Tuesday, November 1, 2022
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Hot Dog! We Have a Weiner!
Trick-or-treaters enjoy the candy selection and festivities on the Price residence porch last night at W. Washington and S. West streets. | photo by JACK BOYCE
HALLOWEEN WELCOME
Members of the West Street United Methodist Church congregation gather to distribute hot dogs, popcorn, hot chocolate and, of course, candy last night. | by ANNA TUNGATE
Students Experience a Good ‘Shake’
ABOVE: Claire Kamplain is greeted by Rev. Beth Crouch and Anne Thurston, who play the role of enthusiastic fans excited to get the signature of the “just published author.” Students were asked to describe the contents of their book and list a favorite author. | photo by JACK BOYCE
In what has become an annual tradition, Shelbyville Middle School seventh grade honors English Language Arts students once again participated in Shelby Shake, a series of one-minute professional development stations, last Friday. Forty-four students and 65 community leaders interacted in this year’s edition, which brought back several interview-style questions along with new challenges.
At one station students were asked to hold a conversation and maintain eye contact while cutting a banana with a knife and fork to simulate proper dining etiquette. Next, they were shown three boxes and told two of them contained pickle juice, the other a $1,000 gift card. The student had to guess which contained the prize. There was no gift card, of course; just pickle juice. Station facilitator Troy Merrick gave out candy to those brave enough to drink the concoction.
From a chat with Mayor Tom DeBaun to explaining their position on the proposed student loan forgiveness program to Ivy Tech Vice Chancellor Stephanie Amos and Dr. Carolyn Statler, co-owner of Three Sisters Books and Gifts, students experienced a range of scenarios - and emotions.
The following students provided their highlights from the event:
“My favorite moment of 2022 Shelby Shake was when I was speaking with (Girls Inc. CEO) Amy Dillon. Personally, I have known Amy since I was really little. Amy’s question was, ‘If you could give the award of the Phenomenal Woman of the year, who would you give it to and why?’ My response was, ‘Amy,’ and as I was explaining why, we both started to tear up. Amy is like my second mom, and she means the world to me. I think the experience definitely brought us closer, just telling her how I feel.” - Anna Newhouse
“My favorite part was drinking the pickle juice! Even though it was gross, it definitely made me laugh!” - Claire Kamplain
“My favorite station was the book signing because I want to write a book, so that would be cool if I got to go to a book signing.” - Allie Garrett
“My favorite interaction of this event was the cutting-a-banana activity. The key was to cut a banana while holding eye contact with the person you’re having a conversation with. Etiquette is something everyone should know when they’re older, so it’s good to be practicing at a young age.” - Macy Larrison
“I loved it all and it is so hard to pick a favorite but if I had to pick, my favorite was probably the station when you had to read the map. I was really good at it.” - Anne Marie Fansler
“My favorite part was the Phenomenal Woman Award. Amy, the worker of it, agreed with me when I said it should have been my mom. I liked how I could explain why I thought that.” - Chloe Hart
“My favorite interaction was the station where you were the coach and down 15 at halftime. This was my favorite because I have been playing sports for a long time so I know a lot about motivational speeches.” - Nolan Cord
“My favorite interaction was the station, ‘What are you passionate about?’ That was my favorite because I’m passionate about my friends so I got to talk about my friends and why they are important.” - Abby Huntsman
“My favorite moment was when I got to talk to my old teacher, Mrs. Creed.” - A.J. Wolfe
“I enjoyed talking about our favorite Halloween memory (in a group ice-breaker). It was nice because everyone shared something they enjoyed.” - Areli Cadena-Moreno
Facilitators not otherwise mentioned included Lori Springer, Anna Tungate, Jenny Meltzer, Joanne Bowen, Gaye McKenney, Bryan Fischer, Charles O’Connor, Amy Dawson, David Finkel, Amber Knopp, Michelle Nolley, Laura Land, John Hartnett, Kelly Connolly, Theresa Adams, Annissa Graham, Steve Shaw, Brady Claxton, Angela Gill, Gayle Henderson, Nathan Runnebohm, Taylor Mull, Amy Johnson, Donna Dennison, Alex Krach, David Phares, Brian Asher, Kevin Cameruca, Marsha Apsley, Annette Creed, Ashley Martin, Ryan Claxton, Mark McNeely, Melissa O’Connor, Mary Jo Phares, Donna Christian, Keyen Macklin, Matt Haehl, Tony Titus, Kevin Nigh, Maria Bachman, Christine DeBaun, Mary Harper, Chris King, Lupita Flores, Heather Ross, Gayle Wiley, Seth Cunningham, Kristi Borchardt, Rev. Colin Cress, Rev. Heather Cress, Eric Borchardt, Allan Henderson and Carmen Fansler.
