Stories from Tuesday, September 29, 2015

The Clay County Historical Society will be meeting Monday at 7 p.m. in the lower level of the museum. The program will be presented by Chandler Lighty, program manager for Hoosier State Chronicles. Mr. Chandler will talk about how the Indiana State Library (ISL) is providing free,digitized historical and cultural resources to help with your genealogy and local history searches of ISL's Indiana Memory which offers hundreds of thousands of digitized items...

Donald Byron Garvin MD., 86, of Kannapolis, North Carolina, passed away quietly in his sleep on September 27, 2015 after a long illness. Donald was born Nov. 29, 1929 in Terre Haute, IN to the late James W. and Inez Andrews Garvin. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his sisters; Mrs. Joe (Marian) G. Conrad, Betty Garvin, Becky Orman and a half-brother Bob Garvin...

The Clay County Historical Society will meet at 7 p.m. Monday in the lower level of the museum. The program will be presented by Chandler Lighty, program manager for Hoosier State Chronicles. Chandler will talk about how the Indiana State Library is providing free, digitized historical and cultural resources to help with genealogy and local history searches of ISL's Indiana Memory which offers hundreds of thousands of digitized items ranging from photographs, manuscripts, maps and county histories.. ...

By CAREY FOX Times Sports Editor Friday night is senior night at Northview High School for 11 seniors that have helped propel the football program to rarely seen heights. The team is ranked third in Class 4A and is 6-0 for the first time since the program went unbeaten through eight regular season games in the 2006 season. This group of seniors took their lumps during a freshman campaign back in 2012 as several of them played as true freshmen under then coach George Gettle...

Hoosiers may now participate in the Bicentennial Visioning Project through a new website, launched this week. To celebrate not only Indiana's history, but also its future, the Visioning Project is asking thought leaders for where Indiana should aspire to be in the next 50 years. Visit the website at www.in.gov/ibc/3138.htm...

I have stork news! Last week, shortly after I submitted my article to The Brazil Times, a moment of great significance occurred for our family. Our grandson, Michael Risk, and his wife, Kayleigh, became the parents of a handsome baby boy, at Community North in Indianapolis. ...

Thomas Michael "Tommy Michael" Lance, 61, of Brazil, passed away September 28, 2015. Tom was born December 15, 1954 the son of Max and Esther (Walker) Lance. He graduated from Brazil High School with the class of 1973 and later at the Allen Institute of Technology. ...

Times Staff Report North Clay picked up a pair of volleyball victories over Clay City on Monday evening. North Clay's varsity topped the Eels in a 25-10, 25-17 contest as Kambree Lucas had eight kills, two aces, two assists and a dig. Danielle White had an ace and Kaya Daub served up four aces, four assists, three aces and one dig. Natalie Bell contributed a dig, a kill and three aces while Rylee Rogers produced two aces. Ginger Rayle had nine assists and five aces in the victory...

I have stork news! Last week, shortly after I submitted my article to The Brazil Times, a moment of great significance occurred for our family. Our grandson, Michael Risk, and his wife, Kayleigh, became the parents of a handsome baby boy, at Community North in Indianapolis. ...

Two years after Indiana became a state in 1818, John Cooprider and his brother, Peter, came to Clay County. They returned to Harrison County, Indiana, where he had bought a lot in Corydon from his father. Later John and his brother, Jacob, left Corydon in search of game and a new country. ...

Jackson Township Better Homes Extension Club The Jackson Township Better Homes Extension Club held their Sept. 24 meeting at the Extension Office hosted by Ellen Knox, president. She called the meeting to order with Ann Carol Harden, leading the Pledge of Allegiance and Mary Kent, reporter, leading the Homemakers Creed...

Courtesy photo At the Sept. 23 Rotary Club of Brazil meeting, the guest speaker program featured Robert Sanders of RM Design Custom Kitchen & Bath. Sanders has been in business nine years and has a showroom located at 34 E. National Ave. In spite of the U.S. 40 construction, they have remained able to see clients by appointment at 812-442-8018 or email to rmdesign1@frontier.com. Also pictured is Rotary President Rob Dispennett...

The Brazil Board of Public Works and Safety will meet at 10 a.m. Oct. 14 in the City Council Chambers at Brazil City Hall. The City Council will meet at 6 p.m. that day at the same place.

The Brazil Parks and Recreation Board will meet at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 13 in the City Council Chambers at Brazil City Hall.

The Brazil Redevelopment Authority will meet at 8:30 a.m. Oct. 21 in the City Council Chambers at Brazil City Hall.

A black tarp covers the field from 35-yard line to 35-yard line and a 14-foot tower is in the middle of the field. Band and guard members are trying to escape out of the darkness and up the tower into the light. Ascend is the theme for the Clay City Imperial Regiment's show this year...

A Brazil native will be inducted into the 2015 Class The Indiana Military Veterans Hall of Fame (IMVHOF) ceremony on November 13. Charles B. Hall, a member of the famous Red Tail Squadron in World War II, was one of 18 veterans selected to be inducted...

Courtesy photos The Northview Marching Knights were top of Class B on Saturday at the Avon Invitational at Avon High School. Behind Northview was Jasper in second and Greenfield in third. The Marching Knights also took home Best Visual and Best Guard honors...

Thirty years ago the Riddell National Bank administration buried a time capsule in Forest Park, between the fountain and Forest Avenue. A plaque was installed which stated that the capsule should be opened in 15 years. However, time went by and everyone forgot about it...

Clay County Courthouse The following cases were filed Sept. 28 and 29, 2015 at the Clay County Courthouse Clay Superior Court Small Claims Brazil Public Library v. Sara Staley Brazil Public Library v. Brianna Head Sondhi-Biggs Orthodontics v. John E. Hunter and Amanda J. Hunter...

Clay County Courthouse The following cases were filed Sept. 28 and 29, 2015 at the Clay County Courthouse Clay Superior Court Small Claims Brazil Public Library v. Sara Staley Brazil Public Library v. Brianna Head Sondhi-Biggs Orthodontics v. John E. Hunter and Amanda J. Hunter...