Wednesday, December 11, 2024
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Bears Slay Dragons in Conference Battle
Hannah Baker prepares to approach the free throw line to shoot - and make - two crucial free throws in the closing seconds, assuring the Bears a 42-38 win against New Palestine last night. | photo by KRISTIAAN RAWLINGS
by KRISTIAAN RAWLINGS
Garrett Gymnasium was silent last night with 12.6 seconds left and the Bears up by two, all eyes on Hannah Baker, at the free-throw line to secure the win. Well, almost silent and almost all eyes. Coach Rebecca Hoefler called out instructions to players in the backcourt, seemingly oblivious to the obvious.
“I would trust Hannah Baker with my life,” Hoefler said after the game, after Baker hit both shots. “I don’t want my players in that moment to think I don’t trust them.”
The senior-less Golden Bears (4-4) with no returning starters from last year’s squad, lived up to it, taking a big lead against New Palestine and withstanding a furious Dragons rally to break a three-game losing streak.
“We’re rebuilding this year, and we have a lot of young people, but they finally clicked,” Hoefler said.
The Bears took their first lead, 6-4, when Maddy Jones put back a missed three-pointer, and Savannah Collins hit an off-balance put-back of her own to give the home team a 10-8 lead at the end of the quarter.
The second was all Shelbyville. Freshman Jayla Ash scored 8, Baker made key defensive plays and Addy Marshall blocked a long New Pal attempt to help give the Bears a 17-2 advantage and a 27-10 lead at the break.
“That was us playing to our full ability,” Jones said.
“It showed us what we can do,” Baker, who has been nursing an ankle injury, added. “We’re always talking about getting to the next step. I think tonight we got there.”
The constant action and New Pal second half comeback, in which they outscored the Bears 28-15, kept the fans involved. A group of SHS boys wearing plaid pajama pants, part of a theme day, were on their feet as the Bears staved off the rally.
“We’ve been working on consistency,” Hoefler said. “We lost it there for a second, but I’m really happy we locked in and got it back.”
People who complain about leaders’ lack of communication obviously haven’t played for Hoefler. She spends the entire game talking, prompting one official to compliment her “basketball knowledge.” When the game tightened, Hoefler called timely time-outs to refocus.
“Today was a really good hustle game for us. That’s been a non-negotiable,” she said. “The hustle plays need to be ours, because we don’t have one talent on our team to take over, so we have to be consistently hard-working.”
And closing out the win in such manner against a long-time rival made it all the sweeter.
“It felt really good,” Jones said. “Everybody wants to beat New Pal.”
Ash, Baker and Jones all scored 11, Collins added 8 and Alivia Lee scored one.
The Bears were aided by cheerleaders, whose “Black and Gold” chant with over a minute remaining and SHS clinging to a three-point lead, kept the crowd animated during a time-out, and the help of ball girls Amelia Closser (Hendricks Elementary), Stella Rieser (St. Joe), Arliss Hieston (Hendricks) and Jacie McCollum (Coulston).
The SHS JV team lost 50-35 in a foul-riddled game in which the Bears ran out of players, closing with just four on the court. Melia Cartwright led the team with 12 points. Lyla Wilson scored 8 and Nevaeh Cole added 6. Chloe Higdon scored 5 and Sophia Cunningham and Kiah Pandoli each scored a basket.
BELOW: Nevaeh Cole is introduced before the Junior Varsity game. | photo by KRISTIAAN RAWLINGS
‘TIS THE SEASON
This Berwick home is ready for the countdown to Christmas. | photo by JACK BOYCE
NOTEBOOK:
The Shelbyville Board of Public Works and Safety yesterday approved promoting the following police officers to the rank of Sergeant: Curtis Schuman, Jarod Scudder and Dallas Phillips. The following were promoted to Corporal: Alex Miller, Tyler Shepard and Charles Shriver.
