Greenville
BPW... Garst
Museum
Volunteers to speak before BPW Club at February Meeting
Greenville, OH. January 25, 2012 - The Greenville Business
&
Professional Women’s (BPW) Club is making preparations for their
February meeting. The meeting is being hosted by the Public
Relations Committee consisting of Susan Fowble, Bev Delk, and Mary
Catherine Wilson. The program scheduled for the evening is entitled ‘A
Museum in a Suitcase’. Marilyn Robbins, Pat Lemmer and Norma
Schilling are volunteers with Garst Museum and will be presenting the
program. The ladies are bringing... read
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Darke
County Photo Club... Photography
Workshop
Camera Basics 101 and Photoshop - February
11th, Shawnee
Prairie Nature Center, 4267 St Rt 502 - FREE workshop Digital Cameras
101: Basics for Beginner and Intermediate Photographers, will be
offered from 9:00AM to 12:00Noon, and is available to the general
public as well as club members. This session will be helpful to users
of both point-and-shoot cameras as well as SLR cameras. There will be
no charge for this digital camera session; however, donations will be
accepted... read
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Detling
Reception at
St. Clair Manor
The Detling for Judge Campaign Committee will hold a reception
supporting Juvenile/ Probate Judge candidate James Detling on Thursday,
February 2, 2012. The reception will be held at the beautiful
St.
Clair Manor from 6 to 9 p.m. Sponsors for this event include
Wayne and Sue Detling, Tom and Jennifer Bish, and Dr. M.
Lynne
Hawley. The evening will include a tour of the newly
renovated... read
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“Living
with Cancer” Support Group... “We
Knead U Massage” to Speak to Cancer
Support Group Feb. 2
The next meeting of the “Living with Cancer” Support Group will be held
on Thursday, February 2 from 7:00 to 8:30 pm. The meeting will take
place in the third floor conference room at Wayne Health
Care.
Rena Slater, licensed massage therapist will meet and share information
regarding massage and other approaches to help the cancer patient. Rena
has a bachelor’s degree from Wright State in Rehabilitation.
She
is licensed by the State of Ohio Medical Board in Massage Therapy... read
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Edison
Community College... Public
Lecture To Focus On Weight Loss and Healthy Living
Edison Community College will be hosting a public lecture series event
dealing with the issues surrounding weight loss and healthy living on
Thursday, Feb. 16, at 7 p.m., in the Edison Theater of the Piqua
campus. Edison faculty member Dr. Thomas D. Martinez will lead the
lecture that will explore the necessary steps to having a healthy,
successful weight–loss journey. The five-step process is an easy to
understand guide designed to lead anyone who is truly committed to a
achieving a healthy lifestyle... read
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Friends of the Darke County Parks... Probate/Juvenile Court Judge
Candidates to
speak at monthly meeting
- Meeting Date: February 7 - Also, Book Sale to be held Feb. 25 - It
was recently suggested that with the upcoming Primary in March to
invite the candidates for the Probate/Juvenile Court Judge to attend
one of our meetings. On February 7 at 6:30 both candidates Judge Jason
Aslinger and Attorney Jim Detling will be attending our Friends
Meeting. Both Candidates will be... read
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Edison Community College...Edison
To Hold “Shots Fired” Emergency Information Session
Have you ever wondered how you would react if someone who was armed and
dangerous walked into a building while you were there? A special
program entitled “Shots Fired,” will help answer those questions during
an information session at Edison Community College. The program will be
held on Wednesday, Jan. 31, and will be offered at 10 a.m. and 7 p.m.
Both programs will be held in the Edison Theater on the Piqua campus.
The program... read
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Cancer
Association of
Darke County selling Gourmet Dinner Raffle Tickets
The Cancer Association of Darke County is holding their Gourmet Dinner
Raffle. The winner of this annual event and seven of their friends or
family will enjoy a gourmet meal prepared by the Gourmet Dinner Club,
at your choice of time and place. The deadline for purchasing tickets
is February 8th at noon; tickets available until the drawing. The
drawing will be held Feb. 13. You do not need to be present to win. All
donations are always appreciated, whether buying raffle tickets of not.
