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Children's
Programs at Library
Children’s Programs for Fall are going to be more fun than ever at the
Greenville Public Library. A new event has been added - a Saturday
afternoon movie each month! The first one is Cars on September 7th at
1:00 p.m. The other dates are October 26th, November 16th, and December
14th. Pick up your free tickets at the Circulation Desk. Storytimes
begin the week of September 3rd, 11:00 a.m. each day. Ages 2 &
under on Thursdays... read
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County Offices Closed
All county will be closed for Labor Day on Monday, Sept. 2.
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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 September 23 and
30,
2013, 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 parent...
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Runway
to Rhythm Fundraiser
Tickets are on sale now for the United Way’s Runway & Rhythm at
Montage Café on Friday, September 20th. A flyer is
attached. We would love to have you in attendance.
It is a
fun-filled, laid-back night at Montage with great drinks, food,
conversation and fashion. Frohna & Warner will be
playing
live music for us at the event as well. Let me know if you
are
interested and I will reserve your tickets. Tickets are
limited.
Download flyer here.
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Ad deadline for Visitors Guide
extended
GREENVILLE – With the positive response received to advertise in the
Official Visitors Guide for Darke County, the Visitors Bureau is
extending the advertising deadline to Monday, September 9 at 5:00 pm.
Additional pages are being added to the guide, therefore space is
available in the AWARD WINNING magazine focusing on travel to and life
in Darke County. By placing an advertisement for your business in this
publication, you receive advertising support in magazines, newspapers,
billboards, internet and... read
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“ALL ABOUT YOU” to hold
fundraiser for
Cancer Association of Darke County
Ladies Night Out for CADC, November 2, 2013 from 4-9pm, Romer's
Catering in Greenville; Hosted by "All About You Therapeutic Massage":
This is our 2nd annual Ladies Night Out for the CADC. Last year was a
great success & we're hoping for your help in making this year
even
more successful! Come out & enjoy a fun filled evening for a
great
cause. Pre-sale tickets are $45 a piece or 2 for $80. Tickets
will also be available at the door for $50. This includes a catered
meal, entertainment by comedian... read
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Comic
Jugglers open DCCA season
Darke County Center for the Arts initial presentation of the Artists
Series season provides something different from the organization's
usual slate of musical performers. Guiness World Record holders “The
Passing Zone” will perform a zany blend of comedy and gravity-defying
juggling on Saturday, September 14 at Henry St. Clair Memorial Hall in
Greenville. The duo of John Wee and Owen Morse have appeared on The
Tonight Show, The Today... read
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DCCA will hold annual meeting on
Sept. 5
Darke County Center for the Arts will hold its annual meeting Sept. 5,
7 p.m., in the Community Meeting Room on the third floor of the
Greenville Public Library, 126 W. Fourth St., Greenville. 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. Darke County Center for the arts
encourages cultural enrichment ... read
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American Red Cross Offers CPR
& First
Aid Class; Saving
Lives, One Student at a Time
Darke County - On September 17th, from 9:00-2:30 p.m. the Darke County
Red Cross will be holding its monthly CPR and First-Aid
Class.
The Adult and Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED course incorporates the
latest science and teaches students to recognize and care for a variety
of first aid emergencies such as burns, cuts, scrapes, sudden
illnesses, head, neck, back injuries, heat and cold emergencies and how
to respond to breathing and cardiac emergencies to help victims of any
age - adults (about 12... read
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Plenty of
tickets still available for big concert, By
George Starks
GREENVILLE - Day One main program admission is $5 per person or 5 cans
of food per person. The 5K run is a separate registration fee and more
information can be found on the Day One link on the main
IlluminationFestival.org website. The Fairgrounds is a 185-acre
facility that is largely wooded, with restroom and shower facilities
available. The facility has a self registration system in place.
