Sunday, November 24, 2024

Nov 24, 2024

BRANCHING OUT

Workers unload live trees at Occasions Premium Christmas Trees, 415 E. Hendricks St., yesterday in preparation for today’s season opening. The lot will remain open daily, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. | photo by ANNA TUNGATE

Snowflake Princess Contest Raises Funds for Local Causes

Imari Hudnall, left, claimed the Snowflake Princess crown yesterday at The Strand Theatre, with Madeline Gaddie and Jessa Decker named first- and second runner-up, respectively. Right, last year’s Princess Ava Voorhees was on hand to pass on the crown. | photo by ANNA TUNGATE

The local Kappa Delta Phi sorority, Psi Iota Chapter, hosted its 18th annual Snowflake Princess contest yesterday at The Strand Theatre, the bookend to a $3,900 fundraising drive for local charities. Over the contest's history, the event has facilitated over $96,000 in donations.

“All of our money stays here in Shelby County,” sorority member Judy Barbee said.

Causes supported over the past year include the animal shelter, public library, Shelby Senior Services, Salvation Army, Clarity Pregnancy Center, Triton Student Council, Girls Inc., Boys & Girls Clubs, Morristown Student Council, The Strand and two local scholarships.

Jason Hignite interviewed each princess contestant on stage, with Imari Hudnall named the eventual winner; Madeline Gaddie, first runner-up; and Jessa Decker, second runner-up. The top three will have a chance, weather permitting, to ride in a convertible in the Dec. 6 holiday parade. Additional contestants were Autumn Ballenger, Justice DePrez, Clarabelle Fowler, Marci Graham, Aoba Ishii, Natalie Jones, Allana Kate Marshall, Jacie McCollum, Whitleigh Miller, Mahaela Underwood and Addison Walker. Last year’s Snowflake Princess, Ava Voorhees, passed the crown on to Hudnall.

In addition to Barbee, Annette Mullen, Kay Brouhard, Marlene Leitenberger, Sharon Mansfield, Barbara Groves and Charlotte Towne are members of the local sorority chapter.

Addison Times Update

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Drug-Free Calendar Winners Recognized

Shelbyville Middle School art teacher Shanae Dees celebrates with Mason Miano, who won a first place in the Shelby County Drug-Free Calendar contest. | submitted

Twenty-two years and 15,700 entries after then-Deputy Prosecutor Brad Landwerlen suggested creating a student anti-drug calendar to Prosecutor (now Judge) Kent Apsley, the annual contest continues to flourish.

“If you are under about 35 years old and went to school in Shelby County, you probably participated in this,” Landwerlen said at the awards ceremony this week, hosted at the Fraternal Order of Police.

The student artwork entries are considered by the prosecutor’s staff in a blind review process, and the winners have their work featured in the annual wall calendar.

“The goal of this thing has always been to try to get kids thinking in a positive way about how to handle the drug world,” Landwerlen said. “They learn better from one another than they ever will from some adult saying, ‘Just say no.’”

This year’s major prizes went to: Lizzy Atkins (5th grade, Morristown Elementary), Prosecutor’s Pick; Patience Meulen (6th grade, Waldron Elementary), Grand Prize Winner; and Brynlee Weddle (Southwestern Jr.-Sr. High School); Taylor Jones (Shelbyville Middle School), Lucio Tovar (SMS), Mason Miano (SMS), Ethan Stamper (Southwestern Elementary), Jenavieve Bushfield (Southwestern Elementary), Maleah Williams (Waldron Jr.-Sr. High School); Stella Mink (Hendricks Elementary); Emma Hook (SMS); Kate Ross (Hendricks Elementary); Addyson Wilder (SMS); and Olivia Carroll (Coulston Elementary). Honorable mentions went to Bailey Rinzel, Lauren Ramsey, Aubrey Longwell, Maycee Flannery, Jeremiah Dewhurst, Khloe Bowers, Lilly Gaddie, Andrea Roblero Ortiz, Elsie Grimes, Jenson Tennell, Miriam Bailey, Gia Powell, Asly Corchado-Ramos and Taylor Stewart.

NOTEBOOK:

Shelbyville High School is looking for volunteers to help students set up the Lighted Holiday Forest, a fundraising activity for smaller school clubs, including Latin, Speech and Debate, FFA, Champions Together and Crochet. Each club will set up a display designed by students, and other lights and inflatables need to be set up between the student area and at the entrance to the Ecology Lab. The community time is Friday, Nov. 29, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., the day after Thanksgiving, with Saturday, Nov. 30, the rain date. Community members can meet at the Ecology lab entrance behind the softball fields.
Shelbyville Central Education Foundation is hosting a trivia night on January 15, 6 p.m., at Shelbyville Middle School. Teams of four can compete for prizes by signing up here. The entrance fee is $100 per team. Spectators will be admitted with a freewill donation.
NATIONAL NEWS: The latest data shows that 57 percent of the global population is connected to the mobile internet, but more importantly that the rate of growth of new internet users is slowing. According to the Global System for Mobile Communications Association Intelligence, 4.6 billion people are connected to the internet through a mobile device. From 2015 to 2021, about 200 million people per year were coming online, but over the past two years, that’s down to 160 million new internet users per year. Around the world, the easiest-to-get-online are already online. There are 350 million people (4 percent of the global population) who live in areas that are simply not covered by a mobile broadband network. Even the least covered area on earth, sub-Saharan Africa, has 87 percent of its population covered by mobile internet network. (Rest of World/Numlock)
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SHS Courier Archive Highlights:

