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An incident involving a food allergy at Collins High School on Friday resulted in one student being transported to the hospital.

The student was treated, released and has returned to full health, according to a release from the school district on Monday.

“School administration responded promptly and worked closely with District Health Coordinator Traci Earley to monitor the situation,” the release stated.

The student’s name was withheld.

Superintendent James Neihof said the district would investigate the situation.

The project to restore the old Blue Gables Motel from a slum/blight area into a retail-and-arts center will take a small and tedious step forward Thursday.

Money from a Community Block Development Grant for which a group applied last fall has been set aside for the city, working as a governmental liaison with the Shelbyville Preservation Group, if certain procedures and stipulations can be met.

Peggy Tschauner and Ellen Jacobs of Shelby County, two of the 139 cancer survivors who will be participating in the Kentucky Oaks Survivors Parade May 3, are doubly excited about participating.

That’s because the pair was chosen to walk in the parade last year, through an online selection process, the usual procedure, but a storm ruined the parade, so they were invited back again this year.

“We got a letter last year, the Monday after the Derby, they sent out a letter last year to all of us,” Tschauner said.

A day full of sunshine and mild temperatures added an extra dash of enjoyment to what was already a day packed with fun and smiles for hundreds who turned out for Shelby County High School’s Rocket Games.

Noelle Barnes, SCHS’ complex needs counselor, the coordinator for the event, said she estimated that nearly 1,000 people were in attendance.

“Well, we have three hundred student volunteers, and we have sold over five hundred t-shirts, and we have so many vendors and people who have come out; it’s just great,” Barnes said.