An estimated 140 people dined on ribeye steak, baked potato, slaw, applesauce and pie or cake Thursday night at the Clay County Fairgrounds.
The occasion was to celebrate Ag Day in Clay County.
Master of Ceremonies Mark Evans said the dinner was planned as an alternative to the breakfasts which have been a staple of Ag Day in recent years. The dinner was attended by more people, he said.
The dinner was prepared by the Clay County Cattle Association and sponsored by First Financial.
Dr. Simon Kenyon, Purdue University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, spoke on risk management, particularly as it relates to meat and poultry in light of Mad Cow Disease and Avian Flu.
The “Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag” was led by Northview and Clay City high school FFA members, who also distributed door prizes from various county businesses.
Friday, March 24, 2006
Thursday, March 23, 2006
Please explain to me how the war in Iraq is going well
Please explain to me how the war in Iraq is goinq well. I have to admit, I just don't get it.
Apparently, the president thinks getting rid of one dictator (who was boxed in and not doing anything to the rest of the world) partly justifies the war in Iraq.
In his book, "Bush at War," Bob Woodward makes two points very clear. Following 9-11-2001, Bush wanted to kill someone. Two, his advisors convinced him the war on terror could not center on Osama bin Laden, lest when bin Laden was taken prisoner or killed, the world would think the war on terror was over. The war is a many-fronted assault.
OK, but we have achieved the goal of capturing the Iraqi dictator. He is on trial.
Yet, we will remain in Iraq until Bush is out of office and who knows how long after that.
What will victory in Iraq look like, anyway? We have invaded another country, without being asked for help by anyone in that country.
Will victory in Iraq mean Iraq becomes an American colony? Are we becoming aggressors just like the hated enemy in the Cold War?
Will victory in Iraq mean Iraqis organize their government after Western ideals?
There is abolsutely no connection between Iraq and the atrocities of Sept. 11, 2001. None have been proven. But "the lessons of 9-11" continue to be thrust upon us as justification for our continued occupation of Iraq.
What does victory in Iraq look like?
We are building schools in Iraq but what about schools in the U.S.?
Our local school corproation, Clay Community Schools, is trying to pare down a $1 million deficit. Our state is trying to pare down the amount of money it sends to local school corporations like Clay Community Schools.
What about the schools destroyed in the wake of Hurrcane Katrina and other hurricane damage?
Are we feeding the hungry in Iraq? Even if we are, what about the hungry in America?
What possible good are we doing in Iraq that our own people don't need as much and deserve more because they are Americans? Maybe we have no pride in the name "American" any more. Perhaps we think the good only is deserved by people of other lands.
In the late 1960s, I remember living through a terrible time. Young men were dying daily in Vietnam. No one could describe out objective there any more than people can describe our objective in Iraq.
That old sense of bewilderment and fear is returning.
President Bush says he remembers Vietnam. To paraphrase a line from "Field of Dreams," I don't think he remembers the 60s at all. I think he took two 50s and went straight into the 70s.
We have, indeed, opened a Pandora's box in the Middle East and I have no idea who can put the genie back in the bottle.
Apparently, the president thinks getting rid of one dictator (who was boxed in and not doing anything to the rest of the world) partly justifies the war in Iraq.
In his book, "Bush at War," Bob Woodward makes two points very clear. Following 9-11-2001, Bush wanted to kill someone. Two, his advisors convinced him the war on terror could not center on Osama bin Laden, lest when bin Laden was taken prisoner or killed, the world would think the war on terror was over. The war is a many-fronted assault.
OK, but we have achieved the goal of capturing the Iraqi dictator. He is on trial.
Yet, we will remain in Iraq until Bush is out of office and who knows how long after that.
What will victory in Iraq look like, anyway? We have invaded another country, without being asked for help by anyone in that country.
Will victory in Iraq mean Iraq becomes an American colony? Are we becoming aggressors just like the hated enemy in the Cold War?
Will victory in Iraq mean Iraqis organize their government after Western ideals?
There is abolsutely no connection between Iraq and the atrocities of Sept. 11, 2001. None have been proven. But "the lessons of 9-11" continue to be thrust upon us as justification for our continued occupation of Iraq.
What does victory in Iraq look like?
We are building schools in Iraq but what about schools in the U.S.?
Our local school corproation, Clay Community Schools, is trying to pare down a $1 million deficit. Our state is trying to pare down the amount of money it sends to local school corporations like Clay Community Schools.
What about the schools destroyed in the wake of Hurrcane Katrina and other hurricane damage?
Are we feeding the hungry in Iraq? Even if we are, what about the hungry in America?
What possible good are we doing in Iraq that our own people don't need as much and deserve more because they are Americans? Maybe we have no pride in the name "American" any more. Perhaps we think the good only is deserved by people of other lands.
In the late 1960s, I remember living through a terrible time. Young men were dying daily in Vietnam. No one could describe out objective there any more than people can describe our objective in Iraq.
That old sense of bewilderment and fear is returning.
