Free
Computer Classes at Library
The Greenville Public Library is again offering free Computer Classes
to the community. They are: Basic Computer Skills, Monday
August
10th, 10:00 am to 12:00 pm; and Basic Internet Skills, Monday August
17th, 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. Class is limited to 10
participants
so hurry to register by calling 548-3915. Classes are taught
by
Stephanie St. Meyers.
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A
New Bookclub
at Library
The Greenville Public Library is hosting a new bookclub led by by
Melinda Guerra. Melinda explains, “Having intentionally
avoided
book clubs for the last decade, I winced when offered the opportunity
to start one for the Library. I chafe at the reputation of
book
clubs: an absence of book discussion, a repetitive book list, an
inability to stay on track, a lack of desire to engage with books that
challenge personal opinions… the... read
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Ag.
Breakfast
Meeting
Ag. Breakfast Meeting, Thursday, August 6, 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 speaker will be Daryl Riffle, Secretary of the
Darke County Agricultural Society, who will update us on the 2015 Great
Darke County Fair. For your calendar: the following month’s meeting
will be September 3, 2015. Sam Custer, Extension Educator, Agriculture
& Natural Resources
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Shelby
County
Vets to DC Planning 11th Trip
September 18-20, 2015 -- Attention: Shelby County Vets of WW II, Korea,
Vietnam/Vietnam Era. If you have not yet visited your memorial in
Washington, DC, we want you to send in your application . . . NOW. The
July 31 cutoff date is quickly approaching. We have room for some more
of our vets. What’s in it for you? Three days to relax and enjoy the
comradery of fellow vets, family, friends, and new friends. Our
three-day excursion... read
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Greenville
Grace Church blood drive
Greenville Grace Church will host a community blood drive Monday, Aug.
3 from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. at 4805 State Route 49 with a splashy water
bottle as the donor gift, plus a chance to win a deluxe Hawaii vacation
for two. Everyone who registers to donate will receive a free “Catch
the Wave – Donate Blood” screw top water bottle with straw; everyone
age 18 and older will also be entered in the Community Blood Center
(CBC) “Get on Board... read
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August
Volunteer Opportunities… DCP Volunteers,
Below are the volunteer opportunities we have planned for the month of
August. Please let me know if you are available to assist with any of
the projects/ tasks. · Early Morning Discovery Hike; Join a Naturalist
at 8AM on Tuesday mornings and hike the trails to see who calls Darke
County Parks their home. · Butterfly Monitoring; Do you like
BUTTERFLIES?! Join us at 2PM on Friday afternoons and assist... read
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Edison
Community College… World
War II Vets Tell Their Stories
Seven World War II Veterans will tell their compelling stories of
courage, honor, and strength during a special event held at Edison
Community College’s Piqua campus on Thursday, October 15 beginning at
11:30 a.m. As members of the Greatest Generation, these World War II
veterans scheduled to tell their stories to Miami Valley audiences are
eager to make their voices known: Robert Tweed, Harry Christy,
Marion... read
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“Chan,
Tea, and
the Way of the Warrior” at Library
The Green ville Public Library welcomes back Jesse Berry for a special
event Thursday July 30th at 6:30. Everyone knows Jesse as the
owner and head Sifu, or instructor, of the Young Forest Martial Arts
studio and also the owner and operator of Blue Lantern Tea, an online
store specializing in rare artisan teas from around the world... read
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Sunday Jazz in the Park
The Greenville Municipal Jazz Band will present a concert in the park
this Sunday, July 26th at the Marling Band Shell located in the
beautiful Greenville City Park. The concert will begin at
7:30
and is free and open to the public. The Greenville Municipal Jazz Band
is composed of members of the bigger group that has performed in the
last three concerts. Featured this week will be the vocal
stylings of Mrs. Chelsea Whirledge. A graduate... read
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Summer lunch program
A little known resource in Greenville is the summer lunch program at
First Presbyterian Church at 114 E. 4th Street. Free,
nutritious
lunches are served from 11:30 a.m. to noon each Tuesday and Thursday
through August 6 for youth under 17 years of age and their
parent/guardian. The menu varies each day but is always colorful and
delicious and topped off with dessert... read
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Last “Family Fun Day” at Library
The last “Family Fun Day” of the summer is Wednesday July 29 at 11:00
a.m. on the lawn at the Greenville Public Library. Crowd
favorite
Mike Hemmelgarn returns for a new and exciting performance.
As
always, this year's program features a custom blend of ventriloquist
characters and a wild variety of comedy juggling with a splash of
magic. Mike's unique brand of entertainment... read
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Spirit Medical 'Catch the Wave'
Blood Drive
rescheduled for July 30
Dave Knapp Ford Lincoln Blood Drive scheduled for Aug. 1 -- Spirit
Medical Transport LLC in Greenville will host a community blood drive
Thursday, July 30 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the news training room, 5484
S. State Route 49 with a splashy water bottle as the donor gift, plus a
chance to win a deluxe Hawaii vacation for two. (This blood
drive
was originally scheduled for July 23 and many... read
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Fort GreeneVille Chapter DAR
Storytime at
the Gathering
Fort GreeneVille Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution is
inviting school age children to a storytime at the Gathering at Garst
on Saturday, July 25th. At 1:00pm at the Burkett Encampment Tent, John
Burkett will have a storytime based on Fort GreeneVille's hero, Josiah
Hunt. The Burketts will be in period dress in order to give a visual of
the time period. Also Karen Burkett... read
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Home Gardener Workshop on August
5th
GREENVILLE – Did you ever notice that some year’s your garden produces
too much food for you, your family and even your friends to consume
before it goes bad? Have you left fruits and vegetables to
rot in
your garden because you cannot possibly eat any more of them?
Has
this ever happened to you? If you have answered yes to these
questions, then this home gardener workshop... read
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Canner
Gauge
Testing Time
Planning to do some canning this year to take advantage of your garden
produce? That means it's time to get your home canning
equipment
in working order. OSU Extension, Darke County, will check
dial
type pressure canner gauges. There is a $5.00 charge for each gauge
tested. You will need to bring in your dial gauge to our
office
and we will test it immediately, or call you to pick it up after it has
been tested. In addition, you will receive the most... read
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American
Red
Cross Flash Flooding Relief Effort Ongoing
Casework begins Family by Family - July 16, 2015 – Even after the flood
waters recede, there is still much to do if your home is one of those
affected by this week’s flash flooding. That is why Red Cross
volunteers and staff are in Darke County working with families, doing
casework and determining how best each family can be assisted on their
road to recovery. It takes far less time for a home to flood
than
it does... read
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DCCA... Auditions
open for King
Arthur’s Quest production
Darke County Center for the Arts is once again presenting a week-long
Missoula Children's Theatre residency which begins with auditions
offering the opportunity for all interested youngsters to try out for a
role in a full-scale musical theatre production and concludes with
performances starring local students. Auditions for MCT's King
Arthurs... read
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Minnetrista
Theater at Library
The Greenville Public Library's “Family Fun Day” continues Wednesday
July 22nd at 11:00 a.m. on the front lawn. We again welcome
Minnetrista Theater with “Furry Tales With a Twist.” This
hilarious play takes the audience on an adventure with Sam and Alex—two
blundering actors with a scrambled script—as they perform GoldiSOCKS...
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Autism Spectrum support group to
meet July
23
Darke County's local autism spectrum disorder (ASD) support and
resource group, ASD in the Darke, will meet Thursday, July 23 at 7 pm.
Monthly meetings typically take place on the third Thursday of the
month at 1123 Wayne Ave., Greenville, which used to be a church. Caring
for loved ones on the autism spectrum can be a challenge, and
oftentimes one feels alone in their journey; come join us to talk about
the issues facing the autism community... read
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Library's
July
“Third Floor Film Series”
In July the “Third Floor Film Series” will feature The Treasure of the
Sierra Madre from 1948. Directed by master filmmaker John Huston and
starring Humphrey Bogart in one of his most celebrated performances,
the film focuses on a trio of men who become obsessed with finding gold
in the desert mountains of northern Mexico in the 1920s. They start out
as business partners but greed... read
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Coffee with the Commissioner
Commissioner Mike Stegall will have his monthly “Coffee with the
Commissioner” for July at the Front Street Inn, Greenville, Saturday
from 8 to 10 a.m. Enjoy great food and coffee and ask the Commissioner
about what is happening in local government.
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Darke
County
Parks hosts historical author
The Darke County Park District will be hosting author James Alexander
Thom, well-known author of a series of historical novels on Wednesday,
July 22, 2015 from 10:30 am to 7:30 pm in the Shawnee Prairie Nature
Education Center. Mr. Thom will be selling and signing books
for
his many followers. Mr. Thom will be at the Nature Center to
take
part in the unveiling of the replica of the... read
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MVCTC Schedule Pick-up Nights
Scheduled
Englewood, Ohio – Miami Valley Career Technology Center (MVCTC) junior
and senior students enrolled for classes during the 2015-2016 school
year may pick-up their school schedules on: Monday, August 3, 5:00-8
p.m. 5:00-6:15 pm –Cookout, Welcome, Tours of Programs; 6:30-7:00 pm –
Parent/Student Meeting (Required Meeting in SAC); 7:00-7:30 pm - Pick
up Schedule; 7:30-8:00 pm - Laptop Pick up & Building Tours.
Students enrolled... read
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Breast
Cancer
Awareness 5K Run/Walk
(Greenville) July 8 - The Breast Cancer Awareness 5K run/walk, which is
part of the Darke County Wellness Challenge, will take place on
Saturday, August 1, 2015 at the Annie Oakley statue in downtown
Greenville. The kids run will begin at 8:00 a.m. with the 5K run/walk
following at 8:30 a.m. Race packet pick up will be Friday, July 31st
from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at First... read
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Midmark &
Versailles High School NHS to sponsor blood drive
DAYTON, Ohio – Donors will get a chance to win a deluxe Hawaii vacation
for two at the Midmark and Versailles High School National Honor
Society sponsored community blood drive Monday, July 20 from 12:30 p.m.
to 7 p.m. in the Versailles Knights of Columbus Social Hall, 8440 State
Route 47. Everyone who registers to donate will receive a
free
“Donor Surf Co.” surfboard t-shirt and everyone age 18 and... read
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Friends of the
Library used book sale
Summer reading and listening! Home schooling
bonanza!
That’s what you will find on the second floor of the Greenville Public
Library in the Friends of the Library ongoing used book sale.
The
GPL has inventoried stock and donated books on CDs, juvenile books,
fiction and non-fiction, and beautiful children’s picture books to the
”for donation only” book sale, located to the right in the computer
area. Practically... read
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“Life
of the
Union Soldier” at Library
Join us at the Greenville Public Library for an interesting evening of
the kind of history you don’t always hear about. On Thursday
July
16th at 6:30 Allen Coffman, a member of the Ohio Valley Civil War
Association, will describe the life of the union soldier - a
behind the scenes look at what he carried and why, and what... read
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Greenville
Municipal Concert Band to feature Sarah Herzog
The next concert of the Greenville Municipal Concert Band will take
place this Sunday, July 12th at 7:30 pm at the Marling Band Shell
located in the beautiful Greenville City Park. This week the
GMCB
will present a concert showcasing music from great motion pictures and
Broadway musicals and the composers and arrangers that made the music
famous. Featured with the GMCB will Sarah Herzog. Sarah is a
recent graduate of Greenville... read
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Jim Gill at “Family Fun Day”
The Greenville Public Library is very happy to host nationally known
children's musician and author Jim Gill at “Family Fun Day” Wednesday
July 15th. Jim has released six award-winning CDs of music
&
play for young children that are favorites in family rooms, classrooms,
playrooms - and our storytimes! His musical recordings and picture
books have received honors and... read
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Register your child for Head
Start Preschool
Summer is half over and school is coming soon! The Kids
Learning
Place - Head Start program in Darke County is currently seeking 3
&
4 year-old preschool children for the upcoming 2015-16 school year. The
school readiness program is open at no cost for income eligible
families. Head Start also accepts children with special needs, in
foster care or homeless. Head Start’s main... read
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Regional Dairy Meeting
A Regional Dairy Meeting will be held Aug. 10 at St. Henry High School
in St. Henry. Get the details with the attached flyer here.
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Pesticide
Applicator Training
Attached is an opportunity for you to attend a Private Pesticide
Applicator Training and a Fertilizer Applicator Certification
Training. This training will fulfill your requirements for
2016
and after. For those of you that winter in the South, this is the best
opportunity for you!! Get the details here
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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... read
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Historic
Bears Mill… “Art
in the Clark
Gallery” features former area residents
Artwork by former Arcanum residents Christopher Madden and Marilee
Pallant will be on display at historic Bear's Mill beginning Friday,
July 24 when both artists are eagerly anticipating greeting old friends
and acquaintances during a reception from 5 until 9 p.m. in the Mill's
Clark Gallery. The exhibit title, “Illuminations,” directly derives
from Pallant's description of her luminous paintings... read
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Local Couples Sponsor DCCA
Barbecue &
Blues
Darke County Center for the Arts recognizes local couples for their
sponsorship of the annual Barbecue and Blues fundraiser. This
year’s event is sponsored by Matt & Angie Arnold, Tom &
Jennifer Bish, George & Becky Luce and Dr. Robert &
Jean McLear
and will take place at Turtle Creek Golf Course, 6545 St. Rt. 36 E.,
Greenville, Ohio, on Friday, July 17 at 6:30 PM; this outdoor event... read
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