Monday, September 2, 2024
SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS
ABOVE: Sofia Sipes and Norby Carpio receive scholarships from Pest Assassin’s Mike Dooley on Saturday at the annual Bug Rodeo, hosted at the Shelby County Fairgrounds. Sipes plans to major in Elementary Education and Carpio plans to study sonography. BELOW: “Amazon John” (John Cusson) shows off his wide range of animals at the Bug Rodeo. | photos by JACK BOYCE
HIGH FLYIN’ FLAG
ABOVE: The American flag anchors the west side of Public Square during yesterday’s Shelby County Cornstock festival. BELOW: Mayor Scott and Susan Furgeson enjoy an obligatory Pineapple Whip and Super Twist, respectively, at Thornburg’s. Concessionaire owner Danny Thornburg and his nephew, Nick Thornburg, take care of business. | photos by JACK BOYCE
NOTEBOOK:
NATIONAL NEWS: Today’s youth are getting around blemishes and acne by putting stars on them, and also just putting stars on their skin because they look neat. Starface World Inc. makes the popular hydrocolloid pimple patches, which come in many colors and shapes, and they’ve become recurring fashion statements ever since Hailey Bieber first posted an Instagram selfie with stars on in 2020. The patches’ social media cachet have been huge for Starface, which is on track to bring in $90 million in revenue this year based on their 32-packs of Hydro-Stars that go for $14.99 a pop. (Bloomberg/Numlock)
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Editorial: Local Seniors Encounter Ark
by CAROL MCDANIEL, M.A.
What is approximately 450 feet long, 75 feet wide and 45 feet tall and took 100 years to build? No, not the Convention Center. It was The Ark, of course!
Shelby Senior Services recently sponsored a trip to see the life-size replica of this gigantic ship. The trip also included a visit to the Creation Museum and a sightseeing cruise on the River Queen on the Ohio River in Cincinnati. However, for me, the Ark stood out as the most interesting.
Noah, his wife Emzara, his three sons and their wives lived on the Ark for one year when the rains began falling signaling the beginning of the flood. These eight people fed, watered and cleaned cages of thousands of animals every day. The enormity of the task is overwhelming when one views first-hand the three floors it took to house the animals. How did he manage to keep all of the species alive all that time! Imagine Noah searching the internet about what foods each animal needed. Just kidding. We know that God provided that information.
Storing the provisions would have taken a tremendous amount of space. Each of the three floors, approximately 25 feet tall, is built with wooden bins stacked row upon row to the ceiling and filled with sacks full of grain or enormous clay pots filled with water.
Near the center of the Ark, Noah’s living quarters are featured. Even though this is a replica, it is logical that he and the family would need to be positioned for efficiency. Life-sized representations of Noah and his family are shown doing everyday chores of cooking, sewing, feeding animals, woodworking and much more. Many move their arms and heads while performing their tasks. Among other necessities, the family had to eat, so they most likely raised gardens of consumables shown throughout the living quarters.
If you haven’t been to the Ark, it is very much worth the trip. It is especially educational for students who may have many questions.
The Creation Museum has been around for several years. I visited there when it first opened, however, many new features have been added to make the visit more interesting. Since I had seen the beautiful exhibits following the events of the Bible, I opted to take advantage of the additions. One addition is the live music stage that features wonderful gospel artists. Currently, their focus is on 40 days of live gospel entertainment with special music by successful group and individuals. I got there on day 29, so there are several days left.
Educational presentations that day offered a demonstration about live reptiles. I learned about lizards, turtles and snakes. The presenter had these reptiles available to pet after the show. No, I didn’t pet them. However, it was interesting.
Finally, we got to see Cincinnati from the River Queen, one of the sightseeing paddlewheel BB Riverboats. At 7 miles per hour, we saw everything from the prototype for the Brooklyn Bridge to the Great American Ball Park, to the Daniel Carter Beard Bridge, named after the founder of the Boy Scouts of America, to the Paul Brown Stadium. All in all, it was a restful and fun ride.
Come and join us on a fun and educational trip! Our next free Travel Show is Thursday, October 10 at 6:30 p.m. at the Center, and it showcases the 2025 trips. We will give some hints about the 2026 trips, too. Call 317-398-0127 to sign up. Seating is limited.
SHS Courier Archive Highlights:
Nov. 8, 1961
Bill Sherwood, Mary Ann Fisher and Tom Helbing were selected to oversee production of the 1962 Squib. Sherwood worked part-time at Standard Grocery, Fisher was in the Singing Stars and Future Nurses, and Helbing had been baseball manager for three years.
Mask and Dagger was working on production of “Oh Baby,” to be held at Pearson School. Gene Damm, senior, was assisting Mr. Daniel Kocher in directing. Student actors were Lynn Delap, Bill Howard, Bill Sherwood, Barbara Polston, Lorinda Hedman and Ruth Ann Kennedy.
Junior girls in charge of candy sales during fourth-hour in the Student Center were Sherry Cagle, Lynn Delap, Jennifer Jones and Anne Taylor.
“If we would play “What’s My Line” with SHS faculty members as guests, we might find several of them have other interests besides teaching,” an article said. Mr. Coyner had a summer job at the Denver mint, Mr. Hemingway had an “Ernest” desire to write and Mr. Blind would make a good baseball umpire, “as they are usually accused of being unable to see,” the paper said.
