Friday, September 6, 2024
‘84 REUNION APPROACHES
Members of the Shelbyville High School Class of 1984 celebrate their 35th class reunion five years ago. (The reunion was held at Burke Sandman’s home, so, naturally, a scooter was available.) Bottom row (left to right), Joyce (Sleeth) Witt and Michelle (Thomas) Karmire; middle row Tina (Sebastian) Justice, Becky (Kiefer) Hendershot and Trish (Holdren) Sandman; and top row, Deb (Murray) Hanneman, Ruth (Fordham) Olive and Rene (Luck) Fleming. | photo provided
The Shelbyville High School Class of 1984 is about to celebrate their 40th class reunion, Saturday, Sept. 28, 6 - 11 p.m., at Roan Farm, 5827 N 575 E, Shelbyville. Food will be prepared by classmate Tommy Kremer, and Nisha Ciarletta will host a cash bar. Scot Shrader will provide entertainment. “Take a trip down memory lane and wear your favorite 80s apparel,” the invitation says. $20 per person. Complete this form or RSVP by Sept. 14 to Michelle Karmire, P.O. Box 748, Shelbyville. All checks should be made out to the Class of 1984.
MEDIA RELEASE: Theobald and Law to be Inducted into Alumni Hall of Fame
Shelbyville High School graduates Dan Theobald and T. Scott Law will be inducted into the Alumni Hall of Fame, Sept. 19, 6 p.m. in the SHS Golden Bear room. The induction ceremony is free and open to the public. Below is information on each inductee.
Dan Theobald, SHS Class of 1966: During Thoebald’s time in high school, he played drums for a band called The Kandells, along with other SHS graduates. The Kandells won multiple Battle of the Bands competitions across Indiana and even performed on the Dick Clark Caravan of Stars. After graduating, Dan moved with his bandmates to Miami, Fla., where they renamed the band Stix and Stonz and recorded two records. Following his music career in Miami, Dan served in the Army Reserves for six years.
In 1980, Dan became the youngest mayor in Indiana and the first mayor in Shelbyville's history to serve three terms. As mayor, he served on commissions under six different governors and held prominent positions, including President of Indiana Republican Mayors, the Indiana Association of Cities and Towns, and the National League of Cities Board of Directors. His tenure saw the inception of the Bears of Blue River Festival and the establishment of Shelbyville's Sister City relationship, which remains active today.
After his mayoral terms, Dan continued his career in various roles across Indiana counties before returning to Shelby County as the Executive Director of the Shelby County Economic Development Corporation. Dan has been married to his wife, Peggy, for over 50 years. They have four children, 11 grandchildren, and three great- grandchildren. Even in retirement, Dan has remained active, contributing to economic development efforts in other communities. He takes great pride in being born and raised in Shelbyville.
T. Scott Law, SHS Class of 1981: Law grew up with a passion for playing sports and commitment to his community. As a proud alum of Shelbyville High School and an involved student athlete, he learned early on the value of perseverance, teamwork, and grit, lessons he's carried beyond the locker room and classroom. These principles, instilled by his coaches and teachers and reinforced by the Law family, have become the foundation of his approach to life and business.
Coming from a family with deep ties to Shelbyville, Scott is part of a legacy of excellence shared with his' grandparents, parents, and siblings. He is grateful for the encouragement of his family, community, and team members, who taught him the values that helped him build a thriving business. As the founder and CEO of Zotec Partners, Scott and his extraordinary team are improving the way healthcare works for everyone: providers and patients.
Alongside his professional achievements, Scott is dedicated to honoring his family's legacy by giving back to the community and championing organizations that empower at-risk youth for brighter futures. He wholeheartedly believes that life's setbacks are really opportunities to learn, grow, and get back into the game of life with courage and passion. Scott and his wife are blessed to pass down these valuable lessons to their children and grandchildren.
NOTEBOOK:
The Shelbyville Common Council Tax Abatement Committee on Wednesday issued a favorable recommendation to approve an abatement for Ryobi Die Casting. The company’s expansion will allow it to manufacture equipment for electric vehicles. Attorney Steve Schrumpf, representing Ryobi, said more than 60 percent of the company’s workforce lives in Shelby County, and that the average hourly worker made over $55,000 annually. The company will celebrate its 40th anniversary in Shelbyville next year.
The Shelby County Public Library will host a “spirited walking tour” of Forest Hill Cemetery, 704 Morris Ave., Wednesday, Sept. 18, 6:30 - 8 p.m. Donna Dennison, Head of the library’s Genealogy & History Department, will lead the tour.
Free Fishing Day is coming up at the FOP, 1237 N. Knightstown Road, Sunday, Sept. 22, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Only children under 16 years of age should fish. The pond will be stocked with catfish just prior to the event.
A vehicle that stopped for an incoming funeral procession at the intersection of East State Road 44 and Amos Road was rear-ended.
