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News & Notes: Brazil Board of Public Works and Safety - Wednesday, Sept. 13
(Local News ~ 09/17/17)
The Brazil Board of Public Works and Safety met Wednesday at Brazil City Hall. The conversation included: • Brazil Fire Chief Jake Bennett provided his report for August, saying his department responded to 36 calls for service. Since giving his last report, Bennett said there were two house fires. ...
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REUNIONS September 18, 2017
(Community News ~ 09/17/17)
The Harris Family Reunion Cookout will be Sunday at Forest Park. There will be a cookout, with eating slated to begin around 1 p.m. Bring your favorite side dishes, chips, drinks and desserts. There will be games for everyone, a family photo is planned. For more information, call Susie Eckiss at 812-691-5228...
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CLAY COUNTY PLANNER September 18, 2017
(Local News ~ 09/17/17)
Mike Braun, Indiana State House of Representatives, District 63, will be the guest speaker at the Clay County Republican Club meeting at Kennedy Crossing bingo parlor. The public is invited to attend the meeting which takes place at 7 p.m. today. Braun has thrown his hat into the ring challenging U.S. Sen. Joe Donnelly...
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Acelynn Grace Yocom
(Births ~ 09/17/17)
Cami Renee Yocom of Brazil, formerly of Staunton, announces the birth of Acelynn Grace Yocom, a daughter, on Dec. 11, 2016, at 5:04 p.m. in Union Hospital, Terre Haute. She weighed 7 pounds, 7 ounces, and was 21 inches long. Maternal grandparents are Carey Sue Cummins of Brazil and Jon Raymond Yocom of Staunton...
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Alpha Delta Kappa initiates new members
(Local News ~ 09/17/17)
Alpha Delta Kappa recently initiated two new members. At top, with Pam Fulk (left) is Emily Carrico. Above, Allison Pond (left) stands with Pam Fulk following initiation. ADK is a sorority made up of active and retired teachers. Each month the members help others with their altruistic donations. ...
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Damon makes Ball State Dean’s List
(Community News ~ 09/17/17)
The Dean’s List for Ball State University, including out-of-state and international listings, recognizes undergraduates who earn at least a 3.5 grade-point average for 12 or more credits of graded course work during a semester or for 6 or more credits of graded course work during a summer term...
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Northview tennis claims fourth with WIC crossover win
(High School Sports ~ 09/17/17)
Northview tennis claims fourth with WIC crossover win Times Staff Report Northview won its crossover Western Indiana Conference match against Brown County in boys’ tennis Saturday afternoon. The Knights solidified fourth-place in the WIC with the 4-1 victory against the Eagles...
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Josh Harris claims $4,000 payday in ‘Patriot 100’ race for UMP Modifieds at Lincoln Park Speedway
(Professional Sports ~ 09/17/17)
By CAREY FOX Times Sports Editor PUTNAMVILLE ‑ Josh Harris made the most of his very first trip to Lincoln Park Speedway. The Owensboro, Ky. native dominated the competition to take home the winner’s share of Saturday’s American Modified Series event at the Putnamville oval. Harris led the final 67 laps of the 100-lap Patriot 100 for UMP Modifieds to win $4,000 a night after placing second at Bloomington and winning $1,500...
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Stingy defense leads Knights to pair of soccer wins
(High School Sports ~ 09/17/17)
Times Staff Report CRAWFORDSVILLE – Northview soccer took care of business on a road trip to Crawfordsville on Saturday afternoon. The girls came away with a 6-0 victory over a shorthanded Athenians squad and the boys won a defensive battle, 1-0. The Northview girls scored three goals in each half on the way to victory...
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Knights play well in sectional, but don’t advance
(High School Sports ~ 09/17/17)
Times Staff Report Northview got a season-best 18-hole team score during Saturday’s sectional round at Forest Park Golf Course. However, it wasn’t quite enough for the Knights to advance to this week’s regional round. Terre Haute South shot a 326 to snap Terre Haute North’s three-year streak of sectional championships in dominant fashion. ...
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WVGS hosting program on identifying photos
(Local News ~ 09/17/17)
On Oct. 9, the Wabash Valley Genealogy Society will present a program designed to assist individuals in their analysis of old photos. The program is titled, “Identifying Dates of Photos Through Period Clothing & Accessories.” Leading this presentation will be Peggy Apgar...
