Ball State Summer: Dean’s List
and Graduates
Ball State University Summer 2013 Dean's List - The current dean's list
for Ball State University, including out-of-state and international
listings, recognizes undergraduates who earn at least a 3.5 grade-point
average for 12 or more credits of graded course work during a semester
or for 6 or more credits of graded course work during a summer term.
Anna: Grace Douglas. Ansonia: Zachary Keller. Arcanum: Stephanie Sink.
Avon: Ralph Smith. Celina: Hannah Davis. Chesterland: Hillary
Anderson... read
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NFRW Hosts Fall Convention in
Louisville; Local Republican Leader Prepares
for 2014 Elections
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Lyn Bliss, a local resident joined more than 1,275
other Republican women leaders from across the nation Sept. 19-22 at
the National Federation of Republican Women’s 37th biennial convention,
which focused on leadership training in preparation for the 2014
midterm elections. Bliss is secretary of the Darke County Republican
Women’s Club, First Vice-president of the Ohio Federation of Republican
Women, and serves on the... read
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Aunt Katie’s Eatery &
Museum
Aunt Katie’s is the best place to spend an afternoon with friends and
family to get the full All American Girls Professional Baseball League
(AAGPBL) experience. AAGPBL was an American sports organization
beginning in 1943 that grew from a stop-gag wartime entertainment to a
professional baseball showcase for women baseball players. The museum
is packed full of AAGPBL memorabilia, including pictures of past
champion teams, official baseball equipment and uniforms, rosters of
all the female players... read
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National DAR recognizes local
chapter
National Society DAR Commemorative Events Committee recognizes the Fort
GreeneVille Chapter DAR and Regent Chris (Eberst) Nehring with first
place for best division report for the East Central Division. The
report was on the St Clair Memorial Hall Centennial Celebration and the
local chapter's participation... read
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SNB welcomes Fullenkamp to Board
of
Directors
GREENVILLE, Ohio - Second National Bank announced today the addition of
Philip Fullenkamp to its board of directors. Fullenkamp is Chief
Financial Officer, senior vice president, and treasurer of Celina
Insurance Group, a position he has held since 2001. He began his career
at Celina Insurance Group in 1981 after working as a CPA with the
accounting firm Deloitte, Haskins and Sells (Dayton). John Swallow,
president of Second National Bank, said, “With his... read
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DCMHA
regular hours return
The Darke County Metropolitan Housing Authority has announced the
return to regular hours of 8:00-4:30 Monday through Friday. For
business questions concerning DCMHA, call 937-548-5380.
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Leis
Realty 2013 Fair Winner, Mike Didier
GREENVILLE - Leis Realty would like to congratulate Mike Didier of
Greenville, for being the winner of one of the fair give-a-ways at the
Great Darke County Fair. Mike won a $50 gift certificate to Target.
Leis Realty would like to thank everyone that visited the fair tent
this year, and look forward to serving your Real Estate needs. ... read
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Darke
SWCD and City of Greenville Host Home Gardener Workshop
On Monday, September 16, 2013 the Darke SWCD and City of Greenville
hosted a Home Gardener Workshop in the Darke County EMA Conference
Room. The workshop was attended by 35 registrants interested in home
gardening practices. Topics covered at the workshop were soil sampling,
no-till gardening and cover crops. The first speaker of the evening was
Sam Custer, OSU Extension Darke County. Sam talked to the group... read
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Talk like a Pirate Day
On Thursday, September 19, St. Mary’s School was invaded by a horde of
ferocious pirates as Mrs. Ayette’s first and second class celebrated
“Talk Like a Pirate Day”. In the morning, the first and second grade
pirates discovered that a mysterious band of rival pirates had left a
taunting message on the SmartBoard daring them to find the treasure.
