Beagle
Welcomes Troy
Christian Students to Ohio Statehouse
COLUMBUS – State Senator Bill Beagle (R – Tipp City) earlier today
hosted students from the Troy Christian School at the Ohio
Statehouse. Beagle addressed the group in the Statehouse
Rotunda
and explained various aspects of the Ohio Legislature. Following their
time with Senator Beagle, the young visitors were read a story by First
Lady Karen Kasich and received a tour of... read
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Dance,
Dance,
Revolution, By Naiesha Thobe, Teen Scribe
Greenville Senior High School’s gymnasium turned into a dance floor
late Saturday night. The annual Homecoming dance was lively as usual,
perhaps livelier thanks to the win that the Greenwave took on Friday’s
Homecoming game. The theme centered around the main fairy tale that had
circled about the schools- Wonderland. Upon walking into the gymnasium
late Saturday night, it was as if you… read
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Boomtown
III focuses
on Renewable Fuels & Green Industries,
From Diane
Delaplane
Participants in the twin cities of Union City Ohio and Union City
Indiana’s third annual Boomtown event learned about alternative
renewable fuels for vehicles and sharing solutions for high energy
costs and energy conservation in home and office environments. Boomtown
III was recently held at the Union City Community School, Union City,
Ind. This year’s Boomtown was presented by Union City… read
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The Darke County Animal Shelter... Pets of the week
We have Chopper at the Darke County Animal Shelter. He is a 7-month-old
Boxer/Lab mix. He is brown with short hair. He is a nice dog and will
grow to around 50 pounds. He is ready for adoption and looking for a
new home. We have Papi at the Darke County Animal Shelter. He is a
3-month-old Jack Russell/Fox terrier mix. He is mostly white with a
little brown and black. He is a sweet little guy and very happy… read
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Greenville High School... GHS
clubs aid in fundraiser to fight MPS
Greenville High School Student Council and Key Club Members helped work
Timmy’s Toss and Corn Hole Tournament on the 15th of October.
The
students helped with set up, sold tickets for and helped man the
carnival games, and kept score for the corn hole tournament.
The
White family was very appreciative and grateful for the help from all
of the students. The event was held for Timmy White… read
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Ghouls
& Goblins
invade South Broadway
Ghouls, Ghosts, Goblins, Draculas, Clowns, Sponge Bob Squarepants,
Princesses… just about every fantasy (or real) creature you can think
of, invaded South Broadway Thursday evening Greenville’s the annual
Beggars Night. They came for the festivities. They came for the parade…
and they came for the treats being offered by dozens of businesses from
Martin Street to the Circle. The… read
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Royalty
of Greenville
High School, By Naiesha Thobe, Teen Scribe
Chief Greenwave Andrew Cech; Homecoming Queen Nicole Raffel -
Greenville High School has found its own set of royalty for yet another
year. The Homecoming Court had been decided weeks ago, but only this
past week was the Chief Greenwave and Homecoming Queen announced.
Candidates included Andrew Cech, Caleb Beasecker, Jonathan Edwards,
Jacob Burk, Samuel… read
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It
Is a Good Time to
Reassess Standing Corn, By Justin Petrosino,
OSU Extension
As you might have heard on the Tiger radio station last week, I will no
longer be working for Extension as of November 4, 2011. I was hoping to
announce it in a more personal manner than a radio broadcast of a news
report but they beat me to it! I have enjoyed my time with Extension
and have enjoyed Darke County enough to continue to call it home. I
will be taking a position with Stewart Seed as the Sales… read
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DCCA... Maid-Rite
Sandwich
Shoppe supports Arts in Education
Darke County Center for the Arts thanks Maid-Rite Sandwich Shoppe for
contributing funds in support of its Arts In Education (AIE)
program. DCCA, in conjunction with school administrative
staff,
annually takes performing artists to every grade of all Greenville City
and Darke County public schools. Lyle Cogen visited nine elementary
schools September 12-16… read
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Darke County Center for the Arts... DCCAdent Evening a Success!
