Darke County Cancer Association... Seventh Annual Gospel Sing Concert
Mark your Calendar... September 11, 2011 - Your local and independent
Cancer Association of Darke County is putting on their seventh annual
Gospel Sing concert. The Gospel Sing is a free, nondenominational
concert on September 11th, at Saint Clair Memorial Hall in Greenville
opening at 6:00 PM and concluding at 8:00 PM. The next two weeks, we
will be highlighting some of this year’s performers. The first... read
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“Like”
Us and Win a
Sweetheart of a Deal
Contest Deadline Extended - GREENVILLE – The Darke County Visitors
Bureau announced today that the “Sweetheart of a Deal” contest is being
extended until September 15. “The contest highlights our new website,
VisitDarkeCounty.org, where visitors can view and discover a wealth of
information on Darke County,” stated director Deanna York. To enter the
contest, just visit and browse the site... read
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Darke
County Center for the Arts... Annual
Meeting to be held Sept. 8
Darke County Center for the Arts will hold its annual meeting on
Thursday, September 8, 2011, at 7:00 p.m. in the public meeting room
located on the third floor of the Greenville Public Library.
All
DCCA members are invited to attend. The agenda includes
election
of officers and trustees and reports from the last fiscal
year.
Immediately following the annual meeting, the board of trustees will
convene for their regular monthly meeting... read
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Darke
County Republican Women... Kennedy
to speak to GOP Women
Register by Sept. 8 - By Lyn Bliss, Senior Scribe - GREENVILLE - Judge
Sharon Kennedy, of the Butler County Domestic Relations
Court,
will be the speaker at the September 12 meeting of the Darke County
Republican Women’s Club. Kennedy, a native of Hamilton County, was
previously a police and crime prevention officer for the City of
Hamilton, and Director of the Victim/Witness Division of the Common
Pleas Court. Kennedy earned her law degree from the University... read
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Living with Cancer Support group...
BJ Paulus of SNAP Fitness featured speaker for September meeting
- The next meeting of the “Living with Cancer” Support Group will be
held on Thursday, September 1st from 7:00 to 8:30 pm. The
meeting
will feature Mr. BJ Paulus speaking on the benefits of exercise for
cancer patients. The September support group will be held on the 3rd
floor conference room at Wayne HealthCare. BJ Paulus, has a B.S. in
Kinesiology & Exercise Science from... read
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Darke County Parks... Free
Crafts at Prairie Days!
Hey Kids! Would you like to try to live as a pioneer child?
It
may not be as easy as you think! Join us at Shawnee Prairie
Preserve for Prairie Days under the Craft Tent to try it out.
Prairie Days is a FREE Family Event and will be held Saturday,
September 24th, 10am-4pm and Sunday, September 25th, 12pm-4pm. During
this weekend event, there will be candles to dip and... read
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Darke
County Agricultural Society & OSU Extension, Darke County… FAIR FRIDAY SAMPLER
Friday, August 26, 2011 - Youth Building, Darke County Fairgrounds -
9:00am “Something ‘Gourd’geous” - Ohio Gourd Society.
10:00am Cooking for One or Two? Let’s Eat! - Eileen
Litchfield -
12:30pm... read
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Free
Smoke Detector
Batteries
The Darke County Solid Waste Management District along with Darke
County Homeland Security and EMA will team up with our local Fire
Departments to get the word out on a simple life-saving tip, “Change
Your Clock, Change Your Batteries.” Replacing home smoke detector
batteries is a small and easy step that can mean the difference between
life and death. In preparation for daylight-saving time on Sunday,
November 6, the district and your local fire departments want you to...
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Darke County Parks... Early
Morning Discovery Hikes Continue!
If you haven’t attended one of the Early Morning Discovery Hikes this
summer with Darke County Parks, you’re missing out! Lately, we have
been travelling to many different parks, searching for as many species
of birds, wildflowers, dragonflies and more that we can
discover.
