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Staunton resident pleads with council
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/14/13)
To the Editor: To the Staunton Board: It is time to trim the budget, the people of your town cannot continue to pay these crazy high water and sewage bills. Our income does not go up, therefore, how are we to pay for your services and still be able to pay electric, heating and food bills?...
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Information on assistance program
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/14/13)
To the Editor: The Clay County Christmas Assistance Program is one of the many projects/programs sponsored by the Clay County Cooperative Benevolence Ministry (CCCBM). Prior to the creation of the Christmas Assistance Program, there was no coordination between the various social service organizations, private individuals, businesses and churches within our community...
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Pleased with reunion
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/14/13)
To the Editor: To the Center Point Reunion Committee: Thanks Dee, Don, Donna Harriet, Center Point Methodist (feast), Janie (Rentschler) Byers, All who came "near and far," and the Lord (for a beautiful day). From all of us who had the blessing and opportunity to attend...
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Time for a change
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/14/13)
To the Editor: I've worked in healthcare since 1978, in public health, research, clinical, education and industry roles. Besides personal experience, I've also researched the more than 100 years the AMA has wielded political power, the 80 years of taxpayer subsidized health insurance, 60 years of socialized health, education and welfare, and the almost 50 years of even more directly socialized healthcare in the form of our rapidly swelling Medicare system...
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Flee if it's free!
(Column ~ 10/14/13)
"If you see free, you'd better flee" was coined by a customer of Computer Central in Brazil, June Jenkins. It does fit a lot of situations, including almost anything regarding computers. On my first ever job (circa 1960) we were admonished to never say anything was "free."...
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Time for an intervention
(Column ~ 10/14/13)
The American public has lost patience with Washington. The question is, now what? Congress is unable to do its job. It displays neither competence nor responsibility. It lurches -- reeling from crisis to crisis, each one self-manufactured in an effort to postpone the reckoning from some earlier crisis...
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Sorority bus trip scheduled
(Local News ~ 10/14/13)
The Brazil chapter of Tri Kappa will host a one-day bus trip to Schaumburg, Ill., Saturday, Nov. 16. The bus will stop at the Woodfield Mall and Ikea. Cost to attend is $60 per person and the bus will leave from Brazil at 6 a.m. Price of the ticket includes breakfast on the bus, a snack on the way home and a shopping bag...
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Cory Zion Church Turkey Supper scheduled
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/14/13)
To the Editor: The Cory Zion Church will be having its 30th annual Turkey Supper, Saturday, Nov. 9, beginning at 4 p.m., and ending at 8 p.m. The cost of the dinner is a freewill offering. There will be a delivery service available for the Cory, Clay City, Center Point, Saline City and Riley areas...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 10/14/13)
The following is a list of upcoming area events as provided to The Brazil Times: Kid's Klothes Kloset First Baptist Church's Kid's Klothes Kloset is open most Thursday evenings from 4-6:45 p.m. To make an appointment, call 448-8112. If no one answers, leave a message including name and number, sizes and sex of each child, and type of clothing needed...
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Hoosier Lottery
(State News ~ 10/14/13)
INDIANAPOLIS -- Here are the winning numbers selected Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday in the Hoosier Lottery: Friday Daily Three-Midday 6-6-8 Daily Three-Evening 2-3-0 Daily Four-Midday 1-6-9-3 Daily Four-Evening 6-2-9-5 Mix and Match 4-8-16-21-27...
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Illinois Lottery
(State News ~ 10/14/13)
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Here are the winning numbers selected Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday in the Illinois Lottery: Friday Pick Three-Midday 4-4-4 Pick Three-Evening 9-0-0 Pick Four-Midday 5-1-7-6 Pick Four-Evening 4-7-8-4 My 3-Midday 7-5-7 My 3-Evening...
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Obituary Notices
(Obituary ~ 10/14/13)
John Francis (J.F.) Hock, 85, residing at Sanctuary at St. Paul's, passed away at 11:05 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013, in Hospice House, South Bend, with his loving family at his bedside. Memorial services for John will be 3 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 20, 2013, at Sanctuary of St. ...
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Richard H. Raab
(Obituary ~ 10/14/13)
Richard H. Raab died Sept. 25, 2013, in Baltimore, Md., where he had lived for many years. Born in Detroit to Earl and Leah (Little) Raab, he was raised in Brazil, and was a graduate of Brazil High School and the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology...
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Jail Bookings
(Police Logs ~ 10/14/13)
Clay County Justice Center The following jail bookings were made at the Clay County Justice Center between Oct. 12-14: Resisting Law Enforcement Garred, Brittany Marie, 20 Awaiting Arraignment Bell, Bryan R., 43 Doan, Michael L., 22 Garred, Brittany Marie, 20...
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FACT Dinner
(Local News ~ 10/14/13)
The Fontanet Action Community Team (FACT) will conduct a pork chop dinner with all the fixing, plus desserts and drinks (tea, lemonade and coffee), Saturday, Oct. 19, from 2-6 p.m. The dinner will take place at the FACT building. Freewill donations will be accepted...
