Friday, March 1, 2024
Chamber Award Recipients Honored at Gala
Rising Star Award recipient Renee Aldridge, second from right, attends last night’s Chamber Awards Gala with her parents, Jason and Heather Aldridge, and sister, Corinne Aldridge. | photo by KRISTIAAN RAWLINGS
Several Shelby County residents were honored at last night’s Chamber Awards Gala, held at Horseshoe Indianapolis. Following dinner, award winners were recognized and gave brief speeches. Recipients included:
Jody Butts and Sara Lewis, Dick Kitchin Volunteers of the Year
Mike Dooley, Shelby County Community Lifetime Achievement
Dr. Phil Batton (Today’s Dental Care), John A. Hartnett Sr. Business Person
Debra Tracy (Shelby County Development Corporation), Face of Shelby County - Customer Service
John Corn (Morristown Elementary), Golden Apple Outstanding Educator
Debbie Stafford, Outstanding Citizen
Jordan Caldwell, Beau Browning Maverick Award (under 40) Award
Renee Aldridge, Rising Star Award
Tom DeBaun, Pay It Forward Award
Seniors Helping Seniors, Business of the Year (Nominees also included C-Tech Corporation and Sherri’s Heavenly Balloons)
Shelby County United Fund for You (SCUFFY), Non-profit Champion (Nominees also included Boys & Girls Club of Shelby County and Canine Castaways Rescue Inc. and Shelby)
BELOW: Debbie Stafford, right, Outstanding Citizen award recipient at last night’s Gala, visits with her daughter, Allison Sigman, before the proceedings. | photo by KRISTIAAN RAWLINGS
SOFT POWER
A Shelby County sunset, as seen last night from the Intelliplex. | photo by JOHN WALKER
NOTEBOOK:
The second Morrison Park Community Forum will be held April 26, 5 to 7 p.m. at Girls Inc., 904 S. Miller St. The event will serve “as a platform for Ball State University Landscape Architecture students to present their final recommendations to the community and for residents to voice their opinions, share ideas, and engage in meaningful discussions on matters concerning the surrounding Morrison Park community,” media release said.
The Joseph Boggs Society Museum will be open Sunday, 1 to 4 p.m.
NATIONAL NEWS: The Toyota Mirai is a hydrogen fuel cell-powered personal automobile, and it’s not looking great for the future of the car in America. As it stands, the only place that a hydrogen fuel cell car can be reliably used is in Los Angeles and San Francisco, where the bulk of the hydrogen filling stations in the country are. Shell announced three weeks ago that it’s getting out of the hydrogen station business, meaning that 10 percent of the stations will go offline. As it stands, Toyota has now put out some truly remarkable discounts on the Mirai, which retails for $52,000. Toyota now offers $40,000 off the car, which in addition to $15,000 of free hydrogen over six years and the 0 percent interest loan, this means that for a limited time Toyota will essentially pay you $3,000 for this car. (Tech Crunch/Numlock)
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Blue River Career Programs’ Diesel Technology Offering Highlighted
Left: Alex Figueroa, Shelbyville High School, and Landyn Rader, Waldron High School, work on bolt extraction procedures. Right: Anna Turner, Shelbyville High School, and Logan Clements, Waldron High School, work on a battery installation process. | submitted
Editor’s note: In recognition of National Career Technical Education Month, The Addison Times is publishing a series of informational articles on programs at Blue River Career Programs in Shelbyville, which serves all public county high schools. The articles were provided by BRCP staff.
The Diesel Technology program at Blue River Career Programs is keeping up with the growing diesel industry. Starting with equipment, we have been able to work with Hunter alignment system, tire changer, and balancer. The students have the opportunity to have hands-on experience with the latest technology in the industry as the class has a 60/40 time split between the lab and the classroom. With Cummins being our sponsor, the students have several Cummins engines to tear down, reassemble, and identify the internal workings of a diesel engine.
The Diesel Technology class is a two-year program that will cover engine overhaul, engine diagnostics, braking, chassis and steering, and electrical systems. Students receive six dual credits through Ivy Tech in diesel technology. The first semester is centered around brake services, preventative maintenance, and engine repair. The students in the diesel class also have already had the opportunity to tear down Cummins engines and reassemble them. By the end of the first academic year, students should be able to: Demonstrate employability skills, analyze diesel engine operations to diagnose and repair malfunctions, examine various systems to diagnose and repair malfunctions and evaluate fuel and other fluids used in diesel engines to perform maintenance.
By the end of the second year, students should be able to: analyze all components of diesel electrical systems to determine corrective actions, demonstrate skills to prepare for additional training opportunities and construct personal goals to structure a successful career pathway.
Students also have the opportunity to participate in Skills USA, which is a yearly competition in which some of the best students from the regional, state, and national level compete to earn scholarships and other opportunities.
This Day in Shelby County History
2014: Plans were announced for a 105th birthday party for Mildred Louise Yeager Boyle. Mildred lived in Shelbyville the first 100 years of life and was a lifelong member of West Street Methodist Church. She had many relatives in the Waldron area.
2004: Morristown and Fountaintown volunteer firefighters battled a barn blaze at 6601 E. U.S. Highway 52. The barn, owned by Richard Carlton, was a total loss - as were several antiques stored within.
