Edison Community College... Edison
Holds
Annual “Shoot for a Cure”
Edison Community College held its annual “Shoot for a Cure” basketball
match in the Piqua campus gymnasium Wednesday, Feb. 22, to honor and
benefit cancer patients in the area. Admission and concession proceeds
from the men’s and women’s games will
be split between purchasing education materials for colon cancer at
Upper Valley Medical Center and the American Cancer Society’s Relay for
Life event. Before the start... read
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The Hottest Arts Ticket in Town...Local
Girl
Scouts Attend Night at the Opera!
FEBRUARY 24 – For 24 years, Dayton Opera has opened its doors to Girl
Scouts and their leaders for a special behind-the-scenes experience.
It’s a community outreach that introduces opera to the next generation.
This year was no different with 250 scouts and leaders attending on
Friday night and a second performance added on Sunday. Girl Scout
troops including Troop #31293 from Greenville attended the
Friday evening performance... read
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Farmer
Advances
to Area International and Humorous Speech Contests
Bob Farmer, celebrating his sixth anniversary as a Greenville
Toastmaster, will compete on Thursday, March 15 in the Area 8 speech
contests in Dayton, Ohio. Farmer placed first in both the
International Speech Contest and the
Evaluation Speech Contest in the Greenville Toastmasters club. The
Greenville Toastmasters sponsors the club-level contests to
encourage the club members’ development of speaking and evaluation
skills... read
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Darke County Friends of the Shelter... A Success Story. Thank you!
Hello Everyone, remember me? It’s Pumpkin, formerly of the Darke County
Animal Shelter. I was looking for a new home last Thanksgiving, and
guess what, I found the perfect one. I can’t believe my good
fortune. Have all the love any pet could ever need. And not
only
that, I have a new best friend, Purrcy to play with, too. Thanks to
everyone who inquired about me and to the people at the Darke County
Animal... read
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Greenville City Schools... East
3rd, 4th graders challenged to give “More”
Celebration awards were held on January 27 at East School.
The
theme of the Celebration Awards was “More.” The principal and
teachers have challenged East third and fourth grade students to give
“more” both behaviorally and academically. As students
entered
the gym for the award ceremony, Usher’s song “More” was
playing.
Special attention was drawn to the lyrics that read... read
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Courtney’s
Vicarious Voyage... GHANA! By Courtney
DeSchepper
Hello from Tema, Ghana! I spent February 13th- February 18th at this
port. The country was beautiful. The temperature was in the 90’s most
of the week with a thick layer of smog. Sometimes the air was so thick
your chest could tighten with just a shallow breath. Most of the
country is filled with lush green trees and bushes that produce some of
the most intoxicating fruits you will ever taste. There is so much to
do in... read
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Ombudsman
Office... Long
Term
Care Volunteers needed
Everyone deserves to live their lives with dignity and respect. One
agency provides a voice for the concerns of long-term care residents,
primarily in nursing homes. The Ombudsman’s Office needs up to 10
volunteers to be that voice in Darke County. As a Long Term Care
Ombudsman, volunteers will commit just four hours per month to visiting
one or more long-term care facilities. These important advocates will
observe each facility’s environment and perform meaningful advocacy
on... read
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Senator Bill Beagle... Beagle
and Lehner Honor Trotwood-Madison Football Champs
Pigskin squad presented with resolution on Senate floor - COLUMBUS –
State Senators Bill Beagle (R – Tipp City) and Peggy Lehner (R –
Kettering) today hosted the Trotwood-Madison High School Football Team
at the Ohio Statehouse. The Republican lawmakers honored the
team
with a Senate Resolution before the full legislative chamber. The Rams
captured the Division II State... read
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Greenville City Schools... Greenville
Go Getters Youth Fitness
Greenville City Schools is introducing Greenville Goal Getters, an
after school youth fitness program for grades 5 through 8 starting on
March 5. Several days a week, student participants will set
and
work toward fitness goals in the areas of physical activity and
nutrition, encouraging teamwork and gaining confidence along the
way. Students will learn how fun and easy being fit can be.