Last week took us to the “walk-in entrance” of Shawnee Prairie
Preserve, just off of Chestnut Street. We visited the... read
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Eldora Speedway... 3-Wide
start
designed for Baltes Promotional Flair
ROSSBURG, OH (August 17) – When two-time NASCAR Cup Champion Tony
Stewart purchased Eldora Speedway from the legendary Earl Baltes in the
Fall of 2004, he confessed that he had big shoes to fill. He admitted
that no one could completely duplicate the Baltes style, but Stewart
set out on a mission to preserve the famed Eldora Experience as much as
he could, with... read
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Darke County Parks... Volunteers
needed for Prairie Days Festival
Darke County Parks is hunting for volunteers to help celebrate prairies
and the pioneer way of life! Do you enjoy helping children or working
with the public? If so, this is where you should be! We need YOU to
help with our Prairie Days Festival on Saturday, September 24th and
Sunday, September 25th at Shawnee Prairie Preserve. During
these
two days, the Friends of the Darke County... read
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Darke County Visitors Bureau... “Like”
Us and Win a Sweetheart of a Deal
GREENVILLE – As you and your loved ones enjoy the 155th annual GREAT!
Darke County Fair, stop by the Visitors Bureau booth in the Coliseum
for information and a chance to win a “Sweetheart Package” to The Inn
at Versailles. The Darke County Visitors Bureau will host a special
contest in honor of their new website launch, VisitDarkeCounty.org,
where visitors can view and discover a wealth of... read
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SNB
Freedom Years... Local
Farm
Tour Offered
On September 14, 201, a tour of Darke County farms is being offered by
Second National Bank’s Freedom Years program. Participants will have
the opportunity to learn about three local farming operations. Tour
guides are Dennis Baker of SNB and Justin Petrosino, Darke County
Extension Agriculture Educator. A picnic lunch provided at the Ansonia
First Church of God shelter house park. The cost of the tour is $20.00
per person and you may reserve your spot with Dennis Baker... read
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Great Darke County Fair… Schedule
of Events; and Memories
Photos by Bob Robinson - The Darke County Fair is a mixture of the new
and memories. While my memories don’t go as far back as those of many
fairgoers, they are special. From my archives I found some memories.
Check out the photos from a previous fair. Can you remember which fair
they were taken at? The kids will be a little older now than they were
then… as will all of us... read
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Darke
County TEA
Patriots Townhall Meeting
Thursday, Aug. 18, 2011 – 6 p.m. – Lighthouse Christian Center – Open
Agenda – Debt Ceiling Solution… Good or Bad? What are the important
issues… in our Nation? In Darke County? In Greenville... read
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Tour
of Homes in
September, By Jan Boyer, Senior Scribe
Once again Darke County League of Women Voters (LWV) is preparing for
exciting tours of three Darke County homes on Sunday, September 25. The
homeowners in each of the three homes have used unique styles and
treatments that will provide limitless ideas and inspiration to
visitors taking the 2011 LWV Tour of Homes. Opening their homes for
this years’ Tour are Angela and Mike... read
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Darke County Parks… Save
the
Date for Prairie Days!
You are invited to Prairie Days! Don’t miss out on this
awesome
historical event! This year’s Prairie Days will be held
Saturday,
September 24, from 10am-4pm and Sunday, September 25, from 12pm-4pm.
Come enjoy a weekend celebrating prairies and the pioneer way of
life! See apple butter being made over the fire, play
children’s
pioneer games, compete in foot races and seed-spitting contests... read
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Coffee
with the
Commissioner
Commissioner Mike Stegall will be having a “Coffee with the
Commissioner” on Saturday, August 13th at Brown’s Sweet Shop
in
Versailles. The event will take place from 8 a.m. until 10
a.m. Everyone is invited to attend and discuss any situation
involving Darke County. Commissioner Stegall has had several
of
these events in an attempt to keep the citizens connected to their
government. This is an opportunity for all people to keep
informed of happenings in the county and to ask questions about what
the Commissioners are doing. Please try to attend and get
involved in local government. Hope to see you there!
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Brethren
Retirement
Community... Lunch to Go
Back By Popular Demand---Brethren Retirement Community’s Lunch To Go!!
Please See the flyer with details of the event. A
confirmation
will be made via phone or email once we receive your order.