BELOW: Student Zane Campbell, right, explains his choice of outfit to “Project Runway” facilitators Denny Ramsey and Carol Showers. | photo by JACK BOYCE
Shop Saturday for One-of-a-Kind Items
50th Annual Gift & Hobby Show
ABOVE: Local resident Mary VanSickle’s hand quilted and sewn items are a sampling of purchases shoppers can make Saturday from more than 100 talented and imaginative artists and crafters from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. at the 50th Annual Gift & Hobby Show, hosted by Delta Theta Tau Sorority, Zeta Lambda chapter. Admission is free. Sale tables will be arranged inside and outside of Shelbyville Middle School, 1200 W. McKay Road. Santa Claus will be on-site for visits from 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
by LUANN MASON
Tubs and boxes of Mary VanSickle’s hand quilted and sewn items are ready to be packed into a vehicle and moved to Shelbyville Middle School at the end of the week for purchase at Saturday’s 50th Annual Gift & Hobby Show, hosted by Delta Theta Tau Sorority, Zeta Lambda chapter.
VanSickle is among the more than 100 talented and imaginative artists and crafters, including 35 first-time vendors, who will be arranged at sales tables inside and outside of the school, 1200 W. McKay Road, from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., according to Doris Sanders, booth chairman for the event. Admission is free, and Santa Claus will be on-site for visits from 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
“I work on items year round,” said VanSickle. “It doesn’t spoil. It doesn’t break.” She will be selling bed coverings, throws, and wall hangings that are all quilted by hand, in addition to hand-sewn holiday ornaments. “I work on the bigger ones in the winter to keep my lap warm. I look forward to (the show) every year.”
This is the 20th year VanSickle will sell items at the show. “My mom and her friend made baskets and sold them at the show and I helped and took my hand sewn items to sell with them. So, this will be the third year I have been on my own.”
It can be said that the 68-year-old’s love of quilting was inherited. “My grandmother did it and my mom did it.” But, she gives credit to Shelbyville High School for creating her love of sewing. The 1973 SHS graduate took sewing classes to learn skills and refine them during all four years of her high school career.
Vendors for the Gift & Hobby Show “come from all over,” said Sanders. In recognition of this 50th year, she said vendors receive gift bags and have the opportunity to win free booth space at next year’s show.
Here’s what can be expected at this year’s show. “There is a huge selection of items; a big assortment of things,” said Sanders. “You can get a lot of holiday gift ideas just by walking through.”
She provided this sneak peak of some items that will be available for purchase: holiday decorations, jewelry, tumblers, pet accessories, blankets, pillows, towels, personal hygiene items, doll clothes, purses and bags, books, items for babies, collectibles, homemade noodles, desserts of all kinds, honey, jams and jellies, and cheeseballs.
“There are a lot of good stories here, too,” she said. “If you get a chance, visit with the vendors. They have a lot of good stories.”
In addition to providing shopping opportunities, the sorority operates a café, where breakfast and lunch items may be purchased.
Sanders, a 54-year member of the sorority, has experienced the growth of the Gift & Hobby Show firsthand during each of its 50 years. She assisted Jenny Procell, the sorority’s longtime booth chairman for the show, before assuming the chairmanship three years ago.
The Gift & Hobby Show is one of the sorority’s largest fundraisers of the year. Profits from booth fees and food sales help fund scholarships that are given in May to one graduating senior at each of Shelby County’s five high schools. Stipends are also given to various non-profit organizations throughout the county.
The show’s first year in 1972 and multiple years thereafter came together with no advertising to get participants. Fewer than 50 vendors set up their wares on the floor inside the former National Guard Army building on Washington Street across from The Salvation Army. The growth has been impressive ever since then. There have been at least 130 vendors at the show in each of the last several decades.
Sorority members have estimated a minimum of 1,000 people visit the show annually.
“We are so excited about celebrating our 50th year with the community and out-of-town visitors,” said Veanna Kessler, show coordinator along with sorority member Patty Hancock.
NOTEBOOK:
The countywide burn ban was lifted by county commissioners yesterday. Shelby County Emergency Management will continue to monitor the situation, Shelby County EMA director Denis Ratekin said.
The Shelbyville Street Department will be trimming trees along Intelliplex Dr. this week between 1 - 4 p.m. daily. Lane restrictions will be in place with flaggers.
