Shelby mayor presents proclamations to state track champions; two teachers honored for lifesaving response

At the June 15 Shelby City Council meeting Mayor Steven O'Shea presented a series of proclamations recognizing Shelby Senior High student athletes and staff.

The mayor read proclamations honoring the girls 4x100 relay team (named in the proclamation: Princess Timkco, Ashley Montgomery, Carly Walt and Madison Hinkle) as 2026 Division 3 state champions, citing a Shelby school record and a state meet time listed in the proclamation. He also presented proclamations for the boys 4x100 relay team (Brady Bowman, Braden Devidito, Rener Gano and Gavin Baker) and read a separate proclamation recognizing Madison Hinkle’s state championship in the long jump.

In a separate commendation, Mayor O'Shea read a proclamation honoring two Shelby Senior High teachers, Mr. Adam Schrader and Miss Bailey Wright, for alert and life‑saving actions on May 5, 2026. The proclamation stated those actions were lauded by public officials and credited the teachers with saving the life of a student identified in the text as Aiden Smith; the council requested that the school deliver the proclamations to the teachers and recognized them with applause.

During public comment, Linda Close (identified in the meeting as an American League auxiliary representative) read a poem marking the country’s 250th anniversary; the council voted to receive the poem and place it on file and on the city website.

The proclamations and the poem were presented early in the meeting to allow students, coaches and families to attend and to facilitate photographs.