Stories from Sunday, November 16, 2014

Big brother Shiloh Scamihorn-Neice, age 3, is proud to introduce his new baby brother, Greyson Zane to the world. Greyson was born at 5:26 a.m. on Oct. 14 weighing 7 pounds, 12 ounces, and was 20.5 inches long. Greyson is the son of Tessa Scamihorn and David Neice...

Above is a class photo from Annunciation Catholic School in 1929. Joseph Holechko, who submitted this photo, wonders how many people will recognize a person or two.

The Clay County YMCA will host a Youth Dance on Friday, Nov. 21. The dance is open to sixth-, seventh- and eighth-graders. Students should bring their school identification or other document showing their grade. The dance begins at 8 p.m. and ends promptly at 10:30. Kids should be dropped off at 8 p.m. and picked up by 10:30. The cost is $5. Concessions are available to purchase in the Community Room. YMCA staff and volunteers will serve as chaperones. Parents are welcomed to stay as well...

The Clay City Assembly of God Clothes Closet is now taking donations for nice, clean clothing, shoes and personal need items for junior and senior high school-age males and females. Contact Pastor Brad Porter at 765-505-8127 for more information. The church will make arrangements for drop-offs or collection of articles...

The Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods is hosting its monthly ecumenical Taizé prayer service from 7 to 8 p.m. on Dec. 9, at the Church of the Immaculate Conception, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. The hour-long service includes sung prayers, simple, beautiful music, a time for silence, and includes spoken and silent prayer...

November is Long-Term Care Awareness Month -- a month dedicated to educating the public about the need to prepare for the potentially devastating costs of long-term care. And the more you know about these expenses, the better prepared you will be to deal with them...

To the editor: Another season of the Northview Marching Knights is in the books and a great season it was. We started off slow with many challenges in the props, the show design and the quality of performance but "give up" was never an option for anyone in the organization. The staff went to work solving the problems and helping the kids get better, and the kids trusted us and maintained a great work ethic...

To the editor: On behalf of the Northview Volleyball team, we would like to thank the following people and businesses for helping make our trip to the State Finals a memorable one. Dr. Kim Tucker, Dr. Tim Rayle, Mr. Ernie Simpson, Mrs. Debbie Zimmerman, Ms. ...

The Clay County Head Start visited The Brazil Times on Halloween. Above, from left, are Conner Perdue, Brookelyn Bennett, Kameko Bennett, Brantley Davis, Arlene McAuliffe, Kayarah Rissler, Abbygail Willyard and Tosha Willyard.

Steve Kidwell of Riddell National Bank and Rogene Morge of Habitat for Humanity of Clay County pose for a photo earlier this year after Riddell donated money to Habitat. Riddell is an annual donor to the organization. Habitat receives a monetary donation and also items for its annual fish fry from Riddell...

Clay County Justice Center The following bookings took place at the Clay County Justice Center Nov. 15-16: Awaiting Arraignment Dees, Nathan, 25 Reedy, Robert, 29 Zentko, Barry R., 37 Awaiting Warrant Arraignment Olson, Nicholas, 26 Weekender Robertson, Amanda, 29...

Don Moreau joined the nation's military in 1944, spending his first three years in the U.S. Navy and overseas when the Japanese surrendered during World War II. "I got credit for being in combat, but I didn't see much combat," said Moreau, 86. Like it or not, Moreau got the chance to see action, this time in the U.S. ...

Two Brazil residents would like to see stop signs installed to curb speeding through their respective neighborhoods. During the Brazil City Council meeting on Wednesday, Staci Stakes said that Lambert Street, between Kruzan and Hendricks streets, is approximately seven blocks without a stop sign, adding some motorists take it as an invitation to speed. She said she is concerned for the children in the area, especially near Tennessee Street...

The National Weather Service Center in Indianapolis issued a winter weather advisory for Central Indiana counties including Clay, Vigo, Putnam, Sullivan and Greene. The advisory was to remain in effect until 9 a.m. today. On Sunday, the service was predicting between 2 to 4 inches of snow by Monday morning. Local residents saw snow begin to fall Sunday evening. At left, snow starts to accumulate on the Clay County Courthouse lawn...

Delta Theta Tau donated $500 for pet food to the Clay County Humane Shelter on Nov. 11. Pictured above are Jenny Ringo, Bonnie Boor, Kim Emmert-O'Dell, Tammy Ninesling, Patty Fox, and Cindy McKinney of Delta Theta Tau and Rick Swearingen of the Clay County Humane Society...