Lady Eagles presents awards
The Ladies Auxiliary F.O.E. (Fraternal Order of the Eagles)
#2177
, Greenville, is represented here by Delores Beisner .
Delores
helped to award ribbons to the Darke County Special athletes.
Shown in this photo with Mrs. Beisner are Versailles H.S. students,
Abbie Marshall, Cheyanne Lingo, Kori Oliver and Selena Todd in the 4 x
100 Unified relay. This relay features two...
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Tri-County Board Elects Officers,
Welcomes Members
The Tri-County Board of Recovery and Mental Health Services at its June
24 meeting elected Dennis Butts of Greenville as Chair and Rod Austin
of Sidney as Vice Chair. Austin will also chair the Finance Committee,
replacing Butts. Executive Director Mark McDaniel presented a
commemorative gavel to outgoing Board Chair Jason Wagner of Versailles
and thanked Wagner for his...
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Early
Bird… Poultry
Days announces record chicken sales
VERSAILLES – “I’m just so glad it’s not raining today,” said announcer
Ken DeMange. It was just prior to 11 a.m. June 13 and the annual
Versailles Poultry Days Parade was about to start. Along the parade
route there were familiar faces… families arriving early every year to
take ownership of their favorite spots. The temperature was already
climbing...
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Annie’s
Star Spangled Raffle Winners
Annie wants her friends to know who won the three major prizes in the
Star Spangled Gala event. Annie was delighted with the sparkling
success of the June Gala. All attended enjoyed a fun and laughter
filled evening. All funds raised at the Gala go directly to support the
efforts of the Garst Museum and the National Annie Oakley Center... read
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Bluebag
Media… Miss
Chick 2014 & Court: “Great,
Memorable, Fun!”
VERSAILLES – “Our job ends tomorrow,” said Miss Chick 2014 Elizabeth
White with a trace of sadness on June 12. “It’s always hard to end an
exciting experience like this.” She was quick to point out, however,
the contestants for this year’s pageant are all “fascinating.” White
and her court were not involved in the interviews of the 2015
contestants, but they “hung out” with them... read
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Darke
County Endowment for the Arts announces grant awards
Darke County Endowment for the Arts recently granted funds to six
applicants who submitted requests for financial assistance for their
arts-related projects. According to DCEA Chair Marilyn Delk, one of
DCEA's major purposes is to assist organizations and individuals in
achieving artistic goals that benefit the citizens of Darke County. The
grants were awarded to: Marcus York, Greenville Municipal Band, the
Annie Oakley Committee...
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Bluebag
Media… Broerman
crowned Little Miss Poultry Days
2015
VERSAILLES – He’s been doing it for 26 years… after Ken DeMange was,
once again, introduced as the Master of Ceremonies for the 31st Annual
Little Miss Poultry Days Contest, he said, “I was wondering if I’d ever
interview the daughter of a candidate I interviewed in the past. It’s
happened now, once or twice… time to retire.” Except he was having too
much fun. On June 12 DeMange...
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New Quilting Book Donated
The Towne Squares Quilt Club recently donated a beautiful quilting book
to the Greenville Public Library. It's Fabulously
Fast
Quilts by Amy Smart who is a popular blogger on quilting tips and
techniques for beginners and experts alike. Vice-President
Linda
McGlothin is a founding member of Towne Squares and is seen here with... read
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Nutrient Stewardship for Cleaner
Water,
Sam Custer, OSU Extension, Darke County
Nutrient Stewardship for Cleaner Water is a new Signature Program for
OSU Extension which was implemented in 2014. IMPLEMENTATION -
Implementation has been timely; due to the heightened attention on
water quality and nutrient effects in Grand Lake St. Mary’s, Lake Erie
and Ohio River Watersheds, farmer awareness is at an all-time
high. Those...
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Poultry Days through the eyes of
a Vet…
From Dick Coffield
The annual Poultry Days festival attracts visitors from all over the
world – including a group from China last year. A successful event
offers more than 20,000 chickens, rides for the little ones, fair food,
new Poultry Days Royalty - Rhylan Broerman was Little Miss Poultry Days
2015 and Christa Puthoff, Miss Chick 2015... read
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Eldora
Speedway
Ballroom Hosted Community Blood Drive
ROSSBURG, Ohio (June 18, 2015) – Eldora Speedway played host to a
community blood drive Thursday (June 18). It was held in the
Eldora Ballroom, the original dance hall that sits at the Speedway’s
main entrance. The Community Blood Center out of Dayton, Ohio,
organized the blood drive and has done so for several years at Eldora.
“You can give blood every eight weeks,” said Dana Puterbaugh, from the
County Community Blood Center...
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Bluebag
Media… Puthoff
named Poultry Days’ Miss Chick 2015
VERSAILLES – “I’ve always wanted to do this,” said Miss Chick 2015,
Christa Puthoff. Her goal is to be a role model to young girls through
community service and volunteering with Poultry Days and other events.
Is it tough doing this? “You definitely have to step outside your
comfort zone,” she noted. “I guess you just don’t worry about anything…
just have fun.” It worked. On June 13... read
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Second
National
Continues Support of Partnering for Progress
Bank
backs effort
for 7th consecutive year
-- DARKE COUNTY -- Second National Bank continued its support of local
development efforts recently by backing Darke County’s Partnering for
Progress (P4P) initiative again in 2015. This marks the seventh
consecutive year that the bank, an original founder of the P4P
initiative, has supported the countywide, public-private development
effort. “The Partnership has continued... read
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Elite
Women in
Mortgage: Local broker named industry’s best
Centennial, CO (June 16, 2015) – A Greenville mortgage broker has just
been recognized in a list of the industry’s female elite. Desteni Mason
of KTL Performance Mortgage has been included in Mortgage Professional
America magazine’s Elite Women in Mortgage feature. This annual list
recognizes 50 female rising stars in the industry - women who are
blazing new trails in the mortgage profession. The list is diverse... read
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Wayne HealthCare Hires Wellness
Coordinator
(Greenville, OH) June 17, 2015 - Wayne HealthCare is pleased to
announce that Jordan Francis, MPH, has joined Wayne HealthCare as the
Wellness Coordinator. Mr. Francis comes to Wayne with a passion for
serving the health and wellness needs of a large population. Prior to
serving as wellness coordinator, Jordan assisted with Community Health
Needs Assessments (CHNA)...
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Daffy Derby and Duck N’ Run
Winners
Announced
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Shelby and Darke County held their annual
Daffy Duck Derby and 5K on Thursday, June 18th, 2015 in Tawawa Park in
Sidney. Over 2700 rubber ducks, which were “adopted” by community
members and local corporate sponsors, were drawn out of a ticket barrel
this year due to the high waters in the nearby mosquito
creek. The event sponsors included... read
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Pets of the week
GREENVILLE - The Darke County Animal Shelter has many pets available
for adoption, including several breeds of dogs, as well as cats and
kittens. The Shelter chooses pets to feature each week, this week
they've selected: Randy is a 1 ˝ year old blond Lab. He is a sweetheart
and loves to play. He weighs around 70 pounds and is a big baby. He is
current on his shots and friendly... read
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Bluebag
Media… Hundreds
enjoy
Greenville’s June First Friday offerings
GREENVILLE – “We’re looking for volunteers,” said a volunteer. “We need
volunteers,” said another. At least seven or eight non-profits were on
Fifth Street with games for kids, brochures and other literature for
parents. Some looking for volunteers; some providing safety and other
information to visitors. One organization, the American Red Cross Darke
County... read
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Bluebag
Media… Bike
safety and
maneuvering taught at rodeo
VERSAILLES – Dozens of children – some as young as three, others as old
as nine and 10 – went through a maze of orange cones following chalk
arrows on June 6. Their goal? Learn to control their bicycles and to
ride them safely. The Bike Rodeo course, set up by the Versailles Fire
Department and Versailles EMS, is an annual event promoting bike safety
for children. Each year they have drawings... read
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Bluebag Media… Camp
Majority
kids tour Greenville Library
GREENVILLE – This is the Genealogy Room, said Reuben Kennett. He looked
out at the 30 or so ‘We Are the Majority’ kids, then asked “Do you know
what genealogy is? It’s finding out about your ancestors.” He pointed
to the room behind him, adding that’s where they keep all the records
from people doing research on their ancestors... read
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Edison
Students
Can Now “Check Out” the Internet
Edison Community College’s Library is excited to start a new pilot
program this summer to provide students with dependable Internet access
around the clock so that they can successfully complete assignments and
courses. The new program allows students to check out both laptops and
Verizon® 4G LTE Hotspots for 48-hours at a time with their Edison
Library card. Easy–to–use hotspots provide users with reliable wireless
Internet... read
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Food
assistance
available to seniors 60+
Community Action Partnership of Darke County wants to remind residents
that the agency offers the Commodity Supplemental Food Program to
seniors 60 years and older every month. This program provides about 40
pounds of food to qualifying households and contains cereal, milk,
cheese, canned fruits, vegetables and juices, canned meats, peanut
butter, rice or pasta. You may qualify... read
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Children's
Author Donates Book
The Greenville Public Library thanks Elaine Tomski for her delightful
children's book Behind My Belly Button. Elaine grew up on a
farm
near Castine and attended Tri-Village High School before graduating
from OSU in education. She then married and had her
family.
While working in the library of Tri-Village Elementary her “love of
picture books bloomed” and she was inspired to become... read
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Benches
available for purchase
The Darke County Fair Board and the Darke County Solid Waste Management
District are placing another order for Memorial benches. These six foot
long benches are made from recycled milk jugs as a lasting tribute to
family and friends and will be placed around the Gazebo and other areas
of the Fairgrounds for Fairgoers to enjoy the festivities of the Fair.
These benches may be purchased...
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ACES
Students
help Darke County Parks
Prairie Ridge is shining thanks to the recent partnership with the
Achievement Center for Educational Success (ACES) students and Darke
County Parks. The students along with their teachers met
Laura
Schwieterman, Volunteer Coordinator of the Darke County Parks at
Prairie Ridge and spent several hours completing much... read
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Pets
of the week
GREENVILLE - The Darke County Animal Shelter has many pets available
for adoption, including several breeds of dogs, as well as cats and
kittens. The Shelter chooses pets to feature each week, this week
they've selected: Jena is a 4 month old lab mix. She is mostly black
with a little white. She has short hair. She is a playful... read
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Lehman
Chiropractic assists Olympians
Dr. Kyle Lehman of Lehman Chiropractic assists Darke County Special
Olympic’s athletes with physicals throughout the year. He is
shown here with Ciara Riffell and Troy Parks both Tri-Village H.S.
students at the Track and Field event last month, where he served as an
awards presenter. It is now softball season for special
athletes. Batter up! For more information, please
see... read
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Bluebag
Media… Last
day of school a day for celebration
GREENVILLE – “Yeah… got a job this summer,” said a Greenville Junior
High student. Doing what? “Bailing hay!” The student demonstrated the
movements of taking a pitchfork into a stack of harvested hay and
tossing it into the bailer. Pay good? He nodded his head, grinning.
Some of his classmates weren’t quite as set in their summer plans.
Several said they were going to look for a job... read
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Dairy News & Beef Cattle,
From Sam Custer, OSU Extention Darke County
The June 2015 Issue of the Buckeye Dairy News has been posted at:
http://dairy.osu.edu, then click on Buckeye Dairy News. Articles
include: Dairy Commodity and Milk Price Outlook, Milk Production of
Ohio Dairy Herds, 2015 Tri-State Dairy Nutrition Conference, North
American Intercollegiate Dairy Challenge. The June 3, issue # 938, of
the Ohio BEEF Cattle letter is now posted to the web at:
http://beef.osu.edu/beef/beefJun0315.html... read
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Bluebag
Media… 2014-15
school year a ‘positive experience’
at GCSD
GREENVILLE – “This year has been a positive experience,” said
Greenville City Schools Superintendent Douglas Fries. “Our report card
continues to show positive growth…” He noted in “Value Added” – which
addresses student improvement – the District had attained the highest
level possible. GHS graduated 90.9 percent of its 4-year
seniors
in 2015; when adding seniors...
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We Are
IT! Ladies Participate in Global Competition
A team of local young ladies recently returned from Destination
Imagination’s (DI) global finals, the largest creative thinking and
problem solving competition in the world. Held in Knoxville, Tennessee,
the team was among more than 13,000 students representing more than
1,400 teams that advanced to global finals. Destination Imagination is
an educational program where teams of students... read
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Bluebag
Media… Over
half of GJHS students achieve A.C.E.
status
GREENVILLE – “Each student begins the school year as an A.C.E.” This is
the message a little over 400 students entering Greenville Junior High
School for seventh and eighth grades receive from teachers and
administrators. According to Tiffany Fine, GJHS Intervention
Specialist, it is a behavioral incentive program standing for Attitude... read
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Bluebag
Media… Students
treated to field events as school
wraps up
GREENVILLE – The last two weeks of May were a culmination of testing, a
year-long effort on the part of teacher and student in Greenville
schools, and finally, rewards for their efforts. High school
activities, like the Senior Awards Night and Graduation, are familiar
events throughout the community, as is the eighth grade trip to
Washington, D.C. Not quite as well known are rewards... read
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Safety
Council Members Receive “Excellence in Safety” Awards
GREENVILLE– Members of the Darke County Safety Council received
Excellence in Safety Awards from the Ohio Bureau of Workers
Compensation (BWC) during a recent awards ceremony hosted by its
co-sponsor, the Darke County Chamber of Commerce. Safety
recognition awards are based on the individual company’s semi-annual
report data submitted for the period of January... read
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