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Godbys to share story at luncheon
Wednesday, March 21, 2018 10:23 AM
The Godby Story, as explained by Jim and Jeff Godby, will be shared with Northern Hamilton County Chamber of Commerce members at the April luncheon.
An interesting success story that began in downtown Sheridan is the topic on April 12 at Waitt Grain, 22755 Six Points Rd. in Sheridan. 
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  • New officers take over

    New officers take over

    The Rotary International world-wide year begins on July 1 and on that date all existing Rotary officers relinquish their positions and are replaced by newly elected individuals for the incoming Rotary year.
    Sheridan Rotary is no different. 
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  • Ivy Tech partners with Youth Assistance

    Ivy Tech Community College has partnered with Sheridan Youth Assistance for the Summer Youth Employment (SYASYE) Program July 8 – 19 at its Noblesville location.

    Ten students in grades eight through 12 are enrolled in the program and will explore career paths and training through community service, teamwork, leadership skill development, job shadowing and business tours. Students will earn $8 an hour during the program, working on projects that improve the local community. They will also learn what it takes for a business to be successful.
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  • Mr. & Mrs. Padgett celebrating golden anniversary

    John and Donna Padgett will be celebrating 50 years of marriage on Aug. 3, 2019.

    They still enjoy farming, gardening, and spending time with their family. They have three children Amy (Blaine) Boyland, Lance (Juanita) Padgett and Holly (Garry) King; six grandchildren, Ashley (Luke) Parker, Alisha Boyland, Mackenzie Padgett, Keegan Padgett, Hunter King and Kira King; and a great-granddaughter on the way.

    Please join them to celebrate on July 28 at the Sheridan Public Library from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
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  • Buy a brick, help the town

    Buy a brick, help the town

    Many residents of Sheridan are aware that there is an effort under way to construct community entryway signs for Sheridan. One sign will be located on State Road 38 on the east side of town near the First Farmers Bank and Trust branch office; the second sign will be along State Road 47 at the west edge of town. Both signs will announce to visitors that the community they are about to encounter is called Sheridan.
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  • STEAM rolls into Sheridan

    STEAM rolls into Sheridan

    STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math) programs are all the rage these days in schools and libraries. This year, Sheridan Public Library has launched its own STEAM program, geared towards kindergarten through 5th grade level students. Each quarter there will be a live Discovery Event program presented to participants aimed toward one particular aspect of STEAM. This Thursday, June 13, STEAM members will explore space and astronomy by being involved in hands-on learning exercises and experiments as well as instructor demonstrations.
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  • Sheridan Rotary honors best of the best

    Sheridan Rotary honors best of the best

    Each year the Sheridan Rotary Club is pleased to honor the Top Ten Percent of Sheridan High School’s graduating class as well as giving special recognition to the elementary and secondary teachers of the year and their principals.

    The Sheridan Rotary recognizes the participants with a dinner and awards program for all, including parents of the students and family members of the teachers.
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  • Sheridan resident part of special ceremony

    INDIANAPOLIS -- For more than 109 years, Indianapolis Motor Speedway has brought racing fans from around the world to get a first-hand experience in adrenaline and excitement of the racing community. Armed Forces Day weekend, however, was a weekend to recognize the sacrifice and bravery of a few select individuals; newly enlisted service members.
    The joint enlistment ceremony was held May 19 as part of the Armed Forces Day activities at the speedway. Of the hundred new recruits, three chose the Army Reserve as their career path.
    Two of those were from Hamilton County, including one from Sheridan.
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  • Hydrant flushing ongoing

    Indiana American Water has started Sheridan's hydrant flushing and inspection program. Work should run daily from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

    According to company officials, this will last approximately two weeks.
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  • Boxley Cabin open for visitors

    Boxley Cabin open for visitors

    When the weather turns warmer, good things just seem to happen more often.

