Friday, May 24, 2024
AWARDS SEASON
Shelbyville Middle School eighth grader Khloe Ford receives the Roland Stine Award, presented by Dennis Wydau of the Shelbyville Kiwanis Club, at last night’s academic awards ceremony. | photo by KRISTIAAN RAWLINGS
SIGNS OF SUMMER
Sunday, noon, is opening day at the Meridian Park Family Aquatic Center for the summer. The splash pad at Blue River Memorial Park (see above) has been painted and is awaiting replacement of some small water features before opening for the summer. | submitted
MAY FLOWERS
photo by ANNA TUNGATE
Diligent Diggers Garden Club Members Julie Bielefeld, Kathy Nolting, Gini Theobald, Gina Bishop, Nancy Brown and Janet Lacy, and (second row) Mary Mayhugh, Bonnie Steffey, Linda Chandler and Gayle Wiley work last week’s plant sale, held at Clearwick Park. The sale is the club’s only fundraiser, and benefits a particular cause: “This is what we do in order to support the gardens in front of the (Shelby County Public) Library,” Wiley said.
The sale is unique because of the plants’ sources. “We dig them from our own yards,” she added.
Diligent Diggers is a long-standing club open to anyone with an interest. “Even if you don't know anything about gardening, that's why you should join, so that you can learn about it,” Wiley said. “We'd love to have anyone.”
NOTEBOOK:
The Parks Department’s summer camp numbers look to be strong. There were 153 kids registered as of Wednesday’s Parks meeting, compared to 125 at this point last year. Parks officials on Wednesday also said approximately 350 to 400 attended the Highland Games last weekend at Blue River Memorial Park.
NATIONAL NEWS: For the first time, the number of Americans who use marijuana just about every day has surpassed the number who drink that often, a shift some 40 years in the making as recreational pot use became more mainstream and legal in nearly half of U.S. states. In 2022, an estimated 17.7 million people reported using marijuana daily or near-daily compared to 14.7 million daily or near-daily drinkers, according an analysis of national survey data. In 1992, when daily pot use hit a low point, less than 1 million people said they used marijuana nearly every day. Alcohol is still more widely used, but 2022 was the first time this intensive level of marijuana use overtook daily and near-daily drinking, said the study’s author, Jonathan Caulkins, a cannabis policy researcher at Carnegie Mellon University. (AP)
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This Day in Shelby County History
2014: Morristown Boys and Girls Club Executive Director Scott Spahr announced Shelby County native Matt Mason and Craig Moore would perform at Morristown Community Park in a benefit concert for the club.
2004: In a joint address, twin sisters Gretchen Haehl and Gwen Haehl, valedictorian and salutatorian of the Shelbyville High School Class of 2004, spoke at commencement about the cultural influences, from kindergarten to commencement, that had affected graduates.
After a four-year battle with the city, construction on Shelby’s Crest & Landing, a 98-apartment unit complex, and a 22-unit senior citizen apartment building in the former Little Marion Elementary school, began. The projects were originally designed to be built at 2200 N. Riley Highway, but the city had changed the zoning and a legal fight ensued. The developer ended up not paying for building permits for the new location and received a tax abatement.
1994: The old 120-year-old Shelby County jail would finally be torn down. County Commissioners hired Coffey Excavating, 200 Habig St., to tear down the building and remove the rubble. The rubble would be hauled to fill in a low spot on an empty lot between State Road 9 and North Michigan Road. The jail basement would be filled in and the ground leveled off for a parking lot.
1984: Shelbyville was selected as the site for the second annual Babe Ruth Bambino World Series, to be held in 1985. The city was about to host the first-ever Series as well.
The top student patrol girls and boys from Shelbyville schools were honored by the police department. The Earl Trees award was given to the outstanding patrol student, Melita Alford from Pearson. Other students recognized were Greg Zobel, St. Joseph School; Robby Coulter, Coulston; Ben Compton, Coulston. Police representatives presenting the award along with Randy Livingston from Williams Industry were Lt. Bill Parsley, Robert Phares and Sherry Pike.
1974: Brad McQueen and Vern Nightenhelser were selected Most Valuable Players of the Southwestern High School team. Other trophy winners were Danny Watler, Ron McGriff, Greg Rooks, Joe Krise, Jerry Parmer and Rick Culver.
The Hobbs’ Spikers captured the Men’s Volleyball League and tournament championships in the Parks league. Team members were Robert Rosebrock, Gary Hensley, Ron Bowman, Ron Edwards, Mike Hobbs, Don Crosby, George Prell and Dave Hensley.
1964: Gary Myers, 25, was named band director and instrument music teacher at Shelbyville High School. Myers had been at Triton High School for two years. He was selected from 30 applicants for the position. He would succeed Francis “Fritz” Chesser, long-time SHS band director and music teacher. Chesser would remain on the school staff and would have charge of instrumental music instruction in local elementary schools.
1954: About 1,475 day-old pheasants were distributed to members of the Boggstown and Mt. Auburn FFA clubs as part of the state conservation department’s bird-raising program. The birds were to be liberated at six to eight weeks of age and be fully grown by pheasant hunting season in November.
Charles Shearer Jr. was elected to the national board of directors of the Junior Chamber of Commerce at the state Jaycees’ annual convention. Other locals in attendance were Don Wickizer, Art Williams, Hugh Wickizer, David Gallagher, Ed Cockerham, Robert Eck, William Nentrup, Dick Showalter, Ralph Back and Dale Templin.
1944: Those named to the “firing squad” for the Memorial Day services were Robert Inman, Ora McCarty, Frank Reed, George Platt, Chester Davis, Fred Courtney, Earl Spurlin, William Riggs, Harold Snapp, Walter Cato, Francis Flaitz, Carl Kennedy, Harley Farrar, Harold Hatton and John Ellis.
George L. Stubbs, local attorney who would leave soon for service with the nation’s armed forces, was honored by members of the Shelby County Bar Association at a meeting in the courthouse. He was presented with a gift by George Tolen on behalf of the Association.
1934: City Council approved a contract to oil city streets. They also awarded Hoosier Plumbing & Heating of Shelbyville to install lead water pipes on Harrison St. between Pennsylvania and Broadway before resurfacing work began.
Kaufman’s Fruit Store installed a new refrigerator flowing cold system. The Frigidaire system was the first to be installed in Indiana.
1924: First Presbyterian Church held a special radio service, in which it was on the receiving end. W. Eden Thurston had installed a neutrodyne receiving set in the church for the occasion so people throughout the city could listen in on a service broadcast from Cincinnati.
1914: Good weather brought many visitors to Shelbyville, with over 100 automobiles parked on the Public Square at 2 p.m., in addition to numerous carriages and buggies.
OBITUARIES
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