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Senior Selections: Do you have a foot or ankle injury?
(Local News ~ 10/21/16)
Aches and pains may seem like every day occurrences as we get older, but not all pain is “arthritis” or something “you just have to live with.” A new activity which does not seem strenuous can result in an injury. Even an activity which we have been doing for many years can take its toll on our feet and ankles. That is why when you have foot or ankle pain, you have to ask yourself if you may have an injury...
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Senior Selections: Wills
(Local News ~ 10/21/16)
Wills should be considered as an important part of most people’s estate planning. This applies to parents, especially those with children, as well as senior citizens and those in between. Why is this so? For young parents with children, a Will offers the chance to provide for the children’s care should something happen to both parents. Parents can designate who should be in charge, both to care for the children and to manage the property left in the estate for the care of the children...
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Board certified physician Stockrahm to speak at Towne Park about Alzheimer’s disease
(Community News ~ 10/21/16)
Towne Park Assisted Living of Brazil will host a special presentation given by Board Certified Physician of Internal Medicine and Hospice/Palliative Care, Dr. Stockrahm. He will present on the increasingly affected population of those with Alzheimer’s and Dementia...
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Senior Selections: 5 organizational tips to simplify your life, disability and death
(Local News ~ 10/21/16)
Electronic devices, computer software, and the Internet are expanding what we can do and the ways we can do it at a mind-boggling pace. Technology can simplify or complicate life, depending on how well we use it. In this article, we offer 5 tips to make our personal business management easier for ourselves and for people who must step in for us when we die or become disabled...
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Senior Selections: “My eyes water all the time so I don’t have dry eyes!”
(Local News ~ 10/21/16)
Does the headline of this story sound familiar? Chronic Dry Eye is a multi-factorial disease of the tears and ocular surface, caused by advanced age, contact lens wear, certain medications, eye diseases, other medical conditions and/or environmental factors...
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Veterans benefits offset assisted living expense
(Community News ~ 10/21/16)
Wartime U.S. veterans and surviving spouses may be eligible for a special monetary benefit that can be used toward assisted living expenses. Towne Park Assisted Living of Brazil and Veterans Financial are hosting a free informational session on November 7th at 6 p.m. in Brazil to discuss the Aid & Attendance benefit...
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Knights open postseason with test against No. 1 Rebels
(High School Sports ~ 10/21/16)
By CAREY FOX Times Sports Editor If you want to be the best then you have to beat the best. The Northview Knights will get to test that adage out this evening to open the Class 4A football sectional on the road at Indianapolis Roncalli at 7 p.m. The Rebels wrapped up an unbeaten regular season with a victory over Guerin Catholic last week and holds the top spot in the 4A rankings. ...
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Clay City advances past Lakers to semifinals
(High School Sports ~ 10/21/16)
By ANDREW BOWEN For The Brazil Times SWITZ CITY — Shakamak trailed Clay City two sets to one Thursday night in the second game of the White River Valley Volleyball Sectional, but enjoyed a 12-9 lead in the fourth. An error gave the ball to the Lady Eels and Kyndall Boyll served four points to give Clay City a lead it never gave up. The Lady Eels (24-8) defeated the Lady Lakers (6-20) 25-15, 19-25, 25-10, 25-14 to advance to the second round of the sectional...
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COURT NEWS October 20-21, 2016
(Court News ~ 10/21/16)
The following filings were reported in Clay Superior Court during October 20-21: State vs Derek W. Duncan, 25: Possession of marijuana State vs Raymond A. Walters Jr., 49: Possession of methamphetamine and Possession of paraphernalia Sharayah Louise Inman vs Devon Bryant Inman...
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COURT NEWS October 20-21, 2016
(Local News ~ 10/21/16)
The following filings were reported in Clay Superior Court during October 20-21: State vs Derek W. Duncan, 25: Possession of marijuana State vs Raymond A. Walters Jr., 49: Possession of methamphetamine and Possession of paraphernalia Sharayah Louise Inman vs Devon Bryant Inman...
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Vigo 4-H Council hosting bazaar
(Community News ~ 10/21/16)
The Vigo County 4-H Council will host its annual Holiday Bazaar at the Vigo County Fairgrounds in Terre Haute Saturday, Nov. 19 at 9 a.m. There will be 90 craft vendors with holiday items for sale. The cost is $1 admission for adults, which includes a ticket for a door prize drawing, with children let in for free...
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Community Theatre of Clay County among those receiving project funding from Indiana Arts Commission
(Community News ~ 10/21/16)
TERRE HAUTE — On behalf of the Indiana Arts Commission, Arts Illiana will award 12 arts organizations and arts providers — including the Community Theatre of Clay County — grant funding for the 2016-17 fiscal year. Arts Illiana administers the Regional Initiative Grant Program for Region Six in Indiana, which includes Putnam, Clay, Parke, Sullivan, Vermillion and Vigo counties...