During the 10 week program... read
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DCCA’s
Kuniko
Yamamoto, By Brittany Martino
Humanities 121, Edison Community College - About this article… One of
six Edison Core Values is Human Diversity. In this course, Arts in the
Humanities, the assignment was to determine if one of Darke County
Center for the Arts’ offerings qualified. This is the opinion of one
student… Brittany Martino. One of my group projects that I attended was
the Kuniko Yamamoto performance. Before... read
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Darke County Center for the Arts... Jon Jordan Agency a Valued
Benefactor to
Children’s Programming
- Jon Jordan Agency has once again donated funds to sponsor Darke
County Center for the Arts’ Family Theatre Series programming.
“Generous benefactors are the key to DCCA’s ability to present quality
programming for children at an affordable ticket price of $5,” claims
DCCA Executive Director, Julie Strait. “We applaud and are
grateful for Jon Jordan Agency’s... read
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Annie Oakley Committee... Free
space to non-profits for Annie Oakley Days
The Annie Oakley Committee would like to give back to the community by
offering free space to any non-profit organization that would like to
hold a fund raising on the fairgrounds during the upcoming 2012 Annie
Oakley Days Festival. There are lots of ways your group can raise funds
during The Annie Oakley Days Festival. • Have a product sale.
•
Carnival games. ie. Basketball, Football... read
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Courtney’s
Vicarious Voyage... BRAZIL! By Courtney
DeSchepper
Hello from Manaus, Brazil! I spent from January 31 to February 3 in the
city of Manaus. The temperature here is very warm with highs in the low
hundreds and very humid. These temperatures are very common being so
close to the equator. While we were traveling up the Amazon one evening
our Assistant Dean came over the ship P.A. just to inform us that we
would be eating dinner on the equator! Although it did not... read
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St.
Mary’s School... February
Parish News & Events
I would like to wish you a belated Happy Valentine’s Day. I hope you
enjoyed your day as much as we enjoyed ours. Even Mother Nature gave us
a valentine in the form of road conditions that were good, or bad
depending on your point of view, for a two hour delay. I have often
written about our “buddy” program, in which younger students are paired
with older students. On Valentine’s Day, the kindergarteners and their
fourth grade buddies got together to ice and decorate valentine
cookies. The... read
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Darke County Photography Club... Photo
Club Active This Winter
The Darke County Photography Club has continued to be active this
winter with its events. The club would like to thank Troy
Baker
for teaching the workshops on digital cameras and Photoshop on
Saturday, February 11. The workshops were a great success
with
many participants learning how to improve their photography
skills. The club also thanks John Cook for... read
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Greenville City Schools... ACE
Reward, entertaining and enlightening for all
On Friday, February 3, 2012; over 300 Junior High Students participated
in their quarterly reward for achieving and maintaining excellent
behavior during the quarter and year. ACE status can be
improved
through good behavior and improvement of grades during the
quarter. GJH students were treated with the newly released
movie
“Soul Surfer.” The movie was used to discuss with students...
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DCCA... DP&L
sponsors House
at Pooh Corner & Other Children’s programs
The Dayton Power and Light Company Foundation has once again given a
very generous donation to Darke County Center for the Arts in support
of Family Theatre Series and Arts In Education programs.
Family
Theater Series programs are presented at St. Clair Memorial Hall and
are open to the public. Programs are generally based on
children’s literature; ticket prices are just $5... read
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Darke County Red Cross... Have a
Heart - Save a Heart!
As this month turns to hearts with Valentine’s Day, learn how to save a
heart! Learn CitizensCPR, the hands-on only CPR, in just 30 minutes.
