Tuesday, June 25, 2024
Plan Commission Gives Local Projects Green Light
A former church and non-profit organization building was rezoned to allow for Souls Harbor Church to relocate from Vine Street. | photo by JACK BOYCE
The Shelbyville Plan Commission last night gave a favorable recommendation for a rezone allowing Souls Harbor Church to move from Vine Street to 2021 S. Riley Highway, the former Family Services & Prevention Programs building, which was previously McKay Road Baptist Church, then Crossroad Community Church. The property, at the northwest corner of McKay Road and S. Riley Highway, was likely inadvertently zoned residential years ago, city planning staff said.
The 4,240-square-foot facility on nearly two acres includes 58 parking spaces, sufficient for the incoming church’s daycare, which currently serves approximately 20 students and could grow to 40 to 50, Pastor Johnathan Stephenson said. The church currently has a purchase agreement on the S. Riley Highway property. Another church that is currently renting space has expressed interest in Souls Harbor’s current home on Vine Street, Rev. Stephenson told The Addison Times.
In other action, the board approved a site development plan with conditions for a convenience store and fuel station to be built in conjunction with a hotel and multi-tenant building at the southwest corner of Marketplace Blvd. and Progress Parkway.
“We’re going to share contractors and do a lot of it together,” Rusty Spiers, a site development engineer, said of the multiple projects.
The 3,200 square-foot station will feature six double-sided fueling columns (12 pumps), 12 standard parking spaces and one ADA parking space. It will not have truck fuel or truck parking. The project will include an extension of the Deputy Alyea Drive loop to the west of the property.
The board last night also approved a site development plan for construction of a 10,500 square-foot fellowship hall at Crossroad Community Church, 475 E. Progress Parkway. The project will include a gathering area, classrooms and a second floor with a viewing balcony to the area below. The space will be used for activities and church functions, including sports, with gym space for three pickleball courts, Tony Nicholson, with Space & Sites, told the board.
In other business, a rezone request for 713 S. Miller Street, adjacent to the Valero station on Colescott Street, was continued until next month to allow the owner time to issue notifications.
An incoming east side development off Progress Parkway will include a hotel, multi-tenant building and gas station and convenience store. | photo by JACK BOYCE
NOTEBOOK:
HOOSIER NEWS: Public baths, or sento, in Japan have been in decline, as their original purpose of serving people who lacked a bath at home has fallen to the wayside. The price of entry is set at 520 yen ($3.31) by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, so competing on price or added services can be tough. At peak in 1968, there were 18,000 throughout the country, but that figure today stands at just 2,000, with Tokyo home to 435 and losing roughly 30 each year. Older sento need expensive repairs to stay in business, and often people take ownership through inheritance. Pairing up with companion businesses, like breweries, has been successful for some. (Nikkei Asia/Numlock)
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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 from the Shelby County Public Library Genealogy Department.
2014: The Indiana State Police began providing the addresses of homes once identified as clandestine drug labs, or at least those reported to the Indiana State Police through a criminal incident report. The first dated back to 2007. There were 70 reported in Shelby County at the time the website was published. (There are currently 18 listed.)
2004: The campaign for Indiana Senate District 42 was unofficially underway with Senator Bob Jackman and challenger Barry Welsh meeting before the Fairland Firemen’s Parade.
1994: Shelbyville First Church of the Nazarene celebrated its 75th anniversary with a special service. Former Pastor Dr. Kenneth Jewell was the speaker.
A spokesman for McDonald’s said the franchise had selected a second site for Shelbyville, at the intersection of I-74 and State Road 9.
1984: Major Hospital installed machines to accept Mastercard and Visa.
William Breck, a Shelbyville native and starting guard on the 1947 state championship basketball team, was named principal at South Decatur Junior-Senior High School. Breck had served in various school leadership positions in the region, including as principal of Triton Central High School, 1960-1966.
1974: Sheriff Norman Murnan released department statistics on 1973. Some 1,697 prisoners were booked into the jail during the year, including those there for repeat visits. This included only 107 adult females.
1964: An out-of-town man was jailed for driving 70 miles per hour down East Broadway.
Two girls, Sharon Russell, 16, and Nancy Russell, 13, were rushed to Major Hospital after their convertible plunged off a curve on Clark Road and partially sank right-side up in the middle of Lewis Creek. Officers and the ambulance were called to the site beneath the NYC viaduct to tend to the matter.
1954: Early wheat crops were coming in, and grain elevator operators said the quality was excellent. They anticipated yield would be higher than expected.
1944: The Republican published a history of the Vandegrift & Soller automobile building following a major fire there. The building had been constructed in the early 1900s by A.B. Ballard, local contractor, who also built the old city hall, destroyed by fire in 1928. The one-story section of the building, which had been used for car storage, was first built by Ballard as a skating rink. It was at the rear of his bungalow home that faced Hendricks St. The building was constructed with reinforced floors. The rink was considered one of the finest in the state. Three hundred pairs of skates had been furnished by the J.G. DePrez Company, and a nice organ in the loft provided the music. “Those were the days when basketball was first becoming popular as a sport and the first games played in the city were held in the building,” the paper said. Mrs. Ballard told the paper that girls were quite interested in the game back then, and numerous games were played between girls’ teams. The building was purchased in 1910 by J.E. Vandegrift and Robert Morris for their machine shop.
