100th Veterans Day celebration features music, flags
Local schools celebrated the 100th anniversary of Veterans Day with music, dance moves and flags on Monday. Hendricks Elementary School principal Deryck Ramey told students and veterans who assembled in the gymnasium that President Woodrow Wilson made a proclamation before Congress that Nov. 11 would be Armistice Day, formally ending World War I. It later became Veterans Day to recognize all who have served. “Boys and girls, we speak every morning about bravery, and never giv
Shelby County Players, Inc. purchases former 44 Bowl Bowling Alley
Shelby County Players, Inc. has purchased the former 44 Bowl Bowling Alley located at 1416 Miller Ave to become SCP’s “forever home.” The adaptive reuse of the building will create an intimate auditorium with seating for 144 and a full-sized stage with wing space and dressing rooms. Included in the build-out and renovation will be a lobby, box office, set construction & painting area, props storage, costume storage, an office as well as a green room. Shelby County Players,
Ratcliff, Elliott inducted into IHRA Hall of Fame
Rod Ratcliff, casino and racetrack owner and developer, and Jim Elliott, longtime Thoroughbred owner and breeder, were inducted into the Indiana Horse Racing Association (IHRA) Hall of Fame earlier this month during a special ceremony held at Indiana Grand Racing & Casino. Ratcliff and Elliott were the 16th and 17th individuals to join the prestigious Hall honoring those who made long lasting and substantial contributions to horse racing in Indiana. Hosted by Rachel McLaughli
Santa Protectors receives Centra grant
Centra Credit Union is donating $2,500 to Santa Protectors, a Shelbyville Fire Department program. This donation is one of 41 grants of $2,500 each to non-profits within the communities Centra serves, totaling more than $100,000 in donations throughout central and southern Indiana. Centra team members were asked to nominate the non-profits they feel passionate about supporting, and one non-profit was selected for each branch and department within Centra. The team from the She
MHP stages first 'Honor Walk' for organ donor
Otis Carter, Jr. became one of the oldest deceased organ donors on record in Indiana following his unexpected death earlier this month. On Monday, staff at Major Health Partners in Shelbyville honored the occasion with its first “Honor Walk” – a solemn act of recognition to an organ donor for giving the gift of life. More than 50 MHP nurses, doctors and staff members lined the Critical Care Unit hallway to pay respect to Carter and his family as he was taken to surgery to don
