Wednesday, August 14, 2024
City Board of Zoning Appeals Approves Monument Sign, Other Petitions
The Shelbyville Board of Zoning Appeals last night approved with conditions plans for a monument sign for an incoming apartment complex on North Harrison St., “The Mill.” | submitted
The Shelbyville Board of Zoning Appeals last night approved the following four petitions:
A variance to exempt 74 East Drive from the requirement to have a sidewalk installed when a home under construction on the lot is completed. The petitioner, Bill Rasner, is finishing construction on the only vacant lot in the neighborhood, and there are no adjacent sidewalks. The approval included a condition that if the neighbors opt to install sidewalks in the future, this property would have the same done.
A request to reduce setback lines to allow the county to construct a 30-foot by 80-foot maintenance building at 411 S. Tompkins St., on property currently used as parking for the county courthouse complex. The building will provide an office for custodians and maintenance storage space, Don Parker, president of the Shelby County Commissioners, said.
A variance regarding lot size to allow installation of a second pole barn at 106 North Knightstown Road, owned by Richard Clouse.
A request from developer Birge & Held to install a double-sided monument sign, approximately 9.5 feet wide and 5 feet tall, for The Mills Apartments and to-be-named tenants at 405 N. Harrison St. A representative for the development said the apartment complex will open in approximately 10 weeks. The monument sign will have backlighting and be located in front of the Coca-Cola building. There will also be other signage that fits within the standards (see below). The representative said they were still in talks regarding filling the commercial space available in the Coke building.
NOTEBOOK:
The Shelbyville Board of Works gave the tenant of 480 W. Franklin St. 30 days to clean up on-going nuisance issues at the property.
NATIONAL NEWS: Ships all have an associated nation’s flag, a practice that is essential to maintaining global safety standards at sea and tracking large vessels. Some countries are known to be particularly popular for different vessels — Liberia and the Marshall Islands are known as popular flags for oil tankers — but a new practice has emerged where some countries that do not care in the slightest about the oceans are fine with vessels that, say, run Russian oil to help them avoid sanctions, using their flag for the right price. The United Arab Emirates has just banned all arrivals from ships bearing the flag of Eswatini, a landlocked African nation previously known as Swaziland, which it suspects of doing just that. As of 2023, there were no ships with its flag, understandable given that, again, it’s landlocked. As of today that’s now 26 ships, and several of them previously hauled Russian and Iranian oil. (Bloomberg BNN/Numlock)
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580 West Taylor St.
Editor’s Note: The following is the next installment in a serialized version of “580 West Taylor Street,” by Joseph E. “Joed” Landwerlen.
by JOSEPH E. LANDWERLEN
Meals at Home
We ate almost all of our meals at home, around our dining room table, together. The only exception to that was if we were out playing, we might eat at someone else's table at noon or evenings. I don't remember eating in front of the TV ever. We didn't have a TV until 1951. Mom and Dad always put a good meal on the table for us kids; Dad provided the groceries and Mom prepared ample, wholesome meals for us.
She was an excellent cook, and only had one thing that I wish she had done differently: she killed hamburgers. By that, I mean she fried them so done that I guarantee you that no germ could possibly survive. Her hamburgers were described as very, very well done.
Every other meal was delicious. Once a week, maybe for the evening meal, we might have beans and cornbread or rice with milk and sugar, but we always had milk to drink at meals and Kool-Aid for lunch. Our lunches were primarily sandwiches with maybe cottage cheese or some salad like potato salad or egg salad, but evening meals were pork chops, mashed potatoes peeled by us boys, gravy, pork and beans, or green beans. Maybe pork shoulder with mashed potatoes and white gravy or vegetable soups or beef stews, chili, chicken pot pies, fried chicken, pan fried rabbit with gravy and, of course, fried fish that we had caught, etc.
You get the picture. Our breakfasts were cereal or pancakes and jowl bacon, as regular bacon was too expensive, and eggs and fried mush. (Try it sometime.) Spam and pancakes was a regular breakfast. Jowl bacon came from the cheeks of a pig; it was very tasty and fatty, and when you fried it in a skillet, it would pop and crack and cover your hands and arms. and sometimes your face with specks of grease.
