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Northview’s Lundy performs on all-star stage
(High School Sports ~ 06/19/18)
By CAREY FOX Times Sports Editor Northview rising senior Jenny Lundy participated in the weekend’s 10th Annual Indiana Class Basketball All-Star Classic on Saturday at Anderson University’s Kardatzke Wellness Center. The weekend’s festivities are a celebration of a milestone that features 140 basketball players from across the state and is the creation of Kent Benson and Steven Stremming. The eight-game showcase began Friday and is designed to provide players with collegiate exposure...
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John Donald Turner
(Obituary ~ 06/19/18)
John Donald Turner, 90, of Brazil and formerly of Terre Haute, passed away Monday June 18, 2018 at Towne Park Assisted Living in Brazil. The son of Jack Turner and Frieda Kunze Turner, he was born in West Terre Haute on May 4, 1928. John was a 1946 graduate of Terre Haute State High School and attended Indiana State Teacher’s College. ...
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Nona Mae Tindal Dierdorf
(Obituary ~ 06/19/18)
Nona Mae Tindal Dierdorf passed away June 16, 2018 at 12:55 P.M. at Gibson Family Center for Hospice Care with her husband and other family members present. Nona had been diagnosed with dementia, and was 70 years old. Nona was born March 4, 1948, the daughter of Mary Vaughn Tindal and Howard Mendel Tindal in New Castle, PA. ...
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James F. Thistle
(Obituary ~ 06/19/18)
James F. Thistle, husband of Julia, father of Jim and daughter-in-law Jennifer, father of Sarah and son-in-law Ryan, Papaw of Charlotte and good friend of Graham and Ava went to be with his Lord and Savior on June 17, 2018 following a brief, yet valiant, battle with cancer...
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Connie June Adamson
(Obituary ~ 06/19/18)
Connie June Adamson, 65, passed away Saturday June 16, 2018 at her home in Brazil surrounded by her family. She was born in Clay County on February 11, 1953, to the late Ted and Elnora Elwell. Connie graduated from Van Buren High School, and worked for the Clay County Courthouse for many years. ...
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Honoring Huber’s golden years
(Local News ~ 06/19/18)
During the Sunday concert in Forest Park by the Brazil Concert Band the band director got an unexpected surprise. After telling the crowd about his daughter’s wedding the day before and how proud he was that she was going to be directing the band that night, Matthew S. Huber was recognized for his 50 years of participating in the BCB and the Jackson Township Community Band...
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Monday’s 6-alarm fire could be seen for miles
(Local News ~ 06/19/18)
Smoke from a structure fire at the Chinook Mine could be seen for miles Monday afternoon while firefighters and a state fire marshal watched it burn. Early reports were that there were potentially liquid oxygen tanks in a building at the mine that was being demolished...
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CLAY COUNTY THROUGH THE YEARS: Staunton, Indiana, Founded in 1851
(Community News ~ 06/19/18)
Located on the Vandalia Railroad, the town of Staunton in Posey Township was founded in 1851 by Michael Combs and Lewis Bailey. Highland was its original name because an old-time resident of the site claimed that it occupied the highest ground along the line of the railroad between Terre Haute and Indianapolis. ...
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Enjoying life, together
(Community News ~ 06/19/18)
Most of our yard work has been placed on hold until a break in the heat wave. When Paul and I were young, we worked from sun-up until sundown and beyond. Few jobs would ever be set aside due to climatic conditions.Now we are not so hurried and do not see the need to kill snakes...
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Exploring My Thoughts on Immigrant Parents and Children
(Column ~ 06/19/18)
At 3:00 A.M., in the absence of sleep, I have been lying here reading the Center for Human Rights website. Part of my sleeplessness is due to the fact that my ten and eleven-year-olds are with their dad for a month. In twenty-six years of being a mom, I can’t begin to add up the number of times I have awakened in the middle of the night, felt a pang of fear, and walked quietly from room to room to check on each of my sleeping children. Not having that ability is new to me...
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