Wednesday, February 5, 2025
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Shelby Materials Receives Industry Award
Dustin Hartman, Director of Sales; Matt Haehl, President; Parker Haehl, Executive Vice President; and Eric Wagoner, Quality Control Director, hold a trophy yesterday commemorating Shelby Materials being named 2024 Indiana Ready Mixed Concrete Association (IRMCA) Producer of the Year, recognizing “the company's exceptional involvement and contributions to the association and the concrete industry throughout the past year,” a media release said.
“Shelby Materials has long been a key player in advancing the standards of the ready-mixed concrete industry in Indiana,” IRMCA Executive Director Chad Montgomery said. “Matt and his entire team have shown a dedication to innovation and environmental responsibility, and are continuous key contributors when the IRMCA needs assistance to further the industry for producers across Indiana. They are more than deserving of this recognition as the 2024 Producer of the Year.”
With headquarters in Shelbyville, Shelby Materials is in its seventh decade, having grown to 12 locations with more than 225 employees.
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NOTEBOOK:
The resident of 830 Quesada Street promised to clean up the property and appear before the Board of Works next week, Code Enforcement Officer Troy Merrick told board members yesterday. New orders to appear were issued to the residents of 136 East Pennsylvania St. and 1625 Culbertson Road.
The previously approved road closure at Montgomery and Webster streets will extend throughout this week.
The February free Senior Movie is “Flight Risk”, Wednesday, February 12, at Studio 10 Cinema. Doors open at 8:30 a.m., announcements at 8:45 a.m. and the movie begins at 9 a.m. The event is sponsored by Freeman Family Funeral Homes and Crematory.
Gov. Mike Braun will the featured guest at the 20th annual Taste of Shelby County Agriculture banquet, Wednesday, March 5, at Horseshoe Indianapolis in Shelbyville. Shelby County native C.J. Miller, with Hoosier Ag Today, will serve as master of ceremonies.
HOOSIER NEWS: Indiana lawmakers are advancing legislation that could make it more challenging to vote ― including one that would shrink the amount of time Hoosiers have to vote early in person. Senate Bill 284, which limits the number of early voting days, and a bill that would make Indiana a closed primary state advanced out of committee on Monday. Indiana's early-voting period of 28 days is among the highest in the country. Republican Sen. Gary Byrne's Senate Bill 284 would shrink the period to 14 days, arguing in part that there are some counties that struggle to staff vote centers for the longer period. Chris Daley, executive director of the ACLU, said there are already exceptions in state law those counties could tap into. (IndyStar)
NATIONAL NEWS: In related news, State Farm has asked state regulators in California to allow an emergency rate hike in the state as the payouts from the Los Angeles wildfire threaten to destabilize the insurance market. They’re the largest home insurer in California and are seeking a 22 percent average rate hike, starting May 1. Specifically, they plan for a 15 percent hike for renters and condominium owners and insurance for rental dwellings needing to rise 38 percent. This follows a 6.9 percent increase the state allowed for State Farm in 2023, and a 20 percent increase allowed last year. There is a pending request for a 30 percent hike, but it’s not entirely clear if that’s still being pursued on top of the 22 percent hike. (Bloomberg/Numlock)
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Courier Article Archive: 136 Years of Change at SHS
by Sarah Newkirk
May 13, 2004
Students of 1868, the founding year of Shelbyville High School, could never have dreamed of the changes that would take place over the next 136 years.
In those 136 years the students and faculty of SHS have dealt with two world wars, Vietnam, Korea, Pearl Harbor, and September 11.
The changes in student life, however, are the ones that have molded their young lives. Even though things never seem to change here at SHS, we can look back at old Couriers and Squibs and see just how far we’ve come. We have gone from one room of the Shelbyville Academy to the current multi-room facility we have today.
Current students are unaware of the many changes their school has gone through. For example, most students don't know that we started out as the Shelbyville Camels. Sophomore Jake Miller has heard of this little-known fact though. "My grandmother dated the guy who wore the Camel suit at the games," Jake said. It's hard to imagine a camel walking up and down the bleachers entertaining the crowd of today's games.
