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Alvin A. Szymanski
(Obituary ~ 07/13/14)
Alvin A. Szymanski of Brazil, Indiana, passed away on July 10, 2014 surrounded by family. Alvin was born in Chicago to Albert and Stella (Ziomek) Szymanski on July 10, 1943. He worked as a millwright for Crown, Cork and Seal in Chicago and was a proud member of the United Steelworkers local union #3633...
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Juanita C. Owen
(Obituary ~ 07/13/14)
Juanita C. Owen, 70, of Reelsville, passed away on Saturday, July 12, 2014. She was born on September 16, 1943 in Greencastle to Floyd and Genevieve Hamilton Phelps. Juanita was a graduate of Reelsville High School, where she was still very active with the alumni association and was a member of the Reelsville Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary. She had also been a past active member in the Reelsville Little League, Civil Defense and Lions Club...
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Medicare workshop scheduled for July 24 at Clay County YMCA
(Local News ~ 07/13/14)
The Clay County YMCA will host a Medicare workshop on Thursday, July 24. The event will take place from 3 to 5 p.m. at the YMCA located at 225 E. Kruzan St., Brazil. The public is invited to the workshop where Medicare questions will be answered. The goal is to give the public a better understanding of Medicare and how it works in order to make the right choices...
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Jackson Township VFD to host truck, tractor pull on Saturday
(Local News ~ 07/13/14)
The Jackson Township Volunteer Fire Department Truck and Tractor Pull will be Saturday, July 19, at the Clay County 4-H Fairgrounds. The pull starts at 6 p.m. Admission is $8, with children age 5 and under getting in free. There is a $20 hook fee, and there will be 80 percent payback...
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City hopeful for 3rd phase of FEMA buyout
(Local News ~ 07/13/14)
City officials are working to include six properties on a possible third phase of the Federal Emergency Management Administration flood buyout. During last week's Brazil City Council meeting, Mayor Brian Wyndham said recent talks with FEMA representatives in Indianapolis were positive. He said instead of just adding the properties into one of the previous phases, it was decided that a better course of action was to try and start a third phase...
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Youth soccer on the rise in Clay County
(Local News ~ 07/13/14)
Building anything that will withstand time starts with a foundation whether you are talking about a house or a sports program. So it goes with the Northview soccer program as prior and current members of the Knights family continue a labor of love. The varsity girls and boys programs have long fought against tall odds when battling bigger Vigo County high shools for a sectional championship. ...
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Brazil Public Library to host 'BAD KITTY'
(Local News ~ 07/13/14)
"BAD KITTY" will be at the Brazil Public Library at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 16. Those attending are asked to bring their cameras and friends to meet the guest. The program is free and open to the public. Clay County Friends of the Brazil Public Library sponsor the summer reading programs...
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'Back to School Fair' to address needs in the community
(Local News ~ 07/13/14)
Area families will have access to new and gently used clothing, dental hygeine products and vaccinations during an event later this month at the Clay County YMCA. The "Back to School Fair" will take place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, July 19, at the YMCA at 225 E. Kruzan St., Brazil...
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BCB to perform Sunday at Forest Park
(Local News ~ 07/13/14)
The Brazil Concert Band, under the direction of Matthew S. Huber, will present "OK!...Yellow Hammer!" on Sunday, July 20, at the special time of 7 p.m. at Forest Park, rain or shine. Principal trombonist Dr. Duane Caperton and his bluegrass band, Yellow Hammer, will take the stage at 7 p.m. with traditional American tunes played on banjo, guitar, upright bass and a host of string instruments along with vocalists for their third visit...
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It's time to quit focusing on gun control
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/13/14)
Do you believe that more control of guns will keep more innocent people from being killed or injured? Do you remember back a few years when "Joe the Camel" billboards were blamed for encouraging young people to start smoking? The government got involved and banned this advertisement for cigarettes...
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A larger energy bill is on the way and you can thank the EPA
(Editorial ~ 07/13/14)
If there is one monthly bill you can count on, it's your electricity bill. I think Hoosiers across the state can agree, electricity is something we can't do without. And there is only so much we can save by using less. Every additional dollar spent on electricity is a dollar unavailable for a family to invest in improving its lot in life or a business to invest in operations that could bring more jobs to the community...
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Don't Know? Just say NO!
(Editorial ~ 07/13/14)
One of the advantages of spending my "golden years" hanging out at Computer Central in Brazil is having time to enter the many and various PCH sweepstakes offerings. One of the PCH pop-ups, which come on my screen daily, though, says "Your PC performance is poor -- Fix Now!"...
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Terre Foods Cooperative Market to host Blueberry Festival on Thursday
(Community News ~ 07/13/14)
Terre Foods Cooperative Market will present the 6th Annual Blueberry Festival on Thursday, July 17, from 11 a.m.-7 p.m. at Central Presbyterian Church, 125 N. 7th St., Terre Haute. Live music begins at 11 a.m. featuring Papa J Otis, Coon Hollar Kids, Tom Roznowski, Richard Layton, Joe Wright, Dangerous Doug, and Brent McPike & Solly Burton...
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Butts and Jarvis plan wedding in August
(Wedding ~ 07/13/14)
Kent and Kim Butts are happy to announce the upcoming marriage of their daughter, Dallas MaCamri Butts, to Jackson Paul Jarvis, the son of Denny and Katrina Jarvis. Butts is a 2012 Terre Haute South Vigo High School graduate and currently pursuing her degree in Education at Indiana State University...
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Priscilla May
(Obituary ~ 07/13/14)
Priscilla May, 72, of Chillicothe passed away Friday, July 11, 2014 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria, IL. She was born October 12, 1941 in Indianapolis, IN the daughter of Irvin and Thelma (Merrel) Battin. She married Richard D. May on August 16, 1968 in Greencastle, IN...
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