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My keeper’s brother
(Letter to the Editor ~ 09/17/17)
To the editor: A continuing project collecting pop cans, tabs and clean aluminum products; yes beer cans too and we don’t give out names that contributes to our project, rice for Haiti Children at our Mission in the mountains of Haiti. Many have continued collecting for us, and I assure everyone that we do not keep any funds from that we collect as we also furnish large plastic bags for shipping and the fuel to haul, driver with trailer all for the children’s rice which is their main food there, mixed with beans many times. ...
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Push pause on Indiana’s backcountry logging
(Editorial ~ 09/17/17)
Logging companies may soon spoil one of the most beautiful, pristine areas of Indiana, and they’re set to do so with the state government’s permission. The lucrative business of harvesting timber in Indiana’s state forests isn’t new. The Indiana Department of Natural Resources has for years allowed companies to build roads and cut down trees in forests under the state’s protection...
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FINANCIAL FOCUS Here’s Your Retirement Countdown
(Column ~ 09/17/17)
If you want to enjoy a comfortable retirement lifestyle, you don’t need to have been born rich or even to have earned scads of money during your working years. But you do need to make the right moves at the right time – which means you might want to start a “retirement countdown” well before you draw your final paycheck...
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Ready, baby, read
(Column ~ 09/17/17)
I was privileged to attend the Power of the Community dinner at North Clay Middle School Thursday night. The purpose was to raise money for Clay County’s “Real Men Read” program and last year it raised about $10,000. This year, organizers hoped to raise a similar amount, Kathy Deal said...
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Another round of dismal ISTEP scores
(Editorial ~ 09/17/17)
If you want to hear a searing indictment of how the Indiana education establishment has botched its testing regime, just listen to a couple of school superintendents who have to deal with the resulting mess. “ISTEP does not tell us why the kids passed,” Northwest Allen County Superintendent Chris Himsel tells WANE-TV. ...
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Clay City battles top Southern Indiana runners at South Knox
(High School Sports ~ 09/17/17)
Clay City battles top Southern Indiana runners at South Knox Times Staff Report VINCENNES — Clay City competed in the South Knox Invitational Saturday morning in a battle of some of the top Southern Indiana cross country teams. Castle outdistanced the boys’ field for the team championship with 50 points to top Barr-Reeve’s total of 93 in the 19-team field. Justin Goodwin won the individual title in 16:13...
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Cory Apple Festival kicks off Friday
(Local News ~ 09/17/17)
The Cory Apple Festival is a few days away and organizers of the 48th annual event have lots planned. The festival, which runs Friday through Sunday, will include new entertainment, such as the “Silly Safari’s Interactive Animal Show.” There will be two shows on Saturday; the first at 1 p.m. and a second, different show will begin at 3...
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Eagles ride benefits Shop With A Cop program
(Local News ~ 09/17/17)
As of Sunday, there were only 99 days till Christmas, but the Brazil City Police Department is already filled with the spirit of giving thanks to a donation by the Eagles Riders #274. During a Christmas in July event at the Eagles building located at 122 East National Ave., Brazil, the jolly old elf himself (Eagles Riders Vice President Robbie Litz) climbed aboard his Harley Davidson to lead more than 66 motorcycles on a Sunday ride to benefit the local Shop With A Cop program...
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Do you Pickleball? Game growing in popularity locally, nationwide
(Local News ~ 09/17/17)
Play it once and there is a possibility you could get addicted, according to the numerous players gathering at Forest Park to play pickleball. “I just love it. I like it better than tennis, or badminton,” said Brazil’s Blaine Akers as he exited the court with his wife, Teresa, after a game one recent Sunday evening. “It’s a good sport for someone my age, well, any age really. It’s more of a game of finesse than a power game. It’s very addictive.”...
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Indiana’s unemployment rate rises to 3.5 percent in August
(State News ~ 09/17/17)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The state says Indiana’s unemployment rate rose to 3.5 percent in August and was below the national rate of 4.4 percent last month. The Indiana Department of Workforce Development said Friday the state’s August jobless rate compared with one of 3.1 percent in July...
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UPDATE WITH VIDEO: City presented with Sousa Foundation plaque
(Local News ~ 09/17/17)
In June, the Jackson Township Community Band and the Brazil Concert Band received a plaque from the United States John Philip Sousa Foundation, recognizing the day John Philip Sousa brought his large 75-member band to Brazil to perform a matinee concert...
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