What a great way to beat the blahs of winter for a regular group of
friends, your organization, your staff, a Sunday school class, a family
reunion or your clients. Most people who survive a cardiac emergency
were helped by a bystander. That could be you... read
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NextStep
Ministries... Volunteers
needed to help families apply for benefits
With the help of local volunteers, NextStep Ministries, an Outreach of
EUM Church in Greenville will soon be able to help low income and
moderate income wage earners apply for federal and state benefits as
well as complete tax forms. NextStep Ministries is looking for up to
ten volunteers to serve as benefits bank counselors to assist families
in free tax completion of federal, state and school taxes and applying
for a wide variety of state and local services. Volunteers will prepare
free tax or... read
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Darke
T.E.A.
Patriots Town Hall Meeting, Feb. 12
Report - The Town Hall Meeting achieved the stated purpose of
furnishing a small crowd with direct contact with incumbents and
candidates for County Offices that in addition to hearing each
candidates opening statements also had the opportunity to ask
questions. The procedure for asking questions was identified at the
beginning of the meeting and was simply that each person asking a
question was limited to one question at a time or in other words one
question per turn. The invited... read
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Senior Scribes Scholarship Fund... Biddlestones present second
annual Fred
Wright Memorial Scholarship donation
- Local business owners Darrel and Debbie Biddlestone presented their
second annual Fred Wright Memorial Scholarship check to the Senior
Scribes Scholarship Fund Friday at Darke County Parks’ Shawnee Prairie.
The donation, specifically noted as a Memorial Scholarship in honor of
the late Ralph “Fred” Wright, who passed away in 2006, will go to a
Darke County... read
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The Workshop Learning Center... Growing
Minds, Offerings & Staff
The Workshop Learning Center, located at 213 Walnut Street in
Greenville, announces two new programs to continue to help the students
of Darke County achieve academic success. The Workshop Learning Center
currently offers private academic tutoring, private music lessons, and
test prep classes. They will begin offering an after-school study... read
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Darke
County Engineer... Scheduled
Improvements to Roads & Bridges, 2012,
By James P.
Surber P.E.,P.S.
In addition to normal required maintenance, an estimated $3,489,212
worth of improvements to County roads and bridges is scheduled that
will be 79 percent locally funded. Local funds are gas tax and license
fees returned monthly to the County by the State of Ohio for County
Highway operations. No real estate or sales taxes fund Darke County
roads and bridges. The County Engineer and Highway Department are
responsible for over 519 miles of County road and 530 bridges on
County... read
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Greenville Community Gardens... Partnership
announced with Darke County Parks
Greenville Community Gardens, a community garden initiative based in
and around Greenville, Ohio, has announced a formal partnership with
Darke County Parks. Darke County Parks will allow the community garden
program to utilize park property to establish one or more community
gardens. These community gardens will provide local residents the
ability to rent a parcel of land and possibly... read
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Courtney’s
‘Vicarious Voyage’ Around the World... Dominica!
By
Courtney De Schepper
Welcome to Roseau, Dominica. I was in this port from January 23-24
2012. This country was absolutely beautiful! The weather while we were
there was low to mid 80’s and we had even 12-hour days and nights. The
scenery is undeniably breath taking. Most of the island is dormant
volcanoes that have now become these tall majestic mountains. The
population of Dominica is about 7,000 people... read
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Partnering for Progress... Versailles
Chamber Continues Support of County Development
Chamber and council’s support make the Versailles Community a pivotal
part of the P4P effort - VERSAILLES- The Versailles Area Chamber of
Commerce voted in January to continue their support of the countywide
economic devolvement effort known as Partnering for Progress
(P4P). This year marks the fourth year that the chamber has
worked with the economic development office and the Darke County... read
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Power of the Pen, Part 2... Best
of Round: Best of the Best, By Bob Robinson
“You really learned your lesson this time… you’ll never do WHAT again?”
