Aha!
Parenting… Gameplan
for Positive Parenting Your Teen
Positive parenting a teenager? A terrific teen who's responsible,
considerate, shows good judgment, at least most of the time? Yes, it is
possible! Here's your game plan, with 12 essential Tips. You may not
feel like you have much influence on your child these days, but teens’
behavior is highly correlated with the strength of their bonds with
their parents. Good relationships between... read
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Versailles Health Care Center… VHCC
Dietary an essential ingredient
Versailles Health Care Center, a skilled nursing and rehabilitation
center, celebrated National Healthcare Food Service Week, October 5th
through the 11th. Healthcare facilities all over
the
country honored some of their most valuable team players, the behind
the scenes food service employees that keep residents, patients, and
staff satisfied... read
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Sharon
Deschambeau received Geraldine B. Nelson Advocacy Award
Sharon Deschambeau, president of the Darke County Chamber of Commerce,
received the Geraldine B. Nelson Advocacy Award at the Tri-County Board
of Recovery and Mental Health Services Annual Meeting and Art of
Recovery reception October 21 at Edison Community College in Piqua. In
presenting the award, Tri-County Board Chairman... read
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Edison
Students
Take Part in HealthRHYTHMS®
Students in Gail Ahmed’s Music Appreciation class at Edison State
Community College learned about the health benefits associated with
drumming during a special HeathRHYTHMS® course.
HealthRHYTHMS®
was developed after leading neurologist and mind-body researcher Dr.
Barry Bittman, MD led a renowned research team in the first... read
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BBBS enjoy Fishing Day sponsored
by Shelby
County Bassmasters
A group of Big Brothers Big Sisters Volunteers and 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 & Kiwanis. Over 60 Volunteers and Littles
attended the annual event, which was held on Saturday, September 12th.
The outing included a cookout for all Bassmaster members... read
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Kiwanis
Students of the Month… Kayli
Duncan & Alex Lance
Principal Jeff Cassell presented Kayli Duncan and Alex Lance Student of
the Month awards. Kayli is in Wavaires, Student Council
President, NHS, Varsity Golf, Science, SADD, and Spanish Clubs, and is
a Maidrite Sportsmanship Award recipient. She is also in We
Are
the Majority and active in church youth groups, Bible studies, and
missions trips. She plans to attend a four-year university... 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: Chewbacca is a 3 year old terrier mix. He is tan with
a white chest. He reminds us of Chewy on Star wars. He is not as big as
Chewy but weighs around 40 pounds... read
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Girl Scouts Invites New Girls and
Volunteers to Join in the Fun
October 16, 2015 -- Research shows hands-on opportunities offered by
largest girl-led organization in the world positively impact all
aspects of girls’ lives… Dayton, Ohio — Are you looking for quality,
after-school activities for your child that fire her imagination,
inspire her curiosity, and send her back to school eager to learn more?
Girl Scouts of Western Ohio is inviting girls to join... read
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Bluebag
Media… Lung transplant
surgery a 50-50
chance… but worth it
GREENVILLE – Dean Besecker has COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary
Disease). He has been “facing” it for five years. According to his
wife, Gail, he’s been going downhill. He’s prepping – and waiting – for
a lung transplant, and has been part of the Rehabilitation program at
Wayne HealthCare since January. He was in Pulmonary Rehab. Then he
found out he had a heart blockage... read
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Versailles
Health Care Center… Voisard
wins
VHCC Grandparents Day contest
Hanna Voisard, a 5th grader at Versailles Middle School, recently won a
Halloween gift basket from Versailles Health Care Center.
Fourth
and fifth grade students at Versailles Middle School were asked to
participate in a Grandparent’s Day contest held by Versailles Health
Care Center and write a short essay titled “What is Grand about your
Grandparent?” Submitted essays were... read
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Bluebag Media… Biales
kicks off
DCCA Artists Series with unique style
GREENVILLE – “I love it!” said Lisa Biales. “It’s a perfect space! I
walk onto the stage… feel the wood reverberation…” A half million
dollar renovation had been completed over the summer. Biales, as the
opening performer of the Darke County Center for the Arts (DCCA)
Artists Series, was the first to bring the public into the remodeled... read
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St.
Mary’s School October Newsletter
There comes a time in everyone’s life when one pauses and asks that all
important question, “Really? What was I thinking!” My moment came the
day before my second art class of October. Years ago we had a first
grade teacher on staff who every October made jack-o-lanterns from
grocery sacks with her class. In fact while looking for something in my
attic recently I stumbled over the jack-o-lantern that my 31 year old
had made when he was...
