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Opinions When dealing with poison ivy (06/19/13) Some people are just lucky and never seem to get poison ivy. Others can be 10 feet away and still end up with it. If you do end up with poison ivy, you can try to prevent the irritation by applying some alcohol on the point of contact. Some of the irritation can be relieved by washing with strong alkali soap... The wonder of Camp 'K' (06/16/13) I think we can all remember the excitement we felt when we drove through the front gate at Camp Krietenstein for the very first time for summer camp. For the last 91 summers, scouts have been making the same journey out to Camp K. The front entrance has seen vans, buses, cars, trucks and the occasional smart car... Brazil Buzz (06/13/13) Last week I told you that I fell in my kitchen. The accident took place on Sunday. I dropped to the floor with a thud. I managed to stand up to inspect the damage to my left side. After I wrote last week's article, I went to see my healthcare provider. She sent me to St. Vincent Clay Hospital to be X-rayed. Just a few minutes ago, I received the good news: no broken bones... Computers do strange things (06/09/13) On the second Tuesday of each and every month your computer could, and indeed should, do strange things. If all goes smoothly, I'll come into my office at Computer Central in Brazil on Wednesday to find our computers have rebooted in the middle of the night... By Pastor Doug Givan (06/07/13) Recently, I was driving on the highway in my car following a motorcyclist. As another motorcycle passed on the other side of the road, they waved at each other. The motorcycle wave is really kind of neat; they each lower their hands toward the ground and hold them there... Staunton Scene (06/07/13) Staunton First Christian Church News Sunday school begins at 9:30 a.m., with worship service following at 10:30 a.m. Doug Parkey is the minister. Children's church and Wee Worship meet at 10:30 a.m., in the Educational Building. If you need transportation to morning worship service, please phone the church office at 446-3211... Brazil Buzz (06/06/13) In the wee hours of Sunday morning, something tripped the security alarm. I crawled out of bed and looked out of the living room window. Two young deer were examining a sculpture of a white cat that sits on the platform of the well in my front yard...

Letters to the Editor Family offers thanks to community (06/16/13) To the Editor: The families of George Wm. And Marietta Slack would like to thank everyone who donated to Community Missionary Church and the Humane Shelter in honor of their loved ones. Thank you for the prayers, cards, flowers, food and many kindnesses shown to us during this time... Why aren't people up in arms? (06/16/13) To the Editor: I have lived in rural Brazil for two years and I spend a lot of time driving around town. I've lived in a half-dozen communities of varying size and have questions about Brazil. Why are the streets in such an awful state of disrepair? Why aren't the taxpayers up in arms about it?... Committee thankful for support (06/16/13) To the Editor: The Clay Community Skatepark is under construction and the youth in our community are anxiously awaiting its completion. It took many businesses and people countless hours to prepare for the construction of the skatepark, including Pike Lumber Company, C.C. Cook and Son Lumber Company, Forsythe Burial Vaults, and Process Development and Fabrication (PDF)... Legislation needs to look at universities (06/09/13) To the Editor: As an Indiana citizen today, I watch my fellow native Hoosiers entwined in the economic clutches of bureaucratic officials who go home every night with another bag of money drained from the wallets of our own communities. There are too many governments and organizations that have been destroyed because their so-called leaders have tried to benefit personally... 'Running on Empty' 5K a great success (06/09/13) To the Editor: Too many people the numbers that were published by the Indiana Department of Education came as a shock. For others, they were not. The report showed that in Clay County, 51 percent of all students were on the free and reduced lunch program... 'Cat Caretaker' grateful for support (06/09/13) To the Editor: This is a profuse, profound and an eternally grateful thank you, thank you, thank you to The Brazil Times and any and all people of Clay County, and any other places who have donated items to the Humane Shelter. We have received many of the items on our wish list. So many people have donated so many things that we never seem to have too many of... 'Rice for Haiti' project ongoing (06/02/13) To the Editor: We are still collecting pop cans and tabs for both the "Rice for Haiti" children and for the Ronald McDonald House in Indianapolis. I was asked at Pizza Hut if we still collected: Yes, yes. It's an ongoing project that has no end. Our church asks for any pop cans and don't ask for monies for any part of the expense of stacking or shipping as our church absorbs the costs and feel we are in some way helping those children by feeding the food they are used to... It all begins with the boy (06/02/13) To the Editor: We are still collecting pop cans and tabs for both the "Rice for Haiti" children and for the Ronald McDonald House in Indianapolis. I was asked at Pizza Hut if we still collected: Yes, yes. It's an ongoing project that has no end. Our church asks for any pop cans and don't ask for monies for any part of the expense of stacking or shipping as our church absorbs the costs and feel we are in some way helping those children by feeding the food they are used to... Against new regulations (06/02/13) To the Editor: As many may know by now, the Environmental Protection Agency is attempting to implement another round of painful energy regulations. As a business owner, energy is already a significant part of our operating costs as it is. Due to the new EPA standards, which will not allow for new coal facilities or coal facility upgrades, those costs will become an even larger share of our budget... Be more careful next time (06/02/13) To the Editor: Grant's tomb and the Great Pyramid of Giza are now cockeyed on their bases! It seems in this day and age of power movers, people cannot but grass around a rock without hitting them. However, when you are cutting around memorial markers in the cemetery, you are not cutting around landscaping pavers or some concrete lawn statue...

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