Tuesday, March 4, 2025
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GARRETT GYM HOSTS SECTIONAL
Shelbyville High School junior Cole Schene prepares to pass in an early season match-up against Connersville. The Bears (18-6) host Roncalli (14-8) tomorrow night, 6 p.m., at Garrett Gymnasium. New Palestine (21-4) takes on Rushville (5-18) in tonight’s sectional opening game, 6 p.m.
With the regular season concluded, the Hoosier Basketball Coaches Association yesterday named Shelbyville’s Caden Claxton and Mar Nicholson to the Underclassmen HBCA All-District team. | photo by TRINITY BURCHETT
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Shelby County Commissioners heard a request for funding from the Shelby County Fair Association yesterday. The fair has outgrown the cattle barn in terms of space and electrical capacity. For several years, the board has rented a generator to accommodate the additional load, but the fair board has been working with Duke Energy to update the electrical system, Association board member Christa Carson Weaver said. The board is also working to expand the front of the building, with a total project cost of $65,000 to $70,000. The Association is requesting $20,000 from the county. The county has sent the fair board $9,000 annually for many years, which now pays a little over half the needed funds for 4-H judges, ribbons and premiums. 4-H expenses need to be covered by the fair board, which Carson Weaver said includes approximately $5,000 for judges, $5,000 for premiums and $1,000 for the fair results print publication in The Shelbyville News. “Ribbons alone are almost $4,000, all of the livestock auction expenses, and then, of course, the upkeep of the 4-H building,” she said. Commissioners agreed to review the matter.
Country Road 200 North will be closed at the new intersection of Tom Hession Drive next week, to place a box culvert. The announced closure is a full week, but it will likely only take a couple of days, Chris King, with Runnebohm Construction, said.
The Shelby County Democrat Central Committee elected the following unopposed candidates Saturday at its reorganization meeting: Joe Land, chairman; Winnie Soviar, vice-chair; and Linda West, secretary. “We are excited about the momentum we started in 2024, and Shelby County can look forward to a new vision and commitment from the Democrats this year,” Chairman Land said. “(Former chair) Denny Ramsey and (former vice-chair) Angela Matney have done a great job, and Winnie and I are building on that success.”
A driver left the scene after his car hit two parked vehicles in the first block of W. Mechanic St. Police found Dodge parts at the scene of the crash and followed a fluid trail to N. Harrison Street and then to Rampart Road. A search of the area resulted in finding a Dodge with heavy front end damage parked near Intelliplex Drive. The driver was arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated.
A homeless man was struck by a vehicle at the intersection of North Harrison St. and Mechanic St. The man was alert and talking and was transported to Major Hospital for evaluation. He suffered minor injuries and was discharged after treatment. A witness standing on the sidewalk said the car was moving at a slow rate of speed at the time of the incident.
Editor’s note: The Addison Times yesterday noted the anniversary of Carl “Jelly” Brown’s passing. We mentioned he was one of the few Black students in the 1940s to play high school basketball. We should add that he was the first Black player on the SHS Golden Bears, breaking the color barrier when Shelbyville hired Frank Barnes as coach. Also, the day after Brown’s passing, March 4, 1990, Willis Summerville, the last local Black person to fight in World War I, died. Summerville, born in 1895, had been a Private in the U.S. Army. Jim McKinney wrote in 1990 that Summerville didn’t talk much about his war experiences. Summerville had retired from the General Electric plant maintenance department in the late 1950s. (Thank you to Cossandra Megerle for sharing these news items with us, via George Young.)
HOOSIER NEWS: The U.S. House passed a budget resolution last week promising $2 trillion in spending cuts over 10 years without specifying where those cuts should occur. Medicaid, the largest source of federal money in state budgets, is seen as a hard-to-avoid target. As Congress tangles over where to find $2 trillion in spending cuts, a new study from the Urban Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation estimates that if federal contributions to Indiana’s Medicaid expansion plan, known as the Healthy Indiana Plan, decrease — and the state doesn’t make up the difference — about 366,000 Hoosiers could be left without health insurance, leading to a nearly 75% increase in the state’s uninsured population. With the passage of the Affordable Care Act, Indiana was one of 41 states that took advantage of new federal money to establish expansion programs that would cover adults making wages up to 138% of the federal poverty line. The federal government covers 90% of the costs, a higher match than for other Medicaid programs; cigarette taxes and hospital assessment fees fund the state’s 10% share of HIP. At the time, Gov. Mike Pence’s administration estimated that expanding the program would open it up to an additional 559,000 uninsured non-disabled adults. Those predictions were roughly correct. As of January 750,000 Hoosiers were on the Healthy Indiana Plan, about three quarters of them through the ACA expansion, or roughly 570,000. (IndyStar)
NATIONAL NEWS: As archaeology and scientific discovery around the 79 AD destruction of Herculaneum and Pompeii by Mount Vesuvius continue, there’s one nagging question about the eruption that has not actually gone away: when it happened. There are historically 2 dueling dates for V-Day. The widely accepted date was August 24, the date that 17-year-old Pliny the Younger reported he witnessed the event in letters to the historian Tacitus about 25 years after the fact. The other date is October 24, which was fueled by the discovery of graffiti that indicated “October 17” on the modern calendar. This would have been pretty hard to write if the graffiti artist had been evaporated by a volcano two months prior. There’s also evidence of wine in jars (indicating the grape harvest was over) and unripe autumnal fruits like pomegranates and chestnuts. (The New York Times/Numlock)
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SHS Courier Archive Highlights
Nov. 10, 1954, Part I
Thirty-two new S-Club members, the largest number to attain the honor since the club was organized in April 1931, were initiated. To attain S-Club membership, boys must obtain a varsity “S” in a major sport, have a grade average of 81 or over and be approved. The increased number of eligible boys was due to the inclusion of “minor sports” for the first time.
