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Knights pound out opening day DH sweep
(High School Sports ~ 04/03/16)
By STEVE FIELDS For the Brazil Times Northview opened the high school baseball season Saturday with three strong pitching performances, solid defense, hitting and two victories on their home field. The Knights overpowered both Shakamak and Bloomington North, winning both contests in five innings by the 10-run-rule. Northview topped a young Shakamak club 10-0 and capped the day with a 16-2 drubbing of Bloomington North...
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Northview JV falls to Cougars in doubleheader
(High School Sports ~ 04/03/16)
Times Staff Report The Northview junior varsity 'B' team lost a pair of opening day games on the road Saturday afternoon against Bloomington North. In the opener, Bloomington North got on the board with three runs in the first inning and never trailed in the contest despite a late rally by the Knights...
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Lions Club appreciates Community Foundation grant
(Letter to the Editor ~ 04/03/16)
To the editor: The Brazil Lions Club would like to extend their heartfelt appreciation for the generous $6,365 grant from the Clay County Community Foundation, a chapter of the Wabash Valley Community Foundation. Their grant enabled us to purchase new preschool vision screening equipment which is capable of screening children approximately 18 months to six years old as well as nonverbal or developmentally disabled individuals. ...
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Farm Bureau members stand up for what they believe in
(Letter to the Editor ~ 04/03/16)
To the editor: Indiana Farm Bureau is known for grassroots policy positions -- standing for something and working to make it happen. This approach has been true since our beginning in 1919 and was more evident than ever during the 2016 legislative session...
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Letter to the Editor: Answering questions about this year's election process
(Community News ~ 04/03/16)
To the editor: Primary Election Day is less than a month away (May 3), and Early Voting begins tomorrow. Being a presidential election year, more residents are showing an interest in voting and have had many questions. Q: If I don't vote for any of the candidates for a particular office, or less than 3 in the race for council members, will it cancel my entire vote?...
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A Look Back to April 3-9, 1916
(Local News ~ 04/03/16)
New brick pavement is 'marvelous' Residents of East Blaine Street, east of Washington Street, where the new brick pavement is now completed, express themselves as being well pleased with the street. A change in the appearance of the street is marvelous. The old stone street, which was worn out, is being replaced by brick pavement with sand filler. The work is now practically completed to a point west near Walnut Street...
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Couple to celebrate 60 years of marriage
(Anniversary ~ 04/03/16)
Forrest and Charlotte Newport of Brazil will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary during an open house from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at First Christian Church in Brazil. Frosty and Charlotte were married April 7, 1956 in Charlotte's hometown of Duncan, Oklahoma. ...
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Tri-County Community Club
(Community News ~ 04/03/16)
The Tri-County Community Club meeting was held on March 23 at Oak Grove Church in Cunot, Indiana. Hostesses were Diana Nees and Roberta Nees. A delicious meatball and ham lunch was served to the members present. Linda Rushton won Surprise Package. Door prizes were won by Carol Booher and Sandy Mains...
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Family Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA)
(Community News ~ 04/03/16)
A special invitation from the Family Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) is being given for a special interest lesson given by Dr. Frederic Kramer. Dr. Kramer is a professor emeritus from Indiana State University and for 11 years accompanied students to Italy for further study. Dr. Kramer has returned to teaching part time at Indiana State...
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Jackson Township Better Homes Extension Club
(Community News ~ 04/03/16)
Jackson Township Better Homes Extension Club met March 24 at the senior citizens center hosted by Rose Mary Price. Ellen Knox, president, called the meeting to order with Mary Kent leading "The Pledge of Allegiance" and Ruth Haas leading "The Homemakers Creed."...
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Head Start hosting enrollment event
(Local News ~ 04/03/16)
Clay County Head Start will host an enrollment opportunity for prenatal mothers and children ages 0 to 5 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday, April 15 at the Brazil Resource Center, 800 W. Jackson St. Brazil Mayor Brian Wyndham and the city's fire department along with the Clay County Humane Society will be on site during the enrollment event. Also, families will receive a new book for each child applying for Head Start...
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Benefit for Bob hopes to raise funds, awareness
(Local News ~ 04/03/16)
The Benefit for Bob event hopes to be uplifting, and raise awareness about cancer. "I did this because he needs some hope," Vernon Maesch said about his brother Robert Maesch's battle with cancer. "You get told something like this, that you only got 18 months to live -- with treatment -- it just tears the rug out from under you."...
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Bedwell wins Easter Coloring Contest
(Community News ~ 04/03/16)
Adlynn Bedwell, 3, Brazil, finished first in the 0 to 4 age group and won $10 in the recent The Brazil Times Easter Coloring Contest.
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Kinship Care: A New Kind of Family
(Local News ~ 04/03/16)
Have you noticed more middle-aged and older adults parenting young children? Perhaps you've seen these families in the grocery store, at school functions or eating in restaurants. In the United States, a growing number of adult relatives and non-relatives are parenting children. They are providing what is known as kinship care...
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Strain finishes 5th at state geography bee
(Local News ~ 04/03/16)
North Clay Middle School seventh-grader Hunter Strain finished fifth in Friday's 2016 Indiana Geographic Bee on the campus of Indiana University Purdue University - Indianapolis. Making it to the 10th round of competition, Strain was among 17 of the 101 competitors to miss only one question during the preliminary rounds...
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