Camping is on a first... read
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100 Volunteers Needed;
Preparedness
Walk is Coming Soon
Darke County, August 23, 2013 For over five years,
the
American Red Cross Darke County Chapter has been celebrating
Preparedness Month with disaster and emergency partners by going door
to door in Darke County neighborhoods, telling residents about how they
can prepared their homes and families for a disaster; as well as
leaving them informational pamphlets and new last year, the Vial of
Life. This year’s goal to reach 3000 Darke County homes is
bigger
than ever but it can’t be done with... read
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Darke
County Parks Prairie Days Festival…Volunteers
Needed
Darke County Parks is looking 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 28th
(10AM-5PM) and Sunday, September 29th (Noon- 5PM) at Shawnee Prairie
Preserve. During these two days, the Friends of the Darke County Parks
will be holding their annual PRAIRIE DAYS FESTIVAL. We need ... read
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“Car Show
& Drive-In Movie” at Library
The Greenville Public Library's Children's Department is hosting a “Car
Show & Drive-In Movie” on Sat. September 7th from 11:00 to
3:00. The event is free but space is limited. Pick
up your
tickets soon. Kids are asked to bring a “car” to sit in during the
movie. Adults can help decorate a cardboard box to look like
a
car and bring it to the Library. Feel free to make any kind
of
car or any car character you want. They don't have to be
fancy,
just fun... read
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Tire Recycling Day Near
Tired of looking at those old tires lying around? Not only
are
they an eyesore, they can be dangerous. The Darke County
Solid
Waste District and the Ohio EPA want to help you with your tire
problem. The district and EPA will be sponsoring a used tire
collection on Thursday, September 26, 2013, 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 wooded
areas. Used tires make the... read
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Historic Bears Mill…Lighting
sculptures, collage paintings
at “Art at the Mill”
Historic Bear's Mill will feature two unique artists in the ”Art at the
Mill” exhibit opening Friday, August 30 with a reception from 6 p.m. to
9 p.m. Coldwater native Jane Dippold's collage landscape paintings of
Ohio farms will be on display along with Cincinnatian Jay Harrison's
lamps created out of vintage bottles, old faucet handles, and steel
pipe. “Jay's lighting sculptures literally shine a light on American
history while Janes' ... read
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Mosquito
Spraying in City of Greenville
The City of Greenville will spray for mosquitoes on Wednesday, Aug. 21
at 9:30 p.m., south of the Greenville Creek and on Thursday, Aug. 22 at
9:30 p.m., north of the Greenville Creek, weather permitting. If any
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See you at the fair,
By Bob
Robinson
“I don’t go to the fair!” “What? Did I hear you right? “Yep. You heard
me… I don’t go to the fair!” “But it’s the Great Darke County Fair, the
biggest, greatest county fair in the state!” “So?” “Good grief. Why
not? I wait for it all year.” “Don’t like the crowds. Not into cows and
stuff. I’d rather stay at home and play my video games.” I’ve never
understood that. Haven’t heard it from many people, but it always
boggles my mind when someone ... read
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Art
Guild seeking entries for 38th annual show
The Greenville Art Guild will hold its 38th annual art show September
28 through October 2 at Shawnee Prairie Nature Center, 4267 State Route
502, Greenville, Ohio. All area amateur, professional or student
artists (age 14-22) are invited to exhibit their original artwork in
the following categories: drawing media, (graphite, charcoal, colored
pencil, pen and ink), oil, acrylics (executed in the manner of oils),
pastel, water media (transparent watercolor and aquatic medium), mixed
media, photography. ... read
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Quilt
Drawing
Going to the Fair? Please stop by the Darke Countians for Wildlife tent
and enter your name in the free drawing for this quilt. Hand-pieced and
hand-quilted, it was made and donated by the mother of Darke Co. Parks
Naturalist, Robb Clifford. You’ll have more chances to enter, as the
drawing will be held on September 29 at the completion of Prairie Days,
held at the Darke County Nature Center. Paid for by: Citizens for Darke
County... read
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Stop
by the Darke County
Visitors Bureau booth
at the fair
GREENVILLE, OH – Folks are gearing up for The GREAT! Darke County Fair
and the Darke County Visitors Bureau is no exception. The Visitors
Bureau will have a large booth located in the center of the Coliseum
during this the 157th celebration of The GREAT! Darke County Fair.
Visitors as well as locals are invited to stop by to learn about the
attractions, events, history, restaurants and accommodations found in
our community. Maps... read
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Art
& Wine Auction, Run for the Rails in Bradford
The BORM is hosting its annual Art and Wine Auction September 21 at the
museum located at 200 N Miami Avenue in Bradford. The event is from 7-9
pm. Information is available through Gloria Shafer at 937-448-2185. The
2nd Annual Run for the Rails will take place October 12, 2013.
Registration is through the website atwww.bradfordrrmuseum.org.
Proceeds will be used toward capital improvements at the museum. The 5
K Run Walk is being held as part of the Wayne Health ... read
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Families
Offered Free Day at
the Spring Valley Range
Family Outdoor Skills Day September 21
XENIA, OH – The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of
Wildlife is sponsoring a Family Outdoor Skills Day on Saturday,
September 21st, 2013. The event will feature shotgun, rifle, pellet
gun, and archery shooting activities and instruction. This
family-friendly day will be held at Spring Valley Shooting ... read
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Darke County Parks…Log
House
Open Saturdays in August!
Bring the family out for a time warp back to the early 1800’s and visit
with our period-dressed volunteers every Saturday in August from 1:00pm
to 4:00pm in the Log House. Try your hand at some pioneer games and
skills. Be “careful” or you may even have to help with the daily
“chores.” Mark your calendars for Saturday afternoons and sit a “spell”
at the Shawnee Prairie Preserve Log House, 4267 State Route 502 West.
