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Cover
Crop Informational Meeting – January 8, 2014 at 9:00am
Are you interested in planting a cover crop, but not sure where to
start? If you answered yes to this question or have some
uncertainties about the cover crop you have planted, then mark your
calendar for the morning of Wednesday, January 8, 2014. The
Darke
Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD), Treaty Soil and KB Seed
Solutions are hosting a Cover Crop Workshop in the Assembly Room at the
Darke County Parks located at 4267 State Route 502 West, Greenville,
Ohio... read
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Cancer
support group will meet Jan. 9
The next meeting of the “Living with Cancer” Support Group will be held
on Thursday, January 9 from 7:00 to 8:15 pm. The meeting will take
place in the first floor administrative board room at Wayne Health
Care. (From the main entrance, turn right and go down the hallway past
the lab and turn left at the end of the hall. You will see
the
board room on the left.) The group decided to meet one week later than
usual due to New Year’s Day. January’s meeting will hold an open forum
and those planning... read
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Comment Period Opens for
Tri-County
Board's Three-Year Strategic Plan
Following months of input from stakeholders throughout the Tri-County
Board's service network, a Final Draft of the Board's Three-Year
Strategic Plan is available for review and comment. The comment period
will be open through the end of business Monday, January 6. At that
time, the comment period will be closed and the document finalized for
official approval at the Board's January 15 meeting. The draft
Strategic Plan is available for download in PDF format from the... read
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Time
is ticking
away…
Give Volunteering a TRY!
Do you need a new idea for something to do this year for a New Year’s
Resolution? If so, have you considered volunteering? The Park District
has several volunteer opportunities available for all ages.
Opportunities vary from being indoors to exploring the outdoors all
while enjoying all the different seasons. Join us on Saturday, January
18th at 10AM to see what volunteering with the... read
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Receive
a free travel blanket with your
blood donation
DAYTON & DARKE COUNTY, Ohio – Community Blood Center (CBC) is
adding warmth to the winter season with the gift of a cozy fleece
travel blanket. Everyone who registers to donate will receive
a
travel blanket. Donors are encouraged to schedule an appointment at
www.DonorTime.com, or call 1-800-388-GIVE (4483). Locally
donors
can also contact Dana Puterbaugh, Darke County Account Representative
at 937-997-2199... read
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Bradford
Ohio Railroad Museum to close for
winter
The Bradford Ohio Railroad Museum will be closing for the winter
December 29. There are only 4 days left to see this year’s Penn Central
exhibits. December 21, 22, 28 and 29. The museum is open Saturday 10
am- 1 pm and Sunday 1 pm- 4 pm. The museum just finished the first Trim
a Tree a fund raising activity that supports capital improvements to
the museum. The participating area businesses decorated table top trees
every tree was based on their business. The museum wishes to ... read
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Last
two Darke County blood drives of the year
DARKE COUNTY, Ohio - Santa will hitch his reindeer to the Community
Blood Center (CBC) Bloodmobile this holiday season to deliver a grand
prize in the Darke County Days Blood Drives. Everyone who registers to
donate blood at any Darke County blood drive Dec. 1 - Dec. 31 will have
a chance to win a HP Laptop Computer Bundle. CBC Darke County Account
Representative Dana Puterbaugh says the grand prize ... read
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31st Annual Free Christmas Dinner
Christmas is the time of year for joy and happiness, but for those who
are lonely or less fortunate it can be a very sad time of
year.
This is the reason that for the past 31 years the Lighthouse Christian
Center along with area business and community volunteers treat those
persons to a free Christmas Dinner. The dinner is free, it consists of
ham, chicken, bar b que pork, dressing, green beans, corn, escalloped
potatoes, cole slaw, bread, butter, milk, coffee and finished with
Wicks pies for dessert... read
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Grain Marketing Webinar Series to
be
Offered Online, From Sam Custer, OSU Extension
Growers, who want to experience grain marketing using real-world
strategies without any of the real-world risks, can take advantage of a
series of courses taught by Dr. Matt Roberts from Ohio State
University’s College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences.
