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North Clay girls claim state championship
(High School Sports ~ 10/01/17)
By CAREY FOX Times Sports Editor CARMEL – North Clay’s varsity girls cross country team got ready for Saturday’s meet much like they had any other. An undefeated group of seven girls, Evie Noel, Katie Morrison, Hallie Miller, Tierienee Bryan, Piper Brinkman, Briley Shillings and Maisie Eldridge. Less than an hour before what could be considered the biggest meet of their young lives, the Knights rolled out for their warm-up run in hot pink shirts with their nicknames on the back...
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Northview boys place 2nd in WIC; girls eighth
(High School Sports ~ 10/01/17)
By JOEY BENNETT For the Brazil Times CLAYTON – Northview’s boys placed second in the Western Indiana Conference cross country meet at Cascade on Saturday morning as all seven runners had personal bests, while an injury-depleted Knight girls’ team finished eighth...
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Cornerstone Christian Academy’s ‘Hat Day’ helps Food for Families
(Community News ~ 10/01/17)
Submitted photo Cornerstone Christian Academy took part in a “Hat Day” on Friday, Sept. 29 to raise funds to help buy fruit snacks for the Food for Families program. Pictured are Cornerstone students with their donations.
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Trick-or-Treat hours; events
(Local News ~ 10/01/17)
Knightsville Knightsville’s trick-or-treat hours are set for 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 31 (Halloween). Staunton Staunton’s trick-or-treat hours are set for 6 to 9 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 29 and Monday, Oct. 30. Carbon Carbon's trick-or-treat hours are set for 6 to 8 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 30 and Wednesday, Oct. 31...
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Women’s Club meeting Oct. 17
(Community News ~ 10/01/17)
The Christian Women’s Club of Terre Haute will host a “Harvest Blessings” luncheon at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 17 in the MCL meeting room at Meadows Shopping Center, Terre Haute. The speaker will be Martha Heinhorst of Mahomet, Illinois, presenting the message, “Joy When Happiness is Gone.” Music will be provided by Barbara Dick of Paris, Illinois. The feature will be presented by The Open Door, Terre Haute...
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Union UMC celebrating 177 years
(Local News ~ 10/01/17)
Union United Methodist Church will celebrate its 177th Homecoming service on Sunday, Oct. 8. Special services are planned to celebrate the life of the church. Sunday School will begin at 9:30 a.m. with the Worship Service to follow at 10:30. The morning message will be given by Rev. ...
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Clay County Planner October 2, 2017
(Local News ~ 10/01/17)
The Clay County Historical Society will meet today in the lower level of the museum at 7 p.m. The guest speaker will be Clay County resident Amy Berry with the program, “The Cultural Experiences of North Africa.” Berry spent time this past summer in Benin, Casablanca and Cario. The public is invited to attend...
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Sheriffs raffle truck for youth camp
(Local News ~ 10/01/17)
Indiana sheriffs’ offices are raffling a 2016 Dodge Ram 1500 pickup truck to raise funds for their new Youth Ranch in Clay County, where they will mentor future law enforcement officers and bond with at-risk children. Raffle tickets for the truck, worth $45,000, are $2, three for $5, seven for $10, 15 for $20, 38 for $50 and 80 tickets for $100...
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Driving is not a contact sport
(Column ~ 10/01/17)
I was crossing National Avenue at Depot Street, getting ready to take pictures for one of our city parades. A policeman friend saw me and said, “Hey Frank, you need to do a story on driving. Tell people the law says you have to use your turn signals.”...
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Heaton hopes others will support tax reform
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/01/17)
To the editor: We Hoosiers were hit harder than most Americans by the Great Recession, but we’ve bounced back thanks to our state’s fiscally responsible budgets and middle class tax cuts signed by then-Gov. Mike Pence in 2013. At just 3.6 percent, our state’s unemployment rate is now well below the national rate of 4.4 percent. ...
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FINANCIAL FOCUS International investing: still a journey to consider
(Column ~ 10/01/17)
Columbus Day is observed on Oct. 9. And while it may be true that Leif Erikson and the Vikings beat Columbus to the New World, Columbus Day nonetheless remains important in the public eye, signifying themes such as exploration and discovery. As an investor, you don’t have to “cross the ocean blue,” as Columbus did, to find opportunities – but it may be a good idea to put some of your money to work outside the United States...
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EDITORIAL: Tackling youth obesity in Indiana
(Column ~ 10/01/17)
The news hasn’t been getting any better when it comes to the health of Hoosier children. The latest comes from the National Survey of Children’s Health that shows more than one-third of Indiana youth ages 10-17 are overweight or obese, and that Indiana has the ninth-highest youth obesity rate in the United States...
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Former school corp. central office given to Knightsville Building likely to be torn down
(Local News ~ 10/01/17)
For over a year the administration of the Clay Community School corporation has been trying to find a way to put to good use the old central office building in Knightsville. On Sept. 14, the board agreed to provide it, as-is, to the Town of Knightsville...
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Dry weather lands Clay County, others in low-level drought
(Local News ~ 10/01/17)
The extended streak of dry weather for Indiana has landed parts of the state in low-level drought conditions. The federal government’s U.S. Drought Monitor report released late last week listed about 8 percent of Indiana in moderate drought. That covers all or part of 12 counties, including Clay, from the Indiana-Illinois state line near Terre Haute to just west of Indianapolis and south to the Bloomington area...
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Church dinners serving a local need
(Local News ~ 10/01/17)
Good food brings people to the dinner table, but sharing that experience with others is just as important for members of the First Presbyterian Church in Brazil. Organizing committee member Gayle Sims said everyone is invited to the community dinners that started in January...
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National Life Chain
(Local News ~ 10/01/17)
A group of people carrying signs participated in the National Life Chain on Sunday at the Clay County Courthouse. The annual event held each Oct. 1 has thousands of pro-lifers throughout America unite in a peaceful and prayerful public witness of individuals standing in prayer for the nation and for an end to abortion. Learn more about Life Chain by logging onto life chain.net...
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North Clay boys claim WIC cross country title; girls are runner-up
(High School Sports ~ 10/01/17)
Times Staff Report CLAYTON — North Clay claimed a Western Indiana Conference cross country title in the boy’s portion of the meet at Cascade on Saturday. The girls narrowly missed adding one of their own despite their top-seven runners competing in the state meet in Carmel...
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Beauchamp, Carmichael Jr., McClara and Almanza crowned points champions at LPS
(Professional Sports ~ 10/01/17)
By CAREY FOX Times Sports Editor PUTNAMVILLE — Saturday was Champions Night at Lincoln Park Speedway as Brent Beauchamp was crowned as the sprint car points champion for the second time and also claimed the A-main feature win over Jeff Bland Jr. Kenny Carmichael Jr. ...
- Natalie Mae Hayes (Obituary ~ 10/01/17)
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