A highlight of the fall DCCA Season was the DCCAdent Evening at the
Greenville Golf Course on Friday, October 7th. Proceeds of
over
$3400.00, went to the Darke County Center for the Arts. Music sponsors
for the evening were Second National Bank, Family Health and Financial
Achievement Services. Other sponsors of the evening were: Beltone
Hearing & Audiology Service, Marchal & Marchal… read
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Photo
Club Welcomes
Roy Baker to Meeting
On Tuesday, October 18, 2011, the Darke County Photography Club held a
monthly meeting at the Shawnee Prairie Nature Center. Roy
Baker
of Troy, Ohio, was on hand to critique the members’ photos that best
represented the theme “Trees” as well as an “Open” category.
We
would like to thank Mr. Baker for his many positive comments on the
members’ photos as well as for sharing his 70 year old… read
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Darke County Animal Shelter... Pets
of the week
We have Panda and Pepper at the Darke County Animal Shelter. They are
8-week-old Border Collie mixes. Panda is a boy and Pepper is a girl.
They are sweet little guys and love to play. They should grow to around
50 pounds. They will make wonderful companions and are ready for
adoption. They are also current on their shots. We have Bear at the
Darke County Animal Shelter. He is a 3-year-old Saint… read
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Big Brothers Big Sisters... HS
Mentors Make Big Impact in the Lives of Local Children
October 21, 2011 - Big Brothers Big Sisters of Shelby and Darke County
is excited to announce that another great year of the Big Buddies
program is up and running. This is the twelfth year the
program
has been in place. The Buddies program is an eight-month
commitment where high school sophomores, juniors and seniors agree to
work with and mentor elementary aged children… read
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Darke County Friends of the Shelter...
2012 “Pets Calendars” Now Available
The 2012 “Pets Calendars” are in and ready to be picked up. They will
make wonderful gifts and all proceeds go toward helping the animals at
the shelter. The monthly pictures (as well as the small pictures) are
made up from local pets and the calender also shows holidays, the dates
of our meetings (new members are welcome to join us at these days) and
much much more. Get… read
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Greenville
Sixth-Graders tour WSU Main Campus
When the Wright State University tour guide asked how many students
were interested in engineering, a few sixth-graders raised their hands.
She then showed them the building where engineering students attend
classes. The students’ eyes widened when she told them about the robots
that the students program in the building. Other Greenville students
were interested in the nursing building and… read
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Wave
homecoming a
special one, By George Starks
There are only three homecoming games I really look forward to every
year. Tri-Village’s, because that’s my alma mater, Franklin Monroe’s
because it’s a class act. It’s actually one that everyone should see.
The third one is Greenville. Yes, I said Greenville. Every year a
tradition that’s been happening for 33 years is the big reason. The
Wave band and the alumni join forces to do the annual Script Ohio… read
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CHIP
assistance
offered at CAP
Community Action Partnership (CAP) has received funding from the Darke
County Commissioners Community Housing Improvement Program (CHIP) for
rental and utility assistance in Darke County for those that are in
threat of eviction. A three-day eviction notice with complete wording
of why the person is being evicted or is homeless and receiving monthly
income, a copy of your lease, 13 weeks of income, and Social Security
cards are necessary to complete an application… read
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Rain
Couldn’t Dampen
Spirits, By Naiesha Thobe, Teen Scribe
Photos by Mary Elliott - Despite the rain, the cold temperatures, and
the blustery, cold air, a multitude of people gathered around Broadway
and further streets to witness the annual Homecoming Parade. This just
proved a fact that didn’t need proven - Greenville does have spirit!
The parade started off with the ever-popular marching band blaring out
the tune of “Onward Greenville!” It started… read
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Onward
Greenville!
By Naiesha Thobe, Teen Scribe
The Homecoming spirit has latched itself onto the halls of Greenville
Senior High School. The spirit began with hallway decoration. Each
class tried their best to outdo the other with their respective
decorations, all prevalant around the theme - Welcome to Wonderland.
