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Northview girls top Edgewood in WIC cross over, boys fall to Cadets
(High School Sports ~ 09/24/17)
Times Staff Report Northview came up with a split of its Western Indiana Conference cross-over soccer games on Saturday morning. The Northview girls knocked off Edgewood 4-1 to claim third-place in the conference while the boys lost a 4-1 decision to Cascade to settle for fourth...
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Bland comes home with sprint car win at Lincoln Park Speedway
(Professional Sports ~ 09/24/17)
By CAREY FOX Times Sports Editor PUTNAMVILLE – As the 2017 season winds down at Lincoln Park Speedway, the Putnamville oval hosted a doubleheader weekend with a full slate of racing action. On Saturday night, Jeff Bland Jr. capped a big weekend with a sprint car victory that came on the heels of a win Friday at Bloomington Speedway. ...
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Northview volleyball picks up 11th straight win
(High School Sports ~ 09/24/17)
Times Staff Report Northview volleyball won its 11th straight match with 25-14, 25-13, 25-16 victory against Brown County on Saturday morning. The Knights improved to 18-3 overall this season as Jenny Lundy posted 15 kills along with 13 assists, six digs and four aces for the Knights. Olivia Lundy posted 12 kills to go with eight from Kambree Lucas, who also had seven digs and a pair of blocks. Sera Little-Booe had seven kills, a block and one dig...
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Clay City boys win Shakamak Invite; Wolf and Laswell place second
(High School Sports ~ 09/24/17)
Times Staff Report JASONVILLE ‑ Steamy conditions greeted runners at the Shakamak Invite on Saturday morning in Jasonville, but it did not slow Clay City down. The Clay City boys returned home with the Shakamak Invite trophy by placing all five of its scoring runners in the top-20 to outdistance runner-up Eastern Greene 50 to 76 with West Vigo third in the nine-team invite...
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Proud, yet humble, Northview singers are all-state performers
(Local News ~ 09/24/17)
Three choristers from Northview High School were recently selected to participate in the 2018 Indiana All-State Choir. When the auditions were held at Terre Haute South High School on Sept. 10, there were only four girls selected, with three of them — Madeline Sinders, Cheyenne Mullenix and Chloe Hayes — representing NHS...
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Push renewed for stoplight after school bus crash
(Local News ~ 09/24/17)
Shortly after last week’s fiery crash involving a school bus and sport-utility vehicle, State Representative Alan Morrison implored those on social media to speak their mind about what many have deemed a dangerous intersection. While there were no injuries reported in last Monday’s crash at US 40 and County Road 425 West, four children were taken to a local hospital for further observation and the SUV involved caught fire and its driver had to be helped from his burning vehicle...
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Royalty rides in K-Day Parade Saturday
(Local News ~ 09/24/17)
King Evan Mitten and Queen Kaitlyn Bennett are transported down National Avenue during Saturday’s K-Day Parade. The parade was originally named for the Brazil Kiwanis Club and has alternately been called “Kids’ Day.” It featured breakfast at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1127 in Brazil. ...
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This Week, That Year Sept. 24-30, 1956: Indiana battleground for election
(Local News ~ 09/24/17)
• Center Point residents celebrated the town’s 100th anniversary with a colorful parade the drew 10,000 visitors and raised $10,000. • In 1956, Indiana was marked as a battleground state by national candidates. Presidential candidate Adlai Stevenson planned to make a 30-minute speech during the lunch hour Friday on Monument Circle in Indianapolis and Vice President Richard Nixon came to Indiana to launch a national tour for the Republicans...
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Brazil Main Street appreciates support
(Letter to the Editor ~ 09/24/17)
To the editor: Our Route 40 Fest for 2017 is in the books. Brazil Main Street members are most appreciative to members of the community for helping make this a successful venture in only two short years. Our goal in 2016 was to establish a project that would encourage residents to appreciate our new streets, sidewalks and lighting. ...
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Brazil man forgives person who keyed his family’s car
(Letter to the Editor ~ 09/24/17)
To the editor: To the person who keyed our charcoal grey Honda Insight at Walmart in the handicapped parking space on the afternoon of September 18th. Let me start by saying this isn’t about the car, it is about my precious wife. See I understand the frustration of thinking someone illegally parked in that space. I get the anger because my wife Heather who was driving has MS and my daughter Danielle is wheelchair-bound due to spina bifida...