Eikenberry’s.... read
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Edison
Community College... Edison
offers free financial aid event
Edison Community College will host the state-wide college financial aid
event “College Goal Sunday” on Feb. 12, 2012 at 2 p.m. at the Piqua
Campus. The free event, presented by the Ohio Association of Student
Financial Aid Administrators (OASFAA) and endorsed by the Ohio Board of
Regents, assists students and parents with completing the Free
Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The FAFSA is the federal
application that is required to receive federal financial aid including
the... read
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Monthly
Ag Breakfast,
Feb. 2
The monthly Ag. Breakfast Meeting will be 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 2, at
the Brethren Retirement Center’s Cafeteria, Greenville. Enter through
the Brethren Retirement Center’s main doors, under the awning, and
follow the signs to the cafeteria.
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Darke County Republican Mens Club… Commissioners to discuss 2012
Challenges
Saturday
- Annual Meet the Republican Candidates set for February prior to March
Primary - Darke County Republican Commissioners will be discussing the
2012 challenges and opportunities in Darke County at Saturday’s Darke
County Republican Men’s Club meeting. Find out what’s happening and
what the county is looking at for 2012. The meeting will be Jan. 21, 8
a.m. Saturday morning at the... read
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Big Brothers Big Sisters... Sponsors
needed for Bowl for Kids’ Sake
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Shelby and Darke Counties announce the
annual bowling fundraiser, when hundreds of area bowlers team up to
support the agency’s biggest event of the year. We’re
recruiting
bowlers and sponsors to help with our bowling party. Bowling
For
Kids’ Sake is a national event with almost 700 local agencies holding
their own bowling parties to fund their year-round... read
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Brethren Retirement Community... Greenville
Art Guild Free ‘Live Model’ Drawing
Learning a new skill or brushing up on an old one? Drawing
from
Lives Models will give you that opportunity. Join in the
drawing
and fun in the Brick Room at BRC, 750 Chestnut, on Tuesday, January 31.
The Greenville Art Guild will host its third annual free Drawing from
Live Models. Two models, one male, one female, clothed of course, will
offer several poses to spark artistic creation... read
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Cancer
Association of Darke County... It’s
not too late to win a Gourmet Dinner!
Tickets now on sale. The Cancer Association of Darke County is holding
their Gourmet Dinner Raffle. The winner of this annual event and seven
of their friends or family will enjoy a gourmet meal prepared by the
Gourmet Dinner Club, at your choice of time and place. The
drawing will be held on February 8th at noon; tickets available until
the drawing. You do not need to be present to win.
Eikenberry’s
has been generous enough to donate the ingredients for the dinner and
Minuteman Press has... read
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Darke
County Parks... Handle/Needle
work group meets fourth Monday
Do you have a project that you wish you had “time” to finish or learn
something new? Whether it is knitting, crocheting, tatting,
embroidering, or any other handle/needle work come and join several of
us at the Park District for a very informal gathering on the 4th Monday
of each month at 6 - 8 PM. We will be meeting in the Tecumseh Room in
the Nature Center. Please bring your own project and come and
have fun. Any questions please call Laura at the Nature
Center.
Beginners are Welcome... read
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Mail
Magazine 24... Restoring
American Exceptionalism: School Choice Week Events
Today, our college graduates face the highest unemployment rates in
history. American 15-year-olds rank 35th out of 57 countries in math
and literacy,behind almost all industrialized nations. Americans
shouldn’t rank 35th in anything! It’s time to Restore American
Exceptionalism! Americans for Prosperity Foundation (the sister
organization of Americans for Prosperity) has teamed up with National
School Choice Week to bring you a week full of events discussing the
American education system... read
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Greenville, Versailles Rotaries... Rotary 4-Way Speech Competition
January 12, 2012 - The Greenville Rotary Club and the Versailles Rotary
Club will be conducting their annual 4-Way Speech competition in the
near future, and invite area high school students to
participate.
The content for the speech is to be centered around Leadership, Service
and the Rotary Four Way Test: Is it the TRUTH? Is it FAIR to
all
concerned? Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER
FRIENDSHIPS?
