Wednesday, October 9, 2024
TO THE DRAWING BOARD
With Shelbyville Central Schools on Fall Break, we’re looking back at highlights from the first quarter. Here, Shelbyville High School junior Giselle Lua and Mr. Steve von Werder, Japanese teacher, show off Giselle’s winning entry in an upside-down drawing contest held at a recent Japanese Club meeting. | photo by SAMI AGUILAR
HARVEST TIME
Farmers work in near ideal conditions yesterday two miles south of Shelbyville. | photo by JACK BOYCE
NOTEBOOK:
Early voting is off to a strong start, with 310 Shelby County voters casting a ballot on the first day of early voting yesterday.
A Candidate Forum, featuring County Commissioners and County Council candidates and hosted by the Northwest Shelby County Concerned Citizens Coalition, is set for next Tuesday, Oct. 15, 7 p.m., at the Moral Township Fire Station.
The State’s most recent weighted caseload report identifies Shelby and Hamilton counties as having the most severe need for judicial officers, while four Indiana counties are double-staffed or more. Shelby County has caseloads that warrent 5.24 judicial officers, but only has 3.9. A lawmaker-run interim panel last Thursday recommended that the state optimize the caseload-to-staff figure. That’s “even if it means re-allocating judges from lower utilized counties to those in need,” per the unanimously approved final report. Indiana compares trial court caseloads statewide using a weighted system that began development in 1993, according to the Indiana Judicial Branch website. Since different types of cases require different time commitments, researchers collect time data from court staff and find the average number of minutes each case type takes. That’s used to establish the “weight” each type carries, according to the website. (Indiana CAPITAL CHRONICLE via the Indiana Economic Digest)
HOOSIER NEWS: Most polls show Republican gubernatorial candidate Mike Braun with a comfortable lead over Democrat Jennifer McCormick. However, McCormick polled at 41%, compared to Braun’s 44% and Rainwater’s 8%, in an Democratic Governors Association-funded survey conducted September 19-22 and released last week. The poll of 600 likely voters has a 4% margin of error. Inside Elections dropped the race’s rating from “Solid Republican” to “Likely Republican” last week. (Indiana Public Media)
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Fall Foliage Cruise to Canada
by Carol McDaniel, MA
What better way to enjoy the changing of the seasons than a Fall Foliage Cruise to Canada? Shelby Senior Services recently sponsored a trip that celebrated just that. We sailed out of NYC to Halifax, Nova Scotia, with stops along the way.
Before embarking on the Norwegian ship, the Breakaway, we spent an overnight in New York City. Although it was raining, our motorcoach tour highlighted all the famous sights such as the Chrysler building, Central Park, Wall Street, etc. The T2T (Tunnel to Towers) run was held that day, so a close-up view of the 9/11 memorial was not possible because of hopeless traffic jams.
Sailing away on a cruise ship is special. The Breakaway inched sideways to clear the dock while the 3,999 passengers settled into their rooms. Once we were on our way, NYC’s towering skyscrapers became the focal point for pictures.
Itinerary stops included Newport, Rhode Island; Portland, Maine; Bar Harbor, Maine; Saint John, New Brunswick; and Halifax, Nova Scotia. Highlights for me were Bar Harbor, Halifax, and Saint John.
Newport, of course, is the home of “Mansion Row” where the wealthy owned “summer cottages” during the 19th century. This was the Gilded Age for architecture in the US. Visiting mansions such as the Breakers, Marble House and Rosecliff demonstrated just how rich these people were. Guests were entertained on a grand scale.
The most interesting stop for me was Bar Harbor. Picture a charming seaside town, and this is it. A short walk from the ship, turn the corner and you are immersed in coastal shops featuring local crafts and maritime history. No big box stores here.
Arcadia National Park is close by. One can hike or bike the 800 miles of trails. Of course, one of the absolute must-sees is Cadillac mountain. The views from every twist and turn on the way up and down are spectacular. At the top, we could view the crocodile islands, a series of “hump-like islands” in the harbor that appear to be a croc gliding along in the water. Our ship was anchored in that harbor and looked like a tiny toy boat.
Finally, Saint John was new to me. It is a port city rising along a steep hill. Picturesque is the only way to describe it. If you go, see the Maritime Museum with artifacts from the Titanic. Also, Reversing Falls Rapids is phenomenal.
All in all, it was another of the fun trips sponsored by Shelby Senior Services. Come and join us. Call 317-398-0127 for more information.
SHS Courier Archive Highlights:
March 25, 2004
An article provided Spring Break safety tips from Mr. Gary Hamner and Police Officer Jason Brown.