The ... read
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Surfin’ Safari applications
accepted until
Aug. 9
Applications are now being accepted for The 2013 Great Darke County
Fair Little Miss and Mr. Pageant. The pageant will take place
in
the fairgrounds youth building, located behind the gazebo. It
will be on Monday, August 19, 2013 with the boys starting at 5:30 and
the girls immediately following. This year’s theme is
“Surfin’
Safari,” a beach themed dress and is a judged event. Children
must be between the ages of 3-5 years by August 19, 2013 and a resident
of Darke County... read
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Darke
County Parks… A
stroll on the
Prairie
Join a Darke County Parks’ Naturalist on Monday, August 12th at 7:00pm
for a hike through the “back 40” prairie. These grassland ecosystems
don’t stretch for miles as they once did so don’t miss this opportunity
to “wander” through and see what flowers are in bloom, what birds are
active and what butterflies are feeding. Bring your camera and/or
binoculars. Meet at the... read
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Agricultural
Tour Wednesday, August 28, 2013
This informative, full-day, agricultural tour on Wednesday, August 28,
will begin with at 7:15 a.m. with a continental breakfast at Brethren
Retirement Community. Following breakfast, we will board an air
conditioned tour bus and visit the following: Anderson’s Ethanol Plant,
Koening Equipment, Cooper Farms, Ross Medford Farms and Buschur Dairy.
A catered pork lunch will be provided courtesy of the Darke County Pork
Producers. This tour is sponsored by Brethren Retirement ... read
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Annual “Back the Wave” set for
Aug. 7
Greenville City Schools student athletes, in conjunction with the
Greenville Athletic Boosters, will be holding their annual fundraising
event, traditionally known as “Back the Wave”, on Wednesday evening,
August 7th. This door-to-door fundraiser is sponsored by the Greenville
Athletic Boosters, an organization vitally interested in promoting and
encouraging the activities and athletic programs of Greenville City
Schools. The Boosters organization feels the ideals of sportsmanship
and competition instilled in these... read
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August Brunch & Learn at
Heartland
Heartland of Greenville’s monthly Brunch & Learn will be held
on
Wednesday, August 14 at 10 a.m. and will feature Gracie Belle, a
19-month-old AKC-registered poodle who has recently completed her
Therapy Dogs International (TDI) certification. Gracie Belle is owned
by Heartland Hospice Chaplain Candy Null of New Madison, who has
trained her for use as a therapy dog to provide comfort to patients in
skilled nursing and rehab centers and... read
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OSU Extension to Host Two Field
Days Next
Week, By Sam Custer, OSU Extension, Darke
County
Precision Planting in Wauseon: Farmers and crop consultants interested
in seeing the newest planter technology or precision technology that
can be retrofitted on existing planters are encouraged to attend the
Aug 6th Northwest Ohio Precision Ag Technology Day at Fulton Co
Fairgrounds in Wauseon. The day will focus exclusively on planters
including seed, steel and related technology. In the morning,
producers will hear sessions on precision planter.. read
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Tickets
now on sale for upcoming DCCA season
Individual tickets are now on sale for Darke County Center for the Arts
2013-2014 Artists Series, as well as their Family Theatre Series,
Coffee House Series, and other events. According to DCCA Executive
Director Andrea Jordan, the theme for the upcoming season promises “a
journey of growth through the arts,” and invites one and all to “come
along for the ride.” “Our season is fantastically filled with sights to
see and experiences you do not want to miss,” Ms. Jordan stated. Keith
Rawlins... read
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DCCA presents Missoula
Children’s Theatre…The Tortoise versus the
Hare featuring
local student cast
July 31, 2013 Saturday August 3 at Memorial Hall Audiences of all ages
will get a fresh look at an old favorite this Saturday, August 3 when
the Missoula Children’s Theatre (MCT) and more than 50 local students
present THE TORTOISE VERSUS THE HARE. Playing the title characters,
Coach Shelley Bowlback and Curly Hare, are local students Sarah
Crumrine and Cylas Conway. Other featured characters include Emma
Brunswick as Esther Bunny, Kenzie Baker as Little Bonnie Bunny and the
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26th
annual World’s Longest Yard Sale – US 127
GREENVILLE - The US 127 Corridor Sale started in 1987 and ran for 18
years from Covington, Kentucky to Gasden, Alabama. In 2006, several
counties in Ohio jumped on board and this year, the 26th anniversary of
the “World’s Longest Yard Sale,” at least one community in each of the
counties along US127 are joining in the fun from the Michigan border to
the Ohio River. The concept of a continual yard sale is simple… pull
people off the interstates and back into the heartland… rural, scenic
America. There are hundreds of attractions along the route which ... read
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