The week continued with dress-up days including class color day and
green and white day. Thursday night hosted the Homecoming parade,
which… read
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Hospital
to sponsor
Family Theatre Series
Wayne Hospital’s recent donation to Darke County Center for the Arts
will sponsor the local arts council’s Family Theatre Series.
“DCCA brings professional theatre groups to the children and families
in our community thanks in part to the support of Wayne Healthcare; we
are grateful that they show their support for the community by making
it affordable for children to learn and grow… read
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Greenville
Eagles
Donates to the Community
In its October meeting, members of the Greenville Fraternal Order of
Eagles 2177 voted to donate more than $10,000 of its member-generated
community service funds to eight local organizations and individuals in
need. An additional $10,000 was set aside as approximately half of the
funds required for the Eagles Annual Independence Day Celebration at
Shade Road in 2012… read
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Greenville
High
School Seniors visit IU-East
(Greenville) Twenty-one Greenville High School seniors recently visited
Indiana University – East in Richmond, Ind. The trip was sponsored by
IU-East. “During the college visit, the students learned about the
admissions process, financial aid, college life, and careers and
majors,” said Becky Curtis, GHS guidance counselor and coordinator of
the trip. The seniors participating in the trip have expressed an
interest… read
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Can
you identify
three of these children? By Lyn Bliss, Senior
Scribe
Greenville — Head of Garst Museum’s Genealogy Library Phyllis Crick
recently asked to have the picture of an unidentified school published.
After the picture was published, the following people contacted Crick
with information that has allowed the school and all but three of the
students to be identified: Sue Fourman, Marilyn Kuhn, Joan Bergman,
Elsie Stenzel and Marvin McCabe… read
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Hearing
young voices
encourages involvement
Horner takes her message to Drake University in Iowa - Greenville City
Schools senior, Elizabeth Horner is taking her message of the
importance of reading, writing and good communication, nationwide.
Speaking at the recently concluded R3 Conference of NaFFAA, held at
Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa October 7-9 2011, she thanked the
organization for continuously accepting to hear young voices… read
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Kids Learning Place... New
Beginnings kids visit Downing’s Fruit Farm
The children in the New Beginnings classroom at Kids Learning Place in
Greenville visited Downing’s Fruit Farm to learn all about apples.
Scott Downing took the children on a walk around the orchard and showed
them how apples are picked; each child got to pick their very own apple
to munch on as they walked. The children learned about making
cider and how apples are sorted and graded… read
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Greenville Toastmasters Club... Nichols
Advances to District Humorous Speech Contest
Betty Nichols, a member of the Greenville Toastmasters Club, will
compete on Saturday, November 5 at the District 40 Fall Conference in
Fairborn, Ohio. Nichols initially gave her speech entitled Dilemma a
year ago during a club meeting. With encouragement from club
members, she continued to polish the speech for the club-level humorous
speech contest in September. From there, Nichols captured first place
in the… read
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Mural
now on display
in Rotary Park, By Lyn Bliss, Senior Scribe
“After the mural was put up at the other end of Broadway, we
had
to do something at the North end to keep history for the younger
generations. If Paul [Ackley] would do it, I would get the
money.” said Mary Catherine Wilson. “Paul donated his time and I got
the money donated -- $1,800. Everyone was grateful to give.” The mural,
depicting the original Greenville City Hall… read
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Cancer
Association
Thanks Rolling 50’s Classics Inc.
