Autism Awareness Month
Presentation at Edison
April is National Autism Awareness Month. To shed light on this
important issue, the Diversity Committee at Edison State Community
College has invited Dr. Erendira Garcia-Lopez from the Office of
Disability Services at Wright State University to give a presentation
titled “Autism Spectrum Disorders and Higher Education.” The
presentation will be held on Wednesday, April 6 at 12:30 p.m. in room
456 on the Piqua campus... read
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Monthly Joint Replacement Class
at VHCC
Dr. Chad Weber, Rehab Medical Director for Versailles Health Care
Center, along with Facility Rehab Director, Dr. Stephen Winner, held
their monthly joint replacement class at Versailles Health Care Center
on March 22, 2016. Dr. Weber spoke about planning for joint
replacement surgery. He emphasized the importance of
pre-planning
your care before and after surgery. According to Dr. Weber
most
people think that the surgeon will... read
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Experience the memories…
Rosemary’s Concert
Experience the memories of two sisters, and the passion of Rosemary
Zell, pianist. Zell will be performing a concert at 2 p.m. on April 10
at the First Presbyterian Church in Greenville. Zell began her lessons
at the age of five and continued them until she was 45. Her platform
has always been church pianist. According to her daughter, Debb
Summers, she has a “passion for music.” Her... read
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Greenville
Public Library… “Container
Gardening” at Library
Caitlin Miller from Miller Flowers Greenhouse & Florist will
present “Mixed Container Gardening” on Thursday April 7th at 6:30 in
the upstairs meeting room at the Greenville Public Library.
“You’ll learn about container gardening, the spillers, fillers, and
everything in between.” She’ll talk about what flowers take
less
care and what flowers thrive best in different locations.
Miller
Flowers... read
more |
Ag. Breakfast Meeting
Ag. Breakfast Meeting, Thursday, April 7, 7:30am, Brethren Retirement
Center's Cafeteria, Greenville - Jeff Wenning, Darke County Wildlife
Officer, will be our speaker. (Enter through the Brethren Retirement
Center's main doors, under the awning, and follow the signs to the
cafeteria.) For your calendar: the following month’s meeting will be
May 5, 2016. Sam Custer, Extension Educator, Agriculture &
Natural
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Edison Stagelight Players Present
Shakespeare’s “As You Like It”
This spring at Edison State Community College, the Edison Stagelight
Players (ESP) will present William Shakespeare’s “As You Like It.”
Performances are scheduled April 8, 9, 15, 16, all at 7:30 p.m.
Additionally, one Sunday afternoon matinee is scheduled for April 17 at
3:30 p.m. All performances will be held in the Robinson Theater of the
Piqua Campus. “As You Like It” is a breezy comedy about the art of
courtship... read
more |
Spring Wellness Challenge,
Diane Barga, OSU Extension, Darke County
The 2016 Spring Wellness Challenge is a free six week on-line email
challenge designed to help participants improve their health by
encouraging physical activity, enjoying healthy foods, and practicing
sound fitness suggestions. Those who sign up will receive two weekly
e-communications from Ohio State University Extension containing
research based nutrition, health and fitness information. Additional
tracking logs will be... read
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Darke
County Parks… Letterboxing
Event held at DCP
On Saturday March 12th, local and nationwide letterboxers gathered at
Shawnee Prairie Preserve Nature Center for a day of teaching and
learning techniques like stamp carving and paper painting. Letterboxing
is similar to geocaching in that it’s a treasure hunt based on clues or
coordinates, but it uses rubber stamps and log books to track finds and
letterboxer interaction... read
more |
Downtown Greenville Farmers’
Market Vendor
Open House
GREENVILLE, Ohio- Calling all crafters, artisans, gardeners, farmers
and bakers! Have you considered selling your items at the Downtown
Greenville Farmers’ Market? The market is presented by Main Street
Greenville and they are looking for vendors! Celebrating its 18th year,
the market will be open every Saturday morning, June 4th... read
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Historic Bears Mill… “Art
at the Mill” begins new season with
colorful exhibit
Historic Bear's Mill will open a new season of art exhibits in the
Clark Gallery with the colorful work of painter Donna Pierce Clark and
glass blower Jack Pine on display from Friday, April 8 through Sunday
May 8. An informal opening night reception offering hors d'oeuvres and
drinks will be held on April 8from 5 p.m. until 9 p.m., with the
artists speaking about their work, methods, and inspirations at 7
p.m.This event is free and... read
more |
Darke
County Parks… Down
to Earth Book
Club
The Darke County Park District is pleased to announce a new program,
the Down to Earth Book Club. Each quarter the program will feature a
different book, some by well-known nature writers, some about outdoor
adventure, and even some about pioneers settling Ohio. Everyone is
invited to read the book and join them at the Nature Center to
discuss... read
more |
Main
Street Greenville… Cure
Cabin
Fever with April’s First Friday
GREENVILLE, Ohio- Is your family suffering from cabin fever?