What about our cheerleaders yelling, “Go Crimson! Go White!”? Well, if it weren't for one scheming senior, that's what we would be yelling. Up until 1900, SHS had no school colors. That year, students decided it was time for change. Three choices were presented to the student body to vote on: blue and white, crimson and white, and black and old gold. An overwhelming population cast their votes for crimson and white. Fortunately for SHS, that didn't go over very well with the senior class president, who was in favor of the black and old gold. The president reportedly decided to hold a secret meeting of those in favor of black and old gold. The scheming president then changed the vote to black and gold, which became the school colors. “I think it was a good decision to switch the votes. I can't quite picture us being the crimson and white Bears,” Jake said
Another interesting change is lunch. For just 25 cents students could get a full cafeteria meal in the early 1930s. Due to the Great Depression, many chose to buy a partial meal for less, bring their lunches from home, or not eat at all.
Today's seniors arrive early to get a parking space on senior row. Many students either drive or ride with someone to school. In the 40s and 50s, students arrived early to park their bikes in the bike shed! If students arrived late, they had to park in the racks outside. Those who lived too far to walk or ride bikes had to ride the bus. Most students did not have a car.
In the 1930s, due to illnesses such as polio, it was not uncommon to see an obituary in the Courier. Today, luckily, there is little need for this.
Many changes have taken place since those first days of SHS back in 1868. These changes and many others have impacted the lives of students for the past 136 years. Some may wonder what changes will take place in the next 136 years of Shelbyville High School.
SHS Courier Archive Highlights
November 15, 1950
Miss Aleta Ault, who specialized in teaching those who had speech and hearing difficulties in the Shelbyville schools, received a letter from the U.S. Navy ordering her to report for a physical examination. Miss Ault had served in the Navy for two years and four months during World War II.
Election Day was observed in Miss Kinsley’s classes with students voting straw ballots. The student vote gave victories to the Democratic Party on state and county ballots, while the Republicans scored a victory on Addison Township ballots. Clerks and inspectors were chosen in each class. Window sills served as booths for secret voting.
Service men on leave were frequent visitors to SHS. Leslie Stitt, Dave Andrews and Don Smith (Air Force) and Fred McKinney (Navy) had recently dropped in. Carol Nicholson, 11th grade, had recently enlisted with the Navy WAVES.
Martha Young, 11th grader, had recently left school to marry Luther Noel.
The process for absences was published. An unexcused absence meant a 3% reduction in grades and a pink slip stating that the student would attend a seventh period class after other students had gone home to make up time.
D. Wray DePrez had addressed JHS students on Armistice Day. John Karmire led the Pledge of Allegiance, Dickie McNeely read the Honor Roll and Marilyn Kleinschmidt read a prayer.
The first Forum meeting of the year was held at George Brunner’s cottage on Blue River. “The meeting was the annual wiener roast, and anyone who might have been near and not a member of Forum would have wondered whether it was a meeting or a gossip party.” Mr. Hinshaw, Forum sponsor, “listened intently,” the paper said.
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.
2005: The Elks Blue River Golf Club was renamed following a renaming contest in which 60 community members participated. The winning entry was Bear Chase Golf Club, submitted by Grant Thompson, who had started golfing when he worked with John and Ray Wetnight at Shelbyville Paint & Wallpaper. The Wetnights had often invited Thompson to join them on the course.
1995: National media reported that U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar was running for president. That wasn’t a surprise to several locals. Lugar’s staff had met with McNeely, Sanders, Stephenson & Thopy law firm attorneys to discuss the primary process. Shelby County Republican chairman Dick Fero had also received a letter from Lugar announcing his plans.
1985: Eighteen Shelbyville firms remained connected to the Gamewell Fire Alarm System. Several of the boxes were defective and causing multiple false alarms.
1975: A local newspaper announcement of Jack Worland’s mayoral candidacy happened to appear on the obituaries page, which apparently confused The Indianapolis Star. They listed Worland on their obituary page. Worland first learned of the mistake when his mother phoned him and said a cousin had called his aunt crying and asking why her mother hadn’t informed her of Worland’s death. Radioman Joe Pickett of Indianapolis WIBC phoned Worland at 7:25 a.m. about the story. “My alarm was set for 7:30 a.m., so I don’t know what I told him,” Worland told The Shelbyville News, laughing. Worland arranged for the paper to run a retraction and he called his family, including his son, Randy, a freshman at Ball State. Afterward, Worland told The News he felt “pretty good for a dead man.”