President Bush says he remembers Vietnam. To paraphrase a line from "Field of Dreams," I don't think he remembers the 60s at all. I think he took two 50s and went straight into the 70s.
We have, indeed, opened a Pandora's box in the Middle East and I have no idea who can put the genie back in the bottle.
Wednesday, March 22, 2006
Brazil native to be on 'Jeopardy'
By FRANK PHILLIPS
frankphi@hotmail.com
The answer is Eddie Angleton.
What’s the question? Name the 1975 graduate of Brazil High School who will be a contestant on the TV game show, “Jeopardy!,” on Thursday.
Angleton, a 48-year-old biochemist, enjoys golf, cooking and photography.
“Appearing on ‘Jeopardy!’is one of those once-in-a-lifetime experiences,” Angleton said. “It’s a mix of euphoria bordering on terror with a touch of the surreal.”
Eddie is a Brazil native who now lives in Indianapolis with Jenny, his bride of 2 1/2 years. They have no children.
He is a biochemist with Eli Lilly and Co..
Eddie’s father, Edwin, still lives in Brazil.
“I’ve watched ‘Jeopardy!’ my whole life,” Eddie said Wednesday morning. “I’ve always thought it would be neat to go on ‘Jeopardy!’.”
So, when the show announced tryouts would be held in Chicago, Eddie filled out an online application. He made the trip to Chicago and took a 50-question test and was interviewed.
In January, TV producers invited him to Los Angeles to be on the show which was recorded for later broadcast.
He was one of 400 people chosen out of 25,000 applicants to appear on the show this year, according to a news release.
Eddie is sworn to secrecy — he can’t reveal how he did on the show, but said it was “very rewarding” and then laughed.
“Jeopardy!” is seen in Terre Haute on WTWO as well as by 17 million viewers across the United States each day.
The show is in its 22nd season. Alex Trebek is the host.
frankphi@hotmail.com
The answer is Eddie Angleton.
What’s the question? Name the 1975 graduate of Brazil High School who will be a contestant on the TV game show, “Jeopardy!,” on Thursday.
Angleton, a 48-year-old biochemist, enjoys golf, cooking and photography.
“Appearing on ‘Jeopardy!’is one of those once-in-a-lifetime experiences,” Angleton said. “It’s a mix of euphoria bordering on terror with a touch of the surreal.”
Eddie is a Brazil native who now lives in Indianapolis with Jenny, his bride of 2 1/2 years. They have no children.
He is a biochemist with Eli Lilly and Co..
Eddie’s father, Edwin, still lives in Brazil.
“I’ve watched ‘Jeopardy!’ my whole life,” Eddie said Wednesday morning. “I’ve always thought it would be neat to go on ‘Jeopardy!’.”
So, when the show announced tryouts would be held in Chicago, Eddie filled out an online application. He made the trip to Chicago and took a 50-question test and was interviewed.
In January, TV producers invited him to Los Angeles to be on the show which was recorded for later broadcast.
He was one of 400 people chosen out of 25,000 applicants to appear on the show this year, according to a news release.
Eddie is sworn to secrecy — he can’t reveal how he did on the show, but said it was “very rewarding” and then laughed.
“Jeopardy!” is seen in Terre Haute on WTWO as well as by 17 million viewers across the United States each day.
The show is in its 22nd season. Alex Trebek is the host.
Tuesday, March 21, 2006
Redenbacher daughter sharing rare collection with Clay County
By FRANK PHILLIPS
frankphi@hotmail.com
Orville Redenbacher’s family is sharing a rare collection with the Popcorn Festival of Clay Clay County.
Redenbacher’s daughter, Gail Redenbacher Tuminello, of Valparaiso, Ind., has all the original popcorn commercials starring her father on tape. It may be the only complete collection in the world.
"We just empty tubs full of tapes," she said Friday morning. "There are probably dozens and dozens of commercials."
The only problem is the commercials are on an all-but-extinct format: Sony Betamax tape.
Tuminello agreed to share the commercials with the Popcorn Festival, if the festival would have the tapes copied to DVD, which festival President Evelyn Brown and husband, Glen, were willing to do.
Not even ConAgra Foods Inc., the company that owns the Redenbacher popcorn rights, has a complete set, Evelyn said at Thursday’s festival board meeting in Brazil City Hall, even though ConAgra has recently aired some of the old commercials shot before Orville died in 1995.
Following his death, Time magazine called him the Luther Burbank of popcorn.
This year’s popcorn festival dates are Sept. 29-Oct. 1. The Browns plan to run the commercials on a TV screen continuously during the festival.
ConAgra may also introduce buttons that are replicas of souvenirs Orville gave away after he became famous.
“When he met someone, he would give them a sticker that said, ‘I met Orville,’” Glen said after the meeting.
During the meeting, Evelyn announced ConAgra has indicated an interest in becoming even more involved in the Clay County festival than in the past. The company has granted $10,000 each of the past four years to support the local festival and company representatives plan to attend all three days of the event.