HOOSIER NEWS: This fall, voters will make school referendum choices in Wabash, Brown, Carroll, Steuben, Jackson, Monroe, Allen, Wells and Hamilton counties. This process has been occurring since 2008, when the state shifted to requiring voter approval for property-tax increases to pay for significant operational needs or construction projects in their local school districts. Those choices come in the form of a ballot question known as a referendum. Voters in counties across Indiana have faced those decisions 245 times in the 14-year span. And, 158 times, voters said yes. (Terre Haute Tribune-Star)
NATIONAL NEWS: The final numbers are in, and Taylor Swift’s Midnights sold 1.578 million equivalent album units in the United States in its first week, the biggest week for an album in seven years, since Adele’s 25 sold 3.482 million units in December 2015. Midnights is now definitively the single-week bestselling vinyl record of the modern post-1991 era, with 575,000 LPs sold, beating out the previous record made by Harry’s House. It’s also the best week for CD sales of an album since reputation by Taylor Swift. (Billboard)
This Week in Shelby County" works by George L. Stubbs Sr. are owned by the Shelby County Historical Society (Grover Center) and used with permission.
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.
20 YEARS AGO: 2002
A proposal by Human Services Inc. to use Shelby Manor as a shelter for the homeless as well as a residence for the county’s elderly poor had gone nowhere fast. HSI officials had approached county commissioners about opening the Manor, located just east of State Road 9 off CR 500 S, to homeless families instead of just individuals, which it had served since the 1850s. Commissioners weren’t thrilled with that option, but continued to look for what to do after the county council had cut the Manor’s funding for the following year. Several other counties had closed their poor homes. The argument was that there were federal programs for the poor that did the same thing the Manor did, so taxpayers were essentially paying twice for the same service.
30 YEARS AGO: 1992
Though Bill Clinton was leading most national polls, President George Bush was ahead in a poll held at Compton’s Dairy by a 2-1 margin. The poll had previously served as a good bellwether for Shelby County voters. “Don’t accuse Compton’s Dairy of trying to ‘fudge’ the election results in their Presidential-year election poll,” The Shelbyville News reported.
40 YEARS AGO: 1982
Larry Lollar Jr., 10, reported that he had bitten into a piece of carmel purchased from the store to give out at Halloween and discovered a straight pin. He was not injured.
“The King and I” was on at Shelbyville High School’s Breck Auditorium. B.J. Fairchild was stage director; L.R. Blain was music director; and E.D. King was conductor.
50 YEARS AGO: 1972
Almost all bills had been paid for the Sesquicentennial celebration, but the organization overseeing the festivities still had a large inventory of unsold items, from silver and gold coins to ashtrays, booklets, mustache cups, plates, emblems and license plates, chairman Don Barlow said.
Salli Jo from WRTTV - Channel 4 visited JustRite in Shelbyville, 350 E. Broadway St., to chat with manager Roger Hill and 1972 Lil’ Miss Justrite Cathi Kinman.
Flasher signals were installed on CR 400 W at the Penn Central tracks in Fairland. The crossing had been the scene of many vehicle-train accidents.
60 YEARS AGO: 1962
Plans for a new interstate highway garage at the north edge of Shelbyville were announced by the Indiana State Highway Commission. The garage, to be located near State Road 9 on the south side of I-74, would be one of five such structures in Indiana.
Halloween had been quiet for the most part, Police Chief E.L. Dagley reported. However, Mrs. Phillip Phares, 722 Second St., had reported that clothes on her line in the back yard had been taken down. Some were hung over electric wires, others strewn down the alley and some were cut or torn.
70 YEARS AGO: 1952
David Poer of Hanover Township prepared to vote, extending his streak since his first vote at 21 years of age in 1900, when he voted in the old two-room brick school house in Gwynneville. A resident of Gwynneville, he had voted in the same township every time. Poer had also served as Shelby County’s representative in the Indiana legislature in 1903. Poer had married Myrtle Poer of Hendricks County who, despite having the same maiden name, had not been even distantly related to David.
A Pike Street woman was fined $27.76 for throwing an ash tray through the window of the mayor’s office.
80 YEARS AGO: 1942
Three Shelbyville “colored registrants” reported for service in the armed forces: James A. Slaughter, Ernest H. Brown and Harold L. Woodson. Two other enlistments also reported: Raymond S. Perkins in the Navy and William W. Smith in the Army.
The War Production Board announced plans to salvage wornout silk and nylon stockings for use in making gunpowder bags. Women were asked to donate the items at local retail stores.
90 YEARS AGO: 1932
Dr. Jewett Hord, son of Mrs. Luther J. Hord of West Franklin Street, established a practice in the office of Dr. L.C. Sammons on East Broadway. Dr. Hord was a graduate of Shelbyville High School and the Indiana University School of Medicine.
100 YEARS AGO: 1922
A woman filed for divorce in Shelby Circuit Court, claiming that when she had arrived at her new husband’s home, the house was “dirty and filthy.” She alleged that he had permitted dogs and cats to stay in the house and to climb over the bedding. The man had seven children by a former marriage, which his new wife had called “not clean.” She also said there were no locks on the doors and that it was impossible to keep the house clean because the children kept running in and out. She “states that she told her husband that she would not stay with him unless he aided her in cleaning up the place, and that he replied that he had lived in that manner for a long time, and it was good enough for anyone,” The Republican said.