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Bluebag Media… Health
fair
offers ‘walk-thru’ colon, screenings and information
GREENVILLE – “We may have saved a life today,” said Jill Brown, RN,
Wayne HealthCare Cancer Coordinator. She was referring to the
‘Walk-Thru Colon’ offered to visitors to the hospital’s 41st Annual
Darke County Health Fair Oct. 13. By mid-afternoon, approximately 600
people had visited the health fair being held in the Youth Building at
the Darke County fairgrounds; about 500 of them... read
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Ohio
State Updating Recommendations for
Soybeans, Corn and Wheat,
By Sam Custer, OSU Extension, Darke County -- The Ohio State University
College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences is looking to
recruit growers interested in helping researchers update the soybean,
corn and wheat fertility recommendations for Ohio, Michigan and
Indiana. Steve Culman, an Ohio State University Extension soil
fertility specialist, is seeking growers to participate in a project to
look at nitrogen... read
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Edison
Students Selected to Propel Ohio
Edison State Community College students Sarah Ray and Brittany Tackett
were selected to participate in Senator Sherrod Brown’s Propel Ohio:
Collegiate Leadership Summit on Friday, October 16, 2015, in Columbus.
The one-day program was aimed at promoting civic engagement and
connecting college students with resources on careers related to public
service in Ohio... read
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BBBS
announces four new board members
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Shelby & Darke County is pleased to
announce the newest members on our Board of Trustees. They
are:
Peggy Baird of Sidney. Peggy works at Emerson Wagner Realty as a
Realtor. Jane Carroll of Huber Heights. Jane works as a CAPA
Specialist for Midmark Corporation. Barbara Dulworth of Sidney works
for the City of Sidney in the Community Services Dept... read
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BORM
honored for Lincoln Funeral Train
program
The Ohio Local History Alliance honored the Bradford Ohio Railroad
Museum for the Abraham Lincoln Funeral Train 150th Anniversary Program.
The museum was chosen to receive this award for its community outreach
during the April 25, 2015 program at the museum. The museum brought
together Bradford Exempted Village High School students, a Mr. Lincoln
impersonator and Civil War re-enactors to present the history of the... read
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Prairie
Days Pie Baking Contest and Basket
Raffle a Success
The Prairie Days Pie Baking Contest proved a great success once again
this year. There were 13 entries in the contest which, after judging,
were sliced and sold in the Prairie Days Mad Anthony’s Tavern to
benefit the Friends of the Darke County Parks. Two pies were also
donated anonymously just to be sold and benefit the Friends. The
contest featured... read
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County
FFA Land Judging Contest Held in
Wayne Township
On September 22, 2015 the Darke Soil and Water Conservation District
(SWCD) held their annual land judging contest for Darke County FFA
Chapters as they prepare for the District Contest. This
year’s
contest was held at Jim & Linda Rismiller’s Farm off Streib
Road
northeast of Versailles. This year 7 teams from four schools
–
Franklin Monroe, Greenville, Mississinawa Valley and Versailles... read
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Darryl
Mehaffie Receives DCCA Patron of the
Arts Award
Darryl Mehaffie is the recent recipient of the prestigious William L.
Combs Patron of the Arts Award. Presented at Darke County
Center
for the Arts’ opening performance of the 2015-2016 Artists Series on
October 10, the award was given in recognition of Mehaffie’s
significant contribution to the Arts. “As past Chair and current
Director, DCCA and Memorial Hall are where they are today... read
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Edison
Nursing Graduates Earn High NCLEX
Pass Rate
Edison State Community College is proud to announce that 97% percent of
the Spring 2015 nursing graduates passed the National Council Licensing
Examination (NCLEX). “Student success is always a top priority for us
and something we strive for every day,” said Gwen Stevenson, Dean of
Nursing and Health Sciences. The exam, developed by the National
Council of State Boards...
