Downtown Greenville... Family,
Food and Furry Friends for First Fridays
The Greenville downtown district continues the tradition of ‘First
Fridays’ on April 6 from 6-9 pm. Celebrate the renewal of spring in the
vibrant business district with family, food and furry friends! This
month’s ‘First Fridays’ theme is a petting zoo sponsored by Keller
Grain and Feed, Inc. and Greenville National Bank. Keller Grain and
Feed, Inc. brings their ‘chick days’ to downtown displaying spring... read
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Edison Community College... Edison
to Host Administrative Professionals Day Program
Edison Community College will present a program Wednesday, April 25, in
recognition of Administrative Professionals Day that salutes the many
contributions of support staff through the area. The program is open to
all office support professionals, including administrative assistants,
executive assistants, office managers, and other employees who provide
secretarial or administrative support for one or multiple... read
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Premier
Senior Insurance... Medicare
Alphabet Soup to be held April 19
Premier Senior Insurance will be holding a series of FREE public Coffee
Break informational sessions to familiarize local residents in Ohio and
Indiana with their Medicare insurance choices. The topic will be
Medicare Alphabet Soup – Understanding Your Options. Our next
session will be on Thursday, April 19, 2012 at 6:00 p.m. to be held at
The Coffee Pot located at 537 S. Broadway in Greenville, OH.
This
session is designed to help those who are new to Medicare but all
seniors who still have questions are welcome to attend. This is not a
sales event but is intended for educational purposes only. For valuable
information and driving directions, please see our website at,
www.premierseniorinsurance.com. Interested seniors are asked to reply
with intent to attend by calling 800-691-5128.
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Council on Rural Services... Register
for Last Session of Children’s Art Class
GREENVILLE –The Art-Rageous Experience – Children’s Art Program has
open registration for the last session of class before
summer.
“The children have experienced all kind of fine arts this year with
many new techniques planned for this last spring session.” said Debby
Brayfield, program administrator. These classes give young
children the chance to experience and experiment with different kinds
of art... read
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Ag
Breakfast Meeting
The next Ag. Breakfast Meeting will be held Thursday, April 5, 2012,
7:30 am in the Cafeteria at Brethren Retirement Community. (Enter
through the Brethren Retirement Center’s main doors, under the awning,
and follow the signs to the cafeteria.) Our next meeting will be May 3,
2012.
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Toastmasters...
Greenville
&
Wayne HealthCare Toastmasters to present seminar
Mental Flexibility, Part 1: Building Your Thinking Power - Julia
Bowlin, physician at the Versailles Medical Center, national speaker,
author and member of the Greenville Toastmasters and the Wayne
HealthCare Toastmasters will present a free seminar, open to the public
on Tuesday, March 27 at 7:00 PM in Chestnut Hall located inside the
Chestnut Village Center in the Brethren Retirement Community. The
seminar is Part I of Mental Flexibility: Building Your
Thinking
Power... read
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Trinity
Lutheran
Offers Free Meal
Trinity Lutheran Church located on the corner of State Route 28 and
Jackson Pike in Union City, Indiana. Is offering a free spaghetti
dinner on Thursday, April 5 from 5:30 to 6:45 p.m. The meal is offered
as a service to the community. As a celebration of Easter.
The
church also has a Good Friday service on April 6 beginning at 7p.m. On
Saturday morning at 10 a.m. there will be an Easter egg hunt at the
church. On Easter Sunday, there will be a breakfast in the fellowship
hall at 9 a.m. Followed by an Easter Worship service at 10:15a.m.
Trinity Lutheran Church would like to remind everyone that events are
open to anyone in the community. Whoever would like to share in the
celebration of Easter is welcome.
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First United Methodist Church... “The
Twelve” returns to Greenville
After a year’s absence, a tradition beloved by many is returning once
again to Greenville. On Maundy Thursday, April 5th at 7:30
PM,
First United Methodist Church invites the public to relive
the
events that transpired in 33 AD. This will be the
36th year
that The Twelve will have graced the stage of FUMC’s Fellowship Hall.
Much is the same with this... read
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Darke County Sheriff’s Patrol... 50th
Annual Home & Sports Show is open
Darke County Sheriff Toby L. Spencer has announced the opening
ceremonies Friday for the 50th Annual Darke County Sheriff’s Patrol
Home & Sports Show at the Darke County Fairgrounds.
The Home
& Sports Show is located inside the Coliseum of the
fairgrounds. Admission is free. It will be open
throughout
the remaining weekend, Saturday 10a-9p and Sunday 11a-5p. Opening
Ceremonies were attended by... read
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St.
