Sunday, March 9, 2025
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Love INC Hosts Launch Event
The above photo in yesterday’s email edition was erroneously labeled as the Parks Department’s Strategic Plan session. The photo was actually from the Love INC launch event, hosted at On the Hill Events, 24 W. Rampart St., the former athletic club facility. Details of the Love INC event are published below. | photo by ANNA TUNGATE
Love INC is on the precipice of opening a Shelby County affiliate. On Thursday, officials with the local chapter of the network of over 100 affiliates met to share updates with community leaders.
“Our mission is to imitate the profound love and compassion that Christ demonstrated when he served and helped thousands upon thousands of people, regardless of their race, nationality, gender, wealth, age or even their faith,” Bruce Harrell, Shelby County Love INC Executive Director, said. “We are working with the churches in Shelby County to offer this kind of unconditional love and care to those in need with the hope that through that genuine kind of compassion and love, we might be able to transform the lives of some of them, instead of just surviving, to actually thriving.”
Thirty-one area churches have signed up so far with the organization, which will serve as a connection point for those in need. Temporary offices are set up on East Washington Street with plans for a permanent location in the incoming Non-Profit Center, to be located on South Miller Street in a building previously part of the nursing home.
“We look for the gaps in the ministries, or the needs that aren't being met, and we try to see if we can work with the churches to maybe find a way to help fill those,” Harrell said. “People don't really listen to you if they're standing there with a need. They really need that need met, and then we can show them what steps to take after that.”
Stephen Black, vice president of quality and strategy at MHP, thanked the Blue River Community Foundation for helping obtain a $5 million Lilly Foundation grant to fund construction of the new nonprofit center and Bob Wortman for having the vision for a local Love INC.
Board of Directors for the new organization are Jaclyn Tweedy, Larry Cassidy, Tammy Sturgill, Josiah Tweedy, Thurman Adams, Kimberly Russell, Ann Sipes and Kris Baker.
Editor’s note: A correction was made to this article, which initially stated “Love INC” received a grant. Rather, Love INC will benefit from being housed in the new non-profit center, but was not the recipient. Blue River Community Foundation received the grant.
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NOTEBOOK:
Shelby County home sales remained steady from January to February, with 26 homes sold each month. Home sales throughout the 17-county MIBOR region were up 13.6 percent from January to February, down from last year’s 20 percent increase in the number of sales from January to February 2024. Inventory in Shelby County decreased from 73 in January to 68 in February.
HOOSIER NEWS: Lawmakers want Indiana to create a “one-stop-shop” for Hoosier farmers to access government information and benefits. A Senate committee this week unanimously advanced a bill to create an online portal for agricultural producers. One longtime dairy farmer said when he started out, he and his wife had to register with more than half a dozen government agencies and get several certifications and permits — something he said took hours and hours. HB 1149 tasks the Indiana State Department of Agriculture with building the portal. Farmers would be able to search for necessary government information and learn about state and federal funding opportunities and requirements. (Indiana Public Radio)
NATIONAL NEWS: According to data from Luminate, 50 percent of song plays from all on-demand audio streaming services were of songs five years or older. Only a little more than a quarter of all music plays come from songs released in the past year and a half. The health of the music business relies on older catalogs producing money well after the band stops playing, but there comes a point when the old stuff is crowding out the new stuff. In some genres, like rock, they’re weighed down by ghost music; about 75 percent of rock music listened to in 2024 was at least five years old. And it’s not just all from The Beatles; in 2024, 49.6 percent of music plays were from the 2020s, but 29.9 percent were from the 2010s and 10.4 percent were from the 2000s. This means that about 90 percent of music was from the new millennium, at least. (Can’t Get Much Higher/Numlock)
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SHS Courier Archive Highlights
December 3, 1954, Part II
Upcoming events at The Rec included a Christmas Dance, a Rec emblem contest and a New Year’s Eve Coke Party.
Members of the Home Nursing Class spent a class period at Major Hospital. Nurses demonstrated how to change a bed with a patient in it.
The Squib staff spent an evening opening every locker and placing publicity ads in them.