The Board of Works gave a 30-day extension to the resident of 309 East Mechanic Street, who had previously been given 60 days to remedy nuisance issues at the home. The owner said he was putting up a fence, and that he will replace multiple windows that were broken by his nine-year-old “severely autistic” son, who “likes the sound of windows breaking.”
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SHS Courier Archive Highlights:
April 24, 1970, Part I
The SHS Spanish, French and Latin clubs united for an end-of-year picnic at the Greenfield Municipal Park.
Miss Judith Brewer, a senior at Ball State, had been student-teaching under Mr. Gary Myers. Miss Susan Klein was student-teaching with Mrs. Piniero.
The girls’ track team was set. Members were Judy Bird, Micki Bruning, Denise DeHart, Debbie Glougie, Diana Hamilton, Sabrina Martin, Judy McNeely, Kathy Mohr, Susie Nentrup, Susan Shuter, Kathy Simpson, Donna Smith, Jean Tolen, Elizabeth Tower and Karen Wasson. Miss Wendling was the coach.
SHS sophomore Jeff Held won seven awards in the senior division at the Central Indiana Region Science Fair, presented by Rep. William Bray. Held’s exhibit was a comparison of ultrasonic reflectors. He would compete at Nationals in Maryland.
Seven SHS students and their advisor, Mr. Larry Hoffman, attended an all-day Model United Nations event at Anderson University. Participants were Bob Horton, Ellen Scheffler, Reggie Fuller, Janet Coulston, Susan Kemper, Kathy Shaw and Bonnie Gibson.
Gary Keller, Eddie Arthur and Susan Kemper attended the Indiana High School Government Leadership Conference in Carmel, sponsored by Sen. Birch Bayh.
The Bears won their first golf match. Top scorers were Randy Dalton, Bill Alexander, Doug Adams, Tom Stieglitz, Rusty Small, Rod Meyerholtz, Tom Beck and Dale Steffey.
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.
2014: With the approaching one-year anniversary of the fire that destroyed the Long Branch Saloon and heavily damaged the Bluebird Restaurant, the rebuilt bar was close to reopening. The bar itself was more centrally located in renovations, while the private room for parties was moved to the back of the building. Other changes would include making the Long Branch a no-smoking bar.
2004: Officials with C.P. Morgan said demand was high in their new Central Park subdivision, located on 88 acres just south of Kroger. Several people in town had wondered who was purchasing the homes, given the city’s population did not seem to be dramatically increasing. Plan Commission Director Tom DeBaun said he believed many of the new homeowners were former renters.
1994: Central Soya officially purchased an option on 117 acres, where the company planned to build a $40 million soybean processing plant. Company officials said they would pay the balance of the purchase price for the former Paul and Gertrude Zike farm once Morristown made a decision on annexing the land.
Editor’s note: A little back story on yesterday’s note about Bob Evans restaurant coming to town. The former local Best Investors Group contacted Bob Evans in late 1990 about building a restaurant here. Gayle Henderson, a member, made the contact. In April 1993, the company responded, promising to look into the matter. In 1994, Bob Evans followed through and sent a letter to the group with coupons for a courtesy breakfast for each member.
1984: Shelby County officials discussed hiring a private company to collect delinquent personal property taxes. Country Treasurer Frank Zerr said delinquent taxes were virtually impossible to collect outside of a collection agency.
1974: Harry G. (Tom) Query, the first resident at the new Heritage Manor, moved in. Query, a well-known local artist, had previously been a patient at Heritage House.
For their third and final year, Shelbyville High School seniors Shara Lummis and Tom Oldham painted a Christmas mural on the glass foyer partition in the local post office. They had first started the job on the request of Postmaster Robert Meltzer when both were students in Mrs. Mary McCormick’s art class in 1972. The completed scene depicted Santa dangling in a fireplace, and the artists also duplicated a postage stamp picture of a sleigh on the entry window.