The mysterious pirates had left coded clues to the whereabouts of the
fantastic treasure... read
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County FFA Land Judging Contest
Held in
Harrison Township
On September 17, 2013 the Darke SWCD held their annual land judging
contest for Darke and Miami County FFA Chapters as they prepare for the
District Contest. This year’s contest was held at Mark
Murphy’s
Farm off Eaton-Ft Nesbitt Road near New Paris. This year 16
teams
from nine schools – Ansonia, Covington, Franklin Monroe, Greenville,
Miami East, Mississinawa Valley, Newton, Tri-Village and Versailles –
participated in the... read
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Soup on the Lawn at Versailles
Museum,
By Dick Coffield
On a bright beautiful Sunday afternoon the museum held their very first
annual Soup-on-the-Lawn to raise funds for the museum. This
year’s museum project is going to be resurfacing the museum parking
lot. Roger Henry and his crew showed their magic by turning those beans
into a delicious ham and bean soup for everyone to enjoy!
Cooked
over a fire outside, the odor permeated the air as we enjoyed the
beautiful fall day! We also enjoyed... read
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BBBS enjoy fishing day with
Shelby County
Bassmasters
A group of Big Brothers Big Sisters Volunteers and assigned Littles
recently enjoyed a beautiful day at the home of Mike Meyer of Fort
Loramie, where they attended a fishing derby hosted by the Shelby
County Bassmasters. Around 40 Volunteers and Littles attended
the
annual event, which was held on Saturday, September 7th. The outing
included a cookout for all Bassmaster members, their children, and the
BBBS Volunteers and their ... read
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You can make a song about
anything,
By Bob Robinson
GREENVILLE – “Never wipe your nose on your mom… or your teacher!” The
song was in Bluegrass style… the words written to please an audience of
eight and nine-year-olds. It did. “Use a napkin not your mom” was a
hit, as was “Pan American Boogie” and others. “Wild Carrot” had the
third graders at Greenville’s East School moving and clapping from the
first song to the last. The husband and wife team of Wild Carrot... read
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Burkett receives Senate
commendation
Fort GreeneVille Chapter DAR member Karen Burkett has been commended by
the Senate of the 130th General Assembly of Ohio for the DAR Community
Service Award. Karen was recognized for her outstanding voluntary
achievements in cultural, educational, patriotic, and historical
endeavors in the community. ... read
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Annie Oakley Golf Tournament
collects
$18,500
Results are in from the 32nd Annual Annie Oakley Golf Tournament held
July 22, 2013 at the Turtle Creek Golf Course. 116 golfers
teed
off in the annual event. When the last golfer
finished the
course, the Reichard Funeral Home team claimed winner in the low gross
score division. The winning team consisted of Russ Reichard,
Russ
Reichard, Jr., Scott Bowman and Jim Greendyke. First place in the low
net score division was a team... read
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Darke County Parks—Through the
Years
This is the seventh installment of a series featuring Darke County Park
District’s twelve park areas. The mission of the Darke County
Parks is to acquire and preserve land areas possessing special natural
and historical features and to manage and maintain these resources for
the benefit of its residents through appropriate educational and
passive recreational programs and activities. The Park
District
was created in 1972 when the honorable... read
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Help
Support CASA… Darke
County Court Appointed Special
Advocates
A real home. Somewhere safe and nurturing. Is it
too much
for a child to ask? Most kids can take it for granted. But
for a
child who has been abused or neglected, it can be almost beyond
imagining. Court Appointed Special Advocates – CASAs – are trained
citizen volunteers who speak for the best interests of children thrust
into the Juvenile Court System. Overburdened social workers, lawyers
and judges look to the CASA... read
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Homecoming
2013 Candidates
Homecoming week begins with a day off from school Sept. 23 and wraps up
with the annual Homecoming Dance Sept. 28. The Homecoming parade will
be 6:30 p.m. on Sept. 26, followed by a Pep Rally at the Band Shell and
crowning of Chief Greenwave. The Homecoming Queen will be crowned Sept.
