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Inside-out game leads Knights past Cardinals
(High School Sports ~ 02/08/15)
By STEVE FIELDS For the Brazil Times Basketball coaches like to play from the inside out. Establish the inside game to open the perimeter shots. Northview hasn't always played that way this season. But Saturday night, despite the presence of two big defenders inside, the Knights got the ball inside from the start and the result was a 49-37 victory over Bloomfield...
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Super Saturday for Knights at wrestling regional
(Local News ~ 02/08/15)
By CAREY FOX Times Sports Editor BLOOMINGTON -- Saturday's Bloomington South Regional for wrestling couldn't have gone much better for the five competing Northview competitors. In fact, coach Dan Mikesell had been waiting for just the sort of day that his team had as all five wrestlers advanced to this weekend's Evansville Semi-state. Jacob Hendrich won a championship at 170 pounds, both Austin Cook and Cale McCoy were runner-ups and both Stephen Gibson and Marcus Duregger took third-place...
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Surging Clay City wins eighth straight game
(High School Sports ~ 02/08/15)
By CAREY FOX Times Sports Editor CLAY CITY -- Clay City coach Vance Edmondson had plenty to be happy about after the Eels capped a weekend sweep with a victory over Sullivan on Saturday night. The Eels used an 18-5 run to end the third quarter to knock off Sullivan 63-42 and win their eighth straight game...
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Clay Community Schools to meet on Thursday
(Local News ~ 02/08/15)
Clay Community School Corp. Board of Trustees will meet at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday at the Central Administrative Office, 1013 S. Forest Ave., Brazil.
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Annual 4-H fish fry, silent auction is next month
(Local News ~ 02/08/15)
The annual Clay County 4-H Fish Fry and Silent Auction will be from 4 to 8 p.m. on March 6 at the Clay County Fairgrounds. For more information, contact Holly Rindone at 812-230-1303 or Kelly Fisher at 812-236-5570.
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60th anniversary approaching for Rudy and Joan Cox
(Anniversary ~ 02/08/15)
Rudy and Joan Cox Green will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on Feb. 18. They were married in Washington, Indiana, by Joan's Dad, the late Reverend William (Willie) Cox. They are blessed with four children, 11 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren...
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Pullums to celebrate 74 years
(Anniversary ~ 02/08/15)
Delbert and Thelma Pullum will celebrate their 74th Wedding Anniversary on Friday. They were married in Farmersburg on Feb. 13, 1941. Delbert and Thelma have raised two children, Barbara Sue Bryan of Cloverland and Gerry D. Pullum of Brazil. Delbert retired as an auto body repairman and Thelma was a housewife and devoted mother. They have resided at 10444 N. Kennedy Crossing Road since 1949. They will celebrate with family. Cards and letters would be greatly appreciated...
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Elks Lodge to host first pancake breakfast
(Community News ~ 02/08/15)
The Brazil Elks Lodge #762 will host its inaugural Pancake Breakfast on Feb. 28, from 8 to 10 a.m. It will take place on the second floor of the lodge. Tickets are on sale and are available at the lodge or from any officer. The event is open to the public and those of all ages...
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City primary election will feature just two contested races
(Local News ~ 02/08/15)
There will be just two contested races for voters to choose from when Brazil residents go to the polls on May 5. Both are in the Democratic primary, including incumbent A. Ann Bradshaw and challenger G. Steven Bell, who are seeking the City Council Ward 3 seat...
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Wabash Valley Musicians Hall inducts 12; two with local ties
(Local News ~ 02/08/15)
The men and women who dedicate their time and skills performing music throughout the Wabash Valley are like a big family, said Andrew Hayes, chairman of the Wabash Valley Musicians Hall of Fame. As more than 100 artists and their families came together Sunday afternoon for the 22nd Annual Wabash Valley Musicians Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at the VFW Post 972 in Terre Haute, the air felt more like a family reunion than a formal gathering...
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Study debunks meat-labeling myths
(Column ~ 02/08/15)
Americans overwhelmingly support Country-of-Origin-Labeling (COOL). America's COOL law requires that retailers inform consumers about the country where beef, pork, lamb and certain other agricultural products were produced. In 2009, Canada and Mexico challenged COOL provisions related to muscle cuts of beef and pork as an alleged barrier to trade. ...
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Ledgerwood crowned Clay City homecoming queen
(Local News ~ 02/08/15)
Nicole Ledgerwood, a senior at Clay City High School, was crowned Homecoming Queen Saturday night just before Clay City played Sullivan. She a member of the Varsity Cheer team and she plays softball. She is also a member of the Varisty Club, National Honor Society and SADD. ...
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SilverSneakers serves up a good time at annual spaghetti dinner
(Local News ~ 02/08/15)
More than 70 residents participate in the twice-weekly SilverSneakers program at the Clay County YMCA. Each Monday and Wednesday, from 10 to 11 a.m., Teri Chamberlain leads the group through exercises designed for seniors. On Saturday night, a leadership team of Mike and Charlene Petersen and Steve and Joy McPheeters led the group in its annual fundraising program for the YMCA. The spaghetti dinner usually collects about $1,800, said past coordinator Ron Graham...
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Sincerest and heartfelt thanks given to those who helped after fire
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/08/15)
To the editor: My sincerest and heartfelt thanks you to all! I doubt that too many people ever hear someone say, "Thank God, and I feel so blessed" the day their home or the home of a loved one, is totally consumed by fire, and the clothes on their backs are pretty much the only earthly items they have left. But, those were my first thoughts, and the words out of my mouth Jan.16, when fire took the home of my boyfriend, Marlon Mathews located on Magnolia Street in Brazil...
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Woman needs help finding father's cane
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/08/15)
To the editor: My father made an early morning trip to Walmart on State Road 46 last week week. He left the store and left his cane in the cart. He went back to the store later that day but the cane had not been turned in. This cane was a gift purchased in Montana and given to my dad by his girlfriend of 20-plus years. It is wooden and had an eagle-head carved on it (fitting as my father is a veteran)...
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Jail Bookings: Feb. 7-8
(Local News ~ 02/08/15)
Clay County Justice Center The following bookings were reported at the Clay County Justice Center Feb 7-8: * Chad Carter, 31, was arrested on preliminary charges of public intoxication, auto theft/receiving stolen auto parts and robbery.
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A look back ... Feb. 8-14, 1975
(Local News ~ 02/08/15)
In basketball, Brazil 68-Greencastle 37, Clay City 44-Shakamak 34, Staunton 97-Dugger 71 and Van Buren 90-Clinton 65 State Rep. John Thomas of Brazil announced that a new constituent service, a toll-free telephone number, has been installed at the Statehouse for citizens to register their positions on bills. The service will begin Monday...
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