Rolling 50’s Classics Inc. Presents Donation to Cancer Association of
Darke County - The Rolling 50’s Classics group has come through again
for the Cancer Association. Over the past seven years we have received
a donation from their group. The Rolling 50’s group is able to donate
to our organization because of their Rolling 50’s Annual Cruise In that
was held on September 10, 2011. The… read
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Big Brothers Big Sisters… Great
fall weather means first big fish
Big Brother Dave Welker of Sidney and his little Brother, 10 year old
Julian Barga, son of Mandie Barga of Sidney, take advantage of the
beautiful fall day to do a little fishing. As it turns out…
Julian caught his first fish! While uncertain of the type of
fish, Julian was beaming with excitement never the less. Dave and
Julian have been matched through the Big Brothers Big Sister program
for almost… read
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Darke County Animal Shelter... Pet
of the week
We have Roscoe at the Darke County Animal Shelter. He is a 3-month-old
Shepherd/Lab mix. He is brown and black with short hair. Roscoe was
found when he was only 5 weeks old. He is now 3 months old and a very
sweet puppy. Roscoe will need some special care. His front legs did not
develop properly and is unable to use them when he gets tired. He
doesn’t know he has a disability. He… read
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Edison Community College... Edison
Nursing Program Granted 8-Year Accreditation
Edison Community College’s Nursing Program, in its 31st year, has
earned the highest level of accreditation a program can receive from
the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC). “We’ve
been awarded an accreditation for the next eight years, the highest we
can attain,” said Gwen Stevenson, Dean of Public Health and Service for
Edison… read
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Feed Darke County… Food
Drive
Goal: 60,000 lbs of food for FISH
Left to right are Darke County Commissioners: Mike Rhodes, Diane
Delaplaine & Mike Stegall showing their support for the annual
‘Feed Darke County’ food drive. The goal this year is to
raise
60,000 lbs of food to help our local Fish Choice Pantry provide
emergency food for Darke County residents. Donations can be
dropped off at 501 Gray Ave, Greenville… read
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Encounter
Marketing
Announces Watson as New Partner
VERSAILLES, OH – October 10, 2011 – Encounter Marketing is pleased to
announce Candace Watson of Bellefontaine, Ohio has joined as new
partner, effective October 1. Watson will bring over 20 years of
marketing, sales and business planning experience to the small town
agency. “Candace brings the expertise and dedication to the small town
marketplace and clientele we were hoping to find in a new partner. I’m
looking forward to working with her,” said Matt Heffner, Co-Founder
and… read
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Fall
Pasture
Management, By Justin Petrosino, OSU
Extension, Darke
County
As we transition into fall and look ahead to winter most of us who are
in agriculture are concentrating on harvesting corn and beans and
planting wheat. With that flurry of activity it is easy to forget about
fall and winter management concerns for pastures. During July and
August many of us were concerned about the severe lack of rainfall and
coinciding lack of forage growth, especially with our cool season
grasses… read
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Tourism
Grants
Available to Local Events & Festivals
GREENVILLE, Ohio (October 10, 2011) – Funds are available to non-profit
organizations sponsoring special events in Darke County through the
Darke County Visitors Bureau in 2012. Grants are awarded on a
competitive basis, with primary consideration given to applications,
which: (1) attract overnight visitors; (2) attract visitors from more
than 50 miles outside of Darke County and (3) feature new or expanded
events or programs… read
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American
Red Cross Fire Safety Tips,
Install Smoke Alarms and Create a Fire Escape Plan
Darke County, OH October 10th, 2011 - Every 82 seconds a home fire
breaks out, according to the National Fire Protection Agency. Fires can
cause irreparable damage to homes and businesses displacing families
and employees. Last year, the American Red Cross responded to 63,000
home fires across the country and provided comfort and basic
necessities to those affected. Five teams of Darke County disaster
volunteers stand ready and trained to respond to family fires here in
our area… read
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Big Brothers Big Sisters... BBBS
Match of the Month - September 2011
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Shelby & Darke County announce Big
Brother Jared Glaspell, of Columbus, and Little Brother Caleb Bray, of
Sidney, have been selected as September Match of the Month.
