Wednesday, July 31, 2024
SUMMER FUN
Shelbyville Parks Department Day Camp participants enjoy a summer party at Clearwick Park yesterday. | photos by JACK BOYCE
SIGNING DAY
Shelbyville High School teacher and track and field coach Luke Stout reflects on his time coaching recent graduate Ethan Lambert, seated, last night. A large contingency of family and friends showed up to see Lambert officially commit to the University of Indianapolis, where he will study criminal justice and participate in track and field. “This is the most amount of people we’ve had a signing since I’ve been here,” Coach Nick Blakey, top right, said. “He has a great support network, and that’s a testament to him. He’s such a likeable guy and easy to be around.” | photo by KRISTIAAN RAWLINGS
NOTEBOOK:
The Shelbyville Board of Public Works and Safety yesterday approved a Standard Operating Procedure change to increase the use of in-dash and body cameras, including when officers work at schools. “If (officers are) in any type of department-issued attire, the body cam will be used if they take police action,” Police Chief Dr. Bill Dwenger said.
In other action, the board of works issued an order to appear regarding 480 W. Franklin St., which is owned by an out-of-state landlord. The property has been on the city’s radar for some time and the tenant has made efforts to clean it up, but significant debris remains, as well as a truck in the backyard and a couple of vehicles streetside.
Freshmen Orientation will be held today at Shelbyville High School, 10 a.m. - noon.
A two-vehicle accident involving a U-Haul occurred Monday evening at S. Harrison and E. Locust streets. A woman who had just picked up a U-Haul from Miller’s Service and proceeded to the intersection said she believed her foot was on the brake, but it apparently slipped, causing her to hit the accelerator and sending her into traffic and into a collision with another vehicle. Both drivers were transported to the hospital.
Effective Monday, Aug. 5, West McKay Road, from Miller Street to Miller Avenue, will be temporarily moved to one-way westbound during construction. East-bound traffic from State Road 44 will be detoured down Miller Ave., to St. Joseph, and then Miller St. to meet back up with McKay. Work includes milling and overlay and installation of 2,100 feet of new storm sewer on the south side of McKay Road, from Berwick Dr. to 500 feet east of Theobald St. The City is coordinating with school officials regarding peak traffic times, a media release said. Information and project updates will be posted here.
The Shelbyville Public Utility Board yesterday approved purchase of a $430,000 camera truck for the city’s Water Resource Recovery Facility. The current truck is about a dozen years old. Camera trucks help the department investigate the source of blockages and backups without excavation.
NATIONAL NEWS: Former Indiana University swimmer Lilly King came up just shy of a medal in her first appearance in her final Olympic games Monday in Paris. King finished tied for fourth in the women’s 100-meter breaststroke, one one hundredth of a second behind bronze medalist Mona McSharry of Ireland. King is competing in her third Olympics. She is still scheduled to compete in the 200-meter breaststroke and the 400-medley relay later this week. The Evansville-native won gold in the 100 breast and the 400 medley relay in 2016 in Rio. In the 2020 Games in Tokyo, she won silver in the 200 breast and the 400 medley relay and bronze in the 100 breast. King is one of around 20 current and former IU athletes competing in Paris. (Indiana Public Media)
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SHS Courier Archive Highlights:
December 20, 1983
Lorena Martinez Corral, from Madrid, Spain, was about to spend Christmas with Katie Myers and her family, 307 W. Broadway. Lorena was SHS’s only foreign exchange student.
The annual food drive, started about a decade prior by Pam Clayton, was about to commence. Mr. Bill Murphy, the event sponsor, said Pam’s inspiration came from her father, who was a minister at First United Methodist Church. In 1982, SHS had collected over 5,000 cans.
At an upcoming basketball game, students could be “married” with their sweethearts by Santa and have their picture taken for $1.50.
The junior Sunshine members, led by Tami Crafton, celebrated teachers’ birthdays by sending cards to them on their special days. Officers for the Sunshine Society were Dawn Schnaiter, Stephanie Totten, Paris Alford and Tonya Napier. Sponsors were Miss Andy Williams, Mrs. Mary Agler, Mrs. Jerry Wells and Mrs. Becky Privett.
The children’s pictures on the following image were of SHS teachers. The answers are revealed below the final Courier photo image.
Answers to teachers’ pictures: (top row) Mr. Gould, Mr. Murphy, Mrs. Crosby; (middle) Mrs. Willeford, Mrs. Wydau (baby on lap); (bottom) Mr. Ress, Mr. Chaney.
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: Finishing touches were being put on Shelbyville High School’s new pool. The pool itself was filling up, as the approximate 360,000 gallons had to be added slowly to allow tiles in the pool to cure.
2004: Shelbyville-based Runnebohm Construction won a prestigious Excellence in Design Award for its construction of the headquarters for Vitesse Corp. and attached aircraft hangar in Mount Comfort. The project was chosen from more than 200 nominated.
1994: Autozone officials announced plans to build a store at 327 E. Broadway, Shelbyville.
Comedian Clara Trusty, better known as “The Pride of Fountaintown,” would be a guest on an upcoming Phil Donahue show. She earned her place on the show by responding to an ad that asked, “Do you have a best friend that does something that makes you crazy?” Trusty told The Shelbyville News that her and her friend’s situation was nothing compared to others on the show. “The other people’s stories made me look like a Sunday school teacher,” she said. “My friend and I wound up looking like the Bobbsey Twins of goodness.” Trusty would reveal on the show how her best friend blamed her problems on someone else. Did the show help resolve Trusty’s problems with her best friend? “She called me recently to tell me that when this show aired Friday, she would probably wind up in divorce court, and it would be all my fault,” Trusty told The News. “So, no, she didn’t learn a thing.”