New students included Karen Duckworth, who transferred from Southwestern and had been elected to Student Council; Sharon Cochran, a Triton transfer; Dennie Jan Haehl, who previously attended Manilla and was a member of Library Club; Marsha Neeb from Waldron, who said she enjoyed Spanish and roller skating; Brenda White, from Junction City, Kansas, and had joined Home Economics Club; Carol Zinser, who previously attended Our Lady of Grace Academy in Indianapolis, and said she was glad SHS was co-educational; Charlene Davis, former Arlington student who was in Booster Club and bowling; and Janet DeBaun, from Ohio, who was interested in harness racing and cars.
There were two sets of twins in each SHS class. Seniors twins were Mark and Mike Mount and Eugene and Jane McKinney. Kay and Ray Aldridge and Ronnie and Janet Adams were juniors. Dan and Dave Bird and John and Tony Delligatti were sophomores. Even the faculty were represented. Mrs. Kinder had a twin sister in Ohio and Mr. Stuart of the JHS faculty had a twin in Logansport, also a teacher.
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: The Shelby County Public Library board discussed possibly moving the Morristown branch from the municipal building to the old Shelby County Bank building.
2004: Shelby County Bank would be merging with Heartland Community Bank, bank officials announced.
Anhydrous ammonia - a farm fertilizer commonly used in the manufacture of methamphetamine - was being stolen on a regular basis throughout the county. The Shelby County Co-op had reported multiple recent thefts.
1994: The Wooden Key Hallmark Shop opened in the Rivergate Shopping Center, located in the former Ruth Ann’s Hallmark, which had closed in May.
A federal court jury ordered Walmart and Sam’s Club to pay an Indianapolis business, represented by Shelbyville attorney J. Lee McNeely, $7.19 million for fraud and for breaking a business promise.
1984: Shannon Rickel, 19, Morristown, and Michele Bush, 18, Shelbyville, performed as cheerleaders during the first-ever Indianapolis Colts game before a sell-out crowd of 61,000.
Sandy Allen returned home from her most recent visit to the hospital. The former Shelbyville resident had been hospitalized for blood poisoning from a sore. She was employed by the Guinness Book of World Records.
1974: The big job of laying a 36-inch natural gas pipeline across Shelby County, started a year prior, was completed. Pressure and flow in the pipeline was maintained by the pumping station in Marietta, where nine huge motors totaled over 34,000 horsepower. A depot of equipment used to lay the pipeline had been established along Hale Road for the job.
1964: James Farnsley was named principal of Marion Township Elementary, succeeding Katherine Lowden, who was retiring after 22 years as principal.
The Indiana State Election Board decreed that all voters within 50 feet of polls at closing time should be permitted to cast their ballots. Many complaints had been made in past elections that people were turned away at 6 p.m.
1954: Shelbyville’s 90 hours of no arrests or incidents ended when a local 57-year-old man was arrested in an alley between West and Meridian streets for public intoxication.
1944: The Indiana Historical Society said Albert Ellis, of Oklahoma, appeared to be the only native of Shelby County, Ind., who had a county named after him: Ellis County, Oklahoma. Ellis had been born in 1861 in Moral Township. He had taken land at the opening of the Cherokee strip in Oklahoma in 1893 and later served as superintendent of the Oklahoma state orphan home. Ellis had submitted several articles he had written to the Indiana Historical Society about growing up in Shelby County, including details of a fight between those who wanted to build a frame schoolhouse and those wanting a log one, and of neighborhood dissension over the naming of a combined school and church building.
1934: An upcoming merchant exposition was planned to be held under a large tent west of Porter Pool. A stage would host various shows, including an acrobat troupe.
1924: Harry Brokering and Harry Hughbanks opened a filling station, confectionary, and fish, oyster and game store at South Harrison and First streets, in a building owned by Harry VanWay. Brokering had been operating a refreshment stand in the city park throughout the summer.
1914: A Conrey-Davis employee was arrested for stealing a wheel off the assistant police chief’s bicycle and putting it on his own bike.
OBITUARIES
Updated
Ronald Stephen Cox, 83, of Fairland passed away Friday, August 30, 2024, at his residence. He was born May 8, 1941, in Morristown, Ind., to John R. and Evelyn Cox.
Ron was an honorable veteran and served in the United States Air Force. He was employed at Tippecanoe Press and a farmer. Ron took considerable pride in his farming. Spending time with his family and making memories with them was his greatest joy.
He married Ina Mae (Walls) Cox on October 23, 1965, and she survives. Ron is also survived by his daughter, Angela Sexton; and sons, Kenny (wife, Melissa) Cox, and Damon (wife, Stacy) Cox; seven grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; his sister, Judy (husband, David) Mohr; and his brothers, Richard (wife, Karen) Cox, and Dennis (wife, Brenda) Cox. He was preceded in death by his sister, Janet Cox, and brothers Lynn Cox and Larry Cox.
A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m., Thursday, September 5, 2024 at Asbury Cemetery with Dan Richwine officiating. Funeral Directors Greg Parks, Sheila Parks, and Stuart Parks are honored to serve Ron’s family. Online condolences may be shared at www.murphyparks.com.
I was in a big car accident in 1958-9 on Labor Day near Marietta. Taken to Major Hospital on a fire truck. Do you info on this?