Halloween had featured little vandalism, police reported. “The downtown section of the city was thronged with masked men and women, and boys and girls Tuesday night,” The Republican said. “They milled about on the streets, evidently enjoying walking about in their weird costumes, with nothing else do to. Once in a while there would be a dash from some crowd of boys, a window would be coated with soft soap, and away they would go again.” Two basketball goals had been torn out at School No. 3 though. Several residents’ porch furniture was also switched.
INCIDENTS
Police received a report of a crash on Old Rushville Road at the intersection of Lee Blvd. Officers located a black Ford F150 with Ohio plates in the middle of a bean field, but no driver was present at the scene. The vehicle was towed.
Theft was reported in the 900 block of S. Miller Ave., Shelbyville.
JAIL BOOK-INS: James L. Graham, 42, hold for another jurisdiction, unknown hearing; Marty A. Green, 54, habitual traffic violator-lifetime; Rodolfo Lagunas-Sandoval, 33, probation hold, dealing marijuana-felony; Kenneth E. Mason, 54, failure to appear; Jimmie A. Stephens, 54, parole violation; Casey J. Mull, 36, possession of meth; Colter L. Banks, 40, OVWI-endangerment, possession of marijuana; Tyler L. Adkins, 23, failure to register sex offender; Fredrick A. Contreras, 31, OWI-endangerment; Jeremy C. Laster, 39, domestic battery, intimidation.
OBITUARIES
Diana G. DeBoard, 73, of Shelbyville passed away Sunday, October 30, 2022 at Heritage House of Shelbyville. She was born December 4, 1948 in Shelbyville to William (Bill) Wainscott and Doris (McColley) Wainscott.
Diana graduated from Shelbyville High School in 1968. She was a factory worker at Overhead Door, and also had worked at Nidec, and Walmart. Diana enjoyed spending time with her kids, grandkids, and great-grandkids and going to their games.
She married Roger C. DeBoard, Sr. on December 4, 1969 and he preceded her in death on October 23, 1982. Diana is survived by her daughter, Angela Ridgeway, son, Roger DeBoard Jr., daughter-in-law, Jane DeBoard, grandsons, Nathan Latimer, and Scott Ridgeway Jr. (Rubi) of Indianapolis, Michael DeBoard, Jordan DeBoard (Megan), all of Shelbyville, granddaughters, Hannah DeBoard (Clayton) of Flatrock, great-grandchildren, Delaney Latimer, Brooklyn Latimer, Stella Ridgeway, Jensen DeBoard, Oaklyn DeBoard, Haisley DeBoard, and her sister, Sandra Kay DeBoard. She was preceded in death by her parents, and her husband.
Visitation will be from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., Wednesday, November 2, 2022 at Murphy-Parks Funeral Service, 703 S. Harrison Street, Shelbyville, IN 46176. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, November 3, 2022 at the funeral home with Pastor Andy Lee officiating. Burial will be in Forest Hill Cemetery. Funeral Directors Greg Parks, Sheila Parks, Stuart Parks, and Darin Schutt are honored to serve Diana’s family. Online condolences may be shared at www.murphyparks.com.
James Donald Reynolds, 76, of Shelbyville, passed away Sunday, October 30, 2022, in Hancock County. He was born November 27, 1945, in Indianapolis, the son of William and Lillian (Gosnell) Reynolds. On September 23, 1966, he married the love of his life, Emma “Jean” Godwin, and she survives. In addition to Jean, James is survived by his sons, James Donald Reynolds Jr. of South Dakota, and Charles Lee Reynolds of Seymour; daughter, Joy Lynn Alexander of Shelbyville; sisters, Barbara, Brenda and Rosie Reynolds; brother, Jeffery Reynolds; grandchildren, Kerra Marie Reynolds, Daniel Lee Reynolds, Casper Jordan Alexander, Sierra Rose Alexander, Emma Lynn Reynolds and Erin Ruth Reynolds; great-grandchildren, Nicole H. Reynolds and Malcolm Reynolds; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Gordon Reynolds and Randall Reynolds; and sister, Lisa Baker.
James worked at Arvins, retiring with 35 years of service.
A Gathering of Friends will be from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, November 5, 2022, at Crossroads Community Church, 475 Progress Parkway, in Shelbyville. The Celebration of James’ Life will follow at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, at the church. Services have been entrusted to Freeman Family Funeral Homes and Crematory, 819 S. Harrison St. in Shelbyville. Memorial contributions may be made to Freeman Family Funeral Homes, to help with the funeral expenses. Online condolences may be shared with James’ family at www.freemanfamilyfuneralhomes.com.