Saturday, November 9, 2024
Students Talk with ‘Sages’
A Shelbyville Middle School seventh grade class met with six community leaders - Ryan Claxton, Mary Harper, Mark McNeely, Kathleen Miltz, Charles O’Connor and Denny Ramsey - at yesterday’s Coffee & Water with Sages event. L to R, Ian Eiler, O’Connor, Norah Higdon, McNeely, Khloe Craig, Nelly Contreras Mendoza, Claxton, Madasyn Cartwright, Addy Freeman, Ramsey, Ella Lockridge, Carter Martzall, Miltz, Kian McKenney, Bentlee Isley, Ace Caldwell, Jaden Carmony, Ari Campechano, Harper Adams, Evin McMillen, Rylan Huntsman, Mason Miano, Harper, Harper Kinsey, Lily Slaven, Olivia Myers, Lylly Richardson, Kenley Morgan and (teacher) Kristiaan Rawlings. | photo by JACK BOYCE
SCS Board Discusses Construction at Work Session
The Shelbyville Central Schools board discussed a range of issues at a work session on Wednesday, including the future of their jointly-owned building with Blue River Career Programs (BRCP) on St. Joseph St. and the district’s 24-acre property at the southeast corner of Progress and Michigan, which is currently farmed.
Since BRCP is eyeing expansion, one possibility would be to allow them to take over the current SCS transportation section of the St. Joseph St. complex, and for SCS to build new out on the east edge of town. After first checking to ensure it was not “fait accompli” to build the new bus facility, board member Curt Johnson asked several clarifying questions.
David Finkel, who serves on both the SCS and BRCP boards, said the vocational cooperative will need to expand given current high enrollment and changing graduation requirements that will push more students to the center. And SCS could use part of their undeveloped property for a transportation center, bus fueling station, parking and perhaps even a new elementary school someday.
BRCP comprises all county schools, which provide funding according to their number of enrolled students. Since nearly three-fourths of BRCP enrollment comes from Shelbyville High School, SCS would cover the bulk of the cost if BRCP expanded “out of the ground,” as Finkel put it. BRCP and SCS split the deed on the current building, with BRCP owning 60 percent and SCS the remaining.
In other business, the SCS board discussed upcoming renovation projects for Shelbyville Middle School and Shelbyville High School, including renovating the high school locker rooms. SCS administration is considering using a Construction Management as Constructor (CMc) instead of a Construction Manager as advisor (CMa). Although SCS has traditionally used the CMa process, a CMa would essentially combine the roles of construction manager and contractor into one entity.
Both matters will be researched more thoroughly for future board consideration.
NOTEBOOK:
The Shelbyville Holiday Parade is set for Friday, December 6, at 7 p.m. The parade will begin at Harrison St., head south to Public Square, where Santa finishes his route, and continue west on Washington St., ending at Tompkins. Those interested in registering as an entrant may visit here for a participation form and related information.
NATIONAL NEWS: At a certain temperature, it’s actually worse to use a fan than not use a fan to cool off, a temperature at which the evaporative effect of moving air across the body gives way to the effect seen in a convection oven. We do not know exactly what this temperature is, though. The CDC says you shouldn’t use fans when it’s hotter than 90 degrees, while the WHO puts it at 104 degrees. Two new studies provide different answers. One says there’s little additional benefit of a fan above 95 degrees, while the other said that fans relieved cardiac stress by 31 percent in the elderly even at 100 degrees. (Science/Numlock)
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SHS Courier Archive Highlights:
May 22, 1957
A new “club” was started. Only those who had typed a paper free of errors were invited. “In spite of these stiff requirements, nine students have already become members: Janet Pond, Linda Bonner, Freda Fleener, Layton Giden, Jackie Buchanan, Norma Williams, Harry Burgess, Janet Hirschauer and Norman Jackman.”
Dixie Hendricks was elected president of Future Nurses of America. Other officers were Sandra Burgess, Julie Gaines, Barbara Weber and Jody Tovey.
SHS custodians thanked students for their cooperation and “for not littering the halls with a deluge of scrap paper and trash.”
“Miss Moore’s senior literature class had a canine visitor the other day. He just dropped in to say ‘Hello’ and to hear about Alexander Pope. He wasn’t able to stay very long because Mr. Sharp decided he should go outdoors.”
SHS had 985 window panes, 138 light bulbs, 36 light fixtures, four pencil sharpeners and nine pictures, Courier staff reported.
A pigeon had been trapped on the third floor, “swooping down over the heads of terrified, poor defenseless girls.” Sandra Lee Anderson stepped up and let the pigeon out through a window.
Nancy Stine, Maureen Mahaffey and Joan Morris were planning a hopscotch tourney.
Jack Krebs tied a Shortridge student for the high jump championship at Regional.
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 by The Addison Times from Shelby County Public Library Genealogy Department materials.
2014: Steps were taken to preserve Meltzer Woods and open it to the public in 2016.
2004: Prosecutors charged a Hoosier Lottery security officer with telling two Shelby County men that a winning ticket in a $1 million scratch-off game had been sent to a small-town grocery stores. The men then went and spent about $700 to buy the entire supply of the game’s $20 tickets.