Caleb
is the son of Angela Bray. Jared and Caleb have been matched
since August 29, 2005. Jared enjoys being a Big Brother and realizes
the impact of sharing his time, knowledge, and life… read
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Darke County Animal Shelter... Pet
of the Week
We have Bart at the Darke County Animal Shelter. He is a 3-month-old
Jack Russell mix. He is white and brown with short hair. He is a sweat
little guy and loves to play. He will make wonderful companion for the
right person. This dog would love to sit and watch TV with you and also
go for long walks. He is current on his shots and is ready for
adoption. We also have 2 Jack Russell’s, a Rottweiler… read
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Edison
Honored as
Military Friendly School
Edison Community College is proud to have been named by G.I. Jobs
magazine as a Military Friendly School, ranking in the top 20 percent
of all colleges, universities and trade schools nationwide. In addition
to receiving a plaque commemorating the distinction, Edison will also
be listed in the 2012 Guide to Military Friendly Schools and a listing
online at www.militaryfriendlyschools.com. The selection was made from
a recent survey and research compiled from more than 8,000 schools in
the U.S… read
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Dave’s Diggity Dog Festival... Greenville’s
2nd Year Dog Festival is Another Success!
Despite the chilly temperatures on Saturday there were 100’s of doggies
& their owners that came out to support the second annual
Dave’s
Diggity Dog Festival on the Garst Museum lawn! They kicked
off
the morning with an opening speech by Mayor Bowers and the singing of
the National Anthem by Brooke Netzley of Greenville High School. The
dogs and their owners headed off… read
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Dozens
form a ‘Life
Chain’ protest
Stretching east from the Circle in Downtown Greenville, on the north
side of East Main almost as far as the eye could see, were dozens of
protestors Sunday afternoon. Their message? Abortion kills children.
“We’re from St. Mary’s,” said one protestor, who added there was at
least one other church involved in the protest that day. “We do this
every year.” Three signs were prevalent… Stop Abortion Now… read
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Cold
Temperatures
Will Bring Unexpected Home Visitors, Justin
Petrosino
Saturday night temperatures dipped as close to freezing as they have
since winter gave way to spring. When the mercury in the outdoor
thermometer starts to head south, all of the creepy crawly arthropods
that overwinter as adults look for someplace warm to spend the winter.
Unfortunately that typically means a home invasion. Thankfully in Darke
County we don’t have millions of crazy hairy ants invading as they… read
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Ranger
Clark fires up
mill during Fall Open House, By Bob Robinson
Holding a single shot musket in one hand and some lead “balls” in the
other, Ranger Clark told the tour group that in order to re-load more
quickly, people used to put the extra balls in their mouths… “Sometimes
they’d swallow them,” he said. Then, in a day or two, they’d relieve
themselves naturally of the lead… hence the phrase “get the lead out.”
“That will be on the quiz,” Clark… read
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Hot
Diggity Dog,
By Naiesha Thobe, Photos by Violet Berry, Teen Scribes
Dave’s Diggity Dog Fest took place Saturday on the grounds of Garst
Musuem. Even the chilling temperatures couldn’t keep a crowd of over a
hundred people away from the festivities that had gone to the dogs.
Visitors could bring their dogs and get them registered, the first 100
people recieving free doggy bags. There were flyball contests, weiner
dog races, dog games, dog agility… read
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GHS
Hosts Leadership
Conference for local schools
The Greenville High School hosted a Leadership Conference on Tuesday,
Sept. 20th, held at Greenville Grace Brethren. Schools in
Darke
County and surrounding areas were invited to attend and bring up to
eight student leaders. In attendance were representatives
from
Bradford, Celina, Greenville, St. Henry, Tipp City, and Tri-Village
along with their advisor and/or administrator. Welcoming… read
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Local
DAR members
volunteer at Prairie Days
Fort GreeneVille Chapter members volunteered at Shawnee Prairie
Preserve’s Prairie Days held September 24 and 25. The Prairie Days
brought an entire community from 1780-1810 to life. DAR members shown
making tin lanterns are Chris Nehring, Taylor Nehring… read
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Commissioners Corner... Still
waiting on Local Government Dollars
The month of September is upon us and with that comes the start of
school, and on the 23rd, the start of the fall season.
Several of
our community’s are having their fall festivals. With the
arrival
of fall, that means that winter cannot be far off. Hopefully,
this winter will be much better than the last two we have had with less
snow and ice. Things have slowed in the… read
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