Monday, March 4, 2024
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ABOVE: Former Shelbyville Fire Chief Kenneth Scott holds a plaque commemorating city officials, including Scott, from 1993. The presentation was made by Fire Chief Doug Lutes at the semi-monthly breakfast for retirees. Scott’s dog, Eddie, was more interested in the menu. BELOW: Darin Mohr, right, receives his retired ID and gold fire department retirement badge from Chief Doug Lutes. | photos by JACK BOYCE
BZA to Hear DG Market Request with Revised Recommendations, Including Access from McKay
The Shelbyville Board of Zoning Appeals this week will again consider a request by developers to build a DG (Dollar General) Market after continuing the matter at last month’s meeting, which featured lengthy public comments. The petitioner, Second Circle Investments, LLC, is requesting a special exception to build a 10,640-square-foot store at the northeast corner of E. McKay Road and Twin Lakes Blvd. The proposed Market, which would offer an expanded selection of meats, fruits and vegetables compared to a regular Dollar General, slightly exceeds the lot’s current zoning limit of a 10,000-square-foot building.
The city’s planning staff researched several specific issues raised by residents and submitted a revised staff report with recommendations. In addition to a list of previous recommendations, the staff added the following:
Staff recommends an additional right-in-only access point on McKay Road, which could be shared with the future commercial outlot to the east of the subject site. The internal drives would be adjusted to connect to the new curb cut on McKay Road.
Recommends limiting the hours of business operation and truck/commercial vehicle deliveries between 8 a.m. and 10 p.m. Overnight parking of trucks and commercial vehicles would be prohibited.
Updated architectural standards to recommend brick or masonry materials on all facades of the structure up to the top of the first floor.
Staff recommends a condition requiring the incorporation of a trash and debris containment system within the on-site stormwater system.
Outdoor storage areas would have opaque gates or doors that are closed when items aren’t being moved in or out of the area.
Although discussion regarding a potential four-way stop at Twin Lakes Blvd. and Bush Way is up to the Board of Works, the staff recommends the BZA make a formal request for conversion to a four-way stop.
The complete revised staff report is here. The BZA meets Tuesday, March 5, at City Hall, with the pre-meeting at 6:30 p.m. and meeting at 7 p.m.
NOTEBOOK:
NATIONAL NEWS: Waking up on the wrong side of the bed actually does make you curse more, according to new research linking sleep quality to profanity. In a survey of 309 undergraduates, students who didn’t sleep well cursed more frequently and used significantly more self-defeating humor than their well-rested classmates. (Morning Brew)
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Public Service Announcement: What’s Happening at your Local Library?
by Donna Dennison, Head of Genealogy and History
One of the best resources in Shelby County is your local library. We are not just about books. We have free library cards, free WIFI, free computer use, free genealogy searches and free programs. Each week, I would like to introduce you to one of our great programs or services and let you know what is going on here at your Shelby County Public Library.
Let’s start with the basics: your membership card. Bring in your driver’s license, or proof that you live in Shelby County, and we will give you a library card for free. (Don’t you wish your gym membership was such a good deal?) Your card gets you access to books, DVDs, audiobooks, music CDs, newspapers, magazines, e-books and more, not just from our library but from over 150 Indiana libraries as well. And while you’re here check out our great upcoming programs. There is something for all ages!
Baby and Toddler Story time, Friday 10 a.m.; Children Storytime, Tuesday, 10 a.m., Wednesday, 10:3 a.m., Thursday, 1 p.m., this week’s theme: Crayons!; Creative Club, ages 6 to 11, Thursday, 6 p.m.; Teen Movie Night, Tuesday, 4:45 to 6:00 p.m.; Teen Youth Advisory Board, Wednesday, 5 p.m.; D&D with Blake, Saturday 1 to 3 p.m.; Adult D & D Journey, Monday, 5:30 p.m. (in room C in Annex); Craft Night, Chocolate Bunny Acrylic Painting, Tuesday, 6 p.m. (registration required, call to sign up); and Adult Board Game Night (play Codenames) Thursday, 6 p.m.
Wow, so much going on, and this is just our Shelbyville branch. Check out myshelbylibrary.org to see all the wonderful things going on in our Morristown branch as well. If you have any questions, call 317-398-7121, and we’d also love to hear what you love about your library!
Blue River Career Programs’ Culinary Arts Offering Highlighted
Freddy Lopez, Shelbyville High School, and Dakota Claiborne, Southwestern High School, make Jambalaya at Blue River Career Programs. | submitted
Blue River Career Programs offers a Culinary Arts program for any student in the tenth, eleventh or twelfth grades in Shelby County. This pathway offers opportunities to students who are interested in a career in the food service industry. There are many opportunities within the food and beverage industry that students can strive for: Dietary Manager, Food and Beverage Director, Executive Chef, Clinical Dietician and many more. There are different settings in which the student can apply their culinary knowledge to serve this industry: hospitals, higher education, restaurants, casinos, private chef for sports teams and correctional facilities.