Butter was very expensive, so we used oleomargarine. Oleo was developed as a cheaper substitute for butter in the 1930s; the only thing about it was that it was made from vegetable oil so it was white. It came with an orange pill the size of an aspirin or a packet of orange powder that had to be mixed into the oleo to make it yellow and therefore pleasing to the eye. Us boys’ job was to do the mixing and mashing of the oleo to make it yellow and therefore look like butter. This was done with a fork and took a while.
Mom baked pies and cakes on a regular basis; almost all baking was done from scratch. Nothing came in a box.
Flour, sugar, and cornmeal all came in a paper sack which was carefully folded when empty and put away to be used again. The only thing that I remember in the box was Aunt Jemima's pancake mix, and of course, cereal. Each new box of cereal had a toy or secret decoder, and we couldn't wait to open each new box to discover the surprise inside. The milk that we drank was whole milk with cream on top in a glass bottle with a cardboard seal in the top. There was no 2% or 1% or skim or anything other than whole milk. Meals were prepared in size to feed how many people were going to be there. She did not make excessive amounts of food and then have it go to waste. We had very little garbage. Potato peels, carrot scrapings, and offall from preparing things for meals was just scattered in the alley and the birds and neighborhood dogs made short work of it. There was no plastic packaging; what little paper and packaging was accumulated was burnt beside the alley as it built up. Almost everyone had a burn barrel or burn pile on their property.
SHS Courier Archive Highlights:
October 3, 1969, Part III
Susie Fink wrote a football primer for fans. “Many are wondering who are the two men running up and down the sidelines like two chickens with their heads cut off. Those are our own Mr. Bob Clapp and Mr. John Luck. Believe it or not, they do have a purpose! They carry the chains that measure the first downs.” Also, “The programs you receive at the gate are not supposed to be thrown on the ground or used for protection to keep the seat of your clothing from getting dirty.” The article ended with, “To Rick Joseph, I’ve learned what a first down is, HAVE YOU!!!”
The SHS band performed at Indiana University’s Band Day. The SHS Band played three songs with other high school bands during the pre-game period. The songs were “Fantasia,” “Thunderer” and “Scarborough Fair.” Garry Wasson, who graduated from SHS in 1969, was one of the ROTC escorts for the high school bands.
Home Ec. candy sales were organized by Teresa Kehrt, Sandy Pettis, Marsha Neeb, Sherry Martin and Candy Mann. A second committee was selected to plan the Home Ec. field trip. Committee members were Patsy Coots, Debbie Fix, Lois Corly and Teresa Havens.
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: Shelby Senior Services opened a satellite center in Fairland. Executive Director Dianna Pandak had organized an introductory brunch a few weeks prior, and 75 interested people turned out. Exercise and activity sessions held since then were averaging 40 people. Kathy Miller was the activities coordinator.
2004: A budget was set for renovations at Shelbyville High School. Many of the upgrades involved standard infrastructure, but also included would be a new elevator, updated science labs, art rooms and special education areas, and the addition of two new computer labs, foreign language labs and a television studio.
1994: An under-age party in the 600 block of Shelby Street led to 11 arrests of 17- and 18-year olds. One of the girls lived at the house, and her parents were not at home.
1984: “A handicapped Shelbyville man was attacked with a pool cue in an eastside tavern this morning during an argument over a piece of pizza,” The Shelbyville News reported. Patrolman Gary Henderson responded to the matter at the Big L, 1147 E. Michigan Road. The man responsible was apprehended as he attempted to flee the bar on his motorcycle.
1974: A memorial scholarship fund was established to honor the memory of William L. “Bill” Garrett, former Shelbyville High School and Indiana University basketball star who had suffered a heart attack and died in early August. The scholarship would be administered by the I.U. Foundation.
1964: Sgt. Roy Anderson retired after 20 years on the Shelbyville Police Department.
1954: Jack Goodrich purchased the Shell filling station at 308 N. Harrison St. from Ray Baxter.
