Sunday, September 15, 2024
ARTS IN THE PARK
Beautiful weather brought out a large crowd for yesterday’s annual Arts in the Park event, featuring a wide variety of children’s projects and activities, such as those above, and music performances. See below for additional photos. | photo by JACK BOYCE
UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL
Jude Santos, 11 weeks, gets a good look at a Valais Blacknose sheep yesterday with the help of his mother, Rose Shepard. This Arts in the Park experience was hosted by Barnyard Party Pals. BELOW: The petting zoo wasn’t just for little kids. Shelbyville High School junior Kadence Beat also enjoyed checking out the variety of cute animals. | photos by KRISTIAAN RAWLINGS
BELOW: Judge Trent Meltzer and daughter Pearl Meltzer test their kite flying skills at Arts in the Park.
NOTEBOOK:
INTERNATIONAL NEWS: The iconic tall hats worn by guards outside of Buckingham Palace are made from actual bear fur, and they are getting pretty expensive. New data obtained as part of a records request from PETA found that the cost of the hats in the King’s Guard has increased from £1,560 each in 2022 to £2,040 in 2023. The Ministry of Defense bought 24 new hats in 2023 and 13 new ones in 2022, and in the past decade has spent over £1 million on hats alone. (BBC/Numlock)
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SHS Courier Archive Highlights:
Spring 1986, Part II
Shelly Caplinger had been named an Indiana All-Star, becoming Shelbyville’s first girls’ basketball All-Star since Brenda Kelsay in 1981. The Indiana team would face off against Kentucky at Market Square Arena and at Freedom Hall in Louisville. Shelly had also been named to the Academic All-State team, along with Todd Anderson.
Courier boosters were McNeely and Sanders, Linne’s Pastry, Bob Crosby’s Barber Shop (18 N. Harrison), Nu-Trend, Becom’s Movie Club, Edington Music and KCL Corp.
Courier staff members were Mindy Settles, Cheryl Linville, Marcela Gomez, Steve Hamner, Sean Harding, Stacie Harding and Marilyn Willeford.
An article surveyed teachers about what they would remember most about the senior class. Ms. Nancy Sugden said she would never forget the table where Eric Johnson, Steve Bartels and Brad Wickizer sat second lunch hour. “They liked to suck up Jello with their mouths. The cafeteria will not be the same without them next year,” she said. Mr. Rick Lightfoot said he would especially remember Brian Tackett, Todd Anderson and Dana Mathies, whom he had coached in football.
An article covered Silent Approach, a band formed by Shayne Yeager, John Krause and Robert Riutta when they were in eighth grade. Brian Ress and Pat Ault were part of the early formation, with Eric Thoman and Scott Pike joining later. After their recent Post Prom show, the next and perhaps final performance would be at the Shelby County Fair over the summer.
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 Players’ performance of the musical “1940s Radio Hour” opened at The Strand Theatre.
2004: With Ashford Place opening and plans for a GasAmerica station on North State Road 9 across from Morristown Road, residents on Morristown Road had traffic and safety concerns, The Shelbyville News reported. The Shelbyville Plan Commission was recommending the placement of a stoplight at the Ashford Place entrance and talks were in place for another where Morristown Road and North State Road 9 converged. City Engineer Tim Lawson said he couldn’t imagine the state approving both stoplights. “It defeats the purpose and just breaks up traffic flow to place stoplights so close together,” he said.
1994: The Shelbyville Central Schools board approved several coaching hires, including Laura Scott for eighth grade girls basketball; Larry Woodward for seventh grade girls basketball; Karen Fenton, Kelly Willard, Scott Asher and Laura Scott as middle school volleyball coaches; and Jennie Reynolds, Twanna Smith, Monique Jones and Ron Kramer as volunteer volleyball coaches.
1984: With the closing of Gloria Marshall Figure Salon, several women were meeting at Mac’s Steakhouse for fitness sessions.
1974: The Roller Palace, 940 W. Washington St., featured disc jockeys all weekend. WIFE and WNDE were in the house on Friday and Debbie from Channel 4 worked Saturday.
Preschool graduates of LaPetite Learning Center, W. McKay Road, were Sherry Abel, Linda Polston, Sheila Riggins, Mike Wheeler, Chris Farrow, Lori Tucker, Eric Dowell, Mike Bass, Jeff Eads, Cris Hutchinson, David Bayless, Scott Kohler and Suzanne Steele. Mrs. Sara Bayless and Mrs. Karolyn Dowell were the teachers.
1964: The Shelbyville school board held a two-hour meeting to discuss expanding the high school. The proposed addition would include 12 additional classrooms, a new cafeteria double the size of the then-present 350-seat cafeteria (the old cafeteria would become the school library, which would have twice as many seats as the then-present 90-seat library), enlarged shop and art facilities to be expanded westward from the present shop area, a 1,150-seat auditorium, and a physical education unit containing an Olympic-size pool, a 4,000-seat circular gymnasium with almost all of the seats being the roll-away type, wrestling facilities, dressing rooms, lockers and showers. Supt. Breck pointed out that the school board planned to move the 9th grade to the Senior High School to provide enough space for the increasing student population at the Junior High School building.
1954: A newspaper photo showed 13 junior high school boys and Rec-Boys Club Director Pat Collyer examining the W. Broadway site of the newly formed club for boys 7-20 years old. Those in the photo, looking at the window sign that said “Hi fellows!…Our New Boy’s Club Will Open Here November 1st. Watch For Announcements” were Gilbert Nickles, Jimmy Sleeth, Jerry Platt, Dean Sheneman, George Landwerlen, Marshall Swazay, Mike Meyer, Tom Martin, Forrest Theobald, Bobby Wetnight, Steven Mohler, Doug Lackey and Mike Kettler. A capital campaign was in progress to raise $7,500 for the club. Committee members were Jack Schweppe, Bob Bennett, Charles Shearer, Dick Showalter and Walter Hale. Duane Murphy was the chair.
1944: A Veteran of Foreign Wars post, with 40 Shelby County men enrolled on the charter membership, was established in Shelbyville. The first officers were Robert Eichelsdoerfer, Thomas Butler, Dennis Holbrook, Walter Cato, Louis Hatmaker, Graham Lemmon and William Henry.
1934: The Armory featured dancing, the Steffy Orchestra and roller skating, all in one evening, which concluded at midnight.
1924: Deputy Sheriff William Robinson and Police Officer William Fiscus were called to Meltzerville on a report “that several men had been seen in that section of the county who were acting in a peculiar manner.” The men were reportedly from Indianapolis and hunting squirrels, but some locals feared they intended to shoot livestock. Officers were unable to locate the men.
1914: The U.S. Census Bureau reported there were 6,904 homes in Shelby County. Of that total, 2,670 were farm homes. Of the total, 996 were owned outright, with no mortgage.
OBITUARIES
None today.