If
so, get out of the house and spend some quality family time together
during Main Street Greenville’s First Friday event on Friday, April 1st
from 6-9 pm! During the event, there will be a small petting zoo on the
courthouse lawn by Valley Exotic Zoo and the Darke County... read
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Planting
for
Hope
The Cancer Association of Darke County is sponsoring a Spring Plant
Sale. $25 gift certificates are being sold for Hannah’s Garden Center.
Hannah’s, in turn, will donate $5 to the CADC… download the flyer here.
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GCSD
Woodland Primary… Kindergarten
Registration
Greenville City Schools will be holding kindergarten registration on
the following dates: April 5-7, 2016 from 1:00
P.M. -
7:00 P.M. at Memorial Hall. Memorial Hall is located at 215
W.
Fourth Street between the Library and the Jr. High School. Children
must be five years of age on or before August 1, 2016. Please
bring official birth certificate, immunization records, custody
papers... read
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Edison
State to
recognize administrative professionals
Edison State Community College will present a program on April 27 in
recognition of Administrative Professional Day that salutes the many
contributions of support staff throughout the area. The program is
sponsored by the Office Systems & Administration Advisory
Committee
at Edison State Community College. The program is open... read
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DCCA
presents
free event prior to Texas Tenors concert
Darke County Center for the Arts will present a free event prior to the
upcoming sold-out concert by The Texas Tenors at Henry St. Clair
Memorial Hall in Greenville on Saturday, April 16. The Tenors, John
Hagen, Marcus Collins, and JC Fisher, will speak about their music,
their journey, and their major influences, as well as... read
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Darke County Parks… Volunteer
Training - Amphibians
Come visit with the Dark County Park Naturalists and other volunteers
while learning about amphibians! This training/gathering will
give you some natural history, recent scientific developments and
talking points for interpretation. When: Monday,
March 28 @
2pm - Where: Shawnee Prairie Nature Center, Assembly Room -
What... read
more |
Edison
State to
host summer and fall enrollment event
Edison State Community College will host a special enrollment event for
new and returning students on Saturday, April 9. The event will be held
between the hours of 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. at the Piqua and Darke County
campuses and is designed to expedite the application and enrollment
processes for summer classes that begin May 22 and fall classes that
begin August 29. The portion of the enrollment event designated for new
students will include... read
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Greenville
Art
Guild hosting Doodled Rocks at DCP
On March 26th at 10am at the Shawnee Prairie Preserve Nature Center try
your artistic skills on a new medium. The Greenville Art Guild is
offering a free “Doodled Rocks” mini workshop in the Nature Center
classroom for adults 18 years and older. No experience is needed, and
all materials will be supplied by the Greenville Art Guild. Lunch is on
your own. Doodling is the latest craze, so come... read
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Ansonia
Local
Schools still taking kindergarten registrations
It’s not too late to sign up for kindergarten at Ansonia Elementary.
Ansonia Local School is still taking registrations for the upcoming
2016-2017 school year. Just come to the office between the
hours
of 8:00 am and 3:00 pm. If you have a son
or daughter
who will attend next year, please make arrangements to stop in the
school office during this time. When you come to sign up,
please
bring... read
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Moon
Mouse to
Light up DCCA Stage at Memorial Hall
DP&L sponsors Moon Mouse and DCCA Arts in Education programs -
Darke County Center for the Arts Family Theatre Series will present
Lightwire Theater's Moon Mouse: A Space Odyssey to close its 2015-2016
season on Sunday, April 3 at St. Clair Memorial Hall in Greenville, OH.
Internationally recognized for their signature brand... read
more |
Naturally
Fit
Series with DCP
Darke County Parks is beginning a new series of fitness programs called
Naturally Fit occurring the fourth Monday of every month. Everyone
wants to lead healthier lives and spend more time outdoors. However,
workout machines aren’t always environmentally friendly, and gyms
aren’t very exciting. Besides, sometimes life just gets... read
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Darke
SWCD
Hosting Rain Barrel Workshop
The Darke Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) will be hosting a
Rain Barrel Workshop on Wednesday, April 6th at 6:30pm at Shawnee
Prairie Preserve (4267 State Route 502 West). A rain barrel
is a
rain water collection system that stores rooftop runoff to be used
later for activities such as lawn and garden watering, car washing
or... read
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Women’s
Untold
Stories: An Evening of Music, Dance, Art, and Theater
Music, dance, art, and theater are coming to the Mayflower Arts Center
in Troy on April 1, 2016, at 7 p.m. Sponsored by Edison State Community
College and the center as a benefit for the Family Abuse Shelter of
Miami County, the program will feature 17 women from the college and
the community displaying their talents as they salute... read
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Third
5K
Run/walk for the Dog Park
The Darke County Friends of the Shelter are having their 3rd 5K race to
benefit the dog park. Entrants may run or walk the
event.
This race is part of the Darke County Wellness Challenge. The third
annual 5K will be held at the Darke County Fairgrounds on
April
9, 2016 and 100% of the money will go to the dog park. You can
participate with... read
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Beverly
Lewis
Book-Signing
Beverly Lewis fans are in for a wonderful treat! You can meet
Beverly herself on Saturday April 2