Neighbors

Sarah Raizor and Chelsea Ashbaugh have a word for their kinship – “twusins!”

They hold a unique gift of being born on the same day – Aug. 25, 1996 – to a pair of sisters. Moms Tammy Raizor and Julie Ashbaugh delivered their daughters four hours apart, in two different hospitals, 16 years ago. They arrived measuring 7 pounds each, and both were 20 inches long.

Their dual birth was front-page news in The Sentinel-News,and the cousins, both students at Shelby County High School, have grown up sharing a special day.

The Biagi home on Brown Avenue in Shelbyville is somewhat like the family who lives there: contemporary, yet traditional, with several features that give it a unique personality all its own.

The first thing that strikes the passerby is that there are plenty of windows and an attractive blend of limestone and natural wood tones.

The wide front porch fits right in with the other houses in the neighborhood, but on closer inspection, an attractive limestone column in its center turns out to be the living room fireplace.

If home is where the heart is, then Bill Mason will be leaving a big chunk of his behind following his retirement Tuesday after more than a decade of heading up the Shelbyville Housing Authority.

To Mason, who has been its executive director of that agency for the past 13 years, the position has not been so much a job as a mission.

There are millions of ways to stay fit, trim and healthy and all include watching your diet and maintaining proper nutrition. However, there are very few exercises that are as accessible and easy on the body as bicycling.