27 prior to the game with Western Brown. The weekend ends with the
Homecoming Dance in the high school gymnasium. Back... read
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Leis Realty…Bruns wins Fair Give-A-Way
GREENVILLE - Leis Realty would like to congratulate Craig Bruns, of
Greenville, for being the winner of one of the four fair give-a-ways
this year at the Great Darke County Fair. Craig won a $50 gift
certificate from Shell Oil Company. Leis Realty would like to thank
everyone that stopped by the fair tent this year, and look forward to
seeing everyone again at the fair next year! ... read
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Target grant supports DCCA Arts
in Education
Darke County Center for the Arts was recently awarded a grant from
Target for their Arts in Education Outreach program. “DCCA
and
its sponsors have always been committed to the mission of brining arts
into our schools”, shared Keith Rawlins, Artistic Director.
“we
would like to express our gratitude to Target and our local sponsors
for making this possible,” concluded Rawlins. DCCA's Arts In Education
series annually takes high... read
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St.
Marys School, September, 2013
It is hard to believe that we are already in our third week of school,
especially with the weather. It definitely feels more like July. In
fact I got an early start on this column. We had an early dismissal on
Wednesday due to the extreme heat. I knew we were going to pay for
those lovely mild days in July! (Along with teaching, I occasionally
foretell the future.) This year we welcome four new staff members to
our St. Mary’s School family, Mrs. Monica Masso-Rivetti, junior high
religion and math, Mrs. Amy ... read
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Invisible cards and belly dancing
were
First Friday hits, By Bob Robinson
GREENVILLE – In front of Lifestyle Interiors on South Broadway a
magician was cracking up a young girl by the name of Lucy with his
disappearing and reappearing egg routine. Across the street at Sadie
Grace, “Fire-n-Fusion” belly dancers were entrancing young Landrey
Huffman of Greenville. Most of the time the toddler stood motionless,
fascinated, but occasionally her hips moved slightly in imitation. At
the Darke County Courthouse... read
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Student Ambassadors Represent
MVCTC with
Pride
Clayton, Ohio – The Miami Valley Career Technology Center (MVCTC) has
43 senior students who will act as Student Ambassadors during the
2013-2014 school year. These students learn leadership skills and
public speaking to represent MVCTC as spokespersons for the school. The
MVCTC Student Ambassadors visit the 27 MVCTC partner school districts
in the fall to share their experiences, career technical programs, and
career... read
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Experience a Giving Lunch Raises
$1,422
Whirlpool Corporation, KitchenAid® Experience, and Darke County United
Way teamed up to offer “Experience a Giving Lunch” on Friday, August
9th. The lunch was delicious serving homemade chili dogs,
bruschetta pasta salad, chips and cookie. Over 100 were
served
during this charity lunch. Whirlpool Corporation and KitchenAid®
Experience ran this wonderful fundraiser to benefit the Darke County
United Way and support its 27... read
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Snyder Joins Rumpke Sales Team
TROY, Ohio—Sept. 9, 2013— Gail Snyder has joined Rumpke as a sales
representative for commercial waste and recycling services. Snyder
works with businesses throughout Miami and surrounding counties by
providing free waste analyses to identify potential savings and
recycling opportunities. Snyder is President of the VFW Memorial Post
7262 Ladies Auxillary and a member of Greeville Business and
Professional Women’s Club. Rumpke has operated a transfer station and
truck depot in... read
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United Way Kicks Off
Community-Wide Campaign
Monday, September 9th marked the start of the annual Darke County
United Way Campaign Kick-off. The goal is $360,000 this year,
but
United Way is hoping to bring in $400,000, and the board of directors
at United Way encourages individuals and businesses to get involved in
the campaign. The Darke County United Way serves 27
non-profit
programs in the county. Last year, between these programs,
over
24,000 residents were... read
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Wildflower Garden Club Beautifies
Scentral
Park Dog Park
