Friday, July 26, 2024
BACK TO SCHOOL
With local students returning to school in approximately two weeks, we dug out this Shelbyville High School Courier excerpt from 1971, when four former alumni had recently returned to SHS as faculty members.
Cancer Association Prepares for Annual Bash
With an ever-increasing number of patients using the Cancer Association of Shelby County, its fundraisers are taking on increased importance.
“In 2023, we had a 69 percent increase in clients from the previous year, and based on the first six months this year, we will go over (the number served last year),” Lucinda Franklin, Co-Executive Director of the Association, said this week.
The upcoming 13th annual Cancer Bash, set for Saturday, Sept. 28, 6 p.m., at the American Legion Victory Post #70 on Miller Ave., promises to provide necessary help from the 200-plus attendees who pay $20 for dinner and homemade desserts and participate in silent and live auctions. Event sponsorships, auction item donations and ticket sales are still in progress.
“We’re very blessed that (the American Legion) actually donates the facility to us each year,” Franklin said. “And the Sons of the American Legion do all the cooking for us. They have done that every year since we started.”
Last year’s event attracted a capacity crowd of about 220 people.
The Cancer Association of Shelby County was founded in 1959 without an official office. When an office was secured, it was tucked behind the Association's Thrift Store, 31 Public Square. Last year, the office staff secured a front-facing location, 37 Public Square, in which to meet clients.
“That has helped tremendously,” Franklin said.
The thrift store is also a critical part of the Association’s mission. Used item donations are accepted, and higher-end items are placed on Mercari, a marketplace that operates similar to eBay.
“We have a wonderful group of volunteers (at the thrift store) who do an amazing job,” Franklin said.
Funds raised help cover clients’ medical, household expenses and transportation costs, and also include ancillary areas such as a healthy eating program.
“We are blessed,” Franklin said, pointing out the volunteers’ meticulous efforts at organizing and decorating the space. “It’s a thrift store that doesn’t really look like a thrift store,” she said.
NOTEBOOK:
Church Women United of Shelby County will host a Fifth Monday Coffee on July 29, 11 a.m., in the Fellowship Hall at West Street United Methodist Church. All church women of Shelby County are invited to attend, and brunch will be served. The guest speaker for the meeting is Kim Taylor Browning, who will speak about her association with Creek Side Trailer Park located on London Road.
The Joseph Boggs Society Museum in Boggstown will be open this Sunday, July 28, 1-4 p.m.
HOOSIER NEWS: Indiana’s unemployment worsened in June for the third consecutive month, rising to 3.8 percent. But the state’s labor force also grew for the first time in eight months. Indiana’s unemployment rate had been stagnant for months. But it’s now increased in April, May and June, rising to 3.8 percent. Over that period, nearly 10,000 more Hoosiers have been recorded as unemployed — which means they’re at least 16 years old and actively looking for work. (Indiana Public Media)
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SHS Courier Archive Reviewed
Editor’s note: The Shelbyville High School Courier is going digital this year, with student-led coverage of student activities and athletics to be published on the newly created Instagram page when the academic year begins. We are in the midst of a series that dives into the Courier archives. Today’s featured edition is from April 1994.
Plans for May Festival were complete, the first to be held in Breck Auditorium after 70 years in the gym. If the auditorium became too full, overflow seating would be in the band room. Video cameras and hook-ups would allow those in overflow to see the presentation, and the video tapes would be available to the public. Hendricks first-grader Nelly Short would sing, the Shelby Skippers would perform, and the Wind Band would perform a piece arranged by junior Mary Suits. Martin Schultz, the man who helped design the first May Festival, was slated to conduct the band for a number. The May Court dance was “Sentimental” by Kenny G. The May Queen candidates were Heather Adams, Chastity England, Kyle Gruesser, Jennifer Kuhn, Tara McFarland, Tracy McNulty and Jennifer Wagner. The Arch Dancers were Corinne Back, Andi Balting, Jessica Beagle, Sara Beglin, Allison Cooprider, Alecia Cristofori, Janna England, Trisha Fox, Laura Haehl, Whitney Hilt, Christina Hopper, Jessica Ivie, Erica Kendall, Amanda Lawson, Amy Murphy, Marcia Pearson, Christie Prather, Angela Romeo, Mariah Romines, Trisha Simpson, Erin Slagle, Robin Suiter, Dana Tillison, Krista Tindall, Emily Wheeler and Shannon Wydau. The Candle girls were Kasey Ailes, Michelle Anewalt, Carolynn Baker, Leslie Barnes, Diana Baxter, Kelly Critser, Cari Conners, Julie Corley, Brooke Fair, Michele Haehl, Jamie Haggard, Brandi Hall, Teresa Harrold, Becky Henderson, Jennifer Horner, Jill Ingle, Stephanie Kincade, Samantha Macklin, Beth Mann, Jennifer Pearson, Angela Scott, Gretchen Smith, Krista Soderland, Kyla Thomas, Erin Turner, Jamie Wilcox, Melissa Wiley, Melissa Wilson and Melissa Winkler.
