Tuesday, June 4, 2024
LEAVING A PAPER TRAIL
Shelbyville Central Schools teachers Joe Anspaugh and Heidi McIntire launch the annual Summer Young Writers Camp yesterday for SCS middle and high school students. The three-week morning camp features a trip to downtown Indianapolis as well as various activities around campus. | photos by KRISTIAAN RAWLINGS
Shelby County Fair Days Away
Final preparations were underway yesterday for the 175th Shelby County Fair, with 200 new pens installed in the Youth Livestock Pavilion. “This is a huge day for the Shelby County Fair,” fair board president Jennifer Thopy told The Addison Times. The fair parade is Saturday, June 8, 2 p.m. Shelby County’s Got Talent is next Monday, June 10, 6:30 p.m., at the fair grandstands. A schedule of events is available here. | photo by ANNA TUNGATE
NOTEBOOK:
The Shelbyville Redevelopment Commission last night approved the first step in a potential sale of 44.6 acres on the north side of East State Road 44, adjacent to Woodland Village Park. Owners of the potential purchaser, RW Development, recently purchased and redeveloped a large warehouse in Rushville. “They think Shelbyville is a great location for them, especially this site,” the developer’s attorney, Jacob Brattain, said. The company hopes to develop part of the site and also find retail and other businesses who are looking for smaller parcels, Brattain said. The developers would like to close by the end of the year, but utilities and other engineering factors make the timeline difficult to predict. The next step is consideration of a formal purchase agreement. The bid accepted price was $46,500 an acre, which is the average of two appraisals.
The Shelbyville Common Council last night approved on first and second readings separating the planning and building departments. With the city unable to fill an assistant planning director position, Mayor Scott Furgeson opted to separate the two departments and promote Chris Hext, who has nearly 18 years’ experience as an inspector, to the new building director position. Adam Rude will remain director of planning, which is a particularly busy department given current development. The city will be searching to fill the inspector role vacated by Hext.
In other action, City Council approved on first reading a 10-year, declining tax abatement to Plastic Moldings Company regarding their investment in a $322,412 new micro-molding press, conveyor, robot and other support equipment.
The Mayor’s and City of Shelbyville’s annual Government Day Lunch is set for this Friday, June 7, 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. (or until supplies run out), on East Washington St. The free lunch includes a hotdog, chips and a drink. Friday also features Shelby Senior Services’ annual Strawberry Festival, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., with locations on Public Square (walk-up only) and MHP (drive-through and walk-up). Strawberry shortcake and ice cream is $8. The Taste of Shelby County event will be downtown later that night.
Shelby County Commissioners approved yesterday approved accepting bids for new bridges on Union Road over Little Blue River (Bridge No. 30) and Blue Ridge Road over Conns Creek (Bridge No. 58). Community Crossings Matching Grant funds will be used on the projects.
The following building permits were issued in the City of Shelbyville last month: remodel 415 W. Broadway; construct an addition at Freudenberg, 1700 Miller Ave.; remodel Thoroughbred Express Auto Wash, 1400 East State Road 44; new deck at 1431 Canterbury Drive; set an Arbor Home sales trailer at 15 Isabelle Lane; construct metal roof over existing deck at 111 Fourth St.; new storage barn set at 918 State St.; remodel 1118 Parker Ave.; pergola construction at 1686 Robin Court; remodel 112 Fourth St.; remodel existing home due to fire damage at 1011 Highpointe Blvd.; and several new home construction permits.
The Shelbyville High School Class of 1964 will hold its 60th reunion on Friday, Aug. 16, and Saturday, Aug. 17, both nights at the Knights of Columbus Banquet Room, 413 E. South St. On Friday, Aug. 16, a cash bar and cash meal will be available from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. Saturday night’s festivities will begin at 6 p.m. with a social hour followed by dinner and DJ music; a cash bar will also be available. The cost for Saturday's event is $30 per person and must accompany the reservation form. Reservations are required, and checks for payment should be returned by July 20, 2024. For further information and reservation forms, contact: SHS Class of 1964, C/O Ann Havens, 920 Congressional Way, Shelbyville, IN, 46176.
