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Hospital sends out Community Needs Assessment surveys
(Local News ~ 08/15/10)
In September 2000, St. Vincent Health partnered with the community to develop a hospital that could meet the needs of the community. In the past 10 years, the hospital has strived to identify the needs of the community by giving the community a voice through its Community Needs Assessment...
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Reunions
(Local News ~ 08/15/10)
The following is a list of information regarding upcoming area reunions as provided to The Brazil Times: Chamberlain Reunion The Chamberlain Reunion will take place Saturday, Aug. 28, at Forest Park Shelter No. 12, north of the Forest Park Pavilion...
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Community Notes
(Local News ~ 08/15/10)
The following is a list of upcoming events provided to The Brazil Times: Basket program The Clay County Thanksgiving Basket Program is now underway. Applications for assistance will be available to families in Clay County at Brazil Housing Authority, Clay County Department of Child Services and Family Resources, Hamilton Center and throughout all county schools beginning Aug. 9...
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Mayor thankful for thoughtful response for fire
(Letter to the Editor ~ 08/15/10)
To the Editor: I would like to take this opportunity to thank all firefighters from each department that responded to the fire on North Walnut Street. It was amazing to watch how they came together as a team. I would also like to thank the many people who came forth with drinks and ice, the businesses that donated items for our firefighters and the people who helped cool the firemen with ice packs...
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Reader enjoys service at Brazil License Branch
(Letter to the Editor ~ 08/15/10)
To the Editor: After living in five states, I have come to associate long waits, poor service and rude employees with the Bureau of Motor Vehicles. "Poor service delivered with an attitude," seemed to be their motto. I am happy to say that after dealing with the License Branch in Brazil, Ind., for the last 12 years, I have received fast, efficient service delivered with a smile every time...
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Join the 'Great Ape' fight
(Letter to the Editor ~ 08/15/10)
To the Editor: The United States is the last country still using chimpanzees in large-scale invasive experiments. But a bipartisan bill just introduced in the Senate would phase out these experiments and release chimpanzees to sanctuaries. As a primatologist, I'm hopeful that more members of Congress will voice their support for the Great Ape Protection Act, S. 3694. This bill is crucial to advancing both the ethics and science of medical research...
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Need a sport? Try soccer
(Letter to the Editor ~ 08/15/10)
To the Editor: Soccer season is here again and the fields behind the middle school will soon be filled on Sundays with YMCA Youth Soccer. So many young soccer players in Clay County have developed through the "Y." This is great. Yet, sixth-, seventh- and eighth-graders' participation seems to scatter. What? Why?...
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Legislation is just the start
(Column ~ 08/15/10)
You might imagine, now that President Obama has signed the massive financial reform package into law, that the issue is behind us. Hardly. In a way, the president's signature was just the starter's pistol. This is because, despite its length -- more than 2,000 pages -- and the many months of negotiations that went into crafting it, the financial overhaul measure leaves countless issues to be resolved later by federal regulators and the lobbyists who will try to influence their decisions. ...
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Haiti mission moves on
(Letter to the Editor ~ 08/15/10)
To the Editor: The can man, John Ellison, has the title and the job for the Community Missionary Church and the community including individuals, churches and some businesses, have all helped to make it thus far. Our "Rice For The Haiti Children" is now into the 56th ton. A sample of what the can man hauls for the rice program is shown in this picture...
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Hattie B. Northern
(Obituary ~ 08/15/10)
Hattie B. Northern, 79, Indianapolis, formerly of Brazil, passed away Aug. 13, 2010. She was born June 7, 1931, in Vincennes, Ind. Hattie enjoyed gardening and crocheting. She was preceded in death by her husband Louis Northern Sr., and her son Keith Northern...
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David Davidson
(Obituary ~ 08/15/10)
David Davidson, 62, Brazil, passed away unexpectedly Aug. 14, 2010, at his residence. He was born in Connersville, Ind., Jan. 19, 1948, the son of Dave Frank and Ruth (Johnson) Davidson. He attended Connersville High School, later receiving his GED and then a degree in landscaping...
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School board discusses cost saving
(Local News ~ 08/15/10)
The Clay Community School Corporation Board of Trustees is looking at ways to save money. During the Thursday regular meeting, the board had a discussion on forming a cost saving committee, which would be composed of school board members, administration and community members...
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BCB to honor Jewell
(Local News ~ 08/15/10)
The Brazil Concert Band, under the direction of Matthew S. Huber, will present "Jewell of the Wabash," Sunday, Aug. 22, at 8 p.m., at Forest Park, rain or shine. Fred Jewell, 1875-1936, known as the "Indiana March King," was from Worthington, and rose as a circus euphonium player to director of the Barnum and Bailey Circus Band...
- School officially starts Tuesday (Local News ~ 08/15/10)
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Lost, but Found
(Local News ~ 08/15/10)
FARMERSBURG -- After seven years, a series of extraordinary events and the help of several people, a former Brazil High School graduate got his stolen class ring back. In 2003, Vernon DeWayne Moss' 1974 BHS class ring was stolen from his Farmersburg home during a break in...
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