Stories from Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Tillie E. Christ, 95, of St. Charles, Mo., died Tuesday. Funeral services will be 9:15 a.m. Friday at Stygar Mid Rivers Funeral Home in St. Charles followed by a 10 a.m. Mass at All Saints Catholic Church in St. Peters, Mo. Burial will follow at Calvary Cemetery in St. Louis. Visitation with the family will be 4-8 p.m. today. She was the mother of Janet Powell of Shelbyville.

Thursday, Feb. 21, 2008, had been set as our D-Day, the day of decision. Months of planning had led up to the day. Countless hours of discussion had occupied the lives of many people. Financial costs had been weighed. Consultation with others who had already made the decision was processed. More than one sleepless night had followed the days of debate. The final decision would have major implications for thousands, for years to come. A lot of people give advice; a few make decisions...

Last Wednesday, I'd been suffering through what I thought was just a stubborn cold. It had lasted almost two weeks, and I finally gave up and went to the doctor. The doctor said I had bronchitis; he wrote me prescriptions for an antibiotic and some weapons-grade cough syrup and sent me home from work for the rest of the week...

Those signs with the arrows can be seen on many street corners at the entrance to Shelbyville's subdivisions, pointing out properties for sale by various local real estate firms. But an irate T-G reader has phoned to complain about the practice, which he termed an eyesore and encroaching on his property...

Bedford County Commissioner J.D. "Bo" Wilson said that the county owns too many cars, presenting his department-by-department breakdown of more than 300 vehicles during a meeting Tuesday night of Bedford County Financial Management Committee. The committee deferred action on a request from the county probation department for a new vehicle, even though the department has enough money to buy the vehicle from its own fee income, because of Wilson's remarks. ...

A team can only hide its lack of height for so long. That fact came sooner rather than later for Shelbyville Central on Tuesday night. Eagle coach Kevin Thomas said that Siegel was the most talented and athletic team in District 7-AAA and the much taller Stars showed that in their 61-49 victory in the Region 4-AAA semifinals at SCHS...

Julie Welch was known as a loving woman; a woman with a love for God, for her family, for others, and for the Bible. Welch, whose husband Michael served as pastor of First Christian Church for seven years, had a vision to see a non-denominational Bible study started in Shelbyville. ...