Time
Line Band to perform at Monte Carlo fundraiser
Cancer Association of Darke County will hold the event on Friday, May 8
at the VFW on Ohio Street in Greenville. The time is 6 pm – 9:30 pm.
The cost is ONLY $10 and there will be food, door prizes, raffles,
games, etc. 4 Dragon Tickets and VIP Parking Ticket will be given out.
This will certainly be an evening of fun you won’t want to miss! The
proceeds will go to Cancer Association of Darke County and will be used
to help Darke County cancer... read
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First
Friday: Upper Floor Tour -- Friday, May 1st ·
6-9 pm
Have you ever wondered what is on the upper floors of our historic
downtown buildings? If so, you will want to be part of Main Street
Greenville’s First Friday Upper Floor Tour on Friday, May 1st to see
and discover these hidden locations! This amazing tour will take place
from 6-9 pm and will include 4 upper floor locations and 1 bonus
location in downtown! Also, since it is "First Friday", downtown... read
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Edison
to join Poem In Your Pocket Day
Edison Community College is pleased to announce it will be
participating in the national Poem in Your Pocket Day on Thursday,
April 30 at 12 p.m. in rooms 504-505 of the Emerson Center at the Piqua
campus. Community members and Edison students and employees are invited
to read poetry they have written or favorite poems written by others.
Poem in Your Pocket Day was established in 2002 and encourages... read
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NAMI
offers
course for families living with mental illness
NAMI of Darke, Miami and Shelby Counties is offering a free 12-week
course for families and friends of individuals diagnosed with severe
mental illness. The course, called “Family to Family,” begins
May
5 from 7:00 to 9:30 PM, continuing on successive Tuesdays. It
will be taught at the Tri-County Board of Recovery and Mental Health
Services offices in the Stouder Center, 1100 Wayne Avenue, Suite 4000,
Troy... read
more |
Bradford
Ohio
Railroad Museum Joins 8,000+ Nonprofits to Make History
On May 5, 2015, Bradford Ohio Railroad Museum is participating in Give
Local America, a national day of local giving. This event strengthens
the foundation of our communities through a 24-hour crowdfunding event
that provides critical funding for and celebrates the work of our
community partners across the country. In 2014, Give Local America’s
first annual event resulted in more than $53 million being donated to
local communities... read
more |
Cancer
Association fundraiser
Borderline, Union City Country Club and Baker’s Motorcycle Shop to hold
their 3rd year fundraiser for Cancer Association of Darke County. MARK
YOUR CALENDAR FOR May 16. There will be a Poker Run, 3 Man Golf
Scramble, BBQ Chicken Dinners, Benefit Auction, 50/50 drawing, benefit
auction, door prizes and live music. Don’t miss this one! This event
will be held at Union City Country Club, 787 Wasson Road, Union City,
Ohio! For more information call Bud at 417-3026 or 968-6518.
More
to come later. Watch the papers and your online news.
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Composting
Workshop at Shawnee Prairie Preserve
Darke County Parks is hosting a composting workshop on Thursday, May 7
at 6:30pm. We are thrilled to welcome the Young family from
Fresh
Aire Farms. At their facility west of Greenville, Fresh Aire Farms
composts over 1,000 yards each year. Once you learn how easy
it
is to compost, you’ll never think of purchasing soil
again.