Mary’s School
Musical set for Friday
St. Mary’s School’s Musical, Freedom Bound, is this Friday, March 23,
7:30 PM @ Memorial Hall. This production is under the direction of Mr.
Steve Blocher and includes students in grades 4-8. Admission is free
and the public is welcome!
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Darke County Republican Men’s Club... Clerk of Courts Cindy Pike
scheduled speaker
The March meeting will be at the Brethren Home Retirement Community on
3-17-12 at 8:00 a.m. in the employee’s cafeteria. We have a breakfast
buffet for a $6 “donation.” Arriving early allows you to get
started on your breakfast and enjoy the company of the other Club
Members. The program for this month will be the re-elected Clerk of
Courts, Cindy Pike. Congratulations on your re-election... read
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Greenville Kiwanis… Best
Breakfast in Town Saturday
Greenville Kiwanis will be offering the “Best Breakfast in Town”
Saturday at the Greenville High School cafeteria, from 6:30 a.m. until
2 p.m. The Kiwanis annual Pancake Day fundraiser offers All-You-Can-Eat
pancakes for $5 per person. Included in the meal is a serving of
sausage and drink of your choice. The public is invited to get a great
start to their Saturday and meet Kiwanians and members... read
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Garst Museum... The
Gathering at
Garst 2012
3/9/12 - The Gathering at Garst is returning to the Garst Museum
grounds in Greenville, Ohio on July 28 and 29. It is the
mission
of The Gathering at Garst to promote awareness and appreciation of
events and people who made unique contributions to the culture of Darke
County and to celebrate its heritage in a family-oriented and
educational atmosphere. This year’s theme is... read
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Darke
County Center
for the Arts Special Meeting
The Darke County Center for the Arts will hold a special meeting on
Thursday, March 22, at 11:55 a.m. in the Community Meeting Room on the
third floor of the Greenville Public Library, 126 W. Fourth Street,
Greenville. All DCCA members are invited to attend.
The
purpose of the special meeting is to fill an open position on the board
of directors.
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Annie Oakley Committee... Meeting
scheduled to answer Non Profit organization questions
Tuesday, March 13, 2012 - 6:00 PM at Edison College, Greenville Campus,
610 Wagner Ave. Greenville. The Annie Oakley Committee has had a good
response from the community for space requests at the upcoming Annie
Oakley Days Festival, July 27, 28 and 29. There has been a lot of
questions about what is allowed and what is not and the Annie Oakley
Committee would like to respond with a meeting to... read
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Darke County Photography Club... Landscape
Photography Presentation at Next Meeting
On February 21, 2012, the Darke County Photography Club welcomed Julie
Kesson from Granny’s Corner for an excellent presentation on matting
and framing. In addition, the monthly feedback session had a
variety of great photographs representing the theme “Purple”.
A
slate of candidates for the upcoming March election of officers was
nominated as follows: For President, John Snell; For... read
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Garst Museum...“The
Ghost and
Mrs. Audubon”
On Sunday, March 11, 2:00 PM, you are invited to the Garst Museum in
Greenville, Ohio to be entertained and enlightened as John and Karen
Burkett present a first person narrative of the life and
accomplishments of John and Lucy Audubon. John James Audubon was one of
the first naturalists to illustrate birds as they appeared in nature.
Often his illustrations were life size. John Burkett brings to life
this unique individual whose talents mesmerized... read
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Darke County Red Cross presents... Night of “Comedy and Caring”
March 1, 2012 Darke County, OH— Let’s start with Drew Hastings, throw
in a
fantastic dinner, add some drawings and a not so silent, silent
auction, have the
proceeds benefit one of our county’s oldest and most respected
charities, it
must be the twelfth annual “Night of Comedy and Caring”! March
31st, with doors opening at 6:00 p.m. at Romer’s Entertainment Facility
in
Greenville, is the setting for Darke County’s premiere special event,
with individual tickets... read
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City
of Greenville...
Phone service interruption
Wednesday, March 7, the City of Greenville will be installing a new
phone system. During the transition time you may experience a busy
signal when trying to reach certain City Departments. This interruption
should be brief and will start at 10 a.m. As always if you have an
emergency please dial 9-1-1.
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Coffee
with the Commissioner... March
10, Red and Ruth’s Tavern, Palestine
In an ongoing effort to bring local government to the people of Darke
County, Commissioner Mike Stegall will be holding a “Coffee with the
Commissioner” meeting March 10th at Red and Ruth’s Tavern located at
101 South Main Street in Palestine. 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. This is an opportunity to ask
questions... read
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Edison
Community
College To Host Annual Career Expo
Edison Community College will host its annual Career Expo Tuesday,
March 20, from 11–3 p.m. in the North Hall of the Piqua Main campus.
