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YMCA announces plans to participate in USDA Summer Food Service Program
(Local News ~ 05/23/19)
The Clay County YMCA has announced plans to participate in the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP). Free meals will be made available to all children 18 years of age and under and to persons over 18 years who are enrolled in a state-approved educational program for the mentally or physically disabled. Free meals will be provided to all children without charge and are the same for all participants. There will be no discrimination in the course of the meal service...
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TOPS honors Rodgers
(Local News ~ 05/23/19)
Chapter #IN 280, Brazil honored Marlene Rodgers with a reception in her honor. TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) is a weight loss support group and Marlene has not only lost weight to reach her goal but she has kept that weight off for 20 years. The chapter is extremely proud of Marlene and her accomplishment. The national organization awards KOPS (Keep Off Spounds Sensibly) with a lavalier on the annoverswary of each 5-year increment. They wear these with honor...
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Jeremy L. Phillips
(Obituary ~ 05/23/19)
Jeremy L. Phillips, 36, of Brazil, passed away on Tuesday, May 21, 2019 at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis. He was born in Brazil on February 8, 1983, the son of James and Joyce (Grigsby) Phillips. Jeremy graduated from Northview High School in 2001, he studied building trades, played basketball and football. He also coached his kids’ teams at the Clay County YMCA. Jeremy was a devoted father. He was a welder for TOA USA in Mooresville, IN...
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Brazil looks at hunger issue
(Local News ~ 05/23/19)
With help from Wabash College, Crawfordsville, the people of Brazil are taking a serious look at how to address the issue of hunger in our city. On Dec. 3 a group from the Wabash Democracy & Public Discourse Initiative met with community members at the Clay County YMCA to get a handle on the issue of hunger and how it is being addressed in Brazil. The study is going beyond the “How is it being done now” to “What should be done?”...
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Local EMS gets new life-saving devices
(Local News ~ 05/23/19)
STAR Ambulance, the emergency ambulance service for Clay County, will soon begin carrying McGrath video laryngoscopes on their ambulances in Brazil and Clay City. Clay County Commissioners and Council approved and funded the purchase of these new devices. This gives the paramedics in their county an additional cutting edge tool to treat life-threatening conditions...
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Meridian Elementary enjoys spring concert
(Local News ~ 05/23/19)
Miss Dix leads the Meridian Elementary Choir in their spring concert on Tuesday afternoon at the school. Parents and other students were invited to attend.
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Siples qualifies for state track and field finals as runner-up in 400 meters
(High School Sports ~ 05/23/19)
By CAREY FOX Times Sports Editor BLOOMINGTON — Northview senior Eden Siples will be completing her high school track career in much the same way that she began it four years ago. Siples will compete at the IHSAA Girls State Track and Field Finals at Indiana University after placing second in the 400 meters on Tuesday evening. Siples has qualified for the state finals in the event all four years of her high school career...
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Northview tennis falls in regional title match
(Local News ~ 05/23/19)
By CAREY FOX Times Sports Editor The Northview girls tennis team finished one of its most successful campaigns in program history Wednesday evening. The Knights fell to fifth-ranked Terre Haute South in the championship match of the Crawfordsville Regional as the Braves won 5-0...
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Eels grab early lead, oust Wolverines from sectional
(High School Sports ~ 05/23/19)
By TERRY SCHWINGHAMMER For The Brazil Times SWITZ CITY – The White River Valley Wolverines needed more than just one good inning Wednesday. The Clay City Eels (10-7) jumped out to a 4-0 first-inning lead and eliminated the Wolverines (4-13), 8-3 in the first round of Class A Sectional 57 at White River Valley...
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Clay City softball rally falls short in sectional final
(High School Sports ~ 05/23/19)
By CAREY FOX Times Sports Editor CLAY CITY Clay City wasn't quite able to recreate the late inning magic that it harnessed during Tuesday's sectional softball final when it took on Shakamak in the championship game. The Eels fell behind 8-0 through three and a half innings, and despite clawing back, the Eels fell to the Lakers 8-6. Shakamak claimed the championship and advances to the regional round next week...
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VFW donates to YMCA summer scholarships
(Local News ~ 05/23/19)
VFW Post 1127 in Brazil donated $2,500 to the Clay County YMCA's summer camp program on Wednesday to pay for scholarships for children.
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