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Northview Yearbook Notice
(Local News ~ 10/14/13)
Northview High School is currently selling old yearbooks it still has available. Cost for yearbooks between the years of 1988-2009 is $20. Cost for yearbooks between the years of 2010-12 is $40. Cost for a 2013 yearbook is $70. For further information, call 448-2661 or e-mail harmons@clay.k12.in.us...
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Leaf Pickup
(Local News ~ 10/14/13)
The Brazil City Garage recently announced it will start leaf pickup in the city on the following dates: Oct. 28-Nov. 1 -- The city's northeast section, Nov. 4-8 -- The city's northwest section, Nov. 12-18 -- The city's southeast section, and Nov. 24-29 -- The city's southwest section...
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County bands place second
(Local News ~ 10/14/13)
GREENWOOD -- Both the Clay City Imperial Regiment and Northview Marching Knights took part in the Cavalcade of Champions at Center Grove High School Saturday, coming away with second-place finishes. In Class D, Clay City scored a 59.55 to finish behind Lewis Cass, which won with a tally of 68.20...
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Reports: Testing is a success
(Local News ~ 10/14/13)
"We have teachers and principles that are doing a tremendous job in our schools and it's showing right here," said Timothy Rayle during a PowerPoint presentation given during the monthly school board meeting last Thursday. Clay Community School Corporation has seen an increase in the number of students passing both the ELA (English/Language Arts) and Mathematics sections of ISTEP+ (Indiana Statewide Testing for Educational Progress Plus) that was administered earlier this year...
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Donations still being accepted
(Local News ~ 10/14/13)
Donations are still being accepted to cover the cost for a memorial, which will be placed on the Clay County Courthouse Lawn. The memorial is in remembrance of Gregory Scott Stultz and Arronn Fields. A dedication for the memorial has been tentatively scheduled for Veterans Day...
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Sammy Terry to perform in Terre Haute
(State News ~ 10/14/13)
TERRE HAUTE -- Onboard United Initiative (O.U.I.) is hosting a fundraiser for Voorhees Park Saturday, Oct. 19, at the Indiana Theatre, 683 Ohio St., Terre Haute. The special guest of the evening will be Sammy Terry, who will present his Nightmare Theater Stage Show, an all ages classic horror film genre stage performance...
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Terre Haute woman arrested by police department
(Local News ~ 10/14/13)
Officers with the Brazil Police Department arrested a Terre Haute woman early Sunday morning, who has been preliminarily charged with five counts following an incident that took place on the 500 block of West Central Avenue. At approximately 1:03 a.m., Sunday, officers were dispatched to the area to assist medical personnel with an intoxicated woman, later identified as Brittany Marie Garred, 20, Terre Haute, who was allegedly acting erratic in the street...
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First half rush by Patriots end Knights sectional run
(High School Sports ~ 10/14/13)
By CAREY FOX Times Sports Editor TERRE HAUTE -- Competing for the school's first sectional soccer title, the Northview girls team fell to a speedy and aggressive Terre Haute North squad led by Spencer Grim's hat track in a 4-0 decision. The Patriots scored less than a minute into the contest when Michaela Schuld scored on a close range shot off an assist from Abby Howes...
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Update: No new leads found in possible child abduction
(Local News ~ 10/14/13)
As of Monday, officials with The Brazil Police Department had no new leads regarding an investigation into a possible child abduction over the weekend. Captain Dennis Archer said no one has come forward with information regarding a missing child. According to officials, reports of a possible child abduction by an individual in a red vehicle at Babe Wheeler Park came in at approximately 7:30 p.m., Friday. ...
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James Oscar McKean
(Obituary ~ 10/14/13)
James Oscar McKean, 81, Brazil, passed away Oct. 12, 2013, at Union Hospital, with his family by his side. Jim was born Aug. 17, 1932, in Clay County, the son of the late James and Ruth Ann (Layne) McKean. Jim was drafted by the United States Army during the Korean War...
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Northview draws defending Class 3A champion in sectional football opener
(High School Sports ~ 10/14/13)
By CAREY FOX Times Sports Editor If you want to be the best, you're going to have to beat the best. That might be the prevailing thought for Northview's football team after Sunday's draw for the 2013 IHSAA State Football Tournament. The Knights are slated to host defending Class 3A State Champion Indianapolis Chatard in the Oct. 25 sectional opener...
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Northview captures North Montgomery title
(High School Sports ~ 10/14/13)
Times Staff Report CRAWFORDSVILLE -- Northview continues a strong run to finish the volleyball regular season, improving to 27-3 overall after capturing the North Montgomery Invitational title with four victories on Saturday. The Knights powered past its first three opponents with a 25-7, 25-9 win over Beech Grove, 25-15, 25-13 against Cambridge City Lincoln and 25-13, 25-15 versus North Montgomery before settling in for a long wait for the title game...
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