Dan... read
more |
First
Aid Goes
Wild: American
Red
Cross to Offer Wilderness and Remote First Aid
Darke County, OH . April 23, 2015 If you’re at work or home
and a
first aid crisis arises, with the assistance of 911 operators and
emergency medical services, you are literally only minutes away from
help. But what do you do if you are twenty minutes or twenty
hours away from help, off of the beaten path or in an area were cell
phone coverage is spotty or not available? How are you
prepared
to respond to an emergency? The American Red Cross will be
offering the Wilderness and Remote First Aid this spring on May 2
&
3 from 9:00-5:00 at the Shawnee Prairie Nature Center with instructor
Roger Van Fran... read
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Tons
of
Trilliums at Routzong Preserve
Darke County Parks’ Wildflower Walk Series continues on Wednesday,
April 29 at Routzong Preserve. Join a park naturalist at 6pm
for
this leisurely enjoyable stroll through the woodland in search of
blooming wildflowers. Typically, Routzong Preserve, located
on
Routzong Rd. west of Greenville, is a magic carpet filled with lovely
blooms. We’ll take a closer look at spring ephemerals
including... read
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Wetland
Wildlife Workshop
Saturday, June 27th, 2015 -- A habitat workshop series is being offered
to landowners wishing to improve wildlife habitat on their
property. The workshop series is sponsored by the Ohio
Department
of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife, Division of Forestry,
Pheasants/Quail Forever, Natural Resources Conservation Service, The
Ohio State University Extension, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service,
National Wild Turkey Federation and Ohio Soil and Water Conservation
Districts... read
more |
Dining
By Rail
reservations due April 28
You have until April 28 to turn in your reservation for the Dining By
Rail fund raising dinner. This Reservation only event features recipes
from Railroad Dining Car service. Michael James of Catering by Michael
is the Chef. This year he will be serving, Pork Loin, Sea Food Newburg,
Carrots, Brussels Sprouts, Potatoes, Pasta, Salad and Apple Cake... read
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Disney
Donates
to Annie’s Star Spangled Gala
Annie is getting making preparations for her annual Star Spangled Gala,
Saturday, June 13. She wants her friends to know that Disney has
donated four, one-day Hopper Passes that will be sold in the Live
Auction that evening. Don’t Mickey Mouse around, come to the Gala. It’s
a fun evening of Live and Silent Auctions and a variety of Raffles... read
more |
Recycle
out of
date electronics
The Darke County Solid Waste Management District and Green Wave
Electronics Recycling, Indianapolis, IN, are joining forces to sponsor
a “FREE” Electronics Recycling Day on May 21, 2015, from 9:00 a.m. to
5:00 p.m., in the swine barn at the Darke County Fairgrounds.
Vehicles will enter the Gate 2(near Wayne Healthcare), will go through
the swine barn to be unloaded and will go out the back gate of the
fairgrounds to prevent congestion... read
more |
First
Friday
Artisan Stroll moved to August
If you are a local artist or you know someone who is, please help Main
Street Greenville spread the word. The Artisan Stroll will be in August
this year! The event has been moved from October to August as part of
the organization's series of monthly First Friday events. This year's
event will take place on Friday, August 7th from 6-9 pm. The date of
the event changed for a few reasons... read
more |
Thank
A Vet 5k
Run / Walk
2015 marks the 50th Anniversary of the Vietnam War. Over 3 million
service men and women left their loved ones to answer the call to duty
and bravely serve in a country far away from home. The Fort GreeneVille
Daughters of the American Revolution is hosting a 5k run/walk to not
only Welcome Home those Veterans who saw our Nation through one of the
most challenging times we have ever seen, but to thank all Veterans who
have proudly served in our Armed Forces... read
more |
Don’t
Miss A
DCCA Night at the Oscars; Featuring Toledo Symphony
Orchestra
Darke County Center for the Arts is promising an elegant evening at
Henry St. Clair Memorial Hall on Saturday, April 25, when they present
Toledo Symphony Orchestra's “A Night at the Oscars.” DCCA is literally
rolling out the red carpet for the show, and promises other festive
touches for our local “Night at the Oscars.” Although you'll be welcome
regardless of your attire, some DCCA... read
more |
Midmark’s
Eiting to be Featured Guest at the Versailles Area Historical Museum
DAYTON, Ohio, April 15, 2015 — Jim Eiting, retired Midmark president
and CEO, chair emeritus, and father of Midmark’s current president and
CEO, Dr. Anne Eiting Klamar, will be featured guest of honor alongside
son, Mitch Eiting, Sunday, May 3, at 2 p.m., at the Versailles Area
Historical Museum in Versailles, Ohio, as part of the company’s ongoing
100th anniversary... read
more |
Red
Cross to
honor military families; Donnie
Reis to perform free concert open to public May 3
April 17, 2015, DARKE COUNTY - The American Red Cross will be honoring
local veterans and active military and treating them, and their
families and friends, to a free concert at St. Clair Memorial Hall on
Sunday, May 3. Multi-instrumentalist and accomplished composer, singer
and U.S. Army veteran Donnie Reis of Tipp City, Ohio will be performing
the concert. Reis has traveled... read
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What’s
underneath?