The Wildflower Garden Club recently donated their time, expertise and
materials to landscape the entrance to Scentral Park Dog Park, 5066
County Home Rd, Greenville, Oh. The group installed border rock, mulch
and a variety of flowers to surround the dog park sign. The Darke
County Friends of The Animal Shelter would like to thank the Wildflower
Garden Club for beautifying Scentral Park. and making the dog
park an even more pleasant place to... read
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Students
share thoughts and fears following ceremony,
By Bob
Robinson
GREENVILLE – “It makes me scared,” said one junior high student. “If we
attack Syria, we might have another 9-11… that scares me.” This
sentiment was shared by most of the 16 student leaders at Greenville
Junior High School. They were sobered by the Sept. 11 ceremony that had
taken place from 8:25 a.m. to about 9 a.m. on Sept. 11. While the
students were aware of the possible ramifications of the current events
facing the... read
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Money Awarded by Ruth and Emerson
Booher
Fund
The Ruth and Emerson Booher Committee Advised Fund for Versailles of
The Dayton Foundation recently granted funds to seven local
organizations: The Towne and Country Players, Inc, Big
Brothers
Big Sisters of Shelby and Darke County, The Versailles Area
Historical Society, Inc, Versailles Heritage Park, State of the Heart
Hospice, Versailles Exempted Village Schools and Kinder Korner
Preschool. New applications will be available... read
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Harry D. and Esther Stephens
Memorial
supports DCCA
Darke County Center for the Arts named as recipient of funds from the
Harry D. and Esther Stephens Memorial Fund. According to DCCA Executive
Director Andrea Jordan, the generous support from the Stephens Memorial
Fund has contributed greatly to the arts organization’s ability to
continue bringing high quality performing artists to the community. The
Stephens Memorial helps underwrite all DCCA programs – Artist Series
which brings world class artists to St. Clair Memorial Hall; Family
Theatre...read
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Counselors
prepped on OSU entrance requirements, By Jan
Boyer
Counselors from Darke County high schools gathered at Montage on
Tuesday, September 3rd to get the latest information about entrance
requirements for The Ohio State University Freshman for the coming
year. The luncheon and event were sponsored by the OSU Alumni Club of
Darke County. The luncheon, which have been an annual affair for twenty
years, provided area counselors with a chance to compare their school
first days ... read
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Edison’s
PSEOP a ‘fast track’ to achieving college goals,
By Bob
Robinson
GREENVILLE – The hallways of Edison Community College’s Darke County
Campus are alive with students taking a 15 minute break between classes
before heading to their next 75 minute session. Some are grabbing
snacks, some study in the lounge; others are standing outside the doors
of their next classroom waiting to go in. A few students are sitting or
standing together in animated conversation. They are not the typical
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OSU Extension, Darke County…America Saves,
By Diane Barga
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- More than half of Americans don't have an emergency
fund. Only 37 percent have tried to figure out their retirement savings
needs. More than 40 percent believe they have too much debt. While
these findings from the 2012 National Financial Capability Study aren't
surprising to Betsy DeMatteo, they are trends she would like to see
reversed. That's why DeMatteo, an Ohio State University Extension
educator in family ... read
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High
School Big Buddy Mentors Needed
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Shelby and Darke County is excited to
announce that another great year is in the works for the Big Buddies
after-school program. This is the fiftenth year the program has been in
place. The Buddies program is a nine-month commitment where high school
sophomores, juniors, and seniors volunteer to work with and mentor
elementary aged children two times per month. During these meetings the
high school students... read
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GTI Sponsors DCCA Artists
Series Opening
Performance
Darke County Center for the Arts recognizes Greenville Technology,
Incorporated for their sponsorship of the 2013-2014 Artists Series.
