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Youth food program expands as kids’ summer vacation arrives
(Local News ~ 06/12/18)
Many people are concerned about poverty in Clay County and, in particular, how it affects our kids. It is a well-known fact, verified by the state, that many children in our county go hungry. Pastor Mark Thompson, First Baptist Church, Brazil, recently shared information from the Indiana Department of Education...
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Auctioneer has good time raising money for fall festival
(Local News ~ 06/12/18)
Auctioneer/Mayor Brian Wyndham let loose his jovial side Saturday night during the live auction fundraiser to support upcoming Brazil Says Thanks Festival in November. “I just can’t get you to go above that $9 mark, now can I?” Wyndham quipped to one anxious bidder, and even got in on the bidding himself, with permission from the audience, when a large stuffed Looney Tunes plush toy of the character “Taz,” sporting a leather jacket, came up on the auction block. “Can I bid on this too?”...
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CLAY COUNTY THROGUH THE YEARS: Early Poland, Indiana, Area Schools
(Community News ~ 06/12/18)
Early history tells us that the first school in the Poland village area was taught by Harvey Pease in a cabin near the Eel River. Benjamin Payne taught in a rude hut on the Samuel Rizley farm, and Jared Payton, a man of culture and very fine teacher, taught where the village of Poland is now. Mr. Payton went on to become the county’s representative in the State Legislature...
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Snapping bean pods and shopping for jowl bacon and new potatoes
(Column ~ 06/12/18)
Snapping bean pods and shopping for jowl bacon and new potatoes It sure has been a blessing to finally receive some measurable rain. I sure did please my senses! It is noticeable our dried out lawn felt the moisture. I just came back in from a bit of work around the flower bed and securing some tomato cages in the soft earth. I also did the very thing that this old gardener decided to pass on a couple of months ago...
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Patricia Jordan
(Obituary ~ 06/12/18)
Patricia Jordan, 81, of Terre Haute passed away on Monday June 5, 2018.She was born September 15, 1936 in Terre Haute to John A. Carter and Ethel (Kellums) Carter. She lived in Terre Haute for 42 years. Patricia is survived by three sons, Edward Gorrell of Moses Lake, WA, Jim Gorrell, and Richard Gorrell both of Brazil, IN; a daughter, Cheryl Ragsdale of Henderson, NV; 10 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren, one remaining sibling, Carolyn Bolinger of Tulsa, OK and several nieces and nephews. ...
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John Michael “Mike” Hoffman
(Obituary ~ 06/12/18)
John Michael “Mike” Hoffman, 71 of Brazil, passed away June 11, 2018 at 3:30pm at his home. He was diagnosed with dementia and Alzheimer’s in 2012. Mike was born November 4, 1946 in Clay County, the son of John Irvin Hoffman and Charlotte Jones Hoffman. He graduated from VanBuren High School, Class of 1964. He served in the U.S. Army from 1966-1968 in Germany...
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