1994: Brewer Machine & Manufacturing Inc. president Darren Brewer announced plans to move from 1237 Jefferson Ave. to the former Wickliff Sales building, 1501 S. Miller Ave. Twelve new jobs would be created, Brewer’s attorney, Dennis E. Harrold, told city council.
1984: Deem Corp. owner Howard Deem finally spoke publicly about the company’s unexpected closure. He blamed the economy, saying there had been “absolutely no orders” in January or February. Of the 60 employees, nearly 50 were offered positions at Bertch and Company in Cambridge City.
1974: Dr. Richard Fleming and Dr. Donald Robbins relocated their offices from 13 Public Square to 157 W. Washington St.
Construction was completed on Shelbyville’s First Church of the Nazarene on S. State Road 9. The fully carpeted sanctuary was complemented by three assembly rooms, 16 Sunday School classes, restrooms and nursery facilities.
1964: Although Quality-print Inc. in Shelbyville had printed tickets for 27 of Indiana’s 64 sectional tourneys, a forgery ring had been in operation, state officials said. The local firm had printed tickets for the tourney for 35 years.
1954: Dr. and Mrs. W.R. Tindall were named king and queen of the annual Mardi Gras ball held at the Elks Club. The event had been organized by Bob Good, Duane Murphy, Richard Wagner and J. Oral Ricke. Mary Joseph, in a 1929 gown, received first prize for costumes.
1944: The local Red Cross War Fund drive opened. Over 600 volunteers canvassed the city in an attempt to raise the quota of $21,500.
1934: A Waldron man was jailed after he failed to deliver a load of 1,660 pounds of corn, with a team of horses and wagon, to the owner, John Fisher, south of Waldron. The man had sold the corn at the farm bureau elevator and pocketed the money and abandoned the wagon and team on a lot off East Franklin Street adjoining the DePrez Hardware Store. The man had recently been released after spending a year in prison for stealing from a pool room in Waldron.
1924: The I & C Traction Company purchased new cars, to be placed into service in Shelbyville in April.
Bernice Levinson McLane donated two “invalid chairs” to the new William S. Major Memorial Hospital.
The Shelbyville Auto Parts Company, owned by Alex Levenstein, opened for business. It was located at Franklin and Noble Streets, on property formerly occupied by Hyman Sax as a junk yard.
1914: “A rare operation known as the Cesarean section was performed Friday afternoon on Mrs. Harry Barnes at her home on East Mechanic St.,” The Republican reported. It was the first such operation in Shelby County. “The babe was dead when taken from the body of the woman,” the paper said.
Carl Tindall left his car running while he ran into the post office. When he returned, the car was in flames. Fred Sorden, manager of the Sorden livery on East Washington St., grabbed a fire extinguisher and rushed to put it out. The car was repaired and repainted and put back into service.
OBITUARIES
Gay Carole Fisher Pangburn, of Greenfield, IN, went to her eternal home in Heaven on Feb. 28, 2024. Gay was born in Indianapolis on July 7, 1944, to the late Walter and Anita Wilhite Fisher. She spent her childhood in Cambridge City, IN. She graduated from Lincoln High School in 1962, and from Indiana University School of Nursing in 1967. She worked as a Registered Nurse at Coleman Hospital, Dr. Mark Knopp’s office and Hancock Regional Hospital.
On August 25, 1968, she married William Pangburn and he survives. They had 55 1/2 wonderful years together. They were blessed with three children who all survive, Dawn and her husband Charlie McAtee, Denise and her husband Tim Bingham, and Eric and his wife Tara Pangburn. Gay is also survived by her siblings Garth Fisher and Gleela Miracle.
When Gay became a grandmother, her grandchildren and family began lovingly calling her “G.G.” The name G.G. stuck and she was the best, most loving G.G. to all her grandchildren: Dawn and Charlie’s kids – Cory and Megan Poppelwell, and their sons Emmett and Oliver, Matt McAtee and his fiancé Jessica Simpson, Andrew and Audrey McAtee; Denise and Tim’s kids: Megan and Garrett Day and their children Harley, Heidi, Ruby and Hank, Noah, Dalton and Devin Evanoff, Jackson and Alyssa Bingham; and Eric and Tara’s kids: Evan, Aslynn and Rex Pangburn.
Gay was a long-time member of Post Road Christian Church and in recent years attended Park Chapel Christian Church. In retirement Gay loved volunteering at many places. She volunteered at Hancock Regional Hospital, for the Greenfield Read Up Program at Weston Elementary, at J.B. Stephens Elementary, Unraveled and MOPS at Park Chapel Christian Church. She also traveled on mission trips to Haiti and to House Edelweiss.
Anyone who knew GG knew that she was one of the kindest, most loving people. Her ability to show love and kindness to others was unmatched. She was known to hug random Target cashiers and strike up conversations with strangers in the grocery store aisle. Her granddaughter once said, “There is sweet and then there is G.G. sweet.” That quote summed her up well. A strong faith In Jesus, showing kindness and love to others, and loving her family so well were the hallmarks of her life. Memorial contributions can be made to FAME (fameworld.org) and TCM (tcmi.org), both groups that Gay had served on mission trips.
A Celebration of life will be held at a later date at Post Road Christian Church. Funeral Directors Greg Parks, Sheila Parks, Stuart Parks, and Darin Schutt are honored to serve Gay’s family. Online condolences may be shared at www.murphyparks.com.