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Many thanks to Dr. French who is retiring this month
(Letter to the Editor ~ 09/24/17)
To the editor: Dr. Charles French is retiring the end of September. He practiced many years here in Brazil as a Family Physician. He just last July 2016 stopped seeing patients and stayed on as Supervising Physician for St Vincent Medical Group. When he came to work for SVMG three years ago we knew that retirement was not far off and he was going to stay until we could find another Physician to take his place...
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Spread the news about lung cancer
(Letter to the Editor ~ 09/24/17)
To the editor: Most people don’t know that today, 427 people in this country will die from lung cancer; the number one cancer killer that claims more lives annually than breast, colon, prostate and pancreatic cancers – combined. I know all the statistics because lung cancer has touched my life. ...
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International Credit Union Day celebrated locally, worldwide
(Letter to the Editor ~ 09/24/17)
To the editor: On Thursday, Oct. 19, credit unions in our community and worldwide will come together to celebrate International Credit Union Day and the role that financial cooperatives play in improving the communities they serve and the lives of their members the world over...
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Towne Park thanks those who assisted in events
(Letter to the Editor ~ 09/24/17)
To the editor: The residents and staff of Towne Park Assisted Living would like to thank everyone who gave their time to help make National Assisted Living Week a great success. Thank you to Tori Rohrabaugh, Cindy Taylor and Ryan Schopmeyer who brought the farm animals On Farm Family Day. ...
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Reunions September 25, 2017
(Community News ~ 09/24/17)
Brazil Class of 1952 The Brazil High School Class of 1952 will celebrate its 65th class reunion on Oct. 7 at Pappy’s Barbecue restaurant in Brazil. Contact Doris Young Ochs at 812-420-2338 or 812-243-9154 or Garlinda Trout Mathews at 765-672-4288 or Mary Lou Somhiel Britton at 812-442-7465...
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Reunions September 25, 2017
(Community News ~ 09/24/17)
Brazil Class of 1952 The Brazil High School Class of 1952 will celebrate its 65th class reunion on Oct. 7 at Pappy’s Barbecue restaurant in Brazil. Contact Doris Young Ochs at 812-420-2338 or 812-243-9154 or Garlinda Trout Mathews at 765-672-4288 or Mary Lou Somhiel Britton at 812-442-7465...
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Bee Ridge fish fry
(Local News ~ 09/24/17)
Bee Ridge Congregational Christian Church will serve a Jonah Fish Fry from noon to 3 p.m. Oct. 8 in the Forest Park Cow Palace in Brazil. Advance tickets can be purchased from any church members and can be ordered by email from codyposey22@yahoo.com or by calling 812-249-1622 or 812-261-2934...
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CLAY COUNTY PLANNER September 25, 2017
(Community News ~ 09/24/17)
The Clay County Soil and Water Conservation District will host its annual Stakeholder Meeting for the Lower Eel River Watershed 319 Grant at 7 p.m. today at the Clay County Purdue Extension Office. For more information, contact Tyler Trout at 812-446-8986 ext. 3...
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SNAPSHOTS: 2017 Cory Apple Festival, hundreds gather over weekend
(Local News ~ 09/24/17)
The intense heat of Sunday afternoon had many visitors at the 2017 Cory Apple Festival scrambling to stay in the shade. Even during the parade, the soft candy being tossed to young children and the young at heart was starting to melt. The 47th annual festival is a fundraiser the helps support the Cory/Perry Township Volunteer Fire Department. Pictured is the Clay City Marching Band...
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William “Bill” Jay Brown
(Obituary ~ 09/24/17)
William “Bill” Jay Brown, 56, of Brazil, Indiana died September 22, 2017 at Hendrix County Regional Health in Danville, Indiana following a brief but courageous battle with cancer. Bill was born on August 2, 1961, in Clay County, Indiana the son of William John Brown Jr. ...
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Larry Eugene Phillips
(Obituary ~ 09/24/17)
Larry Eugene Phillips, age 64, Greencastle, passed away on Thursday, September 21, 2017. Born July 28, 1953 in Greencastle, the son of Emerson and Mary (King) Phillips and was a veteran having served in the United States Army. Larry served the Lord in ministry at the Family of God, Roachdale, and retired from the Waste Water Treatment Plant, Greencastle, where he had worked several years...
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