1934: The federal government approved hiring 250 Shelby County men, with most working to construct the new airport northeast of Shelbyville. Some of the men were used to work on replastering the walls and ceilings at Shelbyville High School, others built outdoor toilets, worked on the river channels, tended to Laura Morrison Park and replaced sewer tile at the Hendricks school.
1924: Postmaster George Young announced a new nationwide airplane mail service for expedited delivery. The mail that left here at 11:04 a.m. would typically reach San Francisco at 5:45 p.m. via train. With air delivery, it would arrive by 8 p.m. on the same day.
1914: The local Shelbyville Eagles Lodge purchased the Blessing property on East Franklin St. The Eagles planned to remodel the building and make it into a club room and lodge hall. The lodge would be located on the second floor. Partitions would be torn out to make one large hall.
OBITUARIES
Katrina Kay Fisher, 72, of Shelbyville, passed away Friday, June 21, 2024 at MHP Medical Center. Born April 12, 1952, in Shelbyville, she was the daughter of Raymond Fisher and Lois (White) Fisher. Survivors include a brother, Thomas Fisher (Karen) of Shelbyville; sisters Angela Strasser (Robert) of Shelbyville and Kathy Book of New Palestine. She is also survived by several nieces and nephews; and great nieces and great nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents and a brother-in-law, David Book.
Ms. Fisher had lived in this area her entire lifetime and graduated from Shelbyville High School in 1970 and graduated from Wishard Nursing School in Indianapolis. She went on to work 42 years as a Registered Nurse at Wishard Hospital, St. Francis Hospital, Methodist Hospital and Major Hospital, retiring in 2015. She was a member of Alpha Beta Sorority.
Katrina loved reading, cross stitching, and took great joy in spending time with her family and nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be noon on Thursday, June 27, 2024, at Glenn E. George & Son Funeral Home, 437 Amos Road. Burial will be in Forest Hill Cemetery. Friends may call on Thursday morning from 10 a.m. until the time of the service at the funeral home. Memorial contributions can be made to the St. Jude's Children's Hospital, in care of the funeral home. Online condolences may be shared at glennegeorgeandson.com.
Jon D. McDonald, 70, of Shelbyville, passed away Saturday, June 22, 2024, at IU Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. He was born November 5, 1953, in Shelbyville, the son of Boyd and Rebecca (Ross) McDonald. Jon is survived by his special friend, Patti Weintraut of Shelbyville; nephew, Tom Jr.; niece, Rebecca; several cousins including Brent Ross and Mike Ross; and good friend, Richard Clouse. He was preceded in death by his parents; and brother, Tom McDonald.
In 1971, Jon graduated from Shelbyville High School. He retired from the City of Shelbyville Wastewater Treatment Plant, with over 20 years of service. Jon was a member of the Sons of the American Legion Post No. 70 and Eagles Aerie Lodge No. 766. He was an animal lover.
Services have been entrusted to Freeman Family Funeral Homes and Crematory, 819 S. Harrison St. in Shelbyville. Memorial contributions may be made to the Shelbyville-Shelby County Animal Shelter, 705 Hale Road, Shelbyville, Indiana 46176. Online condolences may be shared with Jon’s family at www.freemanfamilyfuneralhomes.com.
Joan M. Calkins, 93, of Shelbyville, passed away Sunday June 23, 2024 at Ashford Place Health Campus. She was born November 1, 1930, in South Bend, IN. to Alfred F. Ankenbruck and Ruth L (Price) Ankenbruck.
Joan graduated from Central Catholic High School in Ft. Wayne, IN. in 1947. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, as well as St. Annes Alter Society. She was the secretary for St. Joseph Catholic Church and Parish. She enjoyed volunteering for the church and school activities. She also was very active in giving communion to the homebound. She loved the many Bible studies she attended with her late husband. Joan had a love for traveling with her husband and siblings, both nationally and internationally. She was a sports fanatic and especially loved all Notre Dame athletics. She enjoyed playing euchre and was in a bridge club for many years. She loved music and dancing with the love of her life. Family was extremely important to her and she had a deep love for them all, especially her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
She married Robert D. Calkins on February 3, 1951, and he preceded her in death on June 3, 2010. She is survived by her son, Terry (wife, Julie); her daughters, Linda (husband, Steve) Alspaugh, Michelle (husband, Ricky) Wrenn and Kathleen (husband, Tim) Simpson; her sister, Sister Mary Duane and her brother, Duane; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; her son, Dan Calkins and sister, Jeanne Neumann.
The Rosary will be recited on Sunday, June 30, 2024 at 3:30vp.m. at Murphy-Parks Funeral Service, 703 S. Harrison Street, Shelbyville, IN, visitation will follow from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the funeral home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be Monday, July 1, 2024 at Noon at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 125 E. Broadway St., Shelbyville, IN with Father Mike Keucher officiating. Burial will be in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery. The family would like to extend a special thank you to the staff at McKay Manor and Ashford Place Health Campus for their compassion and care. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in her honor to the St. Joseph Catholic Church, 228 E. Hendricks St. Shelbyville, IN, 46176. Funeral Directors Greg Parks, Sheila Parks, Stuart Parks, and Darin Schutt are honored to serve Joan’s family. Online condolences may be shared at www.murphyparks.com.