1944: Col. D. Wray DePrez, who had recently returned from overseas service, was named president of the Shelbyville Armory Board and honored at a dinner attended by Indiana Gov. Henry Schricker. Local dignitaries at the dinner included Judge Harold Barger, George Tolen, Marion T. Ayers and Ted Hotopp.
1934: Due to the upcoming State Fair, township trustees delayed the start of school to September 10.
1924: Mr. and Mrs. Bradt of Brookville visited Major Hospital to inspect the premises. the couple were planning to donate grounds to build a hospital in Brookville, and they had heard positive reviews of Shelbyville’s facility.
1914: A woman employed as a cook for the men building the Meltzer Road in Liberty Township attempted to take her own life by swallowing peroxide. It was the second attempt the 25-year-old had made within two weeks. She was in “seriously ill” condition and being treated in her tent on the Hardy Fox farm.
OBITUARIES
Diana L. “Cookie” Daugherty, 76, of St. Paul, passed away Sunday, August 11, 2024 at her residence. Born January 24, 1948 in New Castle, she was the daughter of Marvin “Gene” Compton and Rosemary Ruth (Gallagher) Compton. She married Richard Allen Daugherty on July 28, 2006, and he preceded her on July 8, 2018. Survivors include a daughter, Jennifer Kay Wagner (Jim) of St. Paul; a son, Scott Christopher Gilles (Dawn) of Shelbyville; brother, Dan Compton (Bev) of Shelbyville; four grandchildren, Natasha, Grace and Levi Wagner, and Sydney Schultz (Jeff); and one great-grandchild, Josie Schultz. She was preceded in death by her parents, her spouse, and a sister, Becky Balting.
Mrs. Daugherty was a lifelong resident of this area and graduated from Waldron High School in 1966. She had been employed at the Shelbyville News, retiring after several years of service. She had previously been employed at Excel Wood Products for several years.
No funeral services will be observed, per Cookie's request. Online condolences may be shared at glennegeorgeandson.com.
Mildred A. “Milly” Brown McVey, 88, of Shelbyville, passed away Monday, August 12, 2024, at Franciscan St. Francis Hospital in Indianapolis. She was born October 30, 1935, in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, the daughter of Joseph Q. and Mary G. (Jackling) Chapin. On May 29, 1954, she married Robert O. Brown, and he preceded her in death on February 18, 2006. Milly married Donald D. McVey on April 17, 2017, and he preceded her in death on July 11, 2023. Milly is survived by her daughter, Brenda E. Pfarr and husband, Michael, of Indianapolis; son, Bruce E. Brown of Shelton, Washington; grandchildren, Rachel Jenkins and husband, AJ, Megan Chamblee and husband, Stephen, Lt Col Matthew Pfarr (USAF) and wife, Andrea, and Erik Pfarr and wife, Danielle; 15 great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. Don’s two girls and their families loved Milly and were happy that she brought so much joy to their Dad and his family. She was also preceded in death by her parents and 19 siblings.
She retired from Bank One/Chase in 2000. Milly was a member of Saint Joseph Catholic Church. She was also a member of Daughters of Isabella, where she served as secretary. She enjoyed spending time with children and taking care of others. Milly was a friend to everyone. Milly also enjoyed sewing, target shooting, traveling, visiting with family, singing, playing cards and cleaning.
Visitation will be from 5 to 6:30 p.m., Thursday, August 15, 2024, at Freeman Family Funeral Homes and Crematory, Carmony-Ewing Chapel, 819 S. Harrison St. in Shelbyville, with the rosary recited at 4:30 p.m. An Evening Vigil will be held at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, at the funeral home, with Jim Chambers officiating. Mass of Christian Burial will at 10 am, Friday, August 16, 2024, at Saint Joseph Catholic Church, 125 E. Broadway St., in Shelbyville, with Father Mike Keucher officiating. Interment will be at Winchester Cemetery in Shelby County. Memorial contributions may be made to Clarity Pregnancy Services, 2410 IN-44, Shelbyville, Indiana, 46176. Online condolences may be shared with Milly’s family at www.freemanfamilyfuneralhomes.com.