Participants will learn how to use futures and options; make a
marketing plan to fit their farm business; use crop insurance as a
grain marketing tool; and how to understand... read
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County closings and special
Commissioners
session
The County Offices will be closing on Tuesday, December 24th, at 12:00
noon, and all day on Wednesday, the 25th for the “Christmas”
Holiday. Also, the Offices will be closed all day on
Wednesday,
January 1st, 2014, for the “New Year” Holiday. The Darke County Board
of Commissioners has scheduled a “Special Session” to be held on
Friday, December 27, 2013, at 1:00 p.m., for the last 2013 “Check Run”;
and holding their ‘Regular Scheduled-Agenda Session’ on Monday,
December 30th, at... read
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GTS
Closings for
Holidays
Greenville Transit System will be Open until 5:00 PM CHRISTMAS EVE DAY
And be Closed on CHRISTMAS DAY. We will return to regular business
hours, December 26, 2013 Greenville Transit System will be Open until
5:00 PM NEW YEARS EVE And be Closed on NEW YEARS DAY. We will return to
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BPW puts on Breakfast with Santa
Greenville, OH December 12, 2013 The Greenville Business
&
Professional Women’s Club (BPW) held their annual Breakfast with Santa
on Saturday, December 7, 2013. The event is a fundraiser held
to
raise money to grant college scholarships to the young women of Darke
County. A breakfast of eggs, sausage, donut holes, orange
juice
and milk were served to all those attending. Each child
received
a gift chosen especially for them. Victoria’s... read
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Ag. Breakfast Meeting
Are you looking to inform and stay informed about agriculture in Darke
County? If so, you may want to consider being part of our
monthly
agriculture breakfast held the first Thursday of each month: Ag.
Breakfast Meeting, Thursday, January 2, 2014, 7:30am, 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.) Our next meeting will be February 6, 2014. Sam
Custer, Extension Educator, Agriculture & Natural
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Darke
County Parks Announces 2014 Photo Contest Calling all amateur
photographers!
The Darke County Park District is hosting a 2014 Photo Contest. Get
outside and capture the beauty of YOUR Darke County Parks! Winning
photos submitted to the Park District Photo Contest will be used to
create a 2015 calendar. There are 12 months in a year and 12 Darke
County Parks; we would like to feature a different park each month,
highlighting each season. With the winter season approaching, grab your
cameras and... read
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Travel
blanket adds warmth to holiday blood drives
DAYTON & DARKE COUNTY, Ohio – Community Blood Center (CBC) is
adding warmth to the holiday season with the gift of a cozy fleece
travel blanket. Everyone who registers to donate will receive
a
travel blanket. Donors are encouraged to schedule an appointment at
www.DonorTime.com, or call 1-800-388-GIVE (4483). Locally
donors
can also contact Dana Puterbaugh, Darke County Account Representative
at 937-997-2199... read
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December Buckeye Strong
Community Blood
Drives
DAYTON & DARKE COUNTY, Ohio – Several groups in Darke County
will
celebrate state pride, home team heroics and helping save lives with
Community Blood Center (CBC) “Buckeye Strong” Community Blood Drives in
December. Everyone who registers to donate will receive a
custom-designed “Buckeye Strong – Blood Donor” t-shirt. Donors are
encouraged to schedule an appointment online at www.DonorTime.com. The
“Buckeye Strong - Blood Donor” t-shirt is grey with scarlet lettering
and
...
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Christmas Season with
Oakland Church of
the
Brethren
Oakland Church of the Brethren invites you to prepare your hearts for
this Christmas season with two special services. Sunday, December 15th
at 7:30 pm is Candlelight Communion. This is an evening of reflection
and a time to remember why we celebrate Christmas. The music of Joseph
Helfrich will enhance the evening. Tuesday, December 24th 7:30 pm is
Christmas Eve Service. Come and share the wonders of God’s love with
family and friends. Oakland’s regular worship services are
...
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The Light Foundation’s - 6th
Annual -
Youth
Wild Turkey Hunt
April 18-20 2014 Our Youth Wild Turkey Hunt will be held the weekend of
April 18-20th 2014 and we invite all kids from first time hunters to
youth gobble pros to apply for a one of a kind hunting weekend with
Matt and The Light Foundation. Participants will spend all weekend with
us at our Chenoweth Trails facility on Greenville-Nashville Rd; we
provide sleeping arrangement and meals all weekend. Requirements for
participation... read
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Bill Light to perform holiday
concert
To get Darke County inhabitants in the Christmas spirit, William (Bill)
C. Light will be performing a 2-hour holiday concert at the Coffee Pot
in downtown Greenville, OH, starting at 7 PM on Friday, December 20.
Light played in a number of jazz bands during the 1960’s, including the
Johnny McCoy Orchestra and the 22-piece Si Zentner Orchestra with which
he toured across America for two years. He plays numerous
instruments... read
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Monday commissioners meeting
cancelled
The Board of Darke County Commissioners regularly scheduled “Agenda
Session” set for Monday, December 9, 2013, will be CANCELLED due to the
County Commissioners attending the CCAO Winter Conference. The Board of
Commissioners will be having their regular scheduled “Agenda Session”
on Wednesday, December 11, 2013, at 1:30 p.m.
