Monday, June 10, 2024
Parade Kicks Off County Fair
Saturday’s parade officially launched the 175th Shelby County Fair, which starts today. The parade went on hiatus approximately 20 years ago before returning last year. Christa Weaver, a member of the Shelby County Fair Board who helped bring the parade back, said interest continues to grow. There were also changes this year. Instead of a fire truck leading the parade, Boy Scouts walked to keep a steadier pace for those down the line. “We had a couple of cheer squads that were in it (last year), and they basically had to run the entire time. They couldn’t do cheers,” Weaver said. The fire truck followed the Scouts, then Queen Karlie Lawson and various units, including Fair Board President Jennifer Thopy and Vice President Nathan Stickford on horseback. In addition to the numerous events, 4-H remains a major part of the fair. “I think we're going to end up having a major increase in the number of livestock, so come and see the kids’ show,” Stickford said. | photos, except last two, taken by CAMILLE THOPY
Wischmeyer Advances to State Golf Finals
Shelbyville High School junior Brock Wischmeyer warms up at a recent home meet. | photo by KRISTIAAN RAWLINGS
It’s probably a good thing Brock Wischmeyer wasn’t aware he was closing in on admittance to the IHSAA Boys Golf State Finals.
“The pressure was definitely there, but I didn't know that I was going to State or even had a chance while playing,” Wischmeyer, who just completed his junior year, said following last week’s regionals.
The odds of making State are, as expected, slim. Wischmeyer’s score of 72 was fifth-best out of 125 golfers in the Henryville regional. The top three teams and the top three individuals not on qualifying teams advance to State. The winner shot a 69, and three kids in between that score and 72 were already on advancing teams. Wischmeyer’s score earned him an individual spot in state finals.
“Our coaches (Jason Garrison, Doug McDuffey and Tom Brown) are very calming, and told us to have fun,” Wischmeyer said. “I was mainly just playing my own game and trying the best I could to get the whole team out. It never crossed my mind that I might qualify individually when I was playing.”
The team almost advanced. Logan Tobian scored a 73, Jake Garrison an 83, DaMiles McDuffey an 87 and Logan Reinhart a 93. The Golden Bears tied for a fourth-place finish. Despite the team’s disappointment, Wischmeyer was both thrilled and relieved when he was notified of his individual placement.
“If I didn't chip in for birdies, I wouldn't have made it, and on top of that, if I didn't make a 20-foot birdie on 9, I wouldn't have made it,” he said.
Finals take place tomorrow and Wednesday at Prairie View Golf Club in Carmel.
NOTEBOOK:
NATIONAL NEWS: The Food and Drug Administration lifted its Juul ban last week, rescinding its 2022 order for Juul to pull its vapes from store shelves. The agency had issued the ban amid concerns that many kids were becoming habitual vapers. But Juul’s vapes never vaporized, continuing to appear in stores as the ban was suspended pending an appeal. Now, the FDA has reconsidered Juul’s application to get its products greenlit pending review of additional health data and related court cases. (Morning Brew)
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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: Recent Shelbyville High School graduate Daniel Kuhn won the state track and field title in the 800-meters race, the first SHS athlete to win state since Sarah Snapp did so in 2008 in the 100 hurdles. Kuhn had not run track since his eighth-grade season, instead focusing on baseball. When available, though, he would show up for track events and run one or two sprint events and relays and even long jump.
2004: The Shelby County Soil and Water Conservation District and Purdue Cooperative Extension Service sponsored a Shelby County Pond Clinic at the SHS Outdoor Lab. Topics included Fish for Fun or Profit, Shrimp Farming and others. Attendees brought weed samples for discussion.
1994: Shelby County home prices jumped 11.5 percent during the first few months of 1994. Surrounding counties saw similar jumps.
1984: Charles Brown, R.R. 1, Shelbyville, hit a hole in one at Hoosier Links on his 70th birthday.
1974: The Hunter Hotel, “one of Shelby County’s historic structures,” was put up for sale. (The W. Washington St. hotel later became a restaurant and is now a private residence.)
Ernest Conrad Jr. closed Shelby Yellow Cab Co., the city’s last taxi service. He cited rising costs and “the gas situation” as his reasoning. The company had employed six full-time and was located at 19 W. Jackson St. Mayor Jerry Higgins called a special council meeting to discuss the issue.
The same band of gypsies that had plagued officers a few days before returned to Shelbyville, but were shooed on toward Marion County. Officers blocked State Road 9 and forced the gypsies’ station wagon caravan to keep moving. Officers were aware of the coming caravan due the station wagons temporarily blocking traffic on I-74.
1964: Triton North School officials announced plans for a new one-story kitchen addition to adjoin the west side of the school gymnasium. Supt. William Curry said roll-away tables would be used for serving school lunches in the gymnasium. During the previous year, children were served their lunches in the gymnasium balcony.
1954: Fifty poles were installed around the Shelby County Fairgrounds racetrack to hold lights for night racing. Heading up the installation were Lloyd Howery, O.H. Polston, Robert Skillman and Earl Goodwin. Bleachers to seat an additional 1,000 people were also being constructed at the east end of the grandstand.
1944: Members of the Kiwanis Boy Scout Troop 204 participated in a “bicycle hike” around town, stopping to play softball at Kennedy Park.
1934: Fred Seright and Ben Tucker discovered 18 grubworms inside the hollow of a tree they cut down at Hendricks school. The worms were 15 feet up, and Seright said such a large number of grubworms that high up in a tree was extremely rare.
1924: Telephone service county-wide remained out following a tornado a few days’ prior. Company officials said lineman were “as busy as bees making repairs,” but it would likely take another week.
1914: State education officials said the Bible could not be ordered to be studied in high schools. “Much agitation over the question was aroused,” The Republican said.
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