1984: Thom Beagle, 160 W. McKay Road, won first place in the street bike category at the State Abate motorcycle show in Bean Blossom.
At a news conference in the mayor’s office, a Shelbyville News reporter asked Indiana Cities Water Corp. Vice President Rick Bealer if the company intended to pay for underground tests. Bealer said no. “Why not?” the reporter asked. “It’s your water, isn’t?” Bealer replied, “No, it’s God’s water. We just pump it out of the ground.” The reporter reminded the official that the water company sold the water to Shelbyville residents in the interest of making a profit.
1974: Library trustees finalized plans to merge the public library system and call it “The Shelbyville-Shelby County Public Library,” effective Jan. 1, 1975.
The Pruitt Studio of Photography captured the league championship of the Waldron Little League. Team members were Bill Hubbard, Mark Everhart, Gary Everhart, Roger McIntire, Mike Cassidy, Eric Farlow, Kevin Stickford, Larry Ashley, Mark Scott, Doug Stocklin, Tim Hardin, Scott Jones and Donald Jones. Coaches were Earl Weaver and Jack Yeend.
1964: A newspaper photo showed Cindy Degeller, 30, of Shelbyville, at the controls of a simulated monorail car at the New York World’s Fair as her family watched.
Pony races would be held at the county fair for the first time, fair board officials announced.
1954: The Walter D. Jones Contractor team went undefeated in the city junior softball league. Team members were John Foist, Frank Weaver, Ralph Ramsey, Don Asher, Bud Jones, Ronnie Ramsey, Harold Cooper, Bob Mullins, Charles Phillips, Robert Slevins, Billie Ramsey, Kenneth Barlow and Frank Mullen. Harold Cooper was bat boy. Dale Barlow was the manager.
The senior league was won by Shelby Motors, dubbed “the Yankees of Shelbyville softball” in the newspaper. Shelby’s Harold Nelson scored the winning run in the championship game against the Eagles. Shelby Motors players were Bill House, Jack McCain, Bob Joyce, Norm McCloskey, Jack Eckstein, Don Pence, Harold Nelson, Ralph Buchanan, Gene Little, Pete Ray, Glen Losey, Wayne Hill, Oris Oldham and Bill Hutson. Charles Barker was the batboy. Ralph Buchanan was a coach and Bud Fancher was manager.
James Sharp was named new principal at Shelbyville High School, replacing Emerson Bass, who was moving over to the junior high. Bass was succeeding Willar Day, who was moving back to a teaching role.
1944: Two hymns composed by Gilbert Johnston, of Shelbyville, were sung at First Christian Church’s Sunday service. They were entitled “Have Faith in God” and “In All His Glory.” Lee Esther Strickler and Faye McDonald provided vocals.
1934: A newspaper ad said that Camel cigarettes would give men back their “pep.” The ad said, “It’s easy to overdo at strenuous summer sports. So remember that smoking a Camel helps to chase away fatigue and bring back your natural vigor.”
A newspaper reporter noted that Judge Emmert’s favorite “potent kind of licorice” tasted like “tobacco flavored with gasoline and coal tar.”
1924: Brick work was completed on the addition to the St. Paul high school.
Police began a “war on speed.” After giving countless warnings, they arrested an Indianapolis driver speeding down S. Harrison Street. Harold Sindlinger and Jewell Robinson were also arrested for speeding and operating their cars with the cut-outs open.
“Stickers of bathing girls, which are becoming common on automobiles, may act as a speed reducer, according to some people, who figure that it has become a hobby of some of the drivers to travel at a speed sufficiently reduced as to be able to count the cars which bear these stickers,” The Republican said. “Others figure that the stickers are dangerous to pedestrians, who may have their attention attracted to such a degree that they will fail to notice other cars approaching.”
1914: The American Giants of Chicago and A.B.C. team of Indianapolis, both in the colored baseball league, announced plans for an upcoming game in Shelbyville. The A.B.C. team featured star pitcher “Steel Arm” Taylor. “He would be in the big show without a doubt, were it not for his color,” The Republican said.
OBITUARIES
Robert Louis “Bob” Golden, 83, of Shelbyville, passed away Tuesday, July 30, 2024, at Morristown Manor in Morristown. He was born July 3, 1941, in Connersville, the son of Louis and Georgia (Workman) Golden. On November 27, 1965, he married Catherine Sue Gordon, and she preceded him in death on November 17, 2017. Bob is survived by his daughter, Gina Scott and significant other, Lennie; sons, Chet Golden, Terry Hammer and wife, Debbie, and Tracy Hammer and wife, Angie, all of Shelbyville; sister, Ann Settles of Oregon; brother, Danny Golden and wife, Carol, of Louisville; grandchildren, Brittany West and Jessica Golden; and numerous step-grandchildren, step-great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. In addition to Catherine, Bob was preceded in death by his parents; sister, Georgia Taylor; and brother, Doc Golden.
Bob was a member of Hope’s Point Church. He retired from Ford Motor Company on Shadeland Avenue, with 38 years of service. Bob enjoyed going bowling, golfing and playing softball.
Inurnment will be at Whispering Hope Cemetery in Shelby County at 1 p.m., Monday, August 5, 2024. Services have been entrusted to Freeman Family Funeral Homes and Crematory, 819 S. Harrison St. in Shelbyville. Memorial contributions may be made to Hope’s Point Church, 1703 S. Miller Avenue, Shelbyville, Indiana 46176. Online condolences may be shared with Bob’s family at www.freemanfamilyfuneralhomes.com.
Sorry for the spelling of your name. I was in too big of a hurry.
Christiaan, did you receive my reply regarding the little booklet that I wrote?