In cooperation with Ivy Tech Community College, the Culinary Arts Program offers students a chance to earn high school credits toward their Core 40 and college credits which can be transferable toward post-secondary education.
Students will experience both classroom and hands-on food preparation techniques in a real commercial kitchen. There are monthly luncheons prepared for outside Shelby County guests, retail food sales for internal students, and individual and team exercises provided by the chef instructor to gain knowledge and skills needed to obtain great job placement.
All students will be preparing for ServSafe certifications in the coming months. ServSafe is a nationally recognized certification available to managers and food handlers. It is the leading program in food safety training. ServSafe covers how to provide safe food, prevent contamination, food allergies, food borne illness, keeping food safe during purchasing, receiving, storing, preparation, and while in service. Keeping a clean kitchen and understanding sanitation regulations are also lessons learned during the classroom and kitchen lab experiences. For more information on the program at Blue River, call us at 317-392-4191.
BELOW: Shelbyville High Schools students Kennedy Rainey and Collin Pettet make Jambalaya.
This Day in Shelby County History
2014: A rankings blog put Shelbyville 41st of the 76 “most exciting cities” in Indiana. Most of the cities in the top 10 were college towns.
2004: Major Hospital released renderings for a cancer treatment center at Intelliplex Park. A wing of the building would house medical offices. Another area would have an open-sided MRI. Major treated approximately 200 patients with chemo-therapy each month.
1994: Demolition was complete on the old Crystal Flash station at the intersection of State Road 9 and Michigan Road. Also, newly built lanes from the Big Blue River to a point just south of Rampart Street were opened to traffic.
Workers digging an elevator shaft in the basement of Shelbyville City Hall found a 5-inch, cast-iron sanitary sewer line. No one was sure where the sewer line ran since there were no original plans existing for the building.
Since City Hall was starting to be locked at 4 p.m. due to the jail moving, a utility drop box was placed on the east side of the building.
Some hospitals in the state were banning the use of cellular phones because they interfered with equipment, The Shelbyville News reported. The phones were causing ventilators to speed up and intravenous pumps to shut down.
1984: Shelbyville defeated Triton Central to win the sectional championship, 57-40. Julius Denton had 12 points and 8 rebounds.
1974: Pearson Elementary held their annual School Brush-In for Better Health program, taught by district school nurses Wanda Hindman and Betty Williams. A newspaper photo showed students Stefanie Allen, Carl Loveless and Teddy Brooks preparing to participate in the program.
1964: Dr. Margaret Newhouse, Hanover Township, announced she was running for coroner, the first woman candidate for the position in Shelby Counyy history. Dr. Newhouse was the widow of the late State Sen. Richard Newhouse, who died in 1962. Her upcoming race against Dr. Lucian Arata would be only the second contested coroner’s race in county history. The only other time that had occurred was 40 years prior, 1924, when Dr. George Inlow of Blue Ridge defeated Dr. Sewell Coulson of Waldron.
A vehicle driven by Unis Mayo, 36, Eberhart Trailer Park, was hit by the James Whitcomb Riley train at the E. Hendricks St. crossing. Mayo, who had been on her way to work at Frisch’s Big Boy, was not seriously injured. Her 1957 vehicle was a total loss.
The varsity Shelbyville High School baseball team was named. Team members would be Ron Emerick, Mertle Bass, Paul Hignite, John Collins, Dave Bremer, Phil Russell, Bob Goble, Richard Huber, Paul Eidem, Mike Carr, Keith Patterson, George Phares, Todd Cole, Doug Ash, Steve Breeding, Steve LaBarbera, Denny Fox and Bill Demaree.
1954: New Standard Premium Gasoline - advertised as “a fountain of youth for older cars” - arrived at the local Standard stations, Big Jim’s on S. Harrison St., Newby’s on N. Harrison St., and Comstock’s 24-hour service station.
1944: Local ration officials distributed 24,658 ration books throughout the county.
Season ticket holders purchased all of the regional basketball tournament tickets, to be held in Shelbyville. Some limited standing room would be made available for a few lucky non-season ticket holders.
1934: John A. Tindall, 75, a retired lawyer, died at his home, 139 West Washington St. He had retired from full-time law work eight years prior. His wife, Alice Tindall, had died in 1933, and John had donated a farm east of the city to the Presbyterian Church, and his residece on East Washington to the city, the rents and profits from the latter to be used for Major Hospital. Tindall also made a gift of a valuable diamond ring to the Shelby County Bar Association, to be worn by the circuit court judge.
1924: Shelbyville men Harry DePrez, Enos Porter and E.A. Swain created the Greensburg Motor Company, which would be the agency for Ford cars in Greensburg.
1914: The young men and women employed at Kennedy Car Liner and Paper Bag factory, recently built on the west side of town, gave a dance in the new factory building.
OBITUARIES
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