The Olde Thyme Gardeners are pleased to announce a Spring Tea and
Luncheon fundraiser. Jan Brady presents an entertaining
program
about how women's under garments have changed as women's roles have
changed in society. This was presented last year by the Preble County
Historical Society and it sold out quickly. Tea, catered lunch and
program are by reservation only. Reserved seating is $20.00 per person
on... read
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Rescheduled
Community Shred Day
April 25, 2015, Jon Jordan Agency , 5192 Kruckeberg Rd , located at the
corner of Kruckeberg and State Route 121, HOURS 12 p.m.-2 p.m. FREE TO
THE PUBLIC, Bring your old files and documents to be shredded on site.
For more information contact Matt Jordan at 937-548-1606
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Call
to
Commemorate Vietnam Veterans
On April 23 at 7 pm at the theatre at Edison Community College in
Piqua, Ohio, the community, students, and veterans from all time
periods since World War Ii will be coming together to welcome home, at
last, all the men and women who served in the Vietnam war and during
the Vietnam Era. To celebrate this homecoming, the Miami Valley... read
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Explore
Historic Upper Floors During First Friday
Have you ever wondered what is on the upper floors of our historic
downtown buildings? If so, you will want to be part of Main Street
Greenville’s First Friday Upper Floor Tour on Friday, May 1st to see
and discover these hidden locations! This amazing tour will take place
from 6-9 pm and will include 4 upper floor locations and 1 bonus
location in downtown!... read
more |
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Attorney
General Mike DeWine… DeWine
Encourages High School Students to
Apply for Teen Ambassador Board
-- (COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced
that his office is now accepting applications for its Teen Ambassador
Board. The Attorney General’s Teen Ambassador Board consists of high
school juniors and seniors from public, private, charter, and online
schools throughout Ohio. Board members advise the office on issues
relating to teens. They serve... read
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“Remembering Wakefield” to be
presented at
Garst Museum
Betty Broderick and Marilyn Fritz will present “Remembering Wakefield”
at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 3, at a meeting of the Darke County
Genealogical Society at Garst Museum, 205 N. Broadway. Wakefield was an
early settlement in Greenville Township located on Greenville-Celina
Road just north of Childrens-Home Bradford Road. All that remains of
this settlement is the Wakefield... read
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Monte Carlo Night on tap for May 8
Cancer Association of Darke County says “Please join us in our annual
Monte Carlo Fundraiser!” Our event will be held on Friday evening, May
8, 2015 at the VFW on Ohio Street in Greenville. The time is 6 pm –
9:30 pm. The cost is ONLY $10 and there will be food, door prizes,
raffles and an evening of fun. The proceeds will go to Cancer
Association of Darke County and will be used... read
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Dining
By Rail May 2, 2015
The Bradford Ohio Railroad Museum is hosting the annual fund raiser at
the Bradford, Ohio Catholic Rectory on Walnut Street From 6 - 9 pm.
This is a reservation only event so tickets must be purchased in
advance. Reservation forms are at the museum located at 200 N Miami
Avenue or through the website at www.bradfordrrmuseum.org. The Dinner
is prepared from Dining Car Service recipes. Michael James of Catering
by... read
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“Work
Smarter, Not Harder” at Library
The Greenville Public Library is proud to host Kristi Rambis,
Occupational Therapist from Western Ohio Therapy, for a free
educational program “Work Smarter, Not Harder - How to Reduce Pressure,
Pain & Stress on the Joints“ on Thursday April 30th from 6:30
to
7:30 in the Meeting Room. Light refreshments will be served.
