Tuesday, January 28, 2025
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Shelby Sunrise
Sunday’s sunrise, from Progress Parkway. | photo by JACK BOYCE
PRIZE PERFORMANCE
Elevate, the Shelbyville Middle School show choir, ended their first competitive season over the weekend with a second runner-up finish at the Batesville Singers Showcase. Elevate members are Delaney Adams, Josie Anspaugh, Cortney Bowers, Kirsten Byne, Jasmine Chupp, Marley Conner, Namiyah Crew, Anniyah Davis, Elie Denton, Eleena Dudgeon, Mario Easley, Aubrey Edwards, K'miyah Edwards, Serenity Gellizeau, Dallas Gremillion, Lailie Haddix, Skylar Hanover, Harper Holmes, Millie Hughes, Sophia Idlewine, Layla Kincaid, Evee Lisby, Alana Marsh, Rylee McCardle, Vivian McIntire, Grace Miller, Braxton Pridemore, Elle Shaver, Lily Shaver, Aralynn Smothers, Ava White, Elliot Wung and Dezirae Zimbicki. | SUBMITTED
NOTEBOOK:
Shelby County Commissioners yesterday approved financial commitments for two bridges. One commitment is for the rehabilitation of the historic bridge on CR 75 West, just south of 700 South, which will include removing the bridge, fixing rust and rivet deterioration, and then setting the bridge back in place. The other is the complete replacement of the bridge on CR 1100 South, between 200 E and 275 E. Both projects are funded through the state’s Community Crossings Matching Grant Program, in which the state provides 75 percent of the funding and Shelby County the remaining.
County Commissioners also appointed Katie Miller to the Shelby County Public Library Board to complete the remaining three years of Brian Brammer’s four-year term. The Commissioners tabled other board appointments, and encouraged residents interested in serving to complete the Board/Commission Appointment form on the county website.
A woman called police to report a vehicle had backed into a shopping cart, which her grandson had been in. The shopping cart had tipped over, and her grandson was “crying hysterically” when police arrived to the Walmart parking lot. Police spoke with the driver of the vehicle, who said he had looked both ways before backing up, and that he was “idling backward” when the incident occurred. The boy was not transported to the hospital. Later in the evening, the boy’s mother called police to say she had taken her son to Riley Hospital because he had been throwing up. She said the doctor at Riley had advised the boy “had a skull fracture but would be okay.”
Shelby County Surveyor Jeff Powell yesterday provided an overview to the Drainage Board of legal drains currently assessed to area residents’ taxes. The next Drainage Board meeting will include additional discussion of the drains that will continue to be assessed and a few that may have a sufficient amount in the account for the moment, and collection can be halted. Powell mentioned the following drains and tiles, which are followed by their location and the amount currently in reserve: Alexander, Gwynneville area, $9,648.96; Henry Gordon, near the sewer treatment plant in Morristown, $41,341.75; Joshua Moore, near the railroad in Gwynneville, $16,908.74; Mary Moore, southwest of Morristown, $29,457.78; Woodruff, southwest of Shelbyville, $20,733.30; OM Thompson, south of Shelbyville, $9,814.99; SM Thompson, south of Shelbyville, $41,616.63; Thomas Carmony, near 500 E and 475 N, $14,871.61; Hills Branch, on N. State Road 9, $14,465.81; Glessner, southwest side of Shelbyville, around Clearview, (city pays $6,090 per year); Hankins, near the airport and casino, (city pays on); Dwain Village, subdivision off Michigan Road; $1,787.53; Roberts, Howell, McPherson and Dipple, along Marietta Road, $26,408.37; Sidney Branch, shared with Bartholomew County, $11,293.19; Reece, east of Shelbyville along State Road 44, $20,694.02; Smithland, along Smithland Road, $8,619.89; Clendenning Tile, near Sugar Creek, -$73,106.21; and Meiks Addition, off Knightstown Road, $20,317.72.
