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Knights and Eels post strong marks at indoor track and field meet
(High School Sports ~ 02/28/16)
By CAREY FOX Times Sports Editor The indoor track and field season is drawing to a close for local high school athletes and a handful of Clay City and Northview competitors took to the track at DePauw University Saturday. Northview's Lance Rector soared to a second-place finish in the pole vault by clearing 13-feet. The winner went 14-feet, six inches to capture the title in a 17-person field...
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SNAPSHOTS: NHS WINTER GUARD INVITATIONAL
(Local News ~ 02/28/16)
Northview High School was a busy place this weekend during the Winter Guard Invitational as thousands of students from around the state took part in the event. The largest winter guard contest in Indiana kicked off Friday at 4 p.m. and ran through Saturday evening at 10 p.m...
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THE BRAZIL TIMES EDITORIAL: It seems nobody wants to change the world
(Editorial ~ 02/28/16)
A man is but the product of his thoughts. What he thinks, he becomes. -- Mahatma Gandhi, Indian leader Positive and negative thoughts can become self-fulfilling prophecies, which means our expectations impact our world around us. We all want to see the good in the world. The problem is things don't appear to be too bright in the future...
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Lots of good news to share
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/28/16)
To the editor: Attention, Clay County. Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2016, The Brazil Times was (filled with) fabulous, terrific, extraordinary good news affecting the future of many Clay County residents and organizations. The ROCK is offering prom dresses, reasonable or free for those in need...
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Reflecting on the past, thoughts about the future
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/28/16)
To the editor: Reading Linda Messmer's letter and Mr. Phillips, I have to add my thoughts for reflection past and future. I can sympathize with both as "being" old is a reality as my 88 1/2 years tells me that "everything hurts, and what doesn't hurt doesn't work." Your children begin to look middle-aged, your mind makes contracts your body can't keep, you look forward to get the local newspaper and look first to the obits, you're 17 around the neck and 42-plus in the waist, the little old lady (if you're fortunate enough to still have one) is the wife you are helping across the street, you know all the answers but nobody asks you the questions, and Saturday night's sitting in the rocking chair with the lights out for economic reasons, perhaps thinking about all the mistakes you made in life, but thinking about the article "Look Back" or 22 years ago -- they still didn't go back far enough for you to recognize much of what they say. ...
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LOOK BACK: Feb. 28-March 5, 1974
(Local News ~ 02/28/16)
Under an agreement reached by the Brazil City Council last night, the city will furnish free garbage and trash collection to all city residents. First class postal rates for letters increases from 8 to 10 cents Saturday. This increase, previously scheduled for January 5, but delayed until March 2 by a Cost-of-living Council directive, raises first class mail from eight to $0.10, air mail from 11 to $0.13, and postal cards from six to eight cents...
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Clay County Historical Society hosting meeting March 7
(Local News ~ 02/28/16)
The Clay County Historical Society will have its first meeting of the year on March 7 at 7 p.m. in the lower level of the museum. The Board will meet at 6 p.m. in the board room before the scheduled membership meeting. The speaker will be Scot Turner, a Brazil native, who enjoys collecting, learning and sharing about the history of Clay County. ...
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Brazil Crisis Pregnancy Center hosting free Medical Clinic Day.
(Local News ~ 02/28/16)
The clinic will be from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, April 6, at CPC, located 20 N. Meridian St., Brazil. All men and women in Clay County needing medical testing that is provided by the CPC can receive the services for free during the Medical Clinic Day. Services include limited ultrasounds, various sexually transmitted disease screenings, treatment for chlamydia and gonorrhea, PAP smears, breast exams, and testing for yeast infections, trichomoniasis and bacterial vaginosis...
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CLUB NEWS: Tri County Community Club
(Community News ~ 02/28/16)
The Tri County Community Club met at the home of Gerry Cundiff on Jan. 27 with Gerry and Wilma Holsapple as hostesses. We had a great meal of meatloaf and all the specialties of good food all the girls brought in. Bonnie Hardwick gave the blessing. We all gave the club creed and the "Pledge of Allegiance" to the flag and our president, Evelyn Rubeck, called the meeting to order...
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Opponents of proposed trail challenge properties' ownership
(State News ~ 02/28/16)
BLOOMINGTON (AP) -- Southern Indiana property owners who oppose plans to turn an old railroad corridor into a multi-use trail are embroiled in a court battle challenging the ownership of that land. Monroe County Attorney Margie Rice says two lawsuits are pending against the Monroe County Parks and Recreation Foundation Inc. over land in the southern part of the county...
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Lawmakers prepare to drop troubled ISTEP
(State News ~ 02/28/16)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Lawmakers, educators and teachers' unions all seem to agree: Indiana's standardized ISTEP student exam is a flawed way of measuring student performance. Many teachers and educators have long had reservations about the test, which has been administered to Indiana students since the late 1980s. ...
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Winds cause problems
(Local News ~ 02/28/16)
From trees and limbs down throughout the county to utility outages, strong winds created problems throughout the county Sunday afternoon. Shortly before 3 p.m., members of the Bowling Green and Center Point volunteer fire departments were notified to block S.R. 46 at the intersections of CR 200E and 300E and reroute traffic from the area. Firefighters on the scene said a large tree fell, knocking down power lines, making the area unsafe until Duke Energy could arrive to fix the problem...
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Dine with a Doc - Brunch is Wednesday
(Local News ~ 02/28/16)
Senior Education Ministries, Inc. has scheduled Dine with a Doc-Brunch in Brazil from 10 a.m. to noon Wednesday, March 2, at the Clay County Senior Citizens Center, 120 S Franklin St., Brazil. The free program welcomes local seniors to hear an educational topic while enjoying a complimentary lunch. The program is a community effort of a doctor, a lunch sponsor, senior citizens, local churches and area businesses coming together for the good of all to serve...
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Fire damages local restaurant
(Local News ~ 02/28/16)
A local eatery closed temporarily this past weekend after experiencing electrical problems. Shortly before 6 p.m., Saturday members of the Brazil City Fire Department were dispatched to Maurizio's, located at 2 South Union Street, due to smoke reported in the attic...
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Pulse-A-Thon benefits Quinn foundation
(Local News ~ 02/28/16)
Hearts began pumping when black lights came on and the exercising went full blast at the Pulse-A-Thon event Friday night at Van Buren Elementary School. All funds raised went to benefit the The Kreyton Hunter Quinn Foundation and young people who benefit from scholarships to sports camps and college...
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Band's 'Spring Concert' is March 13th
(Local News ~ 02/28/16)
The Jackson Township Community Band will present its annual Spring Concert Sunday March 13th at 3 p.m. at the Prairieton United Methodist Church located on South U.S. 63. Admission is free. The JTCB, directed by Matthew S. Huber, was organized in Hoosierville, Clay County in 1915...
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