different times both the libero and setter position and finished her career with more than 1,000 digs and assists, a rare accomplishment. She was a leader off the court as well, serving as a member of the Student-athlete Advisory Committee, a leadership group consisting of student-athletes representing 17 sports at Middle Tennessee State University. She earned her degree in Political Science, graduating in just three years.
Jacqueline’s friends and teammates would describe her as one of the kindest people they’ve ever known. She treated strangers and friends alike with dignity and respect. Jacqueline was always unequivocally herself, a down-to-earth, understanding person whose authenticity can never be replicated. She never knew an enemy, because Jacqueline’s magic never came at anyone’s expense. Those who were lucky enough to experience her friendship were always changed for the better.
Following college graduation, Jacqueline enrolled in an airline pilots program called LIFT Academy by Republic Airways. Most notably, she became one of the first women to graduate from that program and rose to the rank of first officer. She reveled in the challenge of being a woman in a male-dominated profession. Jacqueline aspired to be a role model for young girls who shared her dream of becoming a pilot.
But Jacqueline didn’t just challenge the status quo inside the workplace. Those who knew her remember a fierce advocate for the expansion of women’s rights, the protection of vulnerable people, and a deep-seated belief that everyone deserves to live in an inclusive, equitable society. Even as Jacqueline achieved her goals, she was determined to always extend a hand to lift others up alongside her.
It was also at the LIFT Academy that Jacqueline met the love of her life, Jake. His love and affection for Jacqueline is readily apparent to everyone who had the pleasure of knowing them both. The two pilots set their sights on the horizon, and together, were accomplishing their dreams of traveling the world and chasing new adventures.
Jacqueline loved nature and enjoyed the annual hiking trip to Mount LeConte with her family. She also enjoyed snowboarding at Breckenridge, as well as, her new hobby of surfing at New Smyrna Beach. She loved hanging with her friends and attending concerts, which included going to Scotland to see The Killers. Anything Jacqueline did she did to the fullest.
Jake and Jacqueline’s family would be honored to have you join them for a celebration of Jacqueline’s life at the Garrett Gymnasium in Shelbyville, on Sunday, February 23, 2025, with visitation from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., and a memorial service beginning at 4 p.m. There will be a dinner to follow at the Knights of Columbus at 5 p.m. for any who would like to share more stories of a life well lived.
Services have been entrusted to Freeman Family Funeral Homes and Crematory, 819 S. Harrison St. in Shelbyville. Memorial contributions may be made to the 529 she set up for her nephews, Von and Vincent at https://ugift529.com/readysave529/H92-COL.html. Online condolences may be shared with Jacqueline’s family at www.freemanfamilyfuneralhomes.com.
Seeing the news from 1925, I can assume that egg prices are really about the same today as they were in '25. That's good to know. Actually, just bought a dozen at Fry's (Kroger's) for $4.99 in Arizona