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Deborah Kim (Burk) Rao
(Obituary ~ 08/07/16)
Deborah Kim (Burk) Rao, 64, of Indianapolis, passed away in Cloverleaf Nursing Home on August 4, 2016 at 3:40 p.m. Debbie was born May 21, 1952, in Clay County Hospital the oldest child of Fred H., Jr. and Mary Ellen (Porter) Burk. She graduated from Brazil High School with the class of 1970 and the graduated from Indiana State University with her Master's Degree in teaching. ...
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SNAPSHOTS: Yesteryear Tractor Show
(Local News ~ 08/07/16)
The sun was glistening off the more than 100 tractors, farm implements and various vintage cars while the aroma of the free hot dog and ham and bean dinner wafted through the air at the Yesteryear Tractor Show at Goshorn Park in Clay City Saturday. Visitors to the annual event, which happens the first weekend of August, provided plaques to the 15 division levels and featured a "poker-run" style tractor parade through the streets of Clay City...
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AJ Hopkins claims $3,000 payday with MSCS win at Lincoln Park
(Professional Sports ~ 08/07/16)
By CAREY FOX Times Sports Editor PUTNAMVILLE -- The Midwest Sprint Car Series visited Lincoln Park Speedway for the final time as 28 sprint cars unloaded in pursuit of the $3,000 top prize at the Putnamville oval. A.J. Hopkins has had his share of bad luck this season with early year motor problems, but on Saturday night his power plant was top notch in scoring an impressive win in the 30-lap A-main...
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Billy "Gene" Woodcox
(Obituary ~ 08/07/16)
Billy "Gene" Woodcox, 83, Brazil, passed away Saturday August 6, 2016 at home with his family at his side. He was born on May 8, 1933 in Norton, Virginia to the late Ulrich and Pearle (McGlothin) Woodcox. Gene graduated from Rochester High School, and served his country in the United States Air Force. ...
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Business Women's Club celebrating 25 years
(Local News ~ 08/07/16)
It's not easy being an adult, which is the point of the Clay Business Women's Club's Reality Store. For 25 years, the program has given eighth-graders a peek into what their future lives as adults could be like. "Our goal is to help children learn how to budget effectively and start thinking about the future," CBW President Kathy Deal said. ...
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BCB details upcoming show
(Local News ~ 08/07/16)
The Brazil Concert Band, under the direction of Matthew S. Huber presents Hoosier Band: Blue Devils and Broadway at 8 p.m. on Sunday at Forest Park, rain or clear. This week the BCB will recognize graduates of the former Van Buren High School, the Blue Devils, with their school song and several Broadway favorites...
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Service on a Saturday
(Local News ~ 08/07/16)
Sisters Emma, 9, and Aubrey, 7, Lewicki had fun while they volunteered with their dad, Josh, to help mulch 140 trees at Forest Park Saturday morning. The Lewicki family, from Brazil, was part of the group of 30 employee families from Kihm Metal Technologies who volunteered for the project. It's always a good idea to do something nice for the community," said Josh, who is trying to instill his daughters with a sense of community service while growing up. "That's important to me."...
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Nathanial Allen Stultz.
(Births ~ 08/07/16)
Nathanial Allen Stultz Cole and Jessica Stultz welcome the birth of their son, Nathanial Allen Stultz. He was born at 7:58 p.m. June 26, 2016, at Community South Hospital in Indianapolis. He weighed 7 pounds, 8 ounces, and was 21 3/4 inches long. Maternal grandmother is Angela Deming of Fort Wayne. Maternal great-grandparents are Bonnie and Jesse Farber of Fort Wayne and Barbara Bush of Cecil, Ohio. Paternal grandmother is Pam Buck of Brazil. Paternal great-grandmother is Sue Treash of Brazil...
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Couple to celebrate 50th anniversary
(Anniversary ~ 08/07/16)
Jeff and Sandy Nicoson of rural Center Point will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Aug. 14. Jeff and Sandy (formerly Johnson) were married on Aug. 14, 1966 in the First Christian Church of Brazil. Jeff is retired from the Indiana State Police after 34 years and Sandy is retired from Great Dane Trailers at Brazil after 22 years...
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Textbook rental and fees announced
(Local News ~ 08/07/16)
Clay Community Schools elementary textbook rental and fees summary for the 2016-17 are as follows: Kindergarten -- Book Rental, $68.28 (Jackson Township Elem. $68.93); Workbook & Consumables, $4; and Fees, $23.99; for a total of $96.27 (Jackson Twp. $96.92)...
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REUNIONS
(Community News ~ 08/07/16)
Flockhart Reunion The Flockhart Reunion will be at noon Aug. 13 at Harmony Park. Ray and Eva West 25th Family Reunion The Ray and Eva West 25th Family Reunion will be 12:30 p.m. Aug. 14 at the Kennedy's Crossing Bingo Hall. Meat, drinks and table service will be furnished. Those interested in attending are asked to bring a covered dish. For more information, call 812-327-0616 or 812-442-0440...
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Clay County Planner: Events for August 8 to September 3, 2016
(Community News ~ 08/07/16)
Little Historic Church program is Friday The Little Historic Church at Carbon will conduct its monthly program Friday, Aug. 12. There will be a pitch-in dinner at 6 p.m. The program is scheduled to begin at 7. This month, entertainment will be provided by The Crimson Cross Quartet. All are invited to attend the meal and program...
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Meandering with Messmer: Pammy Land
(Column ~ 08/07/16)
My cousin Pam once told me that when she gets overwhelmed with the trials and tribulations of life she goes to Pammy Land. I asked her what and where is Pammy Land. She said it's a place she goes to in her mind. "It's a happy place,' she said. "A place where everybody loves you and you love them. There is no loss, no hurt and no heartbreak in Pammy Land. It's the closest you can get to Heaven without having to die to get there."...
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LOOK BACK: This week in 1954
(Community News ~ 08/07/16)
A look back to this week in 1954 With the announcement today of the transfer of state trooper Fred Neal, 43, from Brazil to South Bend, many persons immediately began the planning of a protest. Prosecuting attorney John J. Thomas said, "Clay County is losing one of its finest police officers. The county will suffer." No reason could be learned at Putnamville for the transfer...
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Startling social media happenings
(Editorial ~ 08/07/16)
Two startling events happened in the past week. Both had to do with social media. Last week, I was on my way to a meeting in the courthouse when I ran into two Pokemon Go players. I had seen people chase Pokemon monsters before. A week earlier, a middle-aged woman was walking down the middle of Walnut Street near First Baptist Church, studying her phone in what I have to assume was a Pokemon Go encounter...
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THINKING ABOUT HEALTH: Help for hearing loss is often unaffordable
(Column ~ 08/07/16)
Nearly two-thirds of adults over age 70 have hearing loss that doctors consider "clinically meaningful." In plain English that means as people age, they are likely to become hard of hearing. Many of those people, however, don't get the help they need, often because they simply cannot afford it...
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