Members of the Evangelical Methodist Church at E. Washington and Hamilton Streets dismantled the steeple in the first step of a remodeling effort. Part of the plan included doubling the size of the church. The original structure was built in 1869 and housed the Erste Deutsche Presbyterianer Kirche (First German Presbyterian Church).
The Rodefeld organization celebrated 25 years in business. Local employees attending the event in Richmond were Bob Welage, Emily Alvis, Gary Bales, Jay Browning, Emerson Fisher, Jon Hilt, Pete Huesman, John Kramer and Gary Tucker.
Turns out that the “boogity bugle” owned by Ted’s Tavern owner Jim Snyder had been “stolen” by Willie Farkle proprietor Frank Lynch as part of a prank. Mayor Jerry Higgins and Police Chief Bob Williams arranged to “fine” Lynch $55, which he agreed to turn over to SCUFFY. Snyder then matched the fine/SCUFFY donation as a thank-you for “good police work.”
1965: Sam Goodloe, an assistant at Major Hospital and night student at Indiana University, was awarded the first educational loan from the Gaynell Lindell Fund. Mrs. Lindell had died in a 1963 car accident, and the fund was established by her family with the Major Hospital Foundation. Lindell’s mother, Lorene Barnes, presented the check. (Goodloe, a Greenfield native, became a doctor. His brother, Charles Goodloe Jr., who passed away last year, was inducted into Greenfield Central’s Hall of Fame after a distinguished legal career as the first Black U.S. attorney hired in the Southern District of Indiana, where he worked 37 years.)
1955: Stephan’s Shoe Store, a Shelbyville landmark since 1858, would be auctioned at a private sale in the office of Attorney Sumner Terry, realty officials announced. The store was located at 46 E. Washington St.
A new home for Mrs. Artie Campbell, 83, was completed at 809 Morris Ave. with donations from local companies and volunteer labor headed by Dillard Magee. Most of the donations came from Walkerville residents. Mrs. Campbell previously lived in a dilapidated two-room building with no running water on the same lot. The new block building had two large rooms, a modern bath, a gas stove, heat and cabinets.
1945: Pre-induction exams were given to 60 local men by the Selective Service Board.
1935: The Lions Club purchased 60 pairs of shoes and 268 pairs of stockings for local children in need.
1925: Hiram Peters, 835 Fair Ave., announced plans to build three spec houses on West Mechanic St., near Conrey.
1915: Phoebe Cotton, 85, the last of the members of the Old Missouri Harmony Singers in Morristown, died. Mrs. Cotton was a member of the Manilla M.E. Church.
Thelma Baldwin, 8, died of diphtheria. She was a student at Colescott School and a member of First Christian Church Sunday School.
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OBITUARIES
Penny L. Conway, 59, of Flat Rock, passed away Saturday, February 1, 2025, at Eskenazi Hospital. Born on January 7, 1966, in Indianapolis, she was the daughter of Larry Foster Sr. and Pamela (Pierson) Foster.
She married Gary Conway on November 13, 1997, and he survives. Other survivors include her father, Larry Foster Sr. of Indianapolis; her mother, Pamela Pierson of Shelbyville; two children, Christopher VanDuyn (Micaela) of Brownsburg and Kayla Stanley (John) of Shelbyville; one sister, Misty Bragg of Indianapolis; and four grandchildren, Cameron and Elijah VanDuyn and Hadley & Olivia Stanley. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Larry Foster Jr. and Mark Foster, and granddaughter Emerson Stanley.
Penny had lived in this area most of her lifetime and attended Warren Central High School. She had worked at Pilkington NSG of Shelbyville and retired after 23 years as a print specialist for automotive glass. Penny loved animals, going to the beach, and dearly loved her family and grandchildren.
Funeral services will be 7 p.m., Friday, February 7, 2025, at Glenn E. George & Son Funeral Home, 437 Amos Road, with Tim Conway officiating. The family will receive friends on Friday evening from 5 p.m. until the time of the service, at the funeral home. Memorial donations can be made to Shelby County Humane Society, 705 Hale Road, Shelbyville, Ind., 46176. Online condolences may be shared at glennegeorgeandson.com.