The Courier asked students where they were eating before prom: Kelly Wheeler, Illusions; Andi Balting, Fiddler’s Three; Melissa Martin, undecided; Allison Cooprider, undecided; Jessica Beagle, Eagles Nest (going in a limo); Robin Suiter, King Cole’s; Emily Noel, Del Fresco’s; Heather DeBaun, Eagles Nest.
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 from the Shelby County Public Library Genealogy Department.
2014: Shelby County’s Council on Aging announced plans for a third annual yard beautification day, in which members worked on 13 “adopted” homes. Projects had included building ramps, installing grab bars in bathrooms and general cleaning and yard cleanup. MHP sponsored breakfast for the volunteers.
2004: Construction began on a new 100,000 gallon water tower in Waldron. The project was necessary because of state regulations requiring water suppliers, such as Waldron’s Conservancy District, to have a 24-hour water supply in reserve in case of emergency. The old tower only held 40,000 gallons of water, while about 65,000 gallons were needed. The old tower would be kept in service as a backup.
1994: An inmate in a padded cell began banging on the glass cell door. Jail officer Ann Wischmeyer went in and told him if he didn’t stop she would spray him with pepper Mace. The inmate called Wischmeyer a name and told her she couldn’t make him stop. “So I sprayed him,” Wischmeyer reported.
1984: Colts fans who applied for, but were denied, season tickets through the lottery, received refunds and a bumper sticker as a consolation prize. This caused a minor uproar when Major Hospital Administrator Frank Learned received his refund and bumper sticker in the mail at work. “And, since rumors spread fast there, it wasn’t long before a number of employees and doctors found excuses to call home to have their own mail checked,” The Shelbyville News said. No full-time staff were successful, although a couple of part-time doctors who worked at Major had received tickets. “Colts owner Robert Irsay claimed at least one in six who ordered tickets would get them, but the percentage, at Major anyway, was considerably less,” the paper said. Steve and Mary Kay Bush, whose daughter, Michelle, had been named a Colts cheerleader, also were unsuccessful in their bid.
1974: Shelby County would be part of a first in the healthcare field with Rick Meyers completing his preceptorship here as a physician’s assistant. Meyers was one of 12 people in the first class of physician’s assistants to be trained in Indiana. Meyers was working with Dr. Tower and Dr. Dalton.
1964: A&W Root Beer celebrated National Hot Dog Month all through July with a 6 hot dogs for $1 deal (about $10 in today’s money). The Country Lad was offering a 50-cent special on hamburgers, french fries and milkshakes.
1954: Pool attendance for a day reached a new record: 1,050. Over 32,000 had visited the pool over the summer.
The Shelbyville Boys Club board held its first meeting, and elected Nate Kaufman, president. Others elected were Bob Bennett, M.G. Tumey, Jack Schweppe, Richard Showalter and Walter Hale. Upcoming activities included several nights of basketball at the Armory and a boxing program.
1944: There was a shortage of butter and coal. Local officials urged residents to buy their winter coal now, and to disregard their preferences for a certain type of coal.
Memorial services were held at the Needham Methodist Church for Pvt. Archie Bullock, who had been killed in action with the U.S. Marines while fighting in the south Pacific theater of operations.
1934: Hubert “Red” Thomasson, manager of Fertig’s creamery, hit a hole-in-one at the Blue River Country Club course. He was playing the round with Dr. R.W. Gehres and Dr. Herbert Inlow. It was the first hole-in-one on the course in several years.
1924: As an appreciation gift for overseeing the recent church construction project, members of the Wesleyan Methodist Church presented their pastor with a new suit.
1914: County Recorder John Hogue purchased a new hat to wear to the races, The Republican reported. He was proud of the hat and summoned fellow courthouse employees to see him don it for the first time. “They began to smile and someone snickered. Finally, one laughed, and then they all laughed,” the paper said. “It was too much for John.” He returned the hat.
OBITUARIES
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