Public Notice: The Shelbyville Police Department is and has been a nationally accredited agency since 2016. CALEA (Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies) maintains an access portal which allows public comment and feedback as an opportunity for comments, commendations, and other information regarding the agency's quality of service or other information relevant to the accreditation process. The link for this portal can be found at: https://cimrs2calea.org/265. The purpose of this portal is to receive public comments regarding an agency's compliance with CALEA standards, engagement in the service community, delivery of public safety services, and overall candidacy for accredited status. These comments can be in the form of commendations or concerns. The overall intent of the accreditation process is to provide the participating agency with information to support continuous improvement, as well as foster the pursuit of professional excellence and this new approach works to further that objective.
HOOSIER NEWS: Indiana’s estimated immigrant population represents less than 1% of the national total, with most immigrants living in four states: California, Texas, Florida and New York. In 2022, Indiana ranked third in the nation for immigrants from Burma (or Myanmar), behind only California and New York. Close to 40,000 Burmese immigrants live across Indiana, concentrated in Indianapolis and Fort Wayne. Census estimates show Indiana’s Haitian population has increased in recent years to between 10,000 and 20,000 people. (IndyStar)
NATIONAL NEWS: The architect Frank Lloyd Wright made a single skyscraper in his life, the Price Tower in Bartlesville, Okla., which has been the center of an ongoing architectural fiasco after the building was sold. The new buyers — who paid a token $10 but agreed to pay down $600,000 in debt and invest $10 million in rehabilitating it — saw their crypto company collapse and subsequently started ripping out and selling the Wright-designed guts and furniture of the building, in violation of an easement held by the conservancy. This went to the courts, spawned multiple lawsuits, and saw the new owners cut the utilities to the building, potentially threatening its stability in freezing cold. A judge has had enough and ordered the building be sold to the McFarlin Building Company for $1.4 million. (The Art Newspaper/Numlock)
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SHS Courier Archive Highlights
September 25, 2013, Part II
Goody’s and Rural King were coming to Shelbyville. Goody’s had gone out of business in 2010. Junior BreArura Palmer said she used to buy jeans there and was excited about the store’s return. Junior Tori Caudill was looking forward to buying “horse stuff” at Rural King.
The SHS chapter of Future Educators of America was growing. Meghan Baker, the club’s vice president, said Mrs. Miltz had been instrumental in helping reignite interest among students.
The annual New Student Breakfast gave students new to SHS a chance to socialize. “I like the students,” junior Chloe Price said. “But I do not like the locker rooms or how the upper hallways are not connected.”
Rachel Whipker was the new girls soccer coach. The team had won its first game.
Hopes were high for a strong tennis season. The team had lost Austin Abner to graduation. Tyler Kirk, J.D. Cox, Sam Shammas, Bobby Drake, Chris Asher, Jared Wise and Derek Blain were all expected to step into major roles.
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: Gibault Inc. purchased 611 S. Harrison St., formerly part of the Probation Department, and 212 and 218 N. Harrison St., with plans to convert them into youth shelters. The service would fill a need previously filled by the Shelby County Youth Shelter for 25 years which had provided counseling and temporary housing for youth caught up in family conflicts.
1995: After waiting an hour for another member of the Shelby County Board of Health to show up at a meeting, giving them a quorum, attending members Dr. Phil Batton, Bob Newton and Nancy Brown called it a night. County Health Officer Dr. Wilson Dalton urged heading home. He said he was anxious to watch IU play Michigan on TV.
1985: The average length of patient stay at Major Hospital had been 6.4 days in 1984, hospital officials said. They also announced Mary Alice Hopkins as employee of the quarter. Hopkins had worked at the hospital since 1972. She was a registered nurse in the Intensive Care Unit.
1975: Jim Snyder, operator of Ted’s Tavern, 102 E. Washington St., offered a $50 reward for the return of his missing “Made in Pakistan” brass bugle, which he said was of sentimental value to him. Snyder had kept the bugle, which had a large squeeze bulb attached to the mouthpiece, on a wall behind the bar. Occasionally Snyder would take the bugle and amid the resulting honking noise yell, “Boogiy, boogity!” according to the police report. The bugle had been missing for about a week and to make matters worse, when Snyder answered the phone at the tavern, every once in a while someone blew the bugle over the phone and yelled, “Boogity, boogity!”