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Church News: Oct. 22, 2016
(Local News ~ 10/21/16)
Annunciation Church Confessions will be heard today from 3-3:45 p.m. and Sunday from 8-8:45 a.m. There will be no 9 a.m. Mass this Tuesday morning at St. Vincent Clay Hospital. This Sunday at noon there is a meeting at St. Paul’s for any adults interested in helping chaperone our Indiana Catholic Youth Conference trip...
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Staunton Scene: Oct. 22, 2016
(Community News ~ 10/21/16)
This month’s Community Center Dinner prepared by the Lady Volunteers will be next Friday, Oct. 28, from 4 to 7 p.m. This is the annual dinner in which all proceeds go to support the Posey Township Volunteer Fire Department. The menu features soup beans and cornbread (or chili), hot dogs, fried potatoes, slaw, dessert, and coffee, tea, or lemonade...
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When a simple idea catches fire, it can make amazing changes
(Community News ~ 10/21/16)
At first, I was caught unaware. It was mid-October and I was headed to the hospital where I serve in Clay County in southern Indiana. Alongside the highway, in the surrounding towns, and throughout several counties food, craft, and giftware vendors had descended. ...
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Church welcomes new pastor
(Community News ~ 10/21/16)
Submitted photo The congregation at New Way of the Cross Church has welcomed a new pastor, Patrick Newton, and his wife, Jody. The church is located one quarter of a mile east of Great Dane.
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Clay City church to host concert
(Community News ~ 10/21/16)
The Taylors, a southern Gospel Trio from North Carolina, will be in concert at the Faith Southern Baptist Church in Clay City at 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 30. The Taylors are performing about 200 dates a year across the United States, including several mission-oriented trips abroad...
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Don L. Grey
(Obituary ~ 10/21/16)
Don L. Grey, 86 of Brazil, passed away October 21, 2016 at 6:45 am at his home. He was born December 2, 1929 in Clay County, the son of Joseph Grey, Sr. and Anna Nicholson Grey. He graduated from Brazil High School, Class of 1947. As a young man, he began working at Dix Lumber in Brazil, leaving to serve his country...
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1 killed in I-70 crash in Indiana involving FFA bus
(Local News ~ 10/21/16)
PLAINFIELD, Ind. (AP) — Indiana State Police say a Utah man has died and nine other people have been injured in a four-vehicle pileup in central Indiana. Police say crash occurred Friday afternoon on Interstate 70 about 25 miles west of Indianapolis when a semitrailer driven by 51-year-old Kenneth Geiger Jr. of Princeton failed to slow for traffic and struck a box truck, pushing it into a bus carrying FFA members, and the bus into a van...
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Ground-breaking ceremonies slated for school upgrades
(Local News ~ 10/21/16)
To celebrate the new additions to Clay City Jr./Sr. High School and Northview High School, the public is invited to ground breaking ceremonies on Wednesday, Oct. 26. Clay City will host its event at 10 a.m., while Northview will host its at 2 p.m. There will not be one at North Clay Middle School because there is not any actual ground being broken. All the renovations are taking place inside the existing facility...
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Relay hosting kick-off event later this month
(Local News ~ 10/21/16)
The American Cancer Society Relay For Life of the Wabash Valley will kick off its annual campaign during a free event from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29 at Indiana State University’s Memorial Stadium. Organizers say everyone is invited to the event to learn about how to help the American Cancer Society save more lives from cancer...
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It's beginning to sound a lot like Christmas
(Local News ~ 10/21/16)
It’s beginning to sound like Christmas at the Community Theatre of Clay County, Inc. The first rehearsal for the members of the upcoming production of “Christmas at the Lark” — A Dinner Theatre was this week. Ashlee Vitz (standing, left) spoke to the various singers, actors and members of a Christmas Band (directed by Matt Huber) who will celebrate the season during performances Dec. ...
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One for the Community
(Local News ~ 10/21/16)
Local marching bands host community performances ahead of state competitions The Clay City Imperial Regiment (below) and the Northview Marching Knights (above) conducted community performances this week at their respective schools. Both are heading to Indiana State School Music Association Semi-State competitions today. ...
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Gilbert R. Brown
(Obituary ~ 10/21/16)
Gilbert R. Brown, 81, of Bloomington, Indiana, formally from Brazil, Indiana died Thursday, October 20, 2016 at 8:57am in Monroe Hospital, Bloomington. He was born May 10, 1935 in Brazil, the son of Harvey and Gladys Mary (Flockhart) Brown. Gilbert graduated from Brazil High School in 1953. ...
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