    In Sheridan, one of those is the opening and expanded hours at the Boxley Cabin. Visitors can now stop by for a tour. Located in Veterans Park at the north edge of Sheridan, the cabin is the rebuilt 1829 home of Sheridan’s founder George Boxley.
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  • Rotary hears from Peace Scholar

    Rotary hears from Peace Scholar

    Sheridan Rotary members recently welcomed Alexandra O. Hudson to a club meeting. Ms. Hudson is a Rotary Peace Scholar who received her Masters degree in Social Policy from the London School of Economics. She has worked as a Special Assistant in the office of the Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos, at the U.S. Department of Education, worked at the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty and worked in the policy department of Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s Office.
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  • Mary Reynolds Volunteer of Year

    Mary Reynolds Volunteer of Year

    The Sheridan Historical Society recently held their annual dinner program which included honoring their Volunteer of the Year. The winner of the award for 2019 was Mary Reynolds.
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  • Rotary does spring cleaning

    Rotary does spring cleaning

    Those hard working Sheridan Rotarians have been at it again, this time cleaning up their own mess. Recently the group pictured above took time to clean and reorganize the club storage cabinets, something that has not been done in more than a year.
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  • Sheridan students are leaders with Rotary

    Sheridan students are leaders with Rotary

    The Sheridan Rotarians entertained twovery special young people this past Tuesday evening — Nolan Miller and Allacyn Rogers. Both are juniors at Sheridan High School and were chosen by school administrators to enhance their leadership skills by attending the annual RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Awards) program at Camp Tecumseh in northern Indiana.
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  • Sheridan Library board meets

    Sheridan Library board meets

    The Sheridan Public Library is governed by a board of directors. Recently, the group met.
    Board members are: Loretta Sutherland, president; Jill Bishop, vice-president); Barb Hybarger, secretary; Katie Will, treasurer; and board members, Lisa Samuels, John Vincent and Matt Lenseigne. Lexi Woodcock is the SHS ACTS member and Steve Martin is the Library Director.
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  • Maddie Zola wins Rotary Speech Contest

    Maddie Zola wins Rotary Speech Contest

    Sheridan Rotarians held their annual Rotary Speech Contest March 12 and Maddie Zola finished on top!
    Zola finished atop a stiff competition. Out of the total 300 points allotted by the judges to each contestant, in the end Maddie Zola won but runner-up Piper Zola, Katherine Parsley and Abby Davis were all within six points of each other. 
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  • Rotarians delighted by Sheridan Police Officer Lidia Fairchok

    Rotarians delighted by Sheridan Police Officer Lidia Fairchok

    Sheridan Rotary had the pleasure of having a very nice and rather unique guest speaker. Sheridan’s first full-time female police officer, Lidia Fairchok, spoke to the club recently. Having joined the Sheridan Police Department a few months ago, Lidia has the distinction of being the top graduate from her Indiana Law Enforcement Academy class.
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  • Genealogy classes at library

    The Sheridan Public Library is preparing to offer some beginning genealogy classes on two consecutive evenings, Monday, March 4 and Tuesday, March 5 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. each evening.

    The classes will utilize Ancestry software and be taught by Ron Stone, president of the Sheridan Historical Society.
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  • Old Glory stars in Boxley Lecture Series

    Old Glory stars in Boxley Lecture Series

    If you have lived in Sheridan for any length of time, you know there is a restored log cabin in Veterans Park which is the original home of Sheridan’s founding father, George Boxley. As a tribute to our founder and his efforts to free enslaved people in Virginia in the early 1800’s, the Sheridan Historical Society began the annual Boxley Lecture Series program in February 2007, working with its community partners: Sheridan Community School and the Sheridan Public Library.
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  • More tips on surviving polar vortex

    State officials urge Hoosiers to take the necessary precautions this week and prepare for wind chills that could reach as low as -40 degrees in some parts of Indiana. The arctic blast expected overnight Tuesday into Wednesday could be the coldest system to move through Indianapolis in years. Such frigid temperatures can present a variety of challenges and dangers to residents, although many are preventable by Hoosiers taking extra steps both inside and outside of their home.
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  • Red Cross says stay safe

    Indiana will be facing unprecedented cold temperatures in the coming days, which means there is a considerably higher risk for disaster in the next 72 hours than we typically face. The Red Cross is preparing to mobilize as needed, working closely with community partners and local officials.
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