NATIONAL NEWS: Sales of gum fell calamitously during the pandemic, with 2020 seeing sales of chewing gum fall by 22 percent to $2.5 billion. Sales popped 15 percent in 2022 and 2023, and currently are hanging around $3.4 billion. The increase is in spite of a decline in the gum-chewing population: In 2011, 178 million Americans chewed gum, while in 2024, that’s down to 157 million. (Food Drive/Numlock)
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SHS Courier Archive Highlights:
March 17, 2006
Students recalled St. Patrick’s Day memories. SHS junior Cara Parks remembered leprechauns messing up her St. Joe classroom while they were at recess. “Underneath each desk there was a little bag with gold coins in it,” Parks said, “which made cleaning up after the leprechauns worth it.” Cara also enjoyed St. Patrick’s Day because it was her mom’s birthday, which meant the opportunity to eat cake. Alyssa Young remembered making a leprechaun trap at Hendricks in first grade. “No one ever really caught anything, but it was still fun,” she said.
Andy Fitz and Tiera Oberman published a list of “You know you live in Shelbyville if…” Some of the entries included: “you see construction workers more than your principal; you have a trailer park in your school parking lot; someone falls out a window going down the stairs; you have three McDonalds but no Hardees; you have to be reminded to eat your cheeseburger on a bun; the power goes out because a squirrel is stuck in a transformer; you are part of the county, but aren’t allowed in the county tourney; you see construction workers more than your significant other; you drive in a circle on a public square; and you think you’re going to be the first to school and Paul and Thorne are already there.”
Jessica Kieninger wrote about the increasing prevalence of students going to tanning beds. Chelsea Baugher said, “People look better and thinner when they are tan.” Russell Bennett, “who has never stepped foot in a tanning bed,” called it “a cancer box.”
“Speak Your Mind” on the back page offered students an opportunity to leave anonymous messages. A few included: “Brown, Drake, Pearce, Smothers and Vierling are the next Backstreet Boys!; Juniors, have you heard of seniority?; Juniors, you don’t run this school…seniors do; Juniors, you’ll have your time next year. Right now, this is OUR year; Josh, Spring Break with the moms is going to be awesome!”
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: Levi Riggs, a rising country music star, performed at Southwestern High School in an FFA benefit concert.
2004: Guns & More relocated to 38 E. Washington St., from their previous location on E. State Road 44. The store was owned and operated by Ed and Marcia Kellam. In addition to gun-related items, the couple had created a line of clothing used for historic frontier re-enactments.
1994: SAT scores for Shelbyville’s 1994 seniors were lower than previous years. “I sort of wish they would have stayed lost in the mail,” Doug Heighway, SHS guidance counselor, said. Fewer students had taken Advanced Placement classes in 1994, as well. The district was below the state average by 44 points and the national average by 70 points.
1984: VTI announced plans to add 32,500 square feet to its plant at 1406 S. Meridian St. VTI made countertops used primarily in household kitchens.
1974: Shelbyville’s Optimist Club chartered the first new Boy Scout troop here in about a year, Assistant District Scout Commissioner Steve Brown reported. The new troop, 206, was being organized in the Hendricks-Pearson-Loper school area. Chuck Munch would be scoutmaster. Raymond Zinser was Optimist President and Mark Miles was committee chairman.
1964: Local drivers had been wondering about the new yellow circles painted by the street department in the center of many intersections. Sgt. Lewis Myers, traffic safety officer, said they were “circles of safety,” new locations for adult safety patrol men and women. Previously, the safety guards, on duty before school, at noon and at the end of school, stood in the center of the crosswalks and held up “Stop” signs when children came to cross the street. Under the new plan, the adult guard would walk to one of the circles and raise his “Stop” sign whenever a group of children waited to cross the street. Morris Richardson and Earl Braley had painted the circles for the Street Department.
1954: William Yarber, 28, a recently discharged Korean War veteran, was killed by a slow moving Pennsylvania freight train 100 feet from the S. Noble St. crossing. Police said Yarber “apparently laid down and went to sleep, with his head on the rail.” Yarber had spent the night with his brother, Ira, who lived on Pike St., and they were planning to go squirrel hunting early in the morning. He was likely on his way home when the incident occurred. Yarber had served in Korea and Japan as a private in the Army. He was survived by his young daughter, Janet Sue, and many family members. The city had gone 872 days without a reported traffic death, and Mayor Philip Banawitz said he was unsure if this incident counted as such or not.
1944: Shelby County had lost 1,214 residents in the 1940 census, federal officials said. Except Marion County, most Indiana counties had lost population due to the more than 2,000 men in the nation’s armed forces, and employment in other areas, such as Indianapolis. Shelby County’s population was estimated at 25,953.
1934: An armed robber held up Clyde Roberts, attendant at Ray Tuell’s Red Rose gas station on North Harrison St. at 3 a.m. and looted the cash drawer of $32.50. The man ordered Roberts to run out across the Blue River bridge, which Roberts, the police report said, “lost no time in doing.”
Donna Kay and Mona Sue Conover, five-month-old twins of Flat Rock, won first and second prizes, respectively, at the baby show in Flat Rock.
1924: Edward Fleming, a cigar maker for 35 years, put out a new 5-cent cigar, called a “Sure Long Filler.” Fleming’s factory was on North Harrison St., where he was often seen working early and late.
1914: Joseph W. Woods re-entered the grocery business, buying the bakery at the corner of Hendricks and Miller St. J.A. Roth originally ran the store, then sold it to Albert Weingarth, who sold it to Woods. “It looks like Joe can no more keep out of the grocery business than a duck can out of the water,” The Republican said.
OBITUARIES
None today.