Tuesday, May 28, 2024
MEMORIAL DAY SERVICE
The annual Memorial Day service on the courthouse lawn yesterday featured the Shelby Community Band, Blue River Community Choir, an address from First Lt. Zachary Laird, a 21-gun salute and plans for the Shelby County Veterans Honor Park on the courthouse lawn, unveiled by Edie Seiler and Rachael Ackley.
Several Items on Plan Commissions’ Agendas
Both Shelbyville and Shelby County plan commissions meet this evening to discuss a variety of cases.
The following will be considered at the Shelbyville Plan Commission, which conducts a pre-meeting at 6:30 p.m. with the meeting at 7 p.m. in City Hall:
TWG Development submitted a site development plan for approval for their proposed Eight37 Lofts project, consisting of 138 units and a clubhouse/leasing office at 837-875 Webster Street, currently owned by Christian Investments, LLC. The development would consist of three buildings, two residential three-story walk-ups and a single-story clubhouse. Additional features include a playground, dog park, bicycle racks and detention pond. The project also includes 180 parking spaces.
The commission will consider an update to the floodplain ordinance, a periodic requirement of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources and Federal Emergency Management Agency. The city’s current standards were last updated 10 years ago, and updates will bring them in alignment with newer state and federal requirements. “Largely, the ordinance is unchanged since the last revision in 2014,” Adam Rude, city planning and building department director, said in a staff memo.
The following will be considered at tonight’s Shelby County Plan Commission, held at 7 p.m. in the annex building:
A request from Devin Law to rezone 5.94 acres to Residential to allow for a one-lot Simple Subdivision on the east side of Sand Creek Road, one-fourth mile south of CR 100 N in Sugar Creek Township. The county planning staff recommends approval.
A request from Keith Hockett/H Farms LLC to rezone an acre to single-family residential to allow for a one-lot Simple Subdivision at 5542 W 1100 N, New Palestine. The planning staff recommends denying the petition.
The Plan Commission will consider providing a recommendation on updates to the Flood Damage Prevention ordinance.
NOTEBOOK:
Shelbyville Central Schools is offering free Kindergarten and First Grade Jumpstart programs for incoming students attending Loper, Coulston and Hendricks, July 15 to July 25, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Hendricks Elementary. Registration information for both programs available here.
The Strand Theatre tomorrow, Wednesday, will host “A Conversation with Law Enforcement” at 6 p.m.
The following Shelbyville Middle School FCA students received awards at the organization’s final weekly “huddle” last week: Ethan Griffin, (male) Character; Grace Lasure, (female) Character Counts; Cara Clampitt (adult) and Melia Cartwright (student), Core Service Awards; Ciana Rogers, Phoenix Award; Nevaeh Cole, Student Leader of the Year Award; Cara Clampitt, Volunteer of the Year Award; Anna Newhouse, Perfect Attendance all three years; Melia Cartwright, Perfect Attendance for two years; and Madasyn Cartwright and Hannah Hersley, Excellent attendance (students midded one to three FCA Huddles).
HOOSIER NEWS: Workers are tampering with company drug tests at unprecedented rates, according to one of the nation’s largest testing labs. The number of positive drug tests remained at a two-decade high for the third year in a row (though it’s down fully half since the freewheeling ‘90s), and the rate of invalid tests has skyrocketed. Six thousand urine tests were “substituted” and another 25,000 were invalid due to being mixed with additives or other substances meant to cloak the presence of drugs. In states where recreational marijuana is legal, the positive rate was twice as high as states where it remains illegal. (Wall Street Journal/Numlock)
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This Day in Shelby County History
2014: State officials announced the Fairland Road extension south of I-74 would receive state funding. The funds would go toward building the first phase of the West Connector.
2004: Shelby County Probation officials announced plans to step up supervised drug-screenings after they caught the third person in recent weeks attempting to substitute someone else’s urine during a routine drug screening.
1994: Top Dog Boarding Kennel opened in Manilla. The new kennel had indoor/outdoor covered runs and was heated in the winter.
The National Enquirer ran a story proclaiming Shelbyville “The Greatest Town in America.” The headline was accompanied by pictures and a story about Dan and Kathy Blackburn and the 28 children they adopted while they were missionaries in Haiti. The story provided reported monetary values to donations that had poured in to build their home. “If the National Enquirer says it, it must be true,” The Shelbyville News said.
1984: Hendricks Elementary won the city’s fifth-and sixth-grade track championship. Members of the boys team were Robin Theobald, Kevin Blanford, Sam Wachtel, Patrick Clark, Kevin Caplinger, Bobby Donoghue, Tommy Tucker, Mike Swinehart, Shawn Comstock, Jason Neeley, Kevin Swinehart, Jason Eads, Don Murrell, Dean Rasdell, Jason Moore, Jason Higdon, Charlie Randall, Shayne Bushfield, Terry Randall, Timothy Higgins, Tony Bolen, Troy Harding, Mike Kollman, Jason Ward and Drew Bratton. Members of the girls team were Crystal Burchett, Angie Smith, Bethy Jones, Brandi Alvis, Sherri Pease, Kim Smothers, Nancy Cochran, Becky Carter, Amy Fenton, Christy Jones, Amy Willey, Jill Drake, Francie Harman, Consuella Ball, Carla Klinck, Kim Paxton and Cora Schoentrup. Carol Carwein was coach.
1974: Union members who had threatened to strike at General Electric in Shelbyville reached an agreement with management. Both H.E. Christensen with the plant and Thomas Harding, president of UAW Local 1793, had worked to resolve the dispute.
1964: Mayor Ralph VanNatta and Bill Compton broke ground for the new Shelby Farm Supply feed mill and grain elevator to be constructed beside Old Franklin Road just north of the intersection of West State Road 44. Emmett Sorrell was also a co-owner. The feed business was previously located at 29 E. Broadway.
1954: George Grissom, who was making a roast for dinner, let it boil dry, causing significant smoke damage in the home. Grissom had left the home, and the smoke was discovered by a door-to-door insurance salesman.
1944: Second Lt. Wilford Kinman, 22, was reported missing in action over Germany after an aerial mission against the Reich, the U.S. War Department told his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Leo Kinman, 520 Shelby St. Wilford had previously told his parents he had participated in three prior raids over enemy territory. He had attended school in Blue Ridge and graduated from Shelbyville High School in 1939. (Note: Kinman was in a German prison camp and was later liberated. He died at age 72 in New Mexico.)
1934: The planned oiling of Shelbyville streets was delayed so that it did not interfere with Decoration Day traffic.
A woman found lying in the middle of a Morristown street was taken to the funeral home, where she was given first aid and then arrested for drunkenness.
1924: Phone service was down from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. for Memorial Day, giving the operators the day off.
Members of the Shelby County Chapter of War Mothers met at City Park to hold a memorial service in honor of the fallen heroes of Shelbyville and Shelby County who lost their lives during the World War.
1914: An election on whether or not to improve a road in Washington Township resulted in a near 100 percent turnout, with 218 voting in favor and 147 against.
An ad for the James McCloskey store gave graduation gift ideas, including fountain pens, scarf pins, mesh bags, coat chains and tie clasps.
OBITUARIES
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