Job Corps students give Shelby town offices, court room fresh coat of paint

Photos contributed – (Left) Anthony Cruz, a student in the paint class at Iroquois Job Corps, paints the walls of the courtroom at Shelby Town Hall. (Right) Jahmar King was one of the members of the Iroquois Job Corps’ paint class who brightened up the courtroom and office at Shelby Town Hall with a new coat of paint.

By Ginny Kropf, correspondent Posted 29 August 2023 at 9:49 pm

MEDINA – Students in Iroquois Job Corps Center’s International Union of Painters and Allied Trades have spent the last several weeks painting the courtroom and offices at Shelby Town Hall.

Students volunteered for this community service project for the Shelby Department of Highways, said John Thomas, Operations Director at Job Corps.

Iroquois Job Corps staff of Candace Pitts, Mark Bates and Renea Mueller worked with Shelby highway superintendent Dale Root to formulate a plan for sprucing up the town court building with a new coat of paint, Thomas said.

The students have been painting the walls, office space and hallways, and expect to have it completed before Labor Day.

Students in Iroquois Job Corp Center’s paint class pose outside the Shelby Town Hall, where they recently painted the entire courtroom and office. Kneeling in front are, from left, N. Hernandez, A. Chen and J. King. From left in rear are A. Diz, A Noworyta, International Union of Painters and Allied Trades instructor R. Mueller, A. Cruz, M Bebe and I. King.