Kristi has been... read
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Annual
Nature Day Coming Soon
A fun filled family event is once again taking place at your Darke
County Parks. The ever-popular Nature Day begins at 10am on
Saturday, April 25. Bring the family to Shawnee Prairie Preserve to
take part in a passport to adventure. Participants will
receive a
‘passport’ that can be stamped at the completion of each
station.
Upon... read
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2015 Senior Citizen Day Luncheon
Darke County’s Annual Senior Citizen Day is set for Wednesday, May
13th. Come enjoy a wonderful day filled with entertainment, a tasty
lunch, door prizes, giveaways, camaraderie, and the Senior Citizen of
the Year award will be presented. This is a free event for all seniors
in Darke County to attend! Senior Citizen Day will be at Romer’s
Catering in Greenville, located at 118 East Main Street, near the
circle. Doors will open at 10:00A.M. Local vendors... read
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Bluebag
Media… Key
Club preps for annual Box City
GREENVILLE – The Greenville High School Key Club will be wrapping up
its major event of the year, Box City, on April 18. “We have about 150
boxes so far,” said Key Club President Krutant Mehta; thanks goes
primarily to Hansbargers, Lowes and Hibbets. “Key Club members will be
able to purchase them – using canned food and clothing as currency – to
build their “dwellings” and... read
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GHS Wavaires Present “Rise Up!”
Community
Cantata
GREENVILLE - The Greenville High School Wavaires are pleased to present
their church cantata to the entire community at 6:00 pm on Sunday,
April 26 at St. Clair Memorial Hall. This year's presentation is titled
“Rise Up!” and features modern worship songs from well-known worship
band “Casting Crowns,” as well as worship artists, Michael Gungor,
Matthew West, Chris Tomlin... read
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Lincoln’s
Final Journey through Ohio
Beginning on April 21, 1865, over a 12 day period, the Lincoln Funeral
Trail traveled 1,654 miles through seven states. Thousands of
people in Ohio alone gathered along the tracks to pay their
respects. The train stopped in several Ohio towns and
Lincoln’s
coffin was transported from the depot by horse-drawn hearse. All along
the route west of Columbus flags were displayed, bells tolled... read
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Glad Rags & Old Bags tea
and fashion
show
Wear a Hat or not, but get your tickets now for the Afternoon Tea and
Fashion Show at beautiful St. Clair Manor on Saturday, April
25
from 2 to 4. The afternoon tea, sponsored by the League of
Women
Voters of Darke County, promises to be a fun event, but seating is
limited. The afternoon features a fashion Show of spring and summer
garments and accessories by Youniques and savories... read
more |
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CBC/Vectren to award $5,000 in
college
tuition assistance; 'Lead
the Way Scholarship' deadline is April 20
-- DAYTON, Ohio – Area high school seniors have until April 20 to enter
the Community Blood Center (CBC)/Vectren sponsored Lead The Way
Creative Scholarship competition by submitting ideas for a winning high
school blood drive campaign. CBC is celebrating 10 years of partnering
with Vectren Energy Delivery of Ohio (Vectren) to award $1,000 in
college tuition assistance... read
more |
April Blood Drives, Part 2
DARKE COUNTY, Ohio - Recycling is the theme for April as sponsors
partner with Community Blood Center (CBC) to host blood drives in Darke
County. Everyone who registers to donate will receive a free
“Recycle Life – Give Blood” grocery tote. Donors are
encouraged
to schedule an appointment online at www.DonorTime.com. The sturdy,
reusable grocery tote is a nod to “Earth Day 2015” celebrated April 22
and... read
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Conservation healing the land
while working
for you
Greenville- April 7, 2015 - Have you ever seen the sky tinted brown
with soil blown from a bare field on a windy day? Maybe
you've
seen a lake or stream that was green from algae growing out of
control. These things are signs that the land and the water
are
hurting and need our help. The people working at the Natural
Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) are conservationists who know the
signs ofland that's hurting and... read
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Scholastic Book Fair
EUM Christian Preschool is hosting the Scholastic Book Fair at the
Downtown Campus, located at 111 Devor Street in Greenville, from April
18 - 24. The Scholastic Bookfair will be open Saturday, April 18 from
10:00 am to 2:00 pm, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 8:45 am to 3:15
pm, and Tuesday and Thursday from 8:45 am to 12:00 pm. Books are a
great educational and enjoyable gift for any child. Consider looking...
read
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Nature Day on Its Way
An annual favorite is coming soon. Darke County Parks is
celebrating Earth Day week once again with Nature Day!
Shawnee
Prairie Preserve will be buzzing with activities on Saturday, April 25
from 10a-3p. A celebration of nature will take place throughout the
day. Families are encouraged to plan to spend most of the day
exploring each... read
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Edison
Community College… Welcome
home
to Vietnam Veterans
Miami Valley Veterans Museum board president, Stephen Larck, and museum
executive director, Mitch Fogle, are pleased to announce that
Lieutenant Colonel Mike Jackson, the national chair of “Operation
Welcome Home,” will be giving greetings at the area ceremony to honor
Vietnam and Vietnam Era veterans scheduled for April 23 at 7 pm... read
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Coming SOON ----- A Night In
Hollywood
A Night in Hollywood – NOW IS THE TIME..... Tickets are on sale, the
Special Olympians are practicing, Won't you please consider stopping by
Greenville National Bank to buy your tickets and get involved in the
FIRST EVER - Night in Hollywood - Benefit Darke County Special
Olympics. On April 18th, a Special Olympics fundraising event... read
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Edison Darke County offers summer
course
lineup
GREENVILLE- Want to get a jump start on your freshman year at college
this fall, get a class or two out of the way to lighten your load? Or
maybe it’s time to start achieving your goal of earning a college
degree. How about starting this summer? Edison Community College Darke
County Center has an excellent offering of summer courses at a... read
more |
Freezing and Canning Workshops
Set for May
and June
Gardeners and other lovers of fresh produce are often interested in
extending the season’s bounty by learning more about home-preserving
fruits and vegetables. Now they can, by attending a free
“Food
Preservation Workshop” presented by Ohio State University Extension,
Darke County, at 603 Wagner Avenue, Greenville. There will be four
sessions to the May workshop: May 5 – Water Bath Canning; May 12 –
Freezing Fruits and Vegetables... read
more |
American
Red Cross Lifesaving Courses
Adult and pediatric first aid, CPR and AED courses are scheduled -
Troy, OH (April 6, 2015) – The weather is getting nicer, which means
it’s time to start the springtime activities such as mowing the lawn,
gardening, grilling and kids playing on the playground. But consider
this: 70,000 people are injured annually mowing their lawn, 200,000
children are injured annually on playgrounds, 30,000 people are
injured... read
more |
Annie’s Star Spangled Raffle
Tickets
Available
Annie is making preparations for her annual Star Spangled Gala. She
wants her friends to know what great raffle prizes are going to be in
her Star Spangled Raffle. Tickets are now being sold. Need not be
present to win. A major part of Annie’s Star Spangled Gala is Annie’s
Star Spangled Raffle. Prizes for the raffle include: $1,000 cash... read
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Edison
Community College… A
Welcome
Home to Vietnam and Vietnam Era Veterans,
By Vivian Blevins, Ph.D. -- Soldiers returning from deployment to
Vietnam were told what to expect. There could be anti-war signs at the
airports, shouting protestors, and at times, they would be spat upon.
Jim Miller, Army Distinguished Flying Cross medal winner for delivering
supplies to U.S. Special Forces under assault by thousands of North
Vietnamese on a hilltop in Vietnam, says, “I never thought... read
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Lincoln
Funeral
Train Tribute
The Lincoln Funeral Train stopped in Bradford to resupply with fuel and
water on April 30, 1865. A number of citizens were allowed on the
funeral car to pay their respects. The
train then
entered Gettysburg at 1:10 AM and then went on to Greenville at 1:36
AM. Greenville held a memorial where 500 people gathered at
the
station. It’s a fascinating piece of American History that
took
place... read
more |
CPR
& First
Aid Class Offered
EUM Christian Preschool and Greenville Township Rescue are hosting a
CPR & First Aid Class on Saturday, April 18 from 9:00 am—Noon.
The
class will take place at the EUM Church Downtown Campus located at 111
Devor Street in Greenville. The class is certified by the American
Heart Association. The cost is $6 for the certification card and the
deadline to register is April 11. Contact Elaine Snyder at... read
more |
VHCC
Rehab now
offers PT direct access
The Rehab Clinic at Versailles Health Care Center is excited to
announce acceptance of direct access for physical therapy.
The
year 2014 marked the 10-year anniversary for Direct Access legislation
in Ohio, but many people still don’t know about it. In 2004,
Ohio
became the 39th state in the nation to authorize physical therapists to
evaluate and manage patients without a medical referral.
Direct
access to... read
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Head
Start
Preschool is filling spots for fall
Getting a child ready for kindergarten is important! But that
learning starts at birth and continues through preschool. If
they
wait for kindergarten or primary school they will be missing the time
when their learning develops most quickly in their life. Kids Learning
Place is now taking applications and filling the limited number of
spots for the Head... read
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Botanist
Explores Wild Edibles at Darke County Parks
Discover and explore the world of wild edibles with famed Botanist Abby
Artemisia. Pre-register for this fascinating natural plant
history program on Saturday April 11 at 11am. Abby will be bringing her
expertise of life-long learning to Shawnee Prairie Preserve and lead
visitors on a search for wild edibles. She will also focus on
plant identification... read
more |
Civic Theater Melodrama Auditions
The Darke County Civic Theater will be holding auditions for a
melodrama to be presented during the annual Annie Oakley Festival in
July. If you ever thought of acting, then come and audition for, “The
Dangerous Diamonds”. The cast of characters in this play, range from a
teenager and up. The Civic Theater is in need of new members and would
like to see some new faces at the auditions. There will be no
preparation needed, as they will conduct a cold reading...
read
more |
We
Are The
Majority Introduces Youth Summer Camp, By
Kayli Duncan
With thoughts of summer come tans, vacations, and sunshine, but reality
is that most adults will be working a regular schedule for the majority
of the summer. While you are out working, your children may be getting
bored with the everyday activities during their summer vacations. We
Are the Majority would like to offer a wonderful, fun-filled
alternative. They will be hosting a summer camp... read
more |
Walking
for
Wildflowers
Darke County Parks is offering a Spring Hiking Series showcasing the
Wildflowers in three of your parks. We’ll begin at Coppess
Nature
Sanctuary on Thursday April 9 at Noon in search of early blooming
Bloodroot. The hiking series will then take us to Routzong
Preserve on Wednesday April 29 at 6pm to witness the carpet of
Large-flowered Trilliums. Lastly, join park naturalists at
Eidson
Woods... read
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Toledo
Symphony
Orchestra to play Oscar-winning music
Toledo Symphony Orchestra will close Darke County Center for the Arts
2014-2015 Artists Series at Henry St. Clair Memorial Hall in Greenville
on Saturday, April 25 with “A Night At the Oscars,” a performance of
Academy Award-winning music. “This concert will truly include something
for everybody,” said DCCA Artistic Director Keith Rawlins. “Thrilling
music from Star Wars and the lovely... read
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Mother’s Day is Sunday, May 10,
2015
If you would like to do something special and “different” for that
special woman in your life (wife, mother, grandmother, sister,
girlfriend or friend, etc.) why not give a gift certificate to
Hannah’s? Hannah’s Garden Center and Cancer Association of Darke County
are partnering this spring to help cancer patients and give a great
gift at the same time. Gift certificates are available... read
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