1994: F.C. Tucker acquired the Sandy Sirkus agency. Steve Allen had purchased the business from Sirkus in 1993. Sirkus remained with the company.
The Brewers won the Boys Club rookie league softball championship. Team members were Dale Hattabaugh, Jeraco Noel, Joshua Kelsey, John Thomas Brown, Nick Wagner, Nicholas Kelsay, Nicholaus Flynn, Craig Richardson, Tyler Stieneker, Scott Kelsay, Nathan Newbold, Cody Spears, A.J. Hounshell and Tyler Clark. The coaches were Ron Hounshell and Troy Stieneker.
1984: A Detroit travel agency organized a trip for locals to see “the real, the warm Detroit” following an incident in which locals passing through in their tour buses had been attacked by a mob following the Detroit Tigers’ World Series triumph.
1974: Dee Bonner, chairman of the Downtown Retail Council; Erv Bowman, president of the Belaire Merchants Association; and Donald Sexton, Shelby National Bank public relations director, promoted a “try Shelbyville first” program to get more people to shop at local merchants.
1964: Four Waldron High School graduates returned home for a 14-day leave following completion of their boot camp training at the San Diego Naval Training Center. They were Dean Stafford, John Lemasters, Danny Wisker and Tony Gillis.
On the recommendation of Chief Robert Nolley, Police Officer Jim Pruett was elevated to the rank of sergeant.
1954: The first SCUFFY board was installed. The members were Harry Hanson, Nate Kaufman (first fund drive chairman), Russ Gross, Glenn Plymate, Charles Shearer, Earl Hammond, Arthur Thurston, John C. DePrez, Mrs. Whitehead and Henry Hundly.
The newly formed Shelbyville Boys’ Club held its first function. Director Pat Collyer counted 66 boys at the Hendricks school gym. The first activity was basketball.
1944: Mr. and Mrs. J.O. Barton, of near Geneva, received word that their son, Sgt. James Barton, had been awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal and had received a personal citation from General Clair Chennault.
The fourth son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Disser, of West South St., enlisted for service. Wilbur Disser reported to New Orleans, La., for training. The other sons of Mr. and Mrs. Disser were Lt. Paul Disser, Carl Disser and Capt. Ralph Disser.
1934: The Shelbyville High School band had sent for and received copies of college fight songs and were prepared to play them at the upcoming pep session.
1924: “Forget-Me-Not Day” was recognized, in which several girls and women in the community sold forget-me-nots on the streets to help disabled veterans of the World War.
Local poultry shops said turkeys would be scarce this Thanksgiving due to supply issues.
1914: The Ray House officially became Hotel Jackson, the name changed by the new owners and managers. The Ray House was built in 1850 by Martin Ray, attorney, on the site of the old Cross Tavern, which “was built before Shelbyville was even a hamlet,” The Republican said. Bricks from the courthouse and jail that were torn down in the middle of Public Square had been used on the hotel building.
OBITUARIES
Catherine Lucille Ranochak, 99, passed away peacefully, in her home in Eagle, Idaho (formerly from Shelbyville), on November 5, 2024. Lucille was born April 26, 1925, in Colver, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Clarence and Catherine (Beck) Rainey. She was married to Edward Ranochak for nearly 70 years; he preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by her parents, her brothers, John, Edward, Clarence Jr., Jim, and her sister Margaret. Her sister Rita survives. Lucille is survived by her six children Kathy Mogelson (Stu) of Minneapolis, MN, Jim (Patte) of Ft. Wayne, IN, David (Connie and Shelly) of Cincinnati, OH, Patty Ann Beckler (Gerald) of Erie, CO, Kevin (Shirley) of Shelbyville, and Chris Nartker (Tom) of Eagle, ID.
She was the proud grandmother of 11 grandchildren (Melissa, Andrew, Robyn, Aaron, Matthew, Julie, Michael, Jennifer, Jonathan, Katie and Scott. She had 13 great-grandchildren.
Lucille graduated from Mercy Hospital Nursing School, Johnston, PA in 1946. She worked as a RN until the early 1960s when she became a bookkeeper at the Shelby National Bank, where she stayed until she retired in 1983. She enjoyed knitting, crocheting, sewing, quilt making. She was an avid reader, and did the crossword in the newspaper daily until her vision faded. She loved playing bridge with her friends, and taking girl trips. She was a member of D of I, a devout member of St. Joseph Catholic church, participated regularly in the “prayer line”. She was a devoted, loving and supportive wife, mother, grandmother, and friend.
A mass will be held at St. Joseph Catholic church on November 16, 2024, at 11 a.m. Graveside services will be held at St. Joseph Cemetery, followed by reception held at the K of C Hall (413 E. South Street, Shelbyville). Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, and the SPCA, in lieu of flowers. Funeral Directors Greg Parks, Sheila Parks and Stuart Parks are honored to serve Catherine’s family. Online condolences may be shared at www.murphyparks.com.
Today is November the 9th.