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Mary M. Moore
(Obituary ~ 12/08/13)
Mary M. Moore, 85, Brazil, passed away Dec. 7, 2013, at Cloverleaf Healthcare Facility. She had been a resident there since May 2013. She had lived at Bethesda Gardens in Terre Haute since 2010. Born April 21, 1928, in Clay County, she was the daughter of David Moore and Goldie Bell Moore...
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Hannelore Elisabeth Kirton
(Obituary ~ 12/08/13)
Hannelore Elisabeth Kirton, 69, Coolidge, Ariz., formerly of Cloverdale, passed away Dec. 4, 2013, at Coolidge, Ariz. She was born July 14, 1944, in Marburg, Germany, and was the daughter of the late Ludwig and Elsie Gerdrude (Nettermann) Bindeburg...
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Raymond Eugene Shelby
(Obituary ~ 12/08/13)
Raymond Eugene Shelby, 80, Brazil, passed away Dec. 8, 2013, at Exceptional Living Center of Brazil, with his family by his side. Raymond was born July 31, 1933, in Paducah, Ky., the son of the late Will and Pearl Shelby. He graduated from Paducah High School...
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Hoosier Lottery
(State News ~ 12/08/13)
INDIANAPOLIS -- Here are the winning numbers selected Friday and Saturday in the Hoosier Lottery: Friday Daily Three-Midday 3-8-8 Daily Three-Evening 9-4-7 Daily Four-Midday 0-8-6-3 Daily Four-Evening 8-9-4-2 Mix and Match 6-11-15-38-41 Cash 5 8-15-22-27-28...
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Illinois Lottery
(State News ~ 12/08/13)
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Here are the winning numbers selected Friday, Saturday and Sunday in the Illinois Lottery: Friday Pick Three-Midday 4-7-5 Pick Three-Evening 0-0-1 Pick Four-Midday 3-0-3-7 Pick Four-Evening 7-6-0-2 My 3-Midday 8-4-0 My 3-Evening...
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Why can't Congress aim higher?
(Column ~ 12/08/13)
Congressional budget negotiators are moving to meet a Dec. 13, deadline to produce, well, something. For weeks, we've been told to keep expectations low. There'll be no "grand bargain," negotiators say. Commentators believe that even the narrowest agreement will be a signal achievement...
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Not pleased with decorations
(Letter to the Editor ~ 12/08/13)
To the Editor: Christmas In The Park! What happened to the Christmas In The Park we used to know? I drove through Saturday night and was shocked at how little effort was put into all the sponsor signs. They were so close together you could not even read them. And no flood lights to light them up!...
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Disappointed with office response
(Letter to the Editor ~ 12/08/13)
To the Editor: In February 2013, our family fell victim to a phone scam, which resulted in a loss of $419. I filed a police report with Brazil City. After filing the report, I called Western Union. They stated that if law enforcement called and filed a report, they would start the process to retrieve our funds...
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The care was excellent
(Letter to the Editor ~ 12/08/13)
To the Editor: Recently, I spent 20 days at St. Vincent Clay Hospital for rehabilitation. I would like to thank the doctors, nurses, physical occupational therapists and all other staff for the excellent care I received. I would also like to thank nurses, aides and physical therapists, all other staff at Intrepid Healthcare. Again, thanking these people for the excellent care...
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Head Start grateful for gifts
(Letter to the Editor ~ 12/08/13)
To the Editor: The Brazil Head Start would love to offer a huge thank you to the Clay County Extension Homemaker group for its generous donation of the beautiful hand-sewn Teddy Bears that will be given to the children for their Christmas celebration...
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Hints on Health Care Act
(Letter to the Editor ~ 12/08/13)
To the Editor: Rollout of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is underway. The goal: To provide millions of Americans access to affordable, quality health insurance and healthcare previously unavailable to them. Under this law, insurers can no longer reject someone applying for a plan because of a pre-existing condition, put an annual lifetime cap on coverage, or remove someone from their insurance plan if they become sick...
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The 'money' is in the ink
(Column ~ 12/08/13)
"The Money is in the Booze" is a quote attributed to Frank Sinatra, when asked to invest in a non-alcoholic nightclub. By this expression he meant that true profit was not in the meals or the entertainment, but in what people spent on drinks served one at a time...
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Frederick P. Frankville
(Obituary ~ 12/08/13)
Frederick P. Frankville, 84, Milan, Ill., passed away Friday, Dec. 6, 2013, at his home. Services at noon, Tuesday, at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, 3030 7th Ave., Rock Island, Ill., where visitation will be 10 a.m.-noon, Tuesday. Burial, with military honors, will be at Calvary Cemetery, Rock Island, Ill...
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Maryann 'Mary' (Laboy) Bell
(Obituary ~ 12/08/13)
Maryann "Mary" (Laboy) Bell, 87, Brazil, passed away Dec. 6, 2013. She was born in Bayside, Long Island, N.Y., June 9, 1926, to Czechoslovakian immigrant Agnes (Krajci) Laboy and Russian immigrant Teodore Lobej (Americanized name: Theodore Laboy). She attended Bayside High School and later worked as a secretary in an insurance company in New York City, taking shorthand dictation...