The Shelby County Council discussed preserving the Cedar Ford Bridge, but were uncertain where the preserved bridge would be located. A proposal called for moving the covered bridge to the fairgrounds. The Shelby County Historical Society had offered to pay for footings and bridge setting in relocating the bridge. Another proposed plan called for leaving the bridge in its location, closed to all vehicular traffic, with a long-range plan of developing a small recreational park at the site. A new bridge for traffic purposes would be constructed just south of the existing bridge, which was located across Little Blue River on the German Road just east of Shelbyville.
1964: Joe’s Barber Shop, 857 S. Harrison St., owned by Joe Dwigans and Fred Pennington, opened. Free Cokes and cigars were given to men who stopped by the first week, and free Cokes and candy or gum were given to children.
1954: Local Jaycees opened a trailer on the square to accept clothing donations. The Jaycees hoped to clothe 200 children. Organizers were James Gilbert, Robert VanCleve, Dale Templin and Robert Hirschauer.
1944: Pvt. Thomas Harrison, 25, former resident of Morristown, was listed as missing in action in western France. He had graduated from Morristown High School in 1936 and married Freda (Addison). They were the parents of two daughters, Diane and Sandra.
1934: For the first time in its history, Shelbyville was without the services of any horse-drawn drays. Once a constant presence on Public Square, the last of the dray transfer wagons and horses made a final stand on a lot west of the Union Building & Loan Association building on West Washington Street. Trucks had forced horses out of business in making short hauls of freight or in moving household goods within the city. The death knell had been a few weeks’ prior, when city council passed an ordinance prohibiting such wagons and teams from waiting on any paved street. The council had granted the draymen, however, the privilege of letting their teams and wagons stand on West Polk Street just north of the courthouse, but the concession had not been accepted with much enthusiasm from the draymen. The last “survivors” among the draymen were James Anderson and Eden Reed. Their wagons and horses had been seen waiting on the Square almost daily for many years. Mr. Reed sold his dray equipment and bought a truck.
There would be no street lights downtown, including Christmas lights, for a few months. Nearly all of the underground cables in the system would have to be replaced, power company officials said. Prior to resurfacing of downtown streets, the light cables had laid unprotected in the ground along the curbs, causing corrosion. With the recent street resurfacing, though, metal pipe conduits had been laid in zigzag patterns across the streets, allowing for easier future maintenance.
1924: “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” was on at the City Opera House.
Shelby County Fair officials announced the 1925 fair would be reduced from five days to four, with the elimination of Saturday. Ticket sales had been lowest on Saturdays for several years.
1914: A large hole was dug in the corner of the flower plot in the northeast corner of Public Square for the Municipal Christmas tree. Over 1,500 lights would be installed on the tree. The Shelbyville Military Band would play when the tree was put up, and perform again on Christmas morning.
Linnie Reagle, Gwynneville, filed for divorce from Leroy Reagle. In a first for the county, the complaint noted that Mr. Reagle was a constant user of cigarettes, and thus not fit to care for their seven-year-old son, Joseph. Mrs. Reagle said her husband was also addicted to intoxicating liquors and had left with “one Leota Chew.”
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OBITUARIES
Sherry S. Stewart, 82, of Shelbyville, passed away Sunday, December 8, 2024 at her residence. Born November 10, 1942 in Shelbyville, she was the daughter of Norman E. Smith and Mary Marjorie (Walker) Smith. She married Harold Stewart on January 1, 1962, and he survives. Other survivors include a daughter, Meichelle Pierce (Mark) of Shelbyville; one granddaughter Brooke Young (Robert) of Waldron; and two great-grandchildren, Mia Meyer and Robert Young. She was preceded in death by her parents, and a son Hal Stewart.
Mrs. Stewart had lived in this area for over 40 years, after moving from Cincinnati. She graduated from Shelbyville High School and was a member of First United Methodist Church. She had been a banker with 5/3 Bank and Union Federal Savings & Loan, retiring after many years of service. She had previously been a news anchor at a Cincinnati TV station for several years. Sherry enjoyed traveling, her dog Crissy, and spending time with her family.
Private funeral services will be held at Glenn E. George & Son Funeral Home. Burial will be in Forest Hill Cemetery. Online condolences may be shared at glennegeorgeandson.com.
