Stories from Friday, March 25, 2016

By CAREY FOX Times Sports Editor Area basketball fans interested in following the Indiana All-Star teams this summer will see a couple of local athletes testing their mettle. Cloverdale junior Cooper Neese and Terre Haute South junior Jaylen Minnett were each named as one of the 18 players selected to be part of the Junior All-Star team that will face the Indiana seniors in June exhibition games...

The Community Choir and Praise Band rehearsed for Community Good Friday Services at First United Methodist Church of Brazil. More than 100 people were expected to attend the service of scripture reading, music and prayer.

The Staunton Community Center Lady Volunteers still have cookbooks available for $12 each. To buy one, contact any of the Lady Volunteers. STAUNTON FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH (courtesy of Lu Newby) Everyone is invited to worship with us as we celebrate Easter Sunday morning this Sunday. SonRise Service will be at 7 a.m. followed by breakfast, which will be served in the KAFE (the old church building). There will be no Sunday School this week. Morning worship will begin at 10:30...

This is the first week of spring and new life is all around us. The weather is turning for most of us and warmer temperatures are here. I have noticed the robins singing in the morning and bobbing along my yard looking for worms. The other day on a walk I saw the most gorgeous flowers newly blooming and the trees are getting their leaves. In some communities this is spring break week and many are gone on vacation. It's a lovely time of year...

Brazil First United Methodist Church The Brazil First United Methodist Church invites you to join us this Easter Sunday. Our worship services are traditional at 9 a.m. and contemporary at 11 a.m. Sunday school is at 10:10 a.m. Nursery care is available. ...

TOPS IN 1441 met at the Brazil YMCA Thursday, March 17 at 8:45 a.m. Brooke Wilkinson from the Purdue Extension Office gave us a lesson on having a healthy heart. The next meeting with Wilkinson, as she continues with the lessons on a healthy heart, will be March 31...

The Calico Quilters met March 14 at Bob and Angie's Restaurant in Clay City. After lunch, 12 members and one guest traveled to the Busy Bee Quilt Shop in Linton. Mrs. Hudson showed the group several quilts that she had kits to make for sale. She also gave a demonstration on the Rapid Fire Hunter Star...

The Little Historic Church at Carbon will conduct its monthly program on Friday, April 1. There will be a pitch-in dinner at 6 p.m., with the program scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. Entertainment will be provided by The Community Choir -- An Easter Cantata-Majesty, directed by Sam Glover...

The Mt. Zion Cemetery Association, Bowling Green, will host its annual meeting at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 29 at Mt. Zion Church. All interested are encouraged to attend. For questions, call 812-531-8907. All decorations should be removed from the cemetery by Wednesday, March 30...

Senior Education Ministries, Inc. has scheduled Dine with a Doc-Brunch in Brazil for 10 a.m. to noon Wednesday, April 6 at the Clay County Citizen's Center, 120 S Franklin St., Brazil. Dine with a Doc-Brunch is a free program that lets local seniors hear an educational topic while having a complimentary lunch...

There are two Easter Egg Hunts at Forest Park on Saturday. Registration for the ninth annual Community Easter Egg Hunt at Forest Park begins at 9:30 a.m. at the "cow palace" with the hunt starting at 10. There will also be music and prize baskets for children to win...

Indiana high school, trade school and college students have a choice: Use their smartphones behind the wheel and make a tragic mistake, or engage their social media followers to "Drive Now. TXT L8R." and earn up to $5,000 in scholarships. The Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles, Indiana Criminal Justice Institute, Indiana Department of Labor, Indiana Department of Transportation and Indiana State Police are again partnering to award up to $5,000 in scholarships to students who post the most creative videos and images on social media.. ...