Will... read
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2012 Primary, Darke County… Meet
your Candidates before you Vote
In a little under two months, Darke County voters will be asked to make
a choice between the candidates for three countywide positions. Those
candidates for which you will cast your vote on March 6 are as follows
(all Republican): Juvenile Probate Court Judge: Sitting appointed Judge
Jason Aslinger or Attorney James Detling. Darke County Commissioner:
Incumbent Diane Delaplane or her challenger... read
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Darke
County Parks... Volunteer
Workshop scheduled for Jan 30
RSVP by Jan 20 - Attention Parks volunteers, Friends and future
volunteers: Are you ready to PLAY? Have you ever answered in a form of
a question? It’s time to expand your knowledge / skills of
the
Darke County Parks so you can be the first to buzz in your answer… in
the form of a question! This fun-filled evening is for everyone, Friend
of the Park District members, volunteers, or someone interested in
becoming a new volunteer! Be sure to mark your calendars and join us at
Shawnee... read
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Greenville High School Key Club... Key Club to hold Spaghetti
Fundraiser
Greenville High School Key Club will be holding a Spaghetti Dinner
Fundraiser at First United Methodist Church, Greenville, 4 to 8 p.m. on
Saturday, Jan. 28. Tickets are $7 each and can be purchased from any
Key Club Officer or Kiwanis Advisor Bob Robinson. The Key Club is a
student-led high school organization that serves the community through
projects such as the annual Trick or Treat... read
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Gateway
Youth Plans
Personal Safety Workshop
In this day and age all youth need to learn more information about
staying safe and reducing personal risks while trying to preserve the
innocence and optimism of childhood. In order to keep our children
safe, the Gateway Youth Program is sponsoring a 10 week workshop “Think
First and Stay Safe” that empowers children with personal safety
strategies for youth in grades 3, 4, and 5. Students in the
program will learn skills to reduce their risk of being bullied or
victimized, learn internet and... read
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League of Women Voters... Candidates
Night to be held Feb. 27
The upcoming 2012 primary election was the focus of League of Women of
Darke County as they met at the Law Library to make plans for a
candidates night before that crucial event on March 6. As is their
usual practice, the LWV is planning to hold this Candidates Night the
week before the primary, February 27 at 7 p.m. at the American Legion
on Ohio Street. The public is invited to attend and... read
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“Building
Blocks II”
Parenting Class Planned
OSU Extension, Darke County, has scheduled a “Building Blocks II”
parenting series. The classes will be held February 20
& 27,
2012, at the OSU Extension Learning Center, 603 Wagner Avenue,
Greenville. The class times are from 6:00-8:00pm.
There is
no fee for this class. This is an adult only series. The
“Building Blocks II” parenting classes are for parents who wish to
develop better parenting skill or parenting techniques for children
ages 7-13 years. This will be 2 classes focusing on... read
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County
Offices closed
January 16
The County Offices will be closed in Observance of “Martin Luther King”
Day, on Monday, January 16, 2012.
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Darke
T.E.A. Patriots
Darke T.E.A. Patriots meeting notice for Sunday January 15, 2012 at the
Lighthouse Christian Center, 3 p.m. An open meeting welcoming questions
submitted by Friday January 13 to Al Bliss... read
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Edison
Community
College Hosting Bluegrass Concert
For the second year in a row, the Edison Community College theater
stage will come alive with the sounds of bluegrass as Joe Mullins
&
The Radio Ramblers bring their fun and energetic show back to the Piqua
campus on Jan. 14. Tickets are $15 and will be on sale the day of the
event, with doors opening at 6:15 p.m. As a tribute to those serving
military and veterans, tickets will be half... read
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Photo
Club Hosts Free
Workshop With Troy Baker
The Darke County Photography Club is pleased to announce that on
Saturday, February 11, 2012, Troy Baker will teach two workshops at the
Shawnee Prairie Nature Center. First, the FREE workshop Digital Cameras
101: Basics for Beginner and Intermediate Photographers, will
be
offered from 9:00AM to 12:00Noon, and is available to the general
public as well as club members. This session will be helpful
to
users of both point-and-shoot cameras as well as SLR cameras... read
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Greenville
Transit
Closed January 16
In Observance of the Martin Luther King Holiday Monday, January 16,
2012, Greenville Transit will be closed. GTS will reopen with regular
hours of operation on Tuesday, January 17 at 6 a.m.
