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First baby of 1949 brought joy to local hospital
(Local News ~ 12/25/17)
• As 2018 quickly approaches, The Brazil Times will be looking back to catch up with previous bundles of joy who entered the world as Clay County’s Baby New Year. Thirteen minutes into the start of 1949 Sharon Kay Wallace came into the world at the Brazil hospital, becoming the first baby born in Clay County. Dr. Robert Maurer had to leave a party to deliver the little bundle of joy...
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Individual instruction is goal of academy
(Local News ~ 12/25/17)
Individual instruction is goal of academy By CONNIE ADAMS Times Reporter Kathy Walden thought she had found her niche teaching in a private school she loved but says God just would not leave her alone with another option. “God was not ready for me to rest in my comfort zone,” said Walden. “He just kept guiding me towards starting my own school.” The result was Walden Christian Academy...
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Lester Swearingen
(Obituary ~ 12/25/17)
Lester Swearingen, 86, passed away Friday, December 22, 2017 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born in Brazil, Indiana on January 19, 1931 to the late Ernest and Minnie Swearingen. Lester graduated from Staunton High School in 1949, and served his country in the United States Air Force during the Korean War and was stationed in Ipswich England. He married Dolores (Dennis) Swearingen on August 19, 1955...
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Norma Riddell Murphy
(Obituary ~ 12/25/17)
Norma Riddell Murphy, 90, a resident of Lake Forest, Illinois for 41 years passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by loved ones on December 20, 2017. Norma was born in Knightsville, Indiana to Ralph and Nellie (McMurray) Riddell on September 8, 1927. ...
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1 million tabs for McDonald House after the new year
(Letter to the Editor ~ 12/25/17)
To the editor: I’m of the opinion that we’ll have about one million tabs ready for the McDonald House at Indianapolis just after the new year. I got that good feeling when Past Commander Bob Bigley phoned me and said he had six bags of aluminum cans and guess what: we have a gallon bag bulging with tabs. ...
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‘Together’ is the key to the future
(Editorial ~ 12/25/17)
I think our community is on pretty solid ground as we walk together into the new year. I think about all the good that is done in Clay County by so many people together. Together, that is the key. One day, many years ago, an older lady came into the newspaper office and we began talking about the newspaper...
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Students learn books are a ‘Wonderland’
(Community News ~ 12/25/17)
“A Wonderland of Books” was this year’s reading theme at the Staunton Elementary School library, said Yomanda Todd, school librarian. It was based on the story, “Alice in Wonderland.” “The library was, of course, all decorated as Wonderland,” Todd wrote. ...
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Staunton residents worship on Christmas Eve
(Local News ~ 12/25/17)
The Staunton Community gathered at Staunton Christian Church for Christmas Eve services on Sunday.
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