It was announced earlier this month that a producer and camera crew will tape a Food Channel segment in Clay County about Orville, who grew up south of Brazil.
The show is scheduled to air at 9 p.m. June 23.
frankphi@hotmail.com
Orville Redenbacher’s family is sharing a rare collection with the Popcorn Festival of Clay Clay County.
Redenbacher’s daughter, Gail Redenbacher Tuminello, of Valparaiso, Ind., has all the original popcorn commercials starring her father on tape. It may be the only complete collection in the world.
"We just empty tubs full of tapes," she said Friday morning. "There are probably dozens and dozens of commercials."
The only problem is the commercials are on an all-but-extinct format: Sony Betamax tape.
Tuminello agreed to share the commercials with the Popcorn Festival, if the festival would have the tapes copied to DVD, which festival President Evelyn Brown and husband, Glen, were willing to do.
Not even ConAgra Foods Inc., the company that owns the Redenbacher popcorn rights, has a complete set, Evelyn said at Thursday’s festival board meeting in Brazil City Hall, even though ConAgra has recently aired some of the old commercials shot before Orville died in 1995.
Following his death, Time magazine called him the Luther Burbank of popcorn.
This year’s popcorn festival dates are Sept. 29-Oct. 1. The Browns plan to run the commercials on a TV screen continuously during the festival.
ConAgra may also introduce buttons that are replicas of souvenirs Orville gave away after he became famous.
“When he met someone, he would give them a sticker that said, ‘I met Orville,’” Glen said after the meeting.
During the meeting, Evelyn announced ConAgra has indicated an interest in becoming even more involved in the Clay County festival than in the past. The company has granted $10,000 each of the past four years to support the local festival and company representatives plan to attend all three days of the event.
It was announced earlier this month that a producer and camera crew will tape a Food Channel segment in Clay County about Orville, who grew up south of Brazil.
The show is scheduled to air at 9 p.m. June 23.
Weather forecasters were right!
The Brazil Times
By FRANK PHILLIPS
frankphi@hotmail.com
Caution was the word early this Tuesday morning. Drivers found travel slow-going after a heavy snow storm dumped its load on Clay County.
By 7 a.m., a few slide-offs had been reported, but no serious accidents had occurred.
“Nothing major, yet,” said Sheriff Mike Heaton. “The county roads are snow-covered and hazardous.”
A motorist reported a jack-knifed semi at the junction of I-70 and S.R. 59; however there were no injuries, according to scanner traffic. That accident occurred shortly after 6 a.m.
Winds of 20-25 mph were already drifting roads by 7 a.m., making snow removal difficult to impossible.
Terre Haute had more than five inches of snow by 7 a.m., reported WTHI-TV meteorologist David Wire. Snow was falling at the rate of 1-1 1/2 inches per hour, for the first three hours after the storm hit Indiana.
The worst of the storm was predicted to hit “from Terre Haute to Brazil and south to Bloomington,” said WTHR-TV, Indianapolis, meteorologist Chuck Lofton around 4:45 a.m.
Just about all the schools in the area were closed, including Clay Community Schools.
Starting at 5 a.m., the City of Brazil had two snow plows working on streets, said Mayor Tom Arthur. The plan was to change crews and keep those plows on the streets until at least 8 p.m.
The city owns three snow plows, but one was out of commission.
One of the working plows had recently been repaired.
A spring mechanism that helps the plow to bounce instead of break when crossing manholes was defective and had to be replaced, the mayor said.
“Today’s the real test” to see if the truck can do the job, he added.
By FRANK PHILLIPS
frankphi@hotmail.com
Caution was the word early this Tuesday morning. Drivers found travel slow-going after a heavy snow storm dumped its load on Clay County.
By 7 a.m., a few slide-offs had been reported, but no serious accidents had occurred.
“Nothing major, yet,” said Sheriff Mike Heaton. “The county roads are snow-covered and hazardous.”
A motorist reported a jack-knifed semi at the junction of I-70 and S.R. 59; however there were no injuries, according to scanner traffic. That accident occurred shortly after 6 a.m.
Winds of 20-25 mph were already drifting roads by 7 a.m., making snow removal difficult to impossible.
Terre Haute had more than five inches of snow by 7 a.m., reported WTHI-TV meteorologist David Wire. Snow was falling at the rate of 1-1 1/2 inches per hour, for the first three hours after the storm hit Indiana.
The worst of the storm was predicted to hit “from Terre Haute to Brazil and south to Bloomington,” said WTHR-TV, Indianapolis, meteorologist Chuck Lofton around 4:45 a.m.
Just about all the schools in the area were closed, including Clay Community Schools.
Starting at 5 a.m., the City of Brazil had two snow plows working on streets, said Mayor Tom Arthur. The plan was to change crews and keep those plows on the streets until at least 8 p.m.
The city owns three snow plows, but one was out of commission.
One of the working plows had recently been repaired.
A spring mechanism that helps the plow to bounce instead of break when crossing manholes was defective and had to be replaced, the mayor said.
“Today’s the real test” to see if the truck can do the job, he added.
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