Greenville Technology, Incorporated will be the spotlight sponsor for
the Saturday, September 14th presentation of “The Passing Zone”. “We
thank Greenville Technology, Incorporated for their continued
sponsorship of our Artists Series,” stated Andrea Jordan, DCCA
Executive Director. “We ... read
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ODJFS Will
Help Food Assistance Recipients Find Work
COLUMBUS, OHIO – The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS)
has asked the federal government to waive work requirements for
low-income Ohioans on federal food assistance in 16 counties still
struggling with especially high unemployment. In Ohio’s 72 other
counties, where the economy is recovering more quickly, ODJFS will work
with county departments of job and family services to ramp-up efforts
to help able-bodied adults without dependents find work... read
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Volunteer and Lead with Experience
Have you heard of RSVP and all the great work the volunteers do in the
communities? The Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) is a
national referral service program designed to place volunteers aged 55+
in non-profit organizations where their knowledge, experience and
skills positively impact the community and the individuals they
serve. Our RSVP program here in Darke County at the Council
on
Rural Services has been working with mature citizens now since 1974 and
we have lots of... read
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Mercer Savings Bank Celebrates
125 Days of
Giving Back
In celebration of Mercer Savings Bank’s 125th Anniversary, the bank is
giving back to the community. Mercer Savings Bank will donate
$125 to 125 different charities and organizations for 125
days.
Mercer Savings Bank’s goal is to give back to the communities that have
contributed to Mercer Savings Bank’s 125 years of excellence.
On
August 13, 2013 Mercer Savings Bank donated $125 to Big Brothers/Big
Sisters of Darke County... read
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Greenville
Auto Tech Program Chosen for ACDELCO Training Pilot/Partnership
Greenville Career Tech Center’s Automotive Technology Program has been
selected as one of 17 schools in the country to participate in a pilot
that will run through the fall of 2013. ACDelco and Greenville Career
Tech Center are proud to be a part of such a great project. Instructors
will be able to supplement their training curriculum by providing their
students with this new ACDelco web-based training. Courses were
selected to enhance the Maintenance and Light Repair task list. The
National ACDelco
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Allread follows tradition of
Firefighter
grandfather
The City of Greenville Fire Department is please to announce that
Greenville Native Craig Allread has been appointed as a Firefighter
effective August 26, 2013. He replaced a firefighter that
left
the department to pursue a career change. Firefighter Craig
Allread is the grandson of the late Firefighter Bob Allread that
retired in 1986. Firefighter Craig Allread was sworn in by
Mayor
Michael Bowers with his mother in attendance holding the Bible... read
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Early
Learning students help at Woodland,
By Bob Robinson
GREENVILLE – The “too loud” light in the lunchroom never went to red,
although it flickered regularly at the yellow “warning” level. “We’ve
pulled out all the stops,” said Lisa Maher, assistant principal at
Woodland Heights Elementary School. Part of the learning process for
students in kindergarten through second grade is to learn the
difference between four levels of “voices.” Zero is no talking, one is
whispering, second table talk, then strong... read
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GHS
Class of
1963 entertained by 1863 speaker, By Bob
Robinson
GREENVILLE – “We were the first class to graduate from the building in
the park… we spent two years at the old school (current junior high)
but graduated at the new one… we broke that sucker in!” Bob Rhoades,
Greenville High School Class of 1962, was one of 82 class members who
attended the Class of 1963 50-year reunion Aug. 24. Including spouses
and guests, more than 140 people mingled and recalled high school
memories... read
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Commissioners
proclaim Preparedness Month
GREENVILLE – On Sept. 4 Darke County Commissioners signed a
proclamation declaring the month of September as Preparedness Month.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has designated September as
National Preparedness Month for the past 10 years. The Darke County
proclamation was signed on behalf of the Darke County Emergency
Management Agency and the Darke County Chapter of the American... read
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Toastmasters elect officers
The Greenville Toastmasters, (TM), #1238 Club recently elected officers
for the 2013-2014 year. The Greenville Toastmasters “The Can Do Club”
was chartered on July 19, 1971 and has been active in our community
through all these 42 years. The officers and members would like to
invite the public to their upcoming Humorous Speech and Table Topic
Contest which will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013 at the Brethren
Home ... read
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Whirlpool’s pledge means
$10,000 for
local groups
GREENVILLE – At the end of last year and the beginning of this year
Whirlpool Corporation celebrated an achievement never before attained
by the company. The Greenville plant produced over two million stand
mixers in one year. During the celebration earlier this year for
employees and attended by many members of the community, the company
pledged to give five local non-profit organization $1,000 each. On Aug.