NATIONAL NEWS: In the United States there are 50,000 community water systems. A new forthcoming rule from the EPA would attempt to hasten consolidation in the water business, requiring states to evaluate the systems that routinely fail to meet drinking standards, implementing financial penalties, and giving states the power to matchmake among the water systems to encourage mergers and acquisitions among the water business. Particularly as water systems have to contend with PFAS contamination, and some small operators have to deal with declining funding and a shrinking base of customers, it could be an ideal moment to shrink that 50,000 figure down and have bigger players in the water industry. (E&E News)
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This Day in Shelby County History
2014: Over 100 bands were set to perform over three days at the fifth annual MSMFest at Morristown Community Park. The event, created by Jason Chisham, had featured 11 bands in its first run in 2010. The show had drawn 400 people the previous year.
2004: The Shelby County Council approved contributing to land for the new city-county park and money for the former pool-building renovations. Plans called for the Chamber of Commerce and Shelby County Development Corporation to move into the building, which would also house a visitors center.
1994: The old Shelbyville National Guard building, 137 E. Washington St., was back on the market. It had been put up for sale for $73,500, but received no offers.
Mayor Bob Williams announced plans to reduce the number of septic systems used in the city. About 25 Shelbyville homes still used septic systems rather than public sewers. The city wanted to hook 12 homes on Beverly Street by the end of the year. Six homes on LaBelle Avenue between Kennedy Park and the fairgrounds and a few homes in Rolling Ridge were also proposed to be hooked onto the city system.
1984: The Chamber of Commerce commissioned a videotape and brochure to be produced to help sell the county to prospective firms. It was to be the first videotape promoting the community, Elmer DeWitt, president of the Chamber’s board of directors, said.
1974: Ray Craft, 37, was named principal of Shelbyville High School. Craft, who had been assistant principal, had been a member of the Milan team that won the state basketball championship in 1954. He had also served as SHS athletic director.
1964: The city took action to force 21 local property owners to remedy unsightly and unhealthy conditions within 30 days or else have the city remedy the condition and charge the homeowner. Mayor Ralph VanNatta said there were “at least 100” properties where “conditions of filth exist.”
Grand opening was held for the S & W Spudnut Shop, 20 S. Harrison St., owned by Mr. and Mrs. Richard Stith and Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Weinantz. Besides serving yeast and cake donuts, the shop offered kosher cold-cut sandwiches and salads.
1954: Despite temperatures in the 40s, strong winds and high humidity, The Shelbyville News assured readers that locals’ reports of seeing snow were not accurate. There had been, however, a substantial amount of rain.
Church membership in the country had grown two-and-a-half times as fast as had the population, with 59 percent belonging to a religious body, The Shelbyville News reported. The report cited noted that 92 percent of Americans prayed. “There is no disputing the fact that this revival of faith in God, stemming from the President, a layman, is refreshing and encouraging in this jittery H-bomb age,” the paper said.
1944: Patricia Ann Eck, daughter of Lt. and Mrs. Millard Eck, of Fountaintown, won an award at a Columbus baby show for children of service men. The prize was for the “prettiest child” in the two and three-year-old group.
1934: Maurice Griffith, of McKenzie Street, was jailed for intoxication after he cursed the entire neighborhood loudly and pointed a rifle at Claude Holmes, who lived across the street.
1924: Coroner Dr. G.I. Inlow announced his findings that Charles Snyder had fired a revolver that killed John Osborne, 60, at a party held at Osborne’s home in Smithland. Snyder had fled the scene, but later denied firing the shot. Both men had been drinking, and Osborne, on his deathbed, told officers Snyder had fired the shot.
1914: An Indianapolis runaway, Fred McKinney, 14, was found fishing along the banks of Sugar Creek. Fred told Sheriff Terry he was tired “passing papers and attending school and Sunday school,” so he ran away.
The children in Mrs. Gillespie’s class in School Building No. 6 on Morris Avenue put on a play called “The Inauguration of the First Woman President of the United States.”
OBITUARIES
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