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Coffee social set
(Local News ~ 12/08/13)
The Clay County Retired Teachers Association will have a coffee event at the Brazil Family Restaurant Tuesday, Dec. 10, from 9-11 a.m. The purpose of the meeting is to allow retired teachers an opportunity to turn in their number of volunteer hours they have completed for 2013...
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CCRTA conducts annual Fall Social
(Local News ~ 12/08/13)
The Clay County Retired Teachers Association conducted its 2013 Fall Social at the Clay County 4-H Fairgrounds Oct. 24. Due to outgoing President Gil Roach being unable to attend, Past President Jesse Pitts performed the installation of the officers to preside for the term of 2013-15...
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Genealogical Society benefits from area grant
(Local News ~ 12/08/13)
The Clay County Genealogical Society was charged with a daunting task in 2009: To index all the birth and death records in Clay County. Four of the organization's volunteers worked for several weeks, taking photos of record books, downloading them to discs and then indexing all the entries...
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The 'Santa Cause' set
(Local News ~ 12/08/13)
"The Santa Cause," formerly known as "Breakfast With Santa," will take place Saturday, Dec. 14, from 9-11 a.m., at the YMCA of Clay County, 225 E. Kruzan St., Brazil. "The Santa Cause" is a free event available to all children in the community with a suggested donation of hats, mittens or gloves...
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Jail Bookings
(Police Logs ~ 12/08/13)
Clay County Justice Center The following jail bookings took place at the Clay County Justice Center Dec. 6-8: Weekender Burrows, Susan M., 31 Draper, Melissa D., 32 Fulk, Matthew, 32 Hofmann, Jessica Lynn, 27 Hyde, Cory D., 27 Hold For Other Agency Lovett, John R., 30...
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Accident Reports
(Police Logs ~ 12/08/13)
Brazil Police Department The following accidents were recently investigated by the Brazil Police Department: At 10:35 a.m., Monday, Dec. 2, officers were dispatched to the intersection of United States 40 and Alabama Street for a two-vehicle accident...
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State chair of GOP to speak in Brazil Dec. 16
(Local News ~ 12/08/13)
The Clay County Republican Club will conduct its monthly meeting Monday, Dec. 16, at 7 p.m., at the Kennedy Crossing Bingo Hall, 8990 N. Kennedy Crossing Rd., Brazil. The guest speaker will be Indiana Republican Chairman Tim Berry. Berry took over the helm of the Indiana Republican Party in July...
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Election Board Meeting
(Local News ~ 12/08/13)
The Clay County Election Board will meet at 6 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 11, in the Commissioner's Courtroom at the Clay County Courthouse to discuss public comments regarding the proposed Clay County Vote Center plan. The public is welcome to attend.
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FACT Breakfast
(Local News ~ 12/08/13)
The Fontanet Action Community Team will conduct a breakfast and bake sale Saturday, Dec. 14, at the Fontanet Action Community Team (FACT) Building. The breakfast, a freewill offering, will take place from 8 a.m.-noon. In addition, the bake sale will run from 1-4 p.m...
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Food Pantry Event
(Local News ~ 12/08/13)
The Knights of Columbus and Catholic Charities will conduct a food pantry event Monday, Dec. 16, at the Kennedy Crossing Bingo Hall. The event is scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. For further information, call 812-232-1447. All Knights and any groups or individuals who would like to help are asked to be at the hall by 3:30 p.m. For further information, call 812-243-3713...
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New valve for water issues expected soon
(Local News ~ 12/08/13)
CLAY CITY -- A new valve ordered by the city is scheduled to arrive soon. "We are on a countdown now," said Clay City Council member Guy Dickerson. He added the new valve ordered by the town to alleviate the brown water issue is supposed to be in by Dec. 12...
- In The Spirit! (Local News ~ 12/08/13)
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 12/08/13)
The following is a list of upcoming area events as provided to The Brazil Times: 2014 Meetings The following are meeting dates for the Brazil Parks and Recreation Board for 2014. The board meets regularly on the second Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m., in council chambers at Brazil City Hall:...
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CCS School Board to meet Thursday
(Local News ~ 12/08/13)
The Clay Community Schools Board of Trustees will conduct its final regular meeting of the calendar year Thursday, at 7:30 p.m. The meeting will take place at Central Administrative Office, 1013 S. Forest Ave., Brazil. Prior to the meeting, a public hearing will take place regarding the 2014A General Obligation Bond Project (the fire alarm/lighting systems project) and the 2014B General Obligation Bond Project (the energy savings project)...
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Carbon Town Council talks property cleaning
(Local News ~ 12/08/13)
CARBON -- The Carbon Town Council met after a holiday dinner to discuss regular business recently at the Town Hall. Council President, Joann Rightsell, and Town Attorney Eric Somheil discussed the cleaning of a local property and filing of a lawsuit for clean-up of the property...
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Northview Christmas Spectacular scheduled
(Local News ~ 12/08/13)
Northview High School students will entertain residents of Clay County this week with its annual Christmas Spectacular. The event is scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 12, and Saturday, Dec. 14, at 7 p.m., each evening, with another performance set for Sunday, Dec. 15, at 2 p.m...
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