Basketball ushers were chosen for the year. They were Richard Moorhead, Phil McLane, Joe Harlan, Phil Coulston, Jim Deupree, Gary Kautsky, Jack McDaniel, Lawrence Grubb and Mike Douglas.
Shelbyville had played in the new 7,040-seat Columbus gym for the first time.
The Courier noted that the team moniker “Camels” in the 1920s had been a nod to Coach Campbell.
The top three salespeople for Squib were Peggy Graham, Sheila Collins and Sara Lux. “Are the boys going to let this feminine superiority go unchallenged?” the paper asked.
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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 by The Addison Times from Shelby County Public Library Genealogy Department materials.
2005: Shawn Plew, 25, was elected chairman of the Shelby County Democrat party. Other Democrat officers were Laura Furiak, John Stieneker and Jody Olinger.
1995: Officials with Crystal Flash in Morristown announced that a portion of the proceeds from sales of food and drinks would go toward the purchase of warning lights to be placed at the Morristown schools’ campus.
1985: Four years after five Shelby County Jail inmates filed a lawsuit about conditions at the jail, the trial was set to begin, with U.S. District Court Judge Sarah Evans Barker presiding. Attorney Lee McNeely represented the county.
1975: Several inches of snow fell.
Sandy Allen, 19, reported that her visit to Illinois for “Sandy Allen Day” had gone well. Crowds had followed her around on a date with 7-foot-2 Dan Gerber. The couple made appearances at a bowling alley and a charity dance.
1965: A new self-service dress shop, Dress for Less, opened at 207 S. Harrison St., managed by Jackie Schneider and Carolyn Schneider. The store would include half sizes.
1955: Plans were announced for a 25-lot, 10-acre housing addition located 2,000 feet east of the General Electric Company’s plant, which was under construction. The homes would be on two levels and offer “sunken dining room” constructions, advertised as “an innovation in this area.”
1945: Colescott School students purchased enough war bonds and stamps to secure an ambulance for the armed forces in a drive led by Principal Wray Orem.
1935: Everett Frazee hosted an official grand opening for Mobil Oil and Gas, located at the northwest corner of Washington and Vine Streets, following major remodeling. The store was labeled as a “beer parlor and filling station.”
The Shelbyville High School basketball team prepared for sectionals with a pep session featuring talks from Mayor L.E. Webb and Nate Kaufman. Players were Kenneth “Pete” Ray, Ed Page, William Bird, Fred Smith, Carroll Trees, Steve Gutting, Fred Wagner, Earl Snyder, George Means, Walter Stiers, Norman Graham and John Page. Paul Lostutter was the coach.
1925: James McCloskey, local jeweler, purchased 3 Public Square, where he had trained as an apprentice 33 years’ prior. The building was previously occupied by C. Steinhauser’s jewelry store.
1915: City churches canceled Sunday night services so that congregants could attend a prohibition address at First Baptist Church. The out-of-state speaker predicted prohibition would be “nation-wide” within five years.
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OBITUARIES
Melissa Dawn Smith, 64, of Nashville, Tennessee, passed away on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, in Nashville, Indiana. She was born April 15, 1960, in Shelbyville, the daughter of Jack Dale and Faye Ann (Tracy) Smith. Melissa is survived by several cousins. She was preceded in death by her parents; step-father, Bill Smith; and sister, Renee Smith.
In 1978, Melissa graduated from Lawrence Central High School, she continued her education through vocational training to be a hairstylist. Melissa had worked at Great Clips for over 30 years. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Melissa enjoyed traveling, photography, music and genealogy.
Visitation will be from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 12, 2025, at Freeman Family Funeral Homes and Crematory, Frazier Chapel, 124 E. North St. in Morristown. Funeral services will follow. Interment will follow at Asbury Cemetery in Morristown. Services entrusted to Freeman Family Funeral Homes and Crematory, 124 E. North St. in Morristown. Memorial contributions may be made to the donor’s choice of charity. Online condolences may be shared with Melissa’s family at www.freemanfamilyfuneralhomes.com.