Lois M. Helfer, 93, of Shelbyville, passed away Sunday, December 8, 2024, at Willows of Shelbyville. Born September 16, 1931, in St. Paul she was the daughter of Everett V. Wiley and Goldie Irene (Durbin) Wiley.
She married Charles A. "Bud" Helfer on June 18, 1949, and he preceded her in death on September 7, 2014. Survivors include two children, Charles “Gene” Helfer (Debbie) and John David Helfer (Sarah) both of Shelbyville; seven grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren and one great-great grandchild. She was preceded in death by her parents; spouse; one brother, Donald Wiley; sisters Janet Griffith and Judy Bowers; and niece, Melanie Griffith.
Lois graduated from St. Paul High School in 1949 and was a member of Mt. Gilead Baptist Church. She was a lifetime resident of this area and was a cashier for Western Supermarket, retiring in 1984 after 14 years of service. She was a member of Shelby Senior Services, a life member of VFW Auxiliary, and past member of Eagles Lodge and American Legion. She enjoyed dancing, playing euchre, and going out to eat with friends.
Funeral services will be 1 p.m., Saturday, December 14, 2024, at Glenn E. George & Son Funeral Home, 437 Amos Road with Pastor Bryan Trotter officiating. Burial will be at Union Chapel Cemetery in St. Paul. Friends may call on Friday evening, December 13, from 4-8 p.m., at the funeral home. Online condolences may be shared at glennegeorgeandson.com.
Adrian A. Thoman, age 79, of Marietta, Georgia, formally of Shelby County, Indiana, U.S. Army retired, passed away peacefully at his home on December 5, 2024, after a long illness.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Dalton and Gertrude (Runnebohm) Thoman; five brothers, Rex, Chauncey, Mathew, Reginald and Rudy Thoman. Adrian is survived by one sister, Trudy (Thoman) Roser; his wife, Diane (Terpenning) Thoman; three step-daughters, Jeanne Thompson, Beth Stewart and Christie Allen; eight step-grandchildren; and four great-step-grandchildren. He will be buried at Georgia National Cemetery in Canton, Georgia.
Sally Jo Waller, 58, of Shelbyville, passed away Monday December 9, 2024 at her daughter’s residence. She was born August 24, 1966 in Normal, Ill., to Glen D. Waller and Janet Fay Waller.
Sally was affiliated and baptized into the First Presbyterian Church in Danvers, Ill. She graduated from Olympia High School in Stanford, Ill., with the Class of 1984. She started her career as an accomplished Real Estate Agent and was a member of the Real Estate Association in Florida. Sally enjoyed traveling all over, especially to destinations involving beaches. She was a friend to everyone and had an outgoing personality. Family was the most important to her, and she cherished all the times spent with her loved ones. Sally’s favorite title was a Mom and Grandma.
She is survived by her mother, Janet; her daughters, Blaine (husband, Jason) Stovall and Rachel (husband, Nicholas) Cruser; her sons, Douglas Cruser and Robert (wife, Skylar) Soward, Jr.; her grandchildren, Annabella, Adelynn, Easton, Amicia, Nolan, Baby Soward; her sisters, Sandy (husband, Bob) Kolosky and Sheryl (husband, Danny) Loth; her partner, Patrick McGee; her uncle, Dale Fullington; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her father; her sister, Susan Jean Waller; her maternal and paternal grandparents; her uncles, Ray Waller and Raymond L. Fullington.
A Gathering of Friends will be Tuesday, December 17, 2024 from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Murphy-Parks Funeral Service, 703 S. Harrison Street, Shelbyville, Ind., 46176. A Celebration of Life will follow at 5 p.m. at the funeral home. Funeral Directors Greg Parks, Sheila Parks and Stuart Parks are honored to serve Sally’s family. Memorial contributions may be given to Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, 13770 Noel Rd. Suite 801889, Dallas TX. 75380 Online condolences may be shared at www.murphyparks.com.