“The Passion” movie, directed by Mel Gibson, had stirred up a range of opinions. Stefanie Baker said it brought her emotions out. Brooke Beckner said, “It made me realize how much people these days complain about little things in life. This one man went through all of this but most people complain about having to come to school.” Ceressa Waltz said she would have to wait until it came out on video, because she would cry too much in the theater. Mike Williams, a senior, said watching it was “like you’re having a religious experience.”
Students and faculty described memorable Spring Break experiences. Mrs. Angie Parmer remembered a Spring Break in which she and her husband borrowed a motor home and drove to Florida, where it was raining. They decided to keep driving until the weather was nice. They reached the Keys before they found an amenable place. “After spending one day in nice weather and burning up a lot of gas, we had to turn around and go home,” Mrs. Parmer said. Bryce New recalled bungee jumping in Florida with a girl he had met there. “We jumped and we fell really far really fast,” he said. “The bungee cord contracted and we hit our heads together. My head didn’t hurt very bad, but she had a mild concussion.” Ross Montgomery recalled jumping off one level of a cruise ship to a lower level. “It hurt pretty bad, and I felt it the rest of the trip,” he said. Cierra Yanzer recalled stumbling upon a college beach volleyball game between LSU and Michigan. “After LSU won, everybody went out for pizza, and I met a lot of new people,” she 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 from the Shelby County Public Library Genealogy Department.
2014: Editor’s note: Due to a microfilm processing error, the 2014 section for the next couple of weeks will serve to memorialize a local individual who passed away that year.) William “Bill” King Sr., 69, passed away Jan. 15, 2014. King had graduated from Shelbyville High School in 1962 and was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He was an area manager for Mr. T’s Mini-Mart for over 20 years. He also was a greeter at Walmart for eight years. In the 1970s, he was an auxiliary policeman in Shelbyville.
2004: With the federal government warning of an Election Day terrorist attack, local officials said a plan was in place to ensure election day security. But Shelby County Clerk Carol Stohry said she couldn’t conceive of al-Qaida hindering the democratic process in Shelby County.
1994: Tim Keglay and Mary Rife were crowned Triton Central Homecoming Queen and queen. Jessica Ivie was crowned Shelbyville High School Homecoming Queen.
1984: The Shelbyville Central School board took the first, tentative step toward a new junior high or middle school. The board approved appointing 20 members to a community committee to discuss whether the new school should include sixth grade, and other considerations. The board also approved hiring PrimeTime teachers: Anne Weintraut, Loper; Deborah Burnett, Coulston; Deborah Thornberry, pearson; and Patricia Borgman, Hendricks.
1974: Pre-stressed concrete panels were set via a large crane at the construction site of the new First Federal Savings and Loan Association on Public Square. Cord Brothers Construction did the work.
1964: A local man was summoned to court after driving the wrong way around Public Square, and on the sidewalk.
Work was underway at the new State Highway Department Garage and office just east of the intersection of N. State Road 9 and I-74.
1954: J. Edward Griffith, 54 1/2 E. Washington St., pleaded guilty to possession of a dice table cover. The rest of the equipment seized at Griffith’s pool room, including the “Chuck-o-Luck” wheel, was returned to him. Ralph Adams served as Special Judge on the case, and reduced the charges to just the table cover.
1944: W.F. Loper, Superintendent of Shelbyville schools, was the main speaker at the annual Second Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Homecoming. Pastor Franklin Crutchlow also spoke.
1934: After only four minutes of deliberation, a jury acquitted the Democratic candidate for mayor in a public intoxication case. Patrolman Earl Trees had told the candidate he would not allow him to drive his car because he was too drunk. Trees later arrested the candidate, who promised Trees he “would make him chief of police.” Undeterred, Trees took the man into the county jail, where he sat on a pumpkin and asked to “talk it over,” but Trees said it was “too late.” Three men in the county jail “bull pen,” however, testified that the candidate was not intoxicated when he had been brought in the night of his arrest. The candidate said he only had six or seven glasses of beer and had only been trying to release the starter in his car, and that he had no intentions of driving it.
1924: Melvin Beagle, owner of the goldfish ponds in Waldron, placed 250 large goldfish, valued at $900, in the Joseph Fountain.
1914: Open season for quail was approaching, and farmers were busy marking their property with “No Hunting” signs. “The quail is one of the best friends the farmers and fruit growers can have, as he consumes each day from 1,200 to 1,500 insects, and needs to be protected,” The Republican said.
OBITUARIES
None today.