Thursday, May 1, 2025
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Class of ‘75 Plans Reunion
Shelbyville High School 50th reunion committee members Tessie (Conrad) Hagerman, Connie (Willard) Turner, Melissa (Norvell) Meyerholtz, Cyndi (Bramwell) Ross, Mary Jane (Haley) Allen, Melina (Price) Fox, Betty (Beal) Randolph and Cindy (Warnecke) Scott meet at Cagney’s yesterday to plan next month’s reunion. Memories shared ranged from cruising to being part of the first group of girls allowed to wear jeans at school. As noted in yesterday’s edition, the 50th reunion is set for Saturday, June 7, 7-11 p.m., at Blessings Opera House. The cost is $35 per person payable to: Class of 75, P.O. Box 599, Shelbyville, Ind., 46176. | photo by ANNA TUNGATE
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NOTEBOOK:
Shelbyville High School senior Dalton Jones broke the baseball program’s record for career hits this week, surpassing Drew Mathies, class of 2017. The Bears are on a three-game win streak.
U.S. 52 from State Road 9 at Fountaintown to State Road 3 in Rushville will be closed starting tomorrow morning and lasting through Oct. 1 in order for the Brandywine River bridge just east of State Road 9 to be replaced and other roadwork INDOT will be doing along U.S. 52 in Rush County. The INDOT detour for the closure is SR 9 north to US 40 in Greenfield, then east to SR 3 and back south to U.S. 52 in Rushville.
The Shelbyville High School Jazz Band will perform tonight, 7 p.m., at the Shelbyville Middle School Cafetorium. The concert was originally scheduled to be held at The Strand Theatre.
The first Farmers Market of the year downtown Shelbyville will be held next Saturday, May 10, 8 a.m. to noon, and continue through September. Sip on the Square, formerly Wine Walk, is set for Friday evening, June 20.
HOOSIER NEWS: Indiana students who sued the Department of Homeland Security for revoking their visas have had their international student status restored. The Indiana division of the American Civil Liberties Union announced Tuesday afternoon that all nine students represented by the ACLU have had their international student status restored. The Department of Justice last week said their status would be restored. Students were from Purdue, Notre Dame, and IU Indianapolis. Two of the students are set to graduate in May. (Indiana Public Media)
NATIONAL NEWS: Last year, Chips Ahoy! started adding more cacao and vanilla extract to the cookies, which was their biggest tweak in years, and it’s been paying off. In the 26 weeks ending March 29, sales were up 2.3 percent, running ahead of the 0.3 percent decline in the cookie category as a whole and adding 2 million homes to the brand. (The Atlantic/Numlock)
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SHS Courier Archive Highlights
May 16, 2006
A poll of 100 students revealed what differentiated the 1980s from the 1990s. Side ponytails, chili bowls and mullets were deemed 80s. Straight hair, side bangs and “emo” were 90s.
Construction work continued on the building. Students had become used to the “cafernasium”, cement floors and a lack of ceilings. The clinic’s move to the former teacher lounge was underway. The hallway that ran parallel to the pool was being extended all the way to the 200 hallway. “The best thing for students to do this summer is to just stay out of the building,” Principal Zobel said, laughing.
Courier staff members explained why they chose to apply to work on the paper. Sarah Borders said she joined because of Ms. Jones’ encouragement. “Ms. Jones would corner me on the stairs and ask when I was going to join The Courier day after day,” Borders recalled. “When I went to the guidance office to have Mrs. Badgero add it to my schedule, it was already on there; Ms. Jones had added it for me.”
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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: About 150 people walked in the March of Dimes Walk America near Shelbyville Middle School to raise money for research to fight birth defects, premature births and infant mortality.
1995: Bull Feathers restaurant closed.
A proposed expansion to the Clearview housing addition would add 29 home lots to Shelbyville, developer Carroll Theobald announced. The lots would be between Theobald Street and Columbus Road.
1985: Morristown and Triton Central’s girls track teams tied at the county meet. “We should combine our teams for the Big Blue River Conference meet and beat New Palestine,” joked Tigers coach Doug Johnson.
1975: Sheriff officers were investigating a forced entry into the mausoleum at the north edge of Shelbyville. They had discovered one crypt had been opened and the casket inside was missing, although it was possible the casket had been removed years before and buried elsewhere.
“Trip with the Teacher” was on at the Skyline to open the new season, which was followed by “The Teacher,” advertised as “She Corrupted the Youthful Morality of an Entire School.”
1965: The implementation of a cigarette tax by the state legislature had moved some locals to start rolling their own tobacco products, The Shelbyville News reported. The tax had gone up from 4 cents a pack to 6 cents, raising the across-the-counter price to 29 cents a pack and the vending machine price to 35 cents.
1955: Members of the Optimist Club cleaned up and painted the Joseph Fountain. Those involved in the project were Pat Ryan, Dave Linville, Onie Tucker, V.L. Worland, Merle Platt, Glen McNamara, Bill Kirk and Charles Miller.
Mason’s Root Beer Barrel, operated by Floyd and Eva Miller, held a grand opening in its newly remodeled quarters at the junction of E. Broadway and E. Hendricks. A concrete block building had been added to the west half of the barrel-shaped structure and kitchen facilities had been enlarged. Both inside and curb service were offered, featuring sandwiches, soft drinks, coffee, milkshakes and popcorn.
1945: Pvt. Dwight Wortman, 19, had been killed in action in Okinawa, his parents were notified via telegram by the War Department. Wortman was a graduate of Morristown High School, where he had been on the basketball team. He was the 59th man from Shelby County to lose his life in World War II.
Cpl. Walter Adams, 20, was listed as missing in action in Germany. Walter’s brother, Franklin, had been killed in action in France in 1944.
1935: Three days after passenger train stops in Shelbyville had been eliminated, the Big Four restored service. A local factory had threatened to stop shipping via Big Four freight unless passenger service was restored.
1925: Local boys were taken on a field trip to Shelbyville’s furniture manufacturing plants. Several boys at St. Joseph Catholic school were already employed after school at the Chambers plant.
1915: City council passed a new garbage ordinance. Those failing to place items in a garbage can would be subject to arrest.
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OBITUARIES
Stacey Heaston, 42, of Shelbyville, passed away April 27, 2025, in Shelbyville. She was born August 20, 1982, in Connersville to Jonathon and Carolyn (Kerr) Heaston.
Stacey worked at various places and enjoyed learning different traits throughout life. She was a member of Shelbyville Community Church, where she was recently baptized. Stacey enjoyed collecting anything and going to the casino.
Stacey is survived by her mother, Carolyn (Kerr) Heaston; son, Brandon Palmer and daughter, Katie (Andrew Ambrose) Heaston; brothers, Jonathon (Heather) Heaston, Jason (Lorayne) Heaston, Jeremy Heaston and Eric (Alicia) Heaston; sisters, Heather (John) Nolan and Tisha (Dustin) Bowen. She will also be missed by her fur baby, Karma.
Stacey was preceded in death by her father.
Services will be held Friday, May 2, 2025, at 10 a.m. in Moster Mortuary with Pastors Merry Popplewell and Craig Olson presiding. Friends are welcome to visit the family from 4 - 8 p.m. Thursday evening in the mortuary. Burial will be in Hopewell Cemetery.