April 15, 1964, Part I

A sock hop was scheduled for April 24 at The Rec, 7:30 - 11 p.m., sponsored by Miss Williams’ home room 174 to raise money for the support of a Korean orphan. Jo-Jung-Hi had been adopted by the class in 1961. Organizing committee members for the dance were Mary Ann Wiggins, Donna Ryhal, Sandra Fleming, Gretchen Sandefur, Lonnie Small, Tim Shuppert, Gary Wilkinson, Jerry Reber, Carol Riemenschneider, John Shambach and Don Shadley. Others helping were Don Roell, Mike Wright, Mary Kay Schildgen, Vicki Evans and Terry Ray. WSVL would provide the music.
Jack Borst was named Lord Mayor for the class of 1964. Anita Wisker was the winner of the Vestavia Award. Past winners of the Vestavia, given to the top-ranked girl in the class, were Janet Kaster and Lana Jo Livinstgon.
Forum met to discuss the Jack Ruby trial, foreign aid, poverty and the federal tax cut.
The train bearer and crown bearer for the 1964 May Festival would be Shelly Walton, four-your-old niece of Sheri Long, and Frankie Evans, three-year-old brother of Vickie Evans.
Students anonymously shared what they wanted in a significant other. One girl wanted her man to be “affectionate, but not in public.” Another looked for “a deep sense of religion and a broad sense of humor.” A girl wanted her man to “use clean language when he’s around me.” One guy wanted a girl who “adds just the right amount of spice, not only to food but also to life.” Another said, “She doesn’t have to be the best looking girl in the world, but it might help.”
George Stubbs, class of 1958, a student at Indiana University Law School, was engaged to Karen Miene of Crawfordsville.

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: Excavation and groundwork were underway for the new MHP facility, which would eventually house 934 employees.

2004: The Shelbyville Plan Commission approved creating four commercial lots at 2045 N. Riley Highway, which would house a GasAmerica and other new businesses.

1994: Dr. Roger Ewing treated 125 patients at his chiropractic clinic in exchange for a cash or food donation to the Salvation Army.

Loper Elementary School won the regional Spell Bowl championship. Members of the team were Jordan Baugher, Casey Springer, Tyler Babbitt, Kaleigh Cover, Nicholas McNeely, Gina Wertz, Brianna Cole, Josh Orem, Brandi James, Brittany Holtsclaw, Allison Siebert, Brian Wanstrath, Andy Kieser, Nick Conner, Brooke Pierce and Casey Bunch. Sponsors were Christi Dickmann and Jennie Reynolds.

1984: James Tillison “Tilly” Graham was the guest of honor at a party for his 94th birthday at the Flat Rock Grill and Grocery. Tilly was the oldest resident of Flat Rock and generally known as the unofficial mayor of the community.

1974: Williams Industry President Jim Williams sold his stock in the family business and said he planned to focus on other initiatives. Other corporate officers in the business were Bruce Williams, Robert Williams and William Williams.

1964: Bicycle plates were issued by police. Those wanting a plate had to bring their bike to city hall to be checked to ensure it had a horn or a bell and that it was equipped with a headlight and taillight or reflector.

1954: Dellekamp Cleaners owner Hubert Dellekamp announced plans for a second store, to be located on U.S. 421 at the intersection with State Road 44, near the incoming General Electric site. The home store, 20 W. Broadway, would remain in operation with city-wide delivery on a twice daily basis.

Shelbyville’s newest clothing store, the Diana Shop, held a grand opening in remodeled quarters at 113 S. Harrison Street. Rachel Tyner was the manager.

1944: Chief Petty Officer George R. Tolen Jr., of Shelbyville, was named “Man of the Week” at his Naval Air Station in Daytona Beach, Fla.

1934: Children put their names in a contest for one of 15 Rexall dolls at the Morrison & DePrez Drug Company. Shoppers could vote for children to receive the dolls, getting one vote for every penny spent at the store. The dolls would be presented Christmas Eve.

1924: The county clerk’s office remained open until 8:30 p.m. for two nights to give hunters a chance to obtain a license. There had been 1,450 hunting licenses issues in Shelby County so far.

Ralph Drake filed for divorce from his wife, Florence, stating that she spent afternoons in bed reading novels and magazines and smoking cigarettes, and that she refused to cook meals or mend clothing. She had reportedly told him she intended to move out as soon as she had sufficient money and clothing.

1914: Six automatic “stop” and “go” signals were purchased by the city, to be placed at street intersections in the coming weeks. The word “change” appeared in the sign when the signal was about to change.

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