28... read
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Annual
Cane
Rack event raises $1,354.64, By Bob Robinson
GREENVILLE – Over a dozen people – adults and kids – lined up at Karl
Dearwester’s Cane Rack Aug. 24 at the Great Darke County Fair for the
annual ring toss for the Cancer Association of Darke County. Each got
25 rings to give it their best shot. The winner gets to have the money
raised donated in his or her name. Few walked away with more than a
cane or two this year; the name of the winner was lost in the commotion
as donations... read
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Darkeopoly
fundraiser benefits students, By Bob
Robinson
GREENVILLE – Darkeopology is a takeoff on the popular Monopoly game and
the Arcanum A# Music Boosters are offering it to game buffs who prefer
a local twist to their amusement. The price of the game is $25. The
various traditional properties, plus selected special positions, are
sponsored by local businesses, according to Eric Aukerman. “We have
about 250 games left,” he said. “Our first public sale was at Annie
Oakley Days... read
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The Gathering at Garst
Thanks Community
On behalf of Garst Museum and The Darke County Historical Society, we
would like to thank the community for their support of this year’s The
Gathering at Garst. The Gathering brought approximately 11,000 visitors
to the area to enjoy the festivities on the museum grounds. We were
able to share our community’s history with visitors and show them why
we think Darke County is such a wonderful place. If you visited The
Gathering... read
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Elephant Encounter entertains and
educates,
By Bob Robinson
GREENVILLE – “They aren’t circus animals, they’re family,” said Bill
Morris, owner and operator with his wife Cindy, of Elephant Encounters.
Morris introduced Cora, a 9,000 lb. Asian elephant, and Shannon, a
6,500 pound African elephant, to a packed audience at the 5 o’clock
show Aug. 22 at the Great Darke County Fair. “This is a once in a
lifetime educational opportunity,” he said. “Watch their antics and
learn their personalities as you meet... read
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Farm Science Review to Offer
Farmers
First-Time View of Unmanned Aircraft System
LONDON, Ohio – As the list of new technologies used in the agriculture
industry continues to grow, the use of unmanned aircraft systems
(drones) has the potential to be among the most wide-ranging and
beneficial for farmers, according to Farm Science Review organizers. To
that end, farmers and growers can see daily demonstrations of an
unmanned aerial vehicle or UAV during this year’s Farm Science Review
Sept. 17-19 at the Molly Caren Agricultural Center in London, Ohio. The
demonstrations will... read
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Honest Abe marches with Vets,
By Bob Robinson
GREENVILLE – “I’m supposed to march with the troops… but there aren’t
any troops.” Honest Abe made a dignified appearance from the grandstand
as he approached Mike Morman and Urban Arling. “One of them is supposed
to adopt me,” he added. Arling pointed off to the right side of the
track where the troops were lining up. The President thanked them
courteously and started off toward his troops. All of them “adopted”
him. Morman, Past... read
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Fort
GreeneVille Chapter DAR… Local
DAR Promotes Constitution Week
Awareness
Tuesday, September 17, 2013, begins the national celebration of
Constitution Week. The weeklong commemoration of America’s most
important document is one of our country’s least known official
observances. Our Constitution stands as a testament to the tenacity of
Americans throughout history to maintain their liberties and freedom,
and to ensure those unalienable rights to every American. The tradition
of celebrating... read
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