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Annual Rotary Club Halloween Judging Draws Big Crowd
The Shelbyville Rotary Club held their annual Halloween costume judging at the Main Street School playground on Saturday afternoon. There was a very big crowd on hand for this event and many different costumes for each category.
This event is sponsored by the Rotary Club but the Rotary Club has the Shelbyville Red Hat Ladies do the judging.
The overall winner was not too impressed as she slept through the entire proceedings. Six month old Brooklyn Pittman was dressed as a mouse laying on a mousetrap as the Grand Prize Winner. The president of the Rotary Club Ray Calantoni presented sleeping Brooklyn her $100 WalMart card.
The other winners were: 1. Historic Figures, Actors, Singers -Owen Ray; 2. Movie Characters, Action Figures - Bailee Buckles; 3. Storybook Characters - Kanoa Gahl, William Nohren, Jackie Wiseman, Catherine Gahl, Kai Gahl, and Liz Eberspacher-Nohren; 4. Pretty Ladies, Princesses - Hannah Johnston; Traditional Halloween , Hoboes, Ghosts, Skeletons, Witches - Alana McKittrick; 6. Animals - Brooklyn Pittman; 7. Sports Stars and Figures - Ti Zerrusen; 8. Military and Public Figures, Policemen, Firemen, Nurses, Doctors - Chelsey Johnston; 9. Groups - Christopher Case, Elaina Bianco and Adrienne Thatcher; 10. Miscellaneous - Sophia Price.
After the judging was completed, the entire group of characters and parents trotted off on the annual parade down 1st street from main Street School to the Shelby County Courthouse parking lot.
Judging from the smiles on the kid’s faces to the laughs from the adults, everyone appeared to have a good time.
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Seasonal Flu Clinics at Shelby County Health Department
The Shelby County Health Department will begin Influenza and Pneumonia vaccination clinics for adults ages 19 and older on Friday, Sept. 3, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Health Department.
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Relay Total Tops $67,000 Mark
The American Cancer Society Relay for Life of Shelby County ended its 2010 year more than $12,000 over its fundraising goal.
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Grigsby Named Ass’t State’s Attorney
Bringing with him experience as a public defender, state’s attorney, and in private practice, Gregory Grigsby has been chosen Shelby County Assistant State’s Attorney.
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Langan Donates Hair to Pink Hearts Fund
Kary Langan, 11, recently donated 10 inches of her hair to the Pink Hearts Fund. She said that she had always wanted to grow her hair long to donate to a child that has lost all their hair.
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Farmers Already Picking Corn
After still working to bring in the harvest in November last year, this year many farmers have started cutting corn before Labor Day.
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Shelbyville Schools to Dismiss Early Wednesday
Shelbyville schools will dismiss at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 1, due to the heat index, according to the Shelbyville Superintendent's office.
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Local Diabetes Walk Set for Sept. 11
A group of parents of diabetic children and other supporters have formed a Walk to Cure Diabetes in Shelbyville fundraising event.
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Watershed Association Talks 'Tourism, Water, and Habitat'
The tenth annual Kaskaskia Watershed Association (KWA) held their meeting on Thursday, August 26 at the Yoder Kitchen Restaurant and Convention Center in Arthur, IL.
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Cowden Pioneer Days Has Great Start
The Cowden Pioneer Days got off to a great start, the weather was great, the crowds were huge, and the organizers were very pleased.
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Animal-a-Thon Pledges to Help Shelby Humane Society
The Shelby Humane Society is looking for a few good animal lovers willing to pledge to help keep the facility running.
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Seasonal Flu Clinics at Shelby County Health Department