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GHS Vocal Music Christmas Concert
GREENVILLE - The Greenville High School Vocal Music Christmas Concert
will be held on Monday, December 16 at 7:00 pm at St. Clair Memorial
Hall. All seats are reserved, and tickets may be purchased at the
Greenville High School ticket booth, 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. daily through
the performance date. The price of the tickets is $5 for presale and $6
at the door. There are no refunds or exchanges. The choirs are
accompanied by Judy... read
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Bread of Life Bookstore Grand
Re-Opening
Bread of Life Bookstore announces a Grand Re-Opening on Saturday,
December 14, from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. The first 100 customers in the
store will choose a gift box from the Christmas tree that will reveal
their personal discount and free gift to be chosen from a wide
selection of new fiction books, non-fiction books, gifts, and Bibles.
Additionally, everyone who visits the store will be entered in a
drawing to win one of four fantastic door... read
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Economist
Analyzes Farm Bill to Kick Off Ag Policy and Outlook Series
As negotiations on the farm bill have adjourned until after a
congressional recess, major differences still exist in the House and
Senate versions of the bill, including several provisions in crop
safety net programs, an economist at Ohio State’s College of Food,
Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences said. Carl Zulauf, an
agricultural economist in the college’s Department of Agricultural,
Environmental, and Development Economics... read
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Library Open House & a
Movie
The Friends of the Greenville Public Library are again hosting a
Holiday Open House on Saturday December 14th from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00
p.m. at the Library. This annual event is always a festive
and
fun party for young and old. The “cookie table” is full of a
wide
variety of delicious treats with coffee and fruit punch.
Santa
& Mrs. Claus meet with kids to have their picture taken for
free -
and beautiful live music and Christmas decorations add... read
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What’s Happening; first weekend
in December
Here's What's Happening in Darke County the First Weekend in December:
Bring along your sense of discovery to experience the beauty and
excitement of December in Darke County! Our urban-country spirit will
be in full swing with holiday open houses, carriage rides, bonfires,
winter wonderland walks, visits from Santa, small town charm, rich
frontier heritage and fine food & wine... uniquely Darke
County.
Featured Events: The Darke... read
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Garst Museum Announces New
Exhibit Focusing
on Darke County
The Darke County Historical Society, in partnership with the Wright
State University Public History Program, is pleased to announce the
opening of a new exhibit at the Garst Museum in Greenville, Ohio.
“Pathway to the Present: The Towns and Villages of Darke County,” opens
Sunday, December 8, 2013 at 2:00 pm. The new exhibit focuses on the
growth of Darke County’s urban areas from 1850 to 1930. Advancements in
agriculture... read
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Nashville's Riders in the Sky
Cowboy Up for
"Horses for Hero's"
Cowboy Up is Riders in the Sky's motto! Be it a cowboy or
veteran
in a pinch they are all about lending a helping hand to those in
need. Saturday night, Ranger Doug, Too Slim, Woody Paul
&
Joey will be signing a guitar to be auctioned in March to raise funds
to keep veterans living and loving life in the saddle for Eagles Wings
Stables "Horses for Heroes" program. The program provides
equine
assisted activities and therapeutic riding for veterans struggling... read
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THIS
Friday = First Friday: A Christmas Night!
Main Street Greenville invites you to December's First Friday Event – A
Christmas Night! The event, scheduled for this Friday, December 6th
from 6-9 pm, will feature free horse carriage rides (sponsored by
Greenville Technology, Inc.), visits with Santa, strolling Victorian
carolers, and more! This event welcomes all things Christmas to the
downtown district for children of all ages to enjoy! Downtown
businesses open late for shopping and... read
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Pictures with Santa Claus
Get your Pet's Picture taken with SANTA CLAUS on Saturday, December
7th, 2013 from 10am to 2pm at Greenville Walmart in the Garden Center.
The “Darke County Friends of the Shelter”, a 501c3 organization will be
taking pictures of your companion animals with Santa Claus. This is a
fun time for everyone to enjoy and is your chance to meet members of
the Friends of the Shelter. Everyone, including children, aunts, uncles
and cousins are... read
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CBC December Blood Drives open to
public
DARKE COUNTY, Ohio – December is a busy month with many joyous
occasions. Donating blood offers a great opportunity for you
to
bring joy to others. Community Blood Center gives donors many
options to donate blood in Darke County. Share your holiday
spirit and give the gift of life at an upcoming blood drive. Donors are
encouraged to schedule an appointment online at www.DonorTime.com, or
call 1-800-388-GIVE (4483). Locally donors can also contact
Dana
Puterbaugh, Darke County... read
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