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Now is the time to buy road salt, commissioner says
(Local News ~ 05/05/15)
Now is the time to think about buying road salt for next winter, Paul Sinders told the Clay County Council Monday night. The county commissioner said the price of salt rises every month through the summer so the county may be able to save $30 per ton if it starts buying in June as opposed to waiting until winter. During a recent winter, salt cost the county $134 per ton in January, said County Commissioner Tony Fenwick...
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Benefit planned for cancer patient
(Local News ~ 05/05/15)
A spaghetti dinner to benefit Pat Gillin, who is fighting cancer, is planned May 17, 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Brazil Moose Lodge, 223 S. Depot St. There will be a white elephant auction at 5:30 p.m. and a horseshoe tournament at 3:30 p.m.
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David A. Haggart Jr
(Obituary ~ 05/05/15)
David A. Haggart Jr, 84, of Fisher, IL, went to be with the Lord on the morning of Monday, May 4, 2015 at Carle Hospital, Urbana, IL. He was born April 25, 1931 in Brazil, IN, a son of David and Rubie (Larson) Haggart. He married Fern Hawkins on April 21, 1953 in Loving, TX. She survives...
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Monday high school sports roundup
(High School Sports ~ 05/05/15)
Times Staff Report LINTON -- The Northview Knights came up a couple of strokes short in a preview of the favorites for sectional play coming up in a month. The host Linton Miners got a medalist effort of 37 from Zach Hall to shoot 159 as a team and top Northview, Terre Haute South and Terre Haute North in a tightly contested match...
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Virginia B. (Detzel) Mathis
(Obituary ~ 05/05/15)
Virginia B. (Detzel) Mathis, 95, of Harmony, Indiana, died, May 4, 2015 at The Waters of Greencastle, following an extended illness. She was born to Clyde Detzel Sr. and Rowena (Latham) Detzel, April 15, 1920, in Brazil. She graduated from Brazil High School in 1938 and was married to Paul E. ...
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Bowling Green School Reunion
(Community News ~ 05/05/15)
The Bowling Green School Reunion was attended by 77 guests. The committee had the tables decorated with plastic sprinkler cans of different colors with pansies in them. They also had stuffed garden gloves beside them of all colors. For table favors they had small purple and white bowls with candy for the scholars to take home. A meal was served by the Center Point United Methodist Church...
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Terre Haute After 5 hosting event
(Community News ~ 05/05/15)
Terre Haute After 5 will have an "Enchanting Evening with Fairy Gardening" at 6:30 p.m. on May 19 at St. Mary of the Woods College, Providence Center. Tamra Donnenhoffer from the Apple House will present the feature. Shirley Wheatley will provide the music and be the speaker. Dinner will be served...
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Children have until Monday to register for Fun Run
(Local News ~ 05/05/15)
Susan Thomas photo Brazil Fire Department Chief Jake Bennett speaks to children about staying fit at the Brazil Rotary Club Fun Run practice Monday evening in Forest Park. Kids age 5-12 who still wish to participate in the free Brazil Rotary Club Healthy Kids Fun Run at 11 a.m. ...
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Registration open for Red Cross summer scholarship program
(Community News ~ 05/05/15)
This summer, high school and college students can win a scholarship by hosting an American Red Cross blood drive through the Leaders Save Lives program. Registration is now open to host a participating blood drive between June 1 and Aug. 31. The Leaders Save Lives program encourages community-minded 16- to 24-year-olds to host blood drives to help maintain the blood supply over the summer months. ...
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WVGS to present program
(Community News ~ 05/05/15)
The Wabash Valley Genealogy Society will present "The Write Stuff: How to Write an Interesting Family Story" on Monday. The program will be presented by Lisa Alzo, a nationally known writer, instructor and lecturer with over 20 years experience in the field of genealogy. The program will run from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Doors open at 6 p.m. for registration, refreshments and socializing...
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WVC to host Basic Herbal Preparations workshop
(Community News ~ 05/05/15)
White Violet Center for Eco-Justice (WVC), a ministry of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods will host "Basic Herbal Preparations," from 1 to 5 p.m. on May 30. Those attending will learn basic techniques used to create teas (both decoctions and infusions), salves, creams, tinctures and oils...
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Remember the mothers this Mother's Day
(Community News ~ 05/05/15)
Here we are, feeling the warmth and drinking in the splendor of the merry, merry month of May. Trees are in bloom and splashes of brilliantly colored seasonal flowers dot these beautifully well-tended lawns. I finally finished trimming the evergreens and other shrubbery around the house. The cuttings are in a neat pile waiting for pick-up. Now to work on the garden project that I promised the family here. I especially think the little great-granddaughters will enjoy the outcome of our efforts...
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Disappointing start to Big Four for Knights
(High School Sports ~ 05/05/15)
By CAREY FOX Times Sports Editor Very little went right for Northview's visiting softball team at West Vigo Tuesday evening. The Vikings batted around in the third inning and took advantage of six Northview errors in the field on the way to a 15-4 victory over the Knights in the opening game of the Big Four Tournament. The loss drops the Knights to 1-2 in the Western Indiana Conference and 5-11 overall. West Vigo evens its season record at 7-7 and 3-1 in the WIC...
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Jail Bookings: May 1-5
(Local News ~ 05/05/15)
Clay County Justice Center The following bookings were reported at the Clay County Justice Center May 1-5: Larry D. Archer, 68, was arrested and preliminarily charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Marc William Weston, 48, was arrested and preliminarily charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated...
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Toss-Up Tuesday: Contested primary for at-large council seat ends in a tie
(Local News ~ 05/05/15)
Ward 3 seat decided by 1 vote A relatively slow day of voting ended with a possible historic finish in this year's municipal primary election. The race to be the Democratic candidate for the vacant at-large seat on the Brazil City Council ended in a tie -- the first some voting officials can remember in the city's history -- with Democratic candidates William (Bill) Lovett and Brandy Pierce each receiving 146 votes...
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Sunday crash victim was a juvenile
(Local News ~ 05/05/15)
Police say a juvenile was flown to an Indianapolis hospital Sunday afternoon after a fiery crash on a county road west of Brazil. The Clay County Sheriff's Department reported Monday that the victim, a male juvenile from Terre Haute, was taken by helicopter to Indiana University Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis...
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