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Lessons learned from pastor’s trip to South Africa
(Local News ~ 11/18/16)
Many Americans remember the race riots of past decades in this country. In the past year, we have seen people riot and destroy property to protest police shootings of black Americans. In the past weeks, we have seen riots protesting the election of Donald Trump as U.S. President...
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Senior Selections: November is Diabetes Awareness Month
(Local News ~ 11/18/16)
Nearly 10 percent of the American people have diabetes. It is a disease which affects every body system and region including the feet and legs. Diabetes can lead to poor circulation and nerve damage which affect the health of the feet. Nerve damage results in abnormal sensation and/or loss of sensation. This can lead to foot injuries which go unnoticed...
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Senior Selections: Protecting yourself against scams
(Local News ~ 11/18/16)
I have seen a disturbing number of clients in the last few years who have reported, or been the victim of, all kinds of scams. Unfortunately, a lot of these incidents involve the elderly. Scam artists are particularly fond of taking advantage of us elderly folks {yes, I am in this category). ...
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Senior Selections: Caregivers Need a Break: Respite Services for Seniors
(Local News ~ 11/18/16)
As the population ages, the saying “It takes a village to raise a child,” should be amended to “It takes a village to care for our senior population.” In a 2015 study, an estimated 34 million adults in the United States provide unpaid care to an adult over age 50, often spending an average of 24 hours a week providing care. ...
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Senior Selections: Can I get Shingles in my eye?
(Local News ~ 11/18/16)
Unfortunately, the answer to the question above is YES! About 10 to 25 percent of all cases of Shingles can affect the ophthalmic division of the trigeminal nerve (called herpes zoster opthalmicus (HZO). When this happens, the virus can become ‘trapped’ in the many structures of the eye and can cause pain, visual distortion and sometimes blindness...
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Make every day Thanksgiving
(Local News ~ 11/18/16)
Make everyday Thanksgiving Way, way back in the pre-cell phone/pre-computer era, I was a salesman in the giftware industry. I carried my bag of samples and went into gift shops, bookstores and flower shops of all types and all kinds, looking to sell my wares. ...
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Church News
(Local News ~ 11/18/16)
Annunciation Catholic Church Confessions will be heard on Saturday from 3-3:45 p.m. and on Sunday morning from 8-8:45 a.m. Thanksgiving Day Mass will be at St. Paul’s in Greencastle at 9 a.m. All are welcome! If interested in being a mentor or volunteering for SVdP “Changing Lives Forever Program”, we will host a webinar here at Annunciation Saturday, Dec. ...
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Clay City girls improve to 5-0 on the hardwood
(High School Sports ~ 11/18/16)
Times Staff Report TERRE HAUTE — The Clay City girls’ basketball team improved to 5-0 Thursday evening, defeating West Vigo on the road 56-41. The Eels limited the Vikings to just one point in the fourth quarter as the Eels broke open a four-point game after three quarters...
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Northview to host free youth basketball skill development workouts
(Local News ~ 11/18/16)
The Northview boys’ basketball program is starting a free program to assist boys and girls in grades 1-5 with fundamental basketball skill development. Youth in attendance will be partnered with Northview boys basketball players throughout each workout...
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Joseph R. Robison
(Obituary ~ 11/18/16)
Joseph R. Robison, 79, Freelandville, passed away Thursday, November 17, 2016 at Freelandville Community Home. Joe was born September 18, 1937, in Brazil, IN, the son of Joseph A. and Ruth (Harrison) Robison. He married Arnetta R. Emmons on July 23, 1961. ...
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Michael James Squires
(Obituary ~ 11/18/16)
Michael James Squires died in Ghana, West Africa on October 21, 2016. He was born in Brazil, Indiana on July 5, 1953, to Pauline and Ralph Squires. His paternal grandparents where John I. and Sarah E. Squires of Van Buren Township. Mike graduated from Oakland Technical High School in Oakland, California in 1971. ...
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Bee Ridge hosting building fundraiser
(Community News ~ 11/18/16)
Bee Ridge Church will host a building fundraiser breakfast from 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday. For more information, contact Pastor Jeff Bridgewater.
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Sisters announce Christmas mass times
(Community News ~ 11/18/16)
The Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, have announced the schedule of Advent/Christmas season Masses and services to celebrate and honor the birth of Jesus. All services are open to the public and to people of all faith traditions. All gatherings take place in the Church of the Immaculate Conception...
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Brazil residents make commitment as a Providence Associates
(Local News ~ 11/18/16)
Brazil residents Kelly Meyer and Sandra Wickware recently deepened their relationship with the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. On Nov. 12, Meyer and Wickware made a commitment as Providence Associates, joining 30 other 2016 associates with the Sisters of Providence...
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Snowflake pageant is Sunday at North Clay
(Local News ~ 11/18/16)
The Christmas In The Park 2016 Snowflake Pageant begins at 3 p.m. Sunday at North Clay Middle School. The pageant is the unofficial kickoff for Christmas In The Park’s events leading up to the Christmas holiday. All of the activities, including the annual lighted parade along U.S. 40 beginning at 7 p.m. on Friday, will be detailed in next week’s special section published by The Brazil Times. Information can also be found at www.christmasinthepark.org...
- Parks board seeks your ideas for five-year plan (Local News ~ 11/18/16)
- First Christian Church renovating sanctuary, wants to give away its pews and put in chairs (Local News ~ 11/18/16)
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Indiana’s October unemployment rate decreases to 4.4 percent
(Local News ~ 11/18/16)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate has decreased slightly to 4.4 percent in October from September. The Indiana Department of Workforce Development notes Friday that’s below September’s rate of 4.5 percent and below the national average of 4.9 percent...
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New Alliance for Healthier Indiana to focus 1st on tobacco
(Local News ~ 11/18/16)
(AP) — A coalition including the Indiana Chamber of Commerce and the Indiana State Medical Association has formed to work toward reducing smoking and improving the health of Hoosiers in other ways. The group called the Alliance for a Healthier Indiana announced Thursday its primary focus heading into the new year will be reducing tobacco use as the leading cause of preventable death in Indiana. ...
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Thanksgiving should be spent together
(Column ~ 11/18/16)
In three days many of us will be sitting down with our families and partaking of the annual ritual called “Thanksgiving Day.” I wonder if it is one of the last days of the year when families sit down together for a meal. I have given up on the idea of a traditional meal like the ones I remember when everyone sat down at one table. These days, it seems we are usually scattered across at least two rooms for the Thanksgiving meal...
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