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SENIOR SELECTIONS February 2019 - First kiss leads to 51 years of marriage
(Entertainment ~ 02/23/19)
Love doesn’t always happen at first sight, but when one local couple first met it was definitely their first and the only love of a lifetime. In September 1966, Terry Wilson was out for a drive with some friends when someone cut him off while pulling out of a gas station. He admits to speeding up to catch the driver, a bit peeved by the incident. But when he pulled up alongside the car to confront the driver, the beautiful young woman caught him off guard...
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SENIOR SELECTIONS February 2019 - True love takes a bit of luck and commitment
(Entertainment ~ 02/23/19)
Sometimes love takes a little luck, but one local couple believes commitment helps relationships last a lifetime. “I was absolutely lucky when I found her,” admits Dallas Rose, who credits his wife for the beautiful life they have had together. “I don’t know how I did it.”...
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SENIOR SELECTIONS February 2019 - Who Gets Your Stuff When You’re Gone? (You’d be surprised!)
(Entertainment ~ 02/23/19)
You work hard, you scrimp and save. You take care of the people you love. And you’d like leave something for those folks when you’re gone. But if you’re not careful, the things you’ve worked hard for may not go where you planned. If you don’t own your real estate, bank accounts, investments, life insurance and retirement accounts “correctly,” they may not be distributed in keeping with your wishes...
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SENIOR SELECTIONS February 2019 - Looking for a movie to watch during February?
(Entertainment ~ 02/23/19)
February, the month for romance and Valentines, is also “An Affair to Remember Month.” The classic 1957 romantic tearjerker starring Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr is a favorite of William Giltz, who resides at the Exceptional Living Center of Brazil. The Brazil Times caught up with Giltz just as the movie was starting in the facilities Theater Room...
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SENIOR SELECTIONS February 2019 - Community BINGO
(Entertainment ~ 02/23/19)
The Villas of Holly Brook invites the public to stop by and spend an afternoon enjoying BINGO at the facility located at 1941 US Hwy. 40 West, Brazil. The event features 10-rounds of BINGO, each with a winner receiving a gift and a free meal, and one coverall round, with the winner receiving a gift, $50 cash prize and two free meals...
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SENIOR SELECTIONS February 2019 - Take a Deep Breath, Help for Stress!
(Entertainment ~ 02/23/19)
In many ways, stress represents one of the few permanent components of life. At just about every point in our journey, a stressor – whether positive or negative – will arise. For older adults, the stressors that accompany middle age, like raising children and career responsibilities, are exchanged for others...
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SENIOR SELECTIONS February 2019 - Tips for managing cholesterol
(Entertainment ~ 02/23/19)
Nearly one in three American adults have high cholesterol. Too much cholesterol puts you at risk for heart disease and stroke, two of the leading causes of death in the United States. High cholesterol has no signs or symptoms, so the only way to know if you have it is to get your cholesterol checked. Talking with a health care team about your individual concerns how to manage cholesterol levels and lower your risk is the best option...
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SENIOR SELECTIONS February 2019 - Frank’s Attic: “Yumpin’ yiminny” anyone?
(Entertainment ~ 02/23/19)
A tune from the 1950s or early ‘60s keeps going through my head. It’s an advertising jingle, really. For toys, of course. If not a toy, the advertisement didn’t make a big impression on me. And in those days, there were no truth-in-advertising police...
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CHURCH NEWS February 23, 2019
(Community News ~ 02/23/19)
The Church is Open from sun up to sun down Monday –Friday for anyone wanting to come and pray. 12-hour Adoration every Tuesday 8am-8pm New Office Hours Temporarily Starting Monday, January 28th Annunciation Parish office will only be open on Tuesdays and Wednesdays 9-am-4pm and closed on Mondays, Thursdays, and Fridays. Natalie will be traveling to St. Paul’s filling in as a secretary there on Mondays and Thursdays until that position is filled...
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STAUNTON SCENE February 23, 2019
(Community News ~ 02/23/19)
(courtesy of Lu Newby) Sunday School begins at 9:30 a.m., followed by morning worship service at 10:30. Mark Miller is our minister. Wee Worship meets at 10:30 in the Educational Wing. Children’s Church meets with adult worship until after the offering is taken, when they dismiss to their classroom...
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Donald Leroy Wallen
(Obituary ~ 02/23/19)
Donald Leroy Wallen, Sr., 59, of Brazil, passed away on Wednesday, February 20, 2019, in St. Vincent Clay Hospital. Don was born in Chicago on May 19, 1959, to Jerrell E. Wallen, Sr. and Virginia (Wolford) Wallen. Donald graduated from Brazil Senior High School class of...
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What the VEX?
(Local News ~ 02/23/19)
A crowd of spectators gathered at Van Buren Elementary Saturday to witness elementary students in 21 teams from 11 schools across the Wabash Valley participate in the VEX IQ Challenge. The object of the robotics game is to attain the highest score during eight rounds of team-work competition by scoring points by stacking colored Hubs in Building Zones, removing Bonus Hubs from the Hanging Structure, and by Parking or Hanging on the Hanging Bar in 60 seconds. ...