If
you do not receive a confirmation, please call Holly at 547-7655. Click
here
to read the flyer.
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Tire
Recycling Day
Near
Tired of looking at those old tires lying around? Not only
are
they an eye sore, they can be dangerous. The Darke County
Solid
Waste District and the Darke County Environmental Council want to help
you with your tire problem. The district and council will be
sponsoring a used tire collection on Thursday, September 22, 2011 from
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. In addition to tires to being an eyesore, they
are a nuisance to rural citizens who find them in their ditches, out in
the fields and... read
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GTS
offers Park &
Ride to the Fair for 75 cents
Donate a non-perishable food item and ride for 50 cents - GTS
(Greenville Transit System) will be offering a fair shuttle service
weekdays 5:00pm to 11:00 pm and the first Weekend 11:00am to
11pm. The shuttle will run from the Martz Street gate (gate
3) to
two locations on a continuous basis. The locations offer free
parking. Drop off and pick up points... read
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The
Cast for DCCA’s
MCT Pinocchio included 60 locals
The cast chosen for Darke County Center for the Arts presentation of
Missoula Children Theatre’s Pinocchio presented two performances
Saturday. The performances featured 60 local youngsters who had to
compete for the roles they played. Abigail Wright played the role of
Pinocchio, the puppet who hopes to become real; Pinocchio’s nemesis
Stromboli was played by Cody Reynolds. Lyssa Middlestetter... read
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Darke County Parks… Weave
Rag
Rugs!
Woof, Beater, Warp, Shuttle… Join Darke County Parks’ Volunteers,
Edward and Joan Leighner, as they host an educational lesson on weaving
rag rugs. The program will be held at Shawnee Prairie
Preserve
Nature Center, 4267 St. Rt. 502 West, on Saturday, August 13th at
10am. During this program you will learn the basics on how to
operate a loom, what to use and what not to... read
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Darke County Parks… A
Stroll on
the Prairie
When settlers first came to Darke County, prairie stretched southwest
of Greenville for over 15 miles! Join a Naturalist at Shawnee
Prairie Preserve, 4267 St. Rt. 502 West, on Thursday, August 11th for a
leisurely walk through our “back 40” prairie. The hike will
begin
at 7pm where we will see what flowers are in bloom, what birds are
active and what butterflies are feeding. Don’t forget to
bring... read
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Darke
County Visitor’s Bureau... What’s
Happening in Darke County -
August 2011
Things are heating up in August... and we don’t mean the weather! Check
out the unique events taking place in and around Darke County, Ohio
listed below. For more details, visit our website at
www.visitdarkecounty.org. To receive daily information, ‘Like’ us on
Facebook at Darke County Visitors Bureau. August 1 - 21. Artists’
Series at The Mill. Visit Bear’s Mill for history, nature and art. This
month’s artists’ series including paintings by Selena Burk and new
pottery by Julie Clark... read
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Darke
County Center for the Arts… A
DCCAdent Evening Featuring Banfi Wines
Would you enjoy a decadent evening of great food, wines, music and a
chance to bid on OSU tickets? A Darke County Center for the Arts
fundraiser, the DCCAdent Evening, is planned for Friday, October 7th at
6:30 p.m. at the Greenville Golf Course. The evening will
include
a multi-course Italian dinner paired with wines from Banfi winery, of
Montalcino, Italy (www.castellobanfi.com). Bill Whiting, Banfi’s
director of wine education, will be presenting his wines at the
event... read
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Michael
Anthony’s at the Inn of Versailles... Wood Fired Pizza & Beer
Dinner
Friday, August 5 - 7:30pm - 10:30pm - 21 W. Maine St., Versailles, OH -
Created By Michael Anthony’s at the Inn of Versailles - To celebrate
the remodel of the bar and the new wood-fired pizza oven, we are
hosting a “pizza and beer” dinner. We will be presenting six unique and
hand-crafted pizzas, and we will pair each of them with one of our new
craft tap beers! Please call (937) 526-3020 to make reservations!
Wood-Fired Pizza and Beer Dinner Menu... read
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