What would you write if you were told to create an essay from the
above? That assignment was given to 102 seventh graders at Botkins
School Saturday. A Minster student’s answer to the Power of the Pen
prompt got him Best of Round honors, and gave judges a look into the
dark side of human nature. Seventh Grader Nick Chalk... read
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Greenville South Middle School… South
School hosted Bullying Prevention Week
South Middle School has focused on creating a safe environment for
students to learn. This entire school year, the Bullying Prevention
Program has been an ongoing effort. In September, students took part in
a Bullying Awareness Assembly sponsored by Darke County Center for the
Arts. This was followed up in November with an interactive Smart Board
lesson on identifying bullying situations... read
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Power of the Pen… DeColores,
Versailles Students earn POP honors, By Bob
Robinson
DeColores Montessori 7th Grader Troutwine takes two top awards -
DeColores Montessori and Versailles Middle School students took honors
in Saturday’s Seventh and Eighth Grade Power of the Pen competition at
Botkins Local School, with DeColores student Jacob Troutwine earning
First Place in the Seventh Grade Individual Contest. Troutwine also
earned Seventh Grade Best of Round Three with... read
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Darke
County Center for the Arts... DCCA
Is Grateful for Harry D. Stephens
Memorial Funding
Darke County Center for the Arts (DCCA) is grateful to have been
included among the recipients of the Harry D. and Esther Stephens
Memorial December, 2011 distribution. According to Executive
Director Julie Strait, DCCA greatly appreciates the generous and loyal
support received from the Harry D. Stephens Memorial Fund, enabling
DCCA to provide quality artistic programs in our community. The donated
funds will be used to support all DCCA programming and operating... read
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Greenville Rotary Club... Rotarians
get presentation on educating educators
Joel Sink of The Darke Economic Foundation spoke to the local Rotary
Club. Mr. Sink explained that the foundation teaches teachers
and
school administration people basic economics so that they can, in turn,
go into the classrooms and teach students. The basic program
was
originally started by The Greenville Rotary Club members in 1977 and is
now being copied by many other states around... read
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Ohio Supreme Court... Findlay
High School Wins Ohio Civics Competition
Jan. 31, 2012 - For the 11th consecutive year, students from Findlay
High School in Findlay won the Ohio We the People: The Citizen and the
Constitution High School State Competition. These students advance to
represent Ohio at the We the People National Finals in Washington DC on
April 28-30. Over 130 students from six classes from across the Buckeye
State competed at the... read
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Greenville Schools Foundation... 100
for $50 a Success
The Greenville Schools Foundation is winding up its “100 for $50”
campaign, and would like to thank all of those who have supported us
this year and in the past. We have had a great response to
this
program. Our trustees personally contact friends, family and
community members and ask them to donate $50 to the Foundation and the
projects we support. In 2010-2011 we were able to provide
the... read
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Courtney’s ‘Vicarious Voyage’ Around the World... Bahamas!
By Courtney De
Schepper
Hello from the Bahamas! It is absolutely beautiful here! I cannot
believe that I am here in the middle of January while it is very cold
in Ohio where I am used to spending my winters. Currently in the
Bahamas it is mid 70’s. I spent from January 14th-19th in the Bahamas.
The island is relatively flat and surrounded by nothing but white sand
and flawless blue ocean. It was one of the most beautiful sites I... read
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Share the History…Bears
Mill Tour
Guides Needed
One of the few remaining water-powered mills in operation in Ohio,
Bear’s Mill has a history dated from 1849, when it was built by Gabriel
Baer. Many volunteers are needed to help the Mill preserve its
162-year-old history and stay open to the public for touring and
educational purposes. The Friends of Bear’s Mill nonprofit organization
runs the operations of the Mill, which hosts about 30,000 visitors
every year, and is looking for... read
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Key Club International… GHS
Junior Darpan Kaur elected new Div. 3 Lt. Gov.
Greenville High School junior Darpan Kaur will take over the reins of
Ohio District, Division 3 Lt. Gov. in April, the beginning of the new
Key Club International year. She will be replacing retiring Lt. Gov.
Natasha Swank. Ohio District Secretary Mariah Reitz was elected Div. 3
Lt. Gov. for the 2010-11 school year, the first Greenville High School
student to serve in a Key Club International office in several decades.
Swank was.... read
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