Stories from Monday, August 20, 2007

Life hasn't been the same for nearly a year now. My grandmother was diagnosed with incurable cancer almost one year ago. She underwent surgery to take a tumor out of her colon in 2006. However, doctors discovered the cancer had spread to her liver, lymph nodes and lungs...

The Brazil Concert Band, under the direction of Kentucky Col. Matthew S. Huber, will present "Grand Finale 2007: Sunday, Aug. 26, at Forest Park. The special edition concert begins at 7:30 p.m. and will include an intermission. The Sudler Award winning BCB will offer "Fingel's Cave" by Felix Mendelssohn in a 1905 band edition by V.R. Safranek...

Editor's Note: This is the first in a series of articles regarding Indiana's sex offender registry and how it affects the community. Polly Klaas, Elizabeth Smart, Samantha Runnion, Jessica Lunsford and Natalie Holloway were all victims of sex offenders. Making national headlines, their names and faces are etched into the social consciousness by the tragedy connected to their cases...

By special request, local educator and author Mollie M. Shobe will conduct a second book signing for her recently published book, "A Desperate Cry," from 4-8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 30. The event will take place at the Knoy Resource Center at Cloverdale High School...

The annual Clay County Farm Bureau, Inc., meeting will take place at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 28. The event will take place at the Clay County 4-H Fairgrounds. All members, both voting and associates, are invited to attend. Lois Bixler will be catering the buffet meal and cost is $5 per person...

In conjunction with Northview High School, St. Vincent Clay Hospital is again sponsoring the Community Health and Wellness Fair. The event will take place from 4-7:30 p.m., Friday, Aug. 24, at the high school. The hospital is currently inviting local health, safety and wellness related organizations in the community to join for the third annual event...

Hazel L. Mace, 85, Center Point, died at 10:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 18, 2007 at her residence. She was born March 27, 1922 in Clay County, as the daughter of Curt and Pearl Fielden Mattox. On March 30, 1941 she married Russell Mace who preceded her in death...

Laurena Ila Zurcher Tiefel, 81, of Clay City, passed away at 3:30 PM, Saturday, Aug. 18, 2007 in the Clay County Health Center. She was born Feb. 2, 1926, in Clay County to Peter and Verna Thomas Zurcher. On October 27, 1946 she married William D. Tiefel. ...

Clay County Justice Center The following jail bookings occurred at the Clay County Justice Center during Aug. 17-19: Holmes, Timothy F., 20: 1. Operating while intoxicated 2. Minor consumption Long, Ryan Mitchell, 20: 1. Operating while intoxicated 2. Operating w/BAC .10 or schedule 3. Possession of marijuana/hashish...

Only time will tell if the Northview Knights got what they were looking for out of their opening high school football game on Saturday night. The Knights didn't get a victory, losing to the Castle Knights, a Class 5A team from near Evansville, 30-7. But winning the non-conference game was just one objective in the season opener...

SEELYVILLE -- Area cross country teams got their seasons underway at the Terre Haute South Early Bird Meet on Saturday morning, getting their first 'real' competition of the year against some top teams. As expected, the girls' meet was won by Center Grove, who is expected to contend for a state championship this fall on the same LaVern Gibson course. The Bloomington North Cougars are hoping to do the same and Saturday's results showed they are ready to do so...

NASHVILLE -- Northview made the long trip to Nashville, Ind. only to have the host Brown County Eagles hang a 3-2 tennis defeat on the Knights in the conference opener. The Eagles were able to win straight set matches at No. 1 and No. 2 singles and then got a three set victory at No. 2 doubles to score the victory...

PUTNAMVILLE -- Bobby Stines is certainly no stranger to victory lane at Lincoln Park Speedway, owning multiple track championships at the Putnamville. The Bloomington-based pilot of the Hurst Bros. Racing machine and Stewart Transmission sponsored ride already had claimed a pair of victories at LPS this season...