The SHS library had 5,115 books. Library assistants to Mrs. Moore for the year were Sue Denison, Norma Williams, Carolyn Hill, John Spiegel, Laura Bennett, Nanette Sirkus, Ailene Schlick, Karolyn DeBaun, Carole Graham, Don Williams, Marilyn Hasecuster, Mary Goodwin, Anita Rowsey, Evelyn Reece and Judith Hester.
Laura Garrett, class of 1952, received her nurse’s cap from Provident Hospital of Nursing in Chicago.
Amelia Stuart was the fastest typist in Advanced Commerce, at 68 words per minute. Rounding out the top five were Kay Mohler, Susie Smith, Sara Lux and Shirley Stevens.
There were six sets of twins at SHS: Bill and Linda Tungate, Kay and Fay Ferleman, Mary and Martha Hale, Ray and Reba Jones, Jack and Jim Tindall and Arlene and Alene Bright. JHS had three sets of twins: Joyce and Joy Hill, Martha and Morris Roberson and Gale and Dale Weaver.
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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: The new Benesse Oncology Center of Major Hospital opened. The $13 million center was located on Intelliplex Dr. “Benesse” was derived from a Latin phrase that meant “comfort and well-being.” Mary Hopkins was the medical oncology manager.
1995: The first and only person accused of violating Shelbyville’s dangerous-reptile ordinance wouldn’t be convicted of the offense. City Attorney Mark McNeely said he had received notice the accused woman had given her boa constrictor to her son, so the charges would be dropped. The woman had been attempting to breed two snakes, but she was ticketed after one bit her teenage daughter.
1985: A band of Yugoslavian gypsies, wanted for illegal immigration and a series of store thefts, made off with $5,000 from Shelby County Food Center on East State Road 44. About 10 “gypsies” came into the store and created various commotions, drawing employees away from the office, allowing a man to access the unlocked safe.
1975: William Roland Stine, 34, announced he would be a candidate for a Shelbyville Councilman-at-large seat on the Republican primary ticket. Stine was an American history teacher at Shelbyville Junior High School, a position he had held for 12 years. He had graduated from Shelbyville High School in 1958 and Indiana University in 1962.
1965: Ken Nugent, a senior at Morristown High School, was named Rec Teen of the Month. Ken was president of the Varsity Club and played baseball, basketball and was in track.
Some of the largest immersion heaters ever built by General Electric in Shelbyville were sent to Spain for their Lada Steam Power Station.
1955: Jackie Joseph opened a landscaping business from her home, 153 W. Mechanic.
Bradley Hall Furniture marked 21 years in business. Richard Conger was the manager. The store had been purchased by Bradley Hall from A. Goodman in 1934.
1945: Hope won the sectional hosted in Shelbyville. Their next match would be against Broad Ripple.
1935: SHS hosted a pep rally to celebrate its sectional win. After the game, a bonfire had been set at the corner of Harrison Street and Broadway. The fire department had put out the blaze. Police arrested several who had taken “advantage of Shelbyville’s victory to renew with added vigor an attack on John Barleycorn,” The Republican said.
1925: More than 400 Red Men’s Lodge members, comprising 13 tribes, met at the St. Paul lodge.
1915: A women’s luncheon club, hosted at the home of Mrs. Ed Adams on West Broadway, featured “discussion as to the handsomest man in the city,” The Republican reported. “The debate was warm and spirited and it was a good thing for some of the men who were used as subjects that they were not within earshot.” John Messick was “one of the men who were mentioned early in the game.” He was “discussed, cussed and re-discussed.” The ladies seemed to know more about Mr. Messick than Mrs. Messick knew, the paper said. Harry Hall, Louis Todd, Elisha Sexton, William DePrez, Oliver Glessner and William Maholm were also discussed. “‘Chinc’ Horst came near copping the bacon until someone remembered that he was bald-headed. Then his stock went down like beer at a Hibernian picnic.”
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Jeremy DeWayne “JJ” Jackman, 50, of Shelbyville, passed away Saturday, March 1, 2025, at his home from natural causes. He was born February 10, 1975, in Franklin, the son of Ronald and Linda (West) Jackman of Fairland. In addition to his parents, Jeremy is survived by his daughters, Brittany Watson and husband, Devin, of Shelbyville, and Michelle Olinger and husband, Tyler, of Flat Rock; sister, Nicole Jackman and significant other, Jason Pinkerton, of Shelbyville; grandsons, Drayden Watson and Dalton Watson; niece, Alyssa Nigh; and nephew, Austin Pinkerton. Jeremy was preceded in death by his grandparents; Darrell and Betty Jackman, Nina Fagel and Allen West.
He graduated from Shelbyville High School in 1993. Jeremy was a body shop technician for Bradley Management Group (formerly Hubler Collision), for over 20 years. He had an outgoing personality and was very kind hearted. Jeremy enjoyed being outdoors, cooking on the grill, and spending time with his family and friends.
Jeremy had a good work ethic and was always busy. He enjoyed cleaning his vehicles and keeping his home and yard immaculate. He loved cars, going to car shows, riding motorcycles and watching NASCAR. Most importantly he loved his girls and grandsons.
Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Thursday, March 6, 2025, at Freeman Family Funeral Homes and Crematory, Carmony-Ewing Chapel, 819 S. Harrison St. in Shelbyville. Funeral services will follow at 1 p.m. Interment will be at Forest Hill Cemetery in Shelbyville. Memorial contributions may be made to the Blue River Career Program, Auto Collision Repair, 801 St. Joseph St., Shelbyville, Ind., 46176. Online condolences may be shared with Jeremy’s family at www.freemanfamilyfuneralhomes.com.