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Darke County Center for the Arts... DCCA Presents “A Taste of Wine
& Jazz
XXII”
Darke County Center for the Arts will present “A Taste of Wine and Jazz
XXII” on Friday, January 20 at Montage Cafe in downtown Greenville. The
wine tasting party, a fundraiser for the local arts organization, will
feature food and music in addition to a selection of fine wines. “This
is a sensationally popular party which has taken on a life of its own
since our first “Taste” several years ago,” said DCCA Executive... read
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Edison
to Hold PSEOP
Informational Meetings
Edison Community College will hold a series of informational meetings
designed to explain the Post-Secondary Enrollment Options program
(PSEOP) to students and parents and guardians of interested high school
students throughout the month of January. PSEOP enables Ohio public and
non-public high school students in grades 9 through 12 to earn college
credit and/or high school graduation credit through the successful
completion of college courses. The program is tuition free. The... read
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This Month’s Theme: Toys - Darke
County Photo Club to Hold First Meeting of 2012
On Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at 7:00PM, the Darke County Photography
Club will hold its first meeting of the year at the Shawnee Prairie
Nature Center. The club welcomes guest judge John Cook to critique
photographs in the quarterly feedback session themed “Toys”. Feel free
to bring 2 photographs to share in the themed division and 1 photograph
to share in the open division. For more information... read
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Coffee
with the
Commissioner
On January 14th, Commissioner Mike Stegall will be holding a “Coffee
with the Commissioner” meeting at the New Madison Rescue Squad
Building, located behind the Dollar General Store. There will be plenty
of Coffee available courtesy of the Rescue Squad.
Commissioner
Stegall will be there from 8:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. to answer any
questions that people have concerning county government, or to inform
people about happenings in the county. Along with Commissioner
Stegall... read
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Council
on Rural Services ... Children’s
Art Class Begins Winter Sessions
Jaunuary 4, 2012 - GREENVILLE –The Art-Rageous Experience – Children’s
Art Program is beginning their winter sessions of classes on Saturday
morning in January. The first sessions will be January 7, 2012. “We are
planning the art classes right now and enrolling children to begin very
soon,” said Debby Brayfield, program administrator. These
classes
give young children the chance to experience and experiment with
different kinds of art each Saturday morning. This is a
family... read
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Martin
Luther King
Day closing
Community Action Partnership of Greater Dayton Area – Darke County -
will be closed Jan. 16, 2012, in honor of Martin Luther King Day. This
includes the Senior Meals Program and Metropolitan Housing Authority.
Transportation service available - Community Transportation Services,
offered through Community Action Partnership of Greater Dayton Area –
Darke County, will be in operation for those who need service through
the JARC program on Martin Luther King Day, Mon., Jan. 16, 2012.
Reservations should be made by Fri., Jan 13, for transportation by
calling 547-9129.
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Monday, January 9... College
Financial Aid Night
Need cash for college? A College Financial Aid Night is scheduled from
7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 9, at Edison Community College in Greenville. This
free program, designed for high school seniors and their parents,
focuses on completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid
(FAFSA). The program is being coordinated by Bridges to College and
Edison Community College. “If students are... read
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Would
You Like to Win
a Gourmet Dinner?
Photo: Stock photo for illustration purposes only… is not meant to be
representative of the menu to be offered. The Cancer Association of
Darke County is holding their Gourmet Dinner
Raffle once again. The winner of this annual event and seven of their
friends or family will enjoy a gourmet meal prepared by the Gourmet
Dinner Club, at your choice of time and place. The drawing will be
held... read
more. |
Party
with a Purpose:
Save a Life!
This isn’t a party to buy make-up or cooking equipment. It is a party
that may actually benefit you, your family and the community.
Learn CitizenCPR, the hands-on only CPR, in just 30 minutes and then
kick off the party. 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... read
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