The high temperature was 65 degrees, but a cold front was expected soon.
1965: Jack Warble received the local Jaycees’ Distinguished Service Award, and Carl Montgomery Jr. was named the county’s Outstanding Young Farmer at the annual Jaycee Awards banquet at the Eagles Lodge. Previous Distinguished Service Award winner Joseph Hasemen presented the award to Warble.
1955: The Parrish Lumber Co. building on East Broadway was remodeled, with glass panels added the entire length of the building.
The Shelby County Chapter of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis provided wheelchairs to 15 Shelby County polio victims.
1945: A capacity crowd of some 3,000 fans watched Shelbyville beat Columbus, 42-36, at Paul Cross Gym.
Due to over-crowding in the lower grades at Colescott school, one of two extra rooms in the building was placed in use for the 3A class. Norma Mount was the teacher of the new class. She had previously taught the 1B class, which Mary Morris took over.
1935: Frank Osborne, Walkerville, had been appointed as a cook at the Indiana State School for the Deaf. “It’s a good job; it carries a decent salary. But there’s a fly in the ointment. Frank is a social soul,” The Republican reported. Frank previously worked as the night desk sergeant at the local police station, where he was known to chat with his coworkers all night.
1925: Plans were made for Frederick Eugene Karsh, a well-known organist, to open the new three-manual Marr and Colton pipe organ at The Strand Theatre with a special program. Karsh had played at the Apollo and Circle theatres in Indianapolis numerous times. The 2,800-pipe organ at The Strand had recently been installed by Frank Muckenstraum of Indianapolis.
After several cases of smallpox were reported in Columbus, including from a member of the basketball team, vaccinations were sent to the community for all of those potentially exposed.
1915: Editor’s note: There are no archives for either local Republican or Democrat newspapers for this week. Once the archive returns, reporting for this year will resume.
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OBITUARIES
Patricia A. Mitchell, 87, a lifelong resident of Shelbyville, Indiana, passed away peacefully on January 25, 2025, surrounded by her family. Patricia was born on October 14, 1937, in Shelbyville to Verl and Grace (Walton) Hasecuster. She was united in marriage to her late husband, Meredith E. Mitchell on March 19, 1957, and from this union came a loving family that Patricia cherished deeply. Patricia spent her working years nurturing the students of Southwestern High School as a cafeteria cook. In her retirement, she enjoyed baking, sewing, and spending precious time with her family, who were the cornerstone of her life.
Patricia leaves behind a legacy of love and dedication in her family. She is survived by her children, Lou Ann (Phillip) Woodall and Ron (Tammi) Mitchell both of Shelbyville, her brother, Frederick "Harold" Hasecuster of Shelbyville, and her beloved grandchildren, Lindsey (Paul) Turner of Franklin, Lauren (Joby) Johnson of Columbus, Kylee (Kyle) Rehmer of Mooresville, and Kyle (Lexi) Mitchell of Edinburgh, and 6 great grandchildren. Patricia was preceded in death by her parents, Verl and Grace Hasecuster, her husband, nine brothers and three sisters.
Visitation for Patricia will be held on Thursday, January 30, 2025, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Glenn E. George and Son Funeral Home, 437 Amos Road, Shelbyville, Indiana. Funeral services will follow on Friday, January 31, 2025, at 10 a.m. at the Glenn E. George and Son Funeral Home., with Pastor Rollin Mitchell officiating. Burial will be at the Second Mt. Pleasant Cemetery in Johnson County. Memorial donations can be made to Our Hospice of South Central Indiana in care of the Funeral Home. In honor of Patricia, we encourage those who knew and loved her to share their memories and upload photos to her memorial page at glennegeorgeandson.com