More than 50 organizations ranging from manufacturing, business,
financial services, health care, social services, retail and the armed
forces will be in attendance, representing a wide range of job
opportunities for west central Ohio area residents. This year, the expo
is sponsored by Edison, the Upper Valley Career Center, area Job
Centers and the... read
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Darke
County
Volunteer Network to Meet March 8
The Darke County Volunteer Network invites members of the public to
attend its next meeting on Thursday, March 8, at State of the Heart
Hospice in Greenville. Angie Hoschouer, PMP, Development Project
Manager at Goodwill Easter Seals Miami Valley will present a program on
“Grassroots Marketing” to the Darke County Volunteer Network. Ms.
Hoschouer has been in the media, public relations and events marketing
industry since 1998. Her presentation will include information on
contacting... read
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Darke County Chamber of Commerce... Chamber Ag Day is March 16
GREENVILLE, OH –On March 16th the Darke County Chamber of Commerce will
host Chamber Ag Day from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Romer’s Catering in
Greenville. The Darke County Soil and Water is sponsoring a free “Soil
Science” Workshop by George Derringer, NRCS Soil Scientist at the 9:30
a.m. workshop. The Ohio Farm Bureau Federation (OFBF) is
sponsoring the luncheon speaker, Dale Arnold... read
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Edison
Community College... Edison
Receives Grant for Entrepreneur Boot Camp
The Business and Industry Center at Edison, the Small Business
Development Center (SBDC) and The Entrepreneur Center in Dayton have
partnered to present an intense weekend boot camp for aspiring and
emerging entrepreneurs, titled “Growing Entrepreneurs.” Area business
people will present topics that are vital to the success of new
business owners, such as what it takes to start a business, marketing,
legal issues, finance, and leadership. The event is scheduled for... read
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Toby
Mac coming to
Illumination 2012
UNION CITY- As announced by JOY FM’s joy in the morning host, Naomi
Cantrell Friday, Toby Mac, one of the biggest names in Christian music
will be headline artist at Illunination 2012 in September at the Darke
County Fairgrounds. The ascension of Mac’s solo career has been nothing
short of spectacular. In an era of declining music sales he has
consistently defied the odds and has seen his sales increase with... read
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Darke
County Ducks Unlimited... 7th
Annual “Guns and Buns Bash” to be held
The Darke County Chapter of Ducks Unlimited is holding it’s 7th annual
“Guns and Buns Bash.” This years event will be held March 24,
2012 at the Greenville V.F.W 7262 located at 219 N. Ohio
Street.
Banquet doors open at 5:30. Cocktails hour will start then
with
dinner being served around 6:30pm. Tickets are $40/single,
$20
for a spouse ticket and $15 for children 17 and under.
Tickets
are pre-sale. Get your ticket early, a limited number are
being
sold and going fast. Contact Shawn... read
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Darke County Center for the Arts... “Ricky Nelson Remembered” to be
presented
March 24
The Nelson Twins Celebrate the Legacy of the American Teen Idol - Darke
County Center for the Arts will present Matthew and Gunnar Nelson in
the multi-media event “Ricky Nelson Remembered” on Saturday, March 24
at Henry St. Clair Memorial Hall in Greenville; the show begins at 8
p.m. The Nelson twins will celebrate the legacy of their famous family,
performing some of their own hits as well as the classic... read
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Historic Bear’s Mill… Fundraiser
features handmade bowls with soup
Historic Bear’s Mill’s new fundraising event “Soup ‘N’ Bowl,” to be
held on Saturday, March 10, will feature handmade bowls created by
artists who are donating their work to benefit the Mill. Potters Julie
Clark, Ben Deeter, Dionne Fleming, Rita Wiley, and Loretta Wray will
craft 164 numbered bowls, one for each year of the Mill’s existence;
therefore, these pieces will bear numbers ranging from 1849 through... read
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Darke County Red Cross... School
Kids Can Raise the Flag to Show their Support!
Month of March is Red Cross Month - March 1, 2012 Darke County, OH— Did
you know that Clara Barton is known to be one of the most honored
female pioneers and humanitarians in American history? She was among
the first women to gain employment in the federal government and she
dedicated herself to bringing supplies and support to soldiers in the
field during the Civil War. When she founded the... read
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Darke County Visitors Bureau... Urban-Country
Spirit
Bring along your sense of discovery to experience small town charm,
distinct shopping districts, and our land’s rich frontier heritage and
urban-country spirit... uniquely Darke County. For more information on
events taking place throughout the year in Darke County, visit our
website at VisitDarkeCounty.org You can also catch up with us on
Facebook. Cooking at KitchenAid Experience... read
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