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'The Pied Piper of Hamelin' set for weekend
(Local News ~ 11/12/08)
The Children's Theatre Division of Community Theatre of Clay County will present "The Pied Piper of Hamelin," Thursday, Friday and Saturday at the theatre, 8 E. National Ave., Brazil. More than 40 area young people are involved in the show, onstage and offstage. Tickets are available at the door and are $5 for adults and $2 for children...
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Brazil Buzz
(Column ~ 11/12/08)
Friday, I almost completed the house- painting project. I need one more day of suitable weather to finish trimming the little blue house at the end of the road. Today it's cool enough to rub the bristles on my, small, but handy brush the wrong way and stiffen the paint in the bucket, so; I decided to work inside...
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Harmony Happenings
(Column ~ 11/12/08)
I am starting off with a warning this week. Beware of vacuum cleaner salespeople unless you actually need a sweeper. And then think twice before letting them in the door. I won't mention any company names, but will relay the experience of one family in Harmony on Tuesday evening. They thought it was a young college girl wanting to talk about something that would earn her a trip to Las Vegas...
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Club News
(Community News ~ 11/12/08)
THE BEST OF THYMES HERB CLUB The Best of Thymes Herb Club met Oct. 20 at the Church of the Nazarene, with Jean Hull serving as hostess. Charlene Miller gave the table grace before 24 members enjoyed the annual soup supper. President Peggy Potts shared information about a former member, Martha Atkinson, who has moved to Ohio. A get-well card was signed by all...
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Volunteers gathering to collect items for children
(Local News ~ 11/12/08)
Volunteers are collecting simple shoe box gifts personally packed by children, families and individuals here in Brazil. From here, the shoe box gifts will be sorted and sent using whatever means necessary, sea containers, trucks, buses, trains, airplanes, helicopters, boats, camels and even dog sleds, to reach suffering children around the world...
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PUBLIC RECORD 11-13-08
(Other Record ~ 11/12/08)
Clay County Courthouse The following transactions took place at the Clay County Courthouse Nov. 12: Clay Superior Court - Civil Citimortgage, Inc. Vs. Cyle A. Watts: Civil Collections State Criminal Charges Tony W. Hamilton, 47: 1. Operating a vehicle with an ACE of .08 or more 2. Operating a vehicle while intoxicated...
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Freda Fern Pearce
(Obituary ~ 11/12/08)
Freda Fern Pearce, 87, Brazil, passed away at Clay County Health Center Nov. 11, 2008, at 11:01 p.m., following an extended illness. She was born in Terre Haute on Nov. 10, 1921, to William and Blanche Bryan. On April 1, 1937, she married Donald Pearce, who preceded her in death in 1983...
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Mary Louise Strauch Hauser
(Obituary ~ 11/12/08)
Mary Louise Strauch Hauser, 98, Poland, died Nov. 11, 2008, at 10:02 p.m., at Cloverleaf Healthcare Facility. She was born June 13, 1910, in Poland, the daughter of Edward Franklin Strauch and Clara Margaret Kattman Strauch. She graduated from Bowling Green High School in 1928...
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City honors state band champions
(Local News ~ 11/12/08)
In honor of their 2008 Indiana State School Marching Association Class B State Championship, Brazil City Mayor Ann Bradshaw declared November Northview Marching Knights Pride Month Monday. The proclamation recognized the "hard work, sweat and undoubted dedication to the Northview Marching Knights," as well as honoring Medworth, Ruth Ann Medworth, Rusty Bottomly and other staff members, parents, grandparents and family of NMK members...
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Great American Smokeout nears
(Local News ~ 11/12/08)
One day is all it takes. "Every year, for the last 32 years the American Cancer Society has asked the nation to quit smoking or to cut back for one day," Clay County Health Department Employee Linda Messmer said. "The Great American Smokeout always takes place on the third Thursday of November, right before the holidays."...
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Council adopts budget
(Local News ~ 11/12/08)
After months of crunching numbers and pinching pennies, the City of Brazil has completed its 2009 budget. The Common Council of the City of Brazil unanimously voted to adopt the proposed budget during Tuesday's meeting. "Mathematically it works, but it does not solve all of the city's problems," Dan Hedden, CPA Principal for Umbaugh and Associates, Indianapolis, said. "There is not a lot of room for error or changes, but we want to make sure the city ends 2009 with money in the bank."...
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Pacers score win over New Jersey
(Professional Sports ~ 11/12/08)
By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- One of these days, T.J. Ford is going to get his first NBA triple-double. For now, the Indiana Pacers point guard is settling for near-misses, and wins. Ford had 18 points, nine assists and eight rebounds, and the banged-up Pacers won their third straight game with a 98-87 victory over the New Jersey Nets on Wednesday night...
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High school scores
(High School Sports ~ 11/12/08)
Wednesday's scores By The Associated Press GIRLS' BASKETBALL Andrean 49, Hebron 41 Carmel 48, Anderson Highland 35 Gary Wirt 71, Lake Station 25 Hamilton Hts. 72, Tri-Central 37 Plainfield 91, Indpls Manual 23 Western 61, W. Lafayette 43...
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Badgers, Gophers fighting for sharp object
(College Sports ~ 11/12/08)
By RUSTY MILLER AP Sports Writer Two coaches who aren't fond of each other, in charge of players who feel the same way, competing for a sharp object. Must be time for Minnesota to play Wisconsin. The Golden Gophers and Badgers meet Saturday to renew the longest-running rivalry in major college football -- this is meeting No. 118. Adding a subplot, the Big Ten rivals have become fierce foes on the recruiting trail...
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Northview fundraisers honor two students
(Local News ~ 11/12/08)
Two fundraisers taking place at Northview High School were set up to remember two students. Northview English teacher Michelle Tracy, who also is the advisor of the school's National Honor Society, recently told The Brazil Times the group organized the fundraisers in memory of Brandee Siples and Justin Snow...
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