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Good Morning from our church located 2 miles north of US Highway 40 on the Knightsville Road, or 2 miles east of Indiana 59 on Rio Grand Road. Contact the church at 812-446-0531. We are a Non-Denominational church that worships God through Jesus Christ...

The next Staunton Community Center Dinner, prepared by the Lady Volunteers, will be Friday June 29 from 4 to 7 p.m. This month’s menu features Chicken and Noodles, along with mashed potatoes, green beans, garden salad, homemade rolls, dessert, and coffee, tea, or lemonade...

Early history tells us that the first school in the Poland village area was taught by Harvey Pease in a cabin near the Eel River. Benjamin Payne taught in a rude hut on the Samuel Rizley farm, and Jared Payton, a man of culture and very fine teacher, taught where the village of Poland is now. Mr. Payton went on to become the county’s representative in the State Legislature...

This Sunday, our senior minister, Chris Gregg, wants to invite you to join us as we continue the sermon series “What I Wish You Knew” about family relationships. This Sunday’s sermon is titled, “What Your Grandkids Wished you Knew”. Our website is www.fccbrazil.org and our phone number is 812-446-2214...

I was diagnosed this week by my neurologist as having (severe) Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS)! Essentially, a nerve is pinched in the wrist area where surgery can make a correction! I will be referred to a Hand and Wrist surgeon, and look forward to feeling better afterwards. This surgery (usually) is out-patient with specific care the incision does not re-open while in recovery. One hand will be done at a time, about 3-4 weeks apart depending...

The next Staunton Community Center Dinner, prepared by the Lady Volunteers, will be on Friday June 29 from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. This month’s menu features Chicken and Noodles, along with mashed potatoes, green beans, garden salad, homemade rolls, dessert, and coffee, tea, or lemonade. The price remains $9.00 for adults and $5.00 for children. As always, profits will be used for worthy causes in our community...

Please join us in celebrating Ellen Fisher’s 90th birthday at Ebenezer Church on Saturday, June 23rd, 3-5 p.m. Cards are appreciated. No gifts, please. This is hosted by her children.

Daniel Mitchell Little, a son, was born to Zachary and Jenny Little of Houston, Texas, on Sept. 25, 2017 at 12:48 p.m. He was born in Houston and weighed 9 pounds, 7 ounces and was 20 inches. Maternal grandparents are Rebecca Hayes of Carbon, Indiana, and James Hayes of Brazil, Indiana...

The Brazil Factory Promoting Club sold the last lot on June 9, 1909, in the Oak Park Addition, thus cinching the location of the big Knight-Brinkerhoff Piano Factory, the porcelain war plant, and a big stove foundry in Brazil. A total of 748 lots were sold to raise a factory fund...

We are enjoying a brief cooling down of the weather. The wind has died down as well today. Last week wind lifted our umbrella and sent the bent and severed pole off of the patio and over our chain link fence. Paul is working on the repair today...

Page’s IGA is having a RIBFEST to benefit the Clay County Youth Food Program from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., June 14th. Two meals are available: A full slab or a half slab of ribs. Please call ahead for large orders. The Clay County Youth Food Delivery Program is feeding nearly 700 kids every day this summer as well as every weekend during school...

The Brazil Associate Chapter of Tri Kappa met on May 7 at The Villas of Holly Brook. President Julie Houston called the meeting to order and led the members in the opening prayer, verse and song. Thirteen members were present to enjoy a delicious Italian dinner provided by the May hostesses...

On May 15 Pat Wilkinson called to order the meeting of the Clay City Calico Quilters. Fourteen members were present. Linda Long spoke to the club about making a 60-inch table runner with a Marty Michelle ruler. She displayed showing how different material and different placement of the triangles would give it a different look. A pattern was then passed out to all in attendance...

TOPS Chapter 0280, Brazil, honored Ellen Fisher for being a KOPS for 45 years at their May 10th meeting. Ellen is in the center with 6-year KOPS, Beverly Kidwell, on the left and 20-year KOPS, Marlene Rodgers, on the right. Her chapter told Ellen that keeping off the weight for that long was definitely newsworthy and that they are exceptionally proud of her for reaching this landmark. ...

“Refrigerator Rights” is a book that came out in 2002, by Dr. Will Miller. He writes that in our culture and world today we need to have more close relationships! The title comes from his belief that only certain family and friends in our lives have “refrigerator rights!” How many people, in your life, can come into your home, into your kitchen, and open your refrigerator and help themselves? When you think about how personal that can feel, probably not very many!...

Peniel United Methodist Church welcomes you to join us June 3rd, the second Sunday after Pentecost. Our Sunday School classes begin at 9:45 am and are followed by the Worship Service at 10:45 am. This week’s service will include the celebration of Holy Communion. We are pleased to have Kathy White as our guest speaker...

The Posey Township Volunteer Fire Department will be hosting their annual fundraising event, a Jonah Fish Fry on Saturday, June 2 from 4-7 p.m. at Northview High School. Advance tickets were $8 and will be $9 the day of the event. Desserts are on sale for an extra $1...

(courtesy of Lu Newby) Sunday School begins at 9:30 a.m., followed by morning worship service at 10:30. Mark Miller is our minister. Wee Worship meets at 10:30 in the Educational Wing. Children’s Church meets with adult worship until after the offering is taken, when they dismiss to their classroom...

CEDARVILLE, OH (05/30/2018)-- The following local students achieved the Dean’s List for the 2018 spring semester at Cedarville University: Students maintained a 3.5 GPA while taking at least 12 credit hours from Cedarville University. Cedarville University, located between Dayton and Columbus, Ohio is an accredited, Christ-centered, Baptist institution with an enrollment of 3,963 undergraduate, graduate, and online students in more than 150 areas of study...

Destiny Clark Makayla Duncan Leven Godsey Colton Hayes Emmalee Hill Millie Johnson Marleigh Layne Camri Nuckols Allison Plummer William Sinclair Kreely Smock Raegan Taylor Lilly Fewless Molly Joseph Jerry King Claire Lane Cooper Lewis Nathaniel Morris...

Allen, Korbin Dane Anderson, Kaitlyn Jean Bell, Natalie Elizabeth Briscoe, Matthew Alan Eppert, Audrey Wynne Escott, Zachary Thomas Gibbens, Parker Morrison Heaton, Joshua Michael Kellett, Jolee Clare Kellett, Kassidy Faith Nicosin, Grace Marie Pell, Cade Evan...

Women often suffer in silence, needing someone to listen, understand and provide support in a non-judgmental way. That’s the goal of the Clay County Center for Women’s Ministries, Inc., located at 314 Lankford St., Clay City. Call 812-939-1317 for further information about various services; leave a message anytime with contact information and the best time to call back...

The public is invited to senior bingo the last Wednesday of each month at 2 p.m. at Towne Park Assisted Living. The facility is located at 503 S. Murphy Ave., Brazil. The will be free bingo and the snacks are also free. There will be plenty of prizes at the event...

The Brazil High School Class of 1968 is planning their 50th reunion for this upcoming September 15, 2018. Information has been sent to classmates, but those we are unable to reach are: Joan Batchelor Magnetti, Linda Harrison, Rita Carpenter Smith, Leanna Davis Sterns, Darlene Shorter Lalen, Jean Woodburn Frame, James Brassard, Ronald Ellenburg, Frank Myers, Gary Pearce, Carol Wright Walker and Randy (not Randall) Hayes...

The Brazil Township Trustee Fan Give Away Program began on Tuesday, May 22, 2018, at the Brazil Township Office, 37 W. Kruzan Street in Brazil. One fan will be given, free of charge and courtesy of the Brazil Township Office, per household for Brazil Township Residents with a valid ID and signature...

The 91st annual Calcutta Cemetery’s Memorial Service for Veterans and those who have passed away during this past year will be Sunday, June 3rd, at 2:00 pm at the cemetery, located on North Co Rd 200 E (Harmony Rd) just north of the railroad tracks (approx. 4 miles north of Highway 40). Please join us on the lawn at the cemetery as we remember those who have passed and honor those who severed our country...

Bryson Cole Ferris, a son, and Brielle Danae Ferris, a daughter, were twins born to Joran and Holly Ferris of Brazil, Indiana, on Tuesday, May 22, 2018, in Terre Haute Regional Hospital. Bryson, born at 8:05 a.m., weighed 7 pounds, 13 ounces and was 21 1/2 inches long...

Villas of Holly Brook and Reflection Memory Care is having a Community Bingo/Silent Auction June 2, 2-4 p.m. The building is located on U.S. 40 west, next to First Christian Church. The Alzheimer’s Association Greater Indiana Chapter hosts support groups across the state for unpaid care partners, family members and friends of individuals living with Alzheimer’s and other dementias. The groups meet on the first Wednesday of the month at 10 a.m. at the Vigo County Public Library, Terre Haute...

Cliff Blanchard photo VFW Post 1127 held a Memorial Service and Recognition Dinner Saturday, for our Fallen Veterans. Participating in the memorial honoring our heroes are left to right: Post Trustee Damion Brown, VFW Post Commander Billy Maesch, Post Service Officer Mike Curl, Sgt Mike Heaton, Post Quartermaster Bob Bigley, and Senior Vice Commander Shannon Comb...

Honor Flight was ‘truly rewarding’ for Paul and grandson-in-law Friday evening Paul and eighty-eight other Veterans , their Guardians and special guests assembled at Decatur Central High School , in Indianapolis to “meet, greet and eat.” The main purpose of the event was to answer questions of our veterans, their guardians or concerns loved ones may have had before the Honor Flight to Washington D.C., the following morning...

No other organization working for the success of the American forces in the Great World War bears a cleaner record than does the American Red Cross Society. The American Red Cross was the American mother’s hope during the long months of terrible warfare. ...

One of Clay County’s most remarkable characters was a coal miner and adventurer, who was born in Wurttemberg, Germany, in 1879. After seven years of education at the age of 12, he went to work in a paper mill. At the age of 17 he began his “roving life.”...

Friday, Paul received two more shots and has two more on the same day this week. When we arrived home from the VA, our granddaughter Sarah Peace and her children stopped by on their way home from Riley Children’s Hospital. Our great-grandson, Caden, her eldest son has been diagnosed with Cerelbar Tonsils Ectopia...

Join us June 5, at 6 p.m. for “Swedish Weaving” at Brazil Public Library. Learn how to use Monk’s Cloth and make a Book Maker. This is an Adult Program with Pre-pay Registration of $3 by June 1. Call 812-448-1981 for further information.

Ian Heffner, son of Marty and Chris Heffner of Center Point, will graduate from the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on Wednesday, May 23. He will receive a bachelor of science degree in geopolitical science and be commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Unites States Air Force. Following graduation, Ian will be stationed at Malmstron Air Force Base in Great Falls, Montana...

The Clay County 4-H Cattle Club hosted their 2nd Annual Clay County Cattle Showdown Open Beef Show Fund raiser, April 28th, at the Clay County 4-H Fairgrounds. There were 55 exhibitors, ranging from ages 4-21, and 71 head of cattle present. The concession stand kept busy and many visited the silent auction. ...

The Posey Township Volunteer Fire Department will be hosting the annual fundraising event, a Jonah Fish Fry on Saturday, June 2 from 4-7 p.m. at Northview High School. Advance tickets are $8 and $9 the day of the event, with desserts on sale for an extra $1...

The next meeting of the Clay County Democrats will be on Tuesday evening, May 15, at Holly Brook. Dinner is being served by the cafeteria for $8 per person. The speaker for the evening will be Katie Blair, director of Advocacy and Public Policy for the ACLU of Indiana...

At the Center Point UMC Family Center on April 28, the Bowling Green school reunion was well-attended. All were to be dressed in western wear. Carlene opened the evening with “Howdy” and led us in prayer for the meal. After the meal, Nadene Woolfe gave a wonderful memorial for the six alumni who passed away this year...

Fourteen members and three guests attended the Clay City Calico Quilters meeting on April 12 at the REIN Center Library in Clay City. Marilyn Funk gave the program on yoyos. She showed how different size yoyos could be used. She displayed pillow tops, embelished quiltsand large sunflower. Using several small yoyos Santa face, wresths, trimming baskets, picture frames and an American flag were made...

The Brazil Associate Chapter of Tri Kappa met at the Villas of Holly Brook on April 2. President Julie Houston called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. and led the members in the opening prayers, verse and song. Fourteen members were present to enjoy a variety of foods prepared by the April hostesses...

The 2018 Reelsville Alumni banquet will be held on Saturday, June 2 at the Central Elementary gym, located east of South Putnam High School at the intersection of U.S. 40 and U.S. 231. Enter the South Putnam campus off of U.S. 40 and follow the signs to Central Elementary...

Last May the Staunton High School Alumni Association initiated a project to improve the Staunton High School Memorial located in front, to the West of, the current Staunton Elementary School. It was comprised of the large limestone header from above the front entrance to the former Staunton High School and some landscaping...

Serving the schools in Clay County for many years, these retiring educators are leaving behind their legacies. Front Row L-R Nanette Brown, Glenda Brunett, Karen Cooper, Gina Crooks, Jacque Dalton, Charley Jackson, Jana Kennedy, and Bob Medworth. Middle Row L-R Debbie Mogan, Linda Redifer, Mike Royer, Jill Sawyer, Brenda Scott, Diane Smith, Karla Smith, and Lynn Stoelting. ...

The Wabash Valley Herb Society is planning a Spring Thyme Plant and Herb Faire, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., on Saturday, May 12, at Wabash Valley Fair Grounds, Terre Haute, rain or shine. The Christian Women’s Connection of Terre Haute cordially invites you to our May Flowers luncheon on Tuesday, May 15 in the MCL meeting room at Meadows Shopping Center at 11 a.m. Our speaker will be Laura Wells from Cory...

Lay away the story, Though the theme is sweet, There’s a lack of something yet, That leaves it incomplete; There is a special yearning Strangely undefined For a story sweeter still Than the written kind Therefore read no longer I’ve no heart to hear...

Charles Wesley Damm, Sr., a highly talented and regarded local musician, was born to John and Elizabeth Brodhaecker Damm, October 20, 1889, at Listowel, Ontario, Canada. At the age of twenty-one, he came to the United States and located at Charlotte, Michigan, working for the Knight-Brickenhoff Piano Company. ...

This reunion at noon, June 16, in the FACT Building, 11168 Gallagher Road, Fontanet, is for anyone who has attended Fontanet School. This year, along with the volunteers of the FACT TEAM we will furnish the fried chicken, mashed potatoes, noodles and green beans. If you wish, you may bring a salad or dessert to complement the dinner...