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Bluebag Media… Bad
weather
doesn’t stop community school support
NEW MADISON – “Only one time I can remember that we ever got rained
out,” said an announcer. “That was less than ten years ago and… it was
(really) raining!!!” This year it wasn’t raining, at least not at the
moment. It was drizzling. It was windy and the temperature was in the
40’s. That didn’t stop Patriot supporters from turning... read
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Bluebag Media… New
T-V royalty
picked for 2015-16
NEW MADISON – Four young people were crowned at the 82nd Annual
Tri-Village Community and School Fair Oct. 2. Judges tapped Braxton
Bales and Ava Camacho as the Little Mr. & Miss Patriot for
2015-16;
while TVHS students voted seniors Knox Morris and Jenna Fisherback as
the new School Fair King & Queen. During the... read
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Bluebag Media… Community
Connectors gears up for at-risk kids
GREENVILLE – “The barriers some of these kids face would never occur to
most of us,” said Jeff Vaughn, Director of Gateway Youth Programs. He’s
putting together the needed pieces for the Community Connectors Program
– a one-year grant (requiring a local match) by the state of Ohio – but
that doesn’t remove all the barriers... read
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Bluebag
Media… Harrison,
Majority kids
teach drug prevention skills
GREENVILLE – Recovery & Wellness Centers of Midwest Ohio isn’t
just
about recovery and wellness (from drug and alcohol abuse)… it’s also
about prevention. Kelly Harrison, Prevention Specialist, is teaching
“Incredible Years” to Kindergartners in Ansonia… Life Skills to Arcanum
seventh graders… And Safe Dates to eighth grade students at Greenville
Junior High School. She offers the... read
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BBBS secures funding for
Mentoring programs
The Ruth & Emerson Booher Foundation recently made a donation
to
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Shelby and Darke County along with the Dr,
Marlin Thompson Founders Fund administered through the Darke County
Foundation. Both of these donations are specific to the Darke County
programs and will assist the agency in continuing to serve “at risk”
children in Darke County. “The support... read
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SkillsUSA Chapters II and III
First Meeting
, By Casey Linder, Chapter II Reporter
Englewood, Ohio - The Miami Valley Career Technology Center (MVCTC)
SkillsUSA Chapter II and III held their first meeting on September 24,
2015. The meeting shared the different elements of the SkillsUSA
emblem, and guest speaker, Rayna Huffman (2015 Graphic Commercial Art
Graduate and SkillsUSA National Competition Top Five), gave a wonderful
award winning speech about...
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Association
of Darke County… Annie
Oakley
Golf Tournament raises $16,500
Results are in from the 34th Annual Annie Oakley Golf Tournament held
July 20, 2015 at the Turtle Creek Golf Course. The
tournament raised $16,500 to present to the Cancer Association of Darke
County. The golf committee would like to thank the 100
golfers
who participated in this event. When the last
golfer
finished the course, Greenville Federal (Team 5 A) claimed... read
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MVCTC
BPA
Meeting Includes Local Entrepreneur,
Evan Florkey, BPA Reporter 2015-2016 - Englewood, Ohio - The Miami
Valley Career Technology Center held its first official Business
Professionals of America (BPA) chapter meeting on September 22, 2015.
The meeting included the pinning of the new officers, the induction of
the new junior members, and a speech from local philanthropist Luke
Westerman. The new BPA chapter...
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Music
to play
year-round in Downtown Greenville
The next time you are in downtown Greenville, close your eyes and open
your ears. Quickly, you will notice background music now fills the air
of the historic district. Main Street Greenville, the non-profit
organization created to help revitalize the downtown district,
typically plays holiday music throughout downtown from the end of
November through... read
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Bluebag Media… It’s
all the
same, just the ‘language’ is different
GREENVILLE – “I never had a formal education, but I know what I know.”
Bill Light is a musician, computer programmer, farmer, engineer,
licensed pest control, chemist, bacteriologist, author, illustrator
(although he says he just plays at that) and more. At the moment he was
a volunteer for Prairie Days at Darke County parks. How does he do ‘all
that stuff?’ “It’s all the same,” he said... read
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Main Street Greenville Elects New
Board
Members
GREENVILLE, Ohio- Main Street Greenville elected two new members to
their board of trustees. They are Mrs. Sean Miller & Mrs. Amy
Pelaston. Sean Miller: Sean is the Marketing and Events Director for
Outreach Promotional Solutions, a small marketing business out of
Columbus that allows her to work from her home in Arcanum during the
day. In addition, she works...
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Greenville
City School District… Grade
3
Language Arts & Reading Guarantee,
By Kitty Zumbrink, Principal, East Intermediate School -- As many of
you are likely aware, the Ohio Achievement Assessment (OAA) will no
longer be administered to assess reading for third grade
students. Ohio’s Grade 3 English language arts test will
replace
the OAA. This test is designed to measure whether or not
students
meet the requirements of the Third Grade Reading Guarantee
(TGRG). The vendor for this... read
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Bluebag
Media… East
students learn about
the monarch butterfly
GREENVILLE – “The Magic of the Monarch Butterfly.” Mandy Martin and
Hannah Linebaugh, Darke County parks naturalists, paid a visit to
Sherry Flora’s science class at East School Sept. 29. Their topic was
the unique monarch butterfly. Martin went through its life cycle, from
fertilization and laying eggs, to becoming hungry caterpillars… “If you
ate as much as these little...
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