Tuesday, September 24, 2024
THE LONG RUN
Shelbyville Middle School cross country runners James Melvin, Tanner Jones, America Leon Torres and Belle Orem hold their 8th Grade Night posters following yesterday’s race against Connersville, which featured a light drizzle early in the race. | photo by KRISTIAAN RAWLINGS
NOTEBOOK:
The Shelbyville Plan Commission last night issued a unanimous favorable recommendation regarding an amendment allowing the developers of Bear Run addition off Progress Parkway to reduce separation between homes from 14 feet to 12 feet on approximately 40 percent of the planned 175 homes (graphic below presented last night by M/I Homes). The change would allow additional elevations, or exterior designs, Jonathan Isaacs, with M/I Homes, said. Earth work has been completed for the entire development, but streets have only been completed for the first section. Isaacs said the majority of those interested in the homes are from outside the community, and that those already living in Shelbyville are not likely to move into neighborhoods like Bear Run. That said, Isaacs said the higher interest rate since the neighborhood was planned has hurt the market for those moving from other communities. He called the Shelbyville market “a bit of a learning curve” for M/I, and feels the approved changes will help the company offer more options to potential buyers.
Shelby County Commissioners yesterday approved the installation of a stop sign on N 875 W at its intersection with E 700 N, making it a three-way stop, just north of Sugar Creek.
Sunday’s one-tenth-of-an-inch rainfall didn’t change the county’s burn ban in place. “As of right now, 64 counties are still on a burn band in the state of Indiana, so I think we probably, with what little rain we did get, need to keep it in place,” Shelby County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) Director Denis Ratekin said. Commissioners agreed with his assessment.
County Commissioners approved a $4,694 bid to have a natural gas generator moved from the former Shelby County EMA office to the new location on N. Michigan Road. EMA has the funds. The generator was purchased with federal grant money and must stay with EMA.
County Surveyor Jeff Powell spoke with Shelby County Drainage Board members yesterday about work in progress on aging drainage infrastructure in the northern, older part of Country Club Heights, which has caused some sinkholes. A contractor is working on the issues, and the work is going well, Powell said. A couple of items remain: one structure, undersized, appears to be blocked by tree roots, and another needs to be excavated and reviewed due to six inches of standing water.
In other drainage business, Powell noted that several pipes in Brandywine Lakes addition, which run underneath driveways to the lake, are not the correct size. The addition is located on the west side of I-74, northeast of Fairland. There are also issues with crop residue getting into the lake, and Powell suggested putting up silt fencing to help. The area uses a legal drain, but there is no funding for maintenance until nearby residents go through a public hearing process to assess properties to acquire the necessary funds.
Don and Shirley Collins celebrate their 73rd wedding anniversary today. The Collinses were married in 1951 in Columbus, Ind. Both Don and Shirley were born and raised in Indianapolis and moved to Shelbyville in 1970. Don was a Senior Vice President and corporate Secretary with KCL Corporation until he joined Kiwanis International in a similar position in 1984. In 1996, he and Shirley retired and moved to Florida. They returned to Indiana in 2000. Both of their children, daughter Holly Forville and her family, and son Bill Collins and his family, also live in Shelbyville. Even though retired, the Collinses are active with Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church, The Arc of Shelby County, SENSES indoor sensory gym, and the Shelbyville VC Aktion Club.
The driver of a vehicle that rear-ended another vehicle at the Noble St. and W. Broadway stoplight said he had been distracted by cars for sale at a nearby dealership.
Local Democrat candidates are holding three upcoming meet-and-greets: Thursday, Sept. 26, 5 - 6 p.m., Flat Rock Volunteer Fire Department, featuring free hot dogs and drinks from Weenies on Wheels; Monday, Sept. 30, 8 - 10 a.m., Just Peachy Cafe, small menu of free breakfast; and Wednesday, Oct. 2, 5 - 6 p.m., Morristown Fire Department/Town Hall, free hot dogs and drinks from Weenies on Wheels. Candidates Joe Land, Winnie Soviar and Chase Yanzer will be available to talk with the public and distribute yard signs.
NATIONAL NEWS: For the first time in modern American history, young men are now more religious than their female peers. They attend services more often and are more likely to identify as religious. According to the article, young men have different concerns than young women, and are less educated than their female peers. In major cities, including New York and Washington, they earn less. At the same time, they place a higher value on traditional family life. Childless young men are likelier than childless young women to say they want to become parents someday, by a margin of 12 percentage points, according to a survey last year by Pew. (New York Times)
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PHOTO: GOING FULL THROTTLE
Jeb Bass, Fairland, captured this photo over the weekend while at Vintage Thunder on the Ohio River near Madison, Ind. The vintage race boats reach speeds over 100 miles per hour throughout the event. | photo by JEB BASS
SHS Courier Archive Highlights:
February 14, 1977, Part II
In the fifth year of Student Council’s annual canned food drive, students collected 2,636 canned goods. Charlie Fischer, Steve Simpson and Brian Limpus were in charge of the final tally.
The Courier reported on the result of a school music poll. “Our results have been compared with the Rolling Stone magazine,” Archie Antle wrote. “You know them, that acid-rock, drug-oriented mag and the Courier’s main competition.” Although Rolling Stone had Paul McCartney as rock artist of the year, SHS students went with Peter Frampton. Steve Miller’s “Fly Like an Eagle” claimed Rolling Stone’s best LP, but Fleetwood Mac took top honors with The Courier. Antle went on to review several new record album releases, including those from The Eagles, Black Sabbath and ZZ Top, which he had purchased from Karma.
Despite missing several meets due to the weather, the swim team was doing well. Jeff McCabe had set a new record in the 500 yard freestyle. Rick Jones held records in the 200 individual medley and the 100 yard butterfly.
Mike Fritz was the leading boys bowler for SHS. Lori Moore held the girls’ high score. The team with the best record consisted of Fritz, Benji Paxton and Mike Creed. There were 50 bowlers on the team, some of which were called “street bowlers, since they seem to find it easier to bowl in the gutters.”
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: Shelbyville High School was recognized as one of two central Indiana high schools showing the largest enrollment growth in the Ivy Tech Dual Credit program. Fifty-seven percent of the Class of 2013 graduates had earned college credit. SCS Superintendent David Adams, Ph.D., said his mission was for all SHS graduates to exit with college credits.
2004: Knauf union workers voted on a new contract. The contract negotiations were a key part of keeping Knauf in Shelbyville, company officials said. If Knauf decided not to build its new plant in Shelbyville, the community faced the potential loss of about 350 jobs.
1994: Former Indiana Lt. Gov. John Mutz was the keynote speaker at the Shelby County Chamber of Commerce customer appreciation banquet. Mutz had been president of the Lilly Endowment and later PSI Resources.
1984: H&H Sales & Service introduced a “Video Tape Club.” The company had purchased the entire inventory and club memberships of the Shelby County Discount Club’s Tape Rental Club. H&H was located at 12 Public Square.
1974: Chrysler Corp. donated a motor for Porter Pool to use in emergency situations. The motor was capable of pumping 2,000 gallons of water per minute. In other parks business, board members said they were looking for a facility for the women’s basketball program.
The Hanneford Circus was on at Garrett Gymnasium. Acts included Bengal and Siberian tigers, high trapeze “daredevils” and others.
1964: Parents who lived in Wellington Heights, Eberhart Trailer Court and Rolling Ridge addition formed car pools to transport their kids to and from school after state police condemned three school buses contracted to serve those areas. The buses, which transported about 135 students daily to Coulston and Major schools, had been declared “unsafe.” The owner of the buses said he had no plans to repair them. “The buses are just too old. I knew it and they (the school board) knew it,” he said. The buses were 1950, ’51 and ’52 models.
Bessie Shelk received a plaque in appreciation of her teaching 65 years in the First Methodist Church Sunday School. She was the widow of Harry Shelk. Bessie lived at 214 W. Franklin St.
1954: Kennedy Car Liner employees contributed $375 in cash toward the Boys’ Club fund.
The Concrete Pipe division of J.E. Evans Concrete Products opened, one mile north of Shelbyville on State Road 9. Lunch was served at the Elks Country Club, and Arthur Thurston served as event host.
1944: An Illinois woman who had been stabbed in the side was found in a stairwell of a building in the northwest section of Public Square. She was treated at Major Hospital. The woman refused to give any details surrounding the cause of her wound or any reason for her presence in Shelbyville.
1934: Sandman Brothers’ employee Wilbur Sanders, who had the most sales in the Goodyear division, was awarded a trip to the World’s Fair in Chicago.
“Belle of the Nineties,” starring Mae West, was on at The Strand.
1924: “Sinner in Silk” was on at The Strand. “Although the characters in the play may not be exactly straight morally, they are quite right socially and excel in pleasures,” The Republican said in a review. The show featured a “modern flapper,” the paper said. Also at The Strand was the S.B. Morris Company’s fall fashion show.
1914: “The gutters on Locust Street Sunday morning ran milk instead of water,” The Republican reported. A milk wagon belonging to local dairyman J.S. Stafford had overturned when his horse started running. “Mr. Stafford had entered a house with some milk and on returning to the street he saw his milk wagon moving swiftly down the street.” Stafford was unable to finish his route given that he had no more milk.
OBITUARIES
David Lee Phelps, 68, of Shelbyville, passed away Sunday, September 22, 2024, at his residence. He was born July 29, 1956 in Somerset, Ky., to Roy Phelps and Dorothy (Hall) Phelps.
He was employed at Freudenberg for 45 years before he retired in September of 2021. David was a member of The Sons of the American Legion. He loved to be outdoors and he especially loved being out mowing grass. He enjoyed being in the garage tinkering and fixing things. David never met a stranger and he loved talking and catching up with friends and family.
He married Patti Lynn (Nicholson) Phelps on August 6, 1983, and she survives. He is also survived by his daughter, Shelley (husband, Chris) Nolley; his son, Jeremy (wife, Carrie) Canter; his grandchildren, Lindsey (husband, Conner) Davis, Kyle Canter, Madison (husband, Carter) Hall, Emma Nolley, Braedyn Canter, Briesyn Canter, Ella Nolley, Austin Darling and Averie Canter; his great-grandchildren, Brently Canter, Arizona Canter, Rory Hall; his brothers, Raymond Phelps, Roger Phelps, Daniel (wife, Debbie) Phelps, Allen Phelps and Denver (wife, Porica) Phelps; his sister, Glenda (husband, Milford) Girdler; his aunt, Imogene Keel; his brother-in-law, Victor Chancy and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; his sister, June Chancy; his sister-in-laws, Kay Phelps, Mary Phelps and Joyce Abel and his brother-in-law, Fred Nicholson.
Visitation will be Saturday, September 28, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Murphy-Parks Funeral Service, 703 S. Harrison Street, Shelbyville, Ind., 46176. Funeral services will follow at 1 p.m. at the funeral home with Rev. Joseph Smith officiating. Burial will be in Miller Cemetery. Funeral Directors Greg Parks, Sheila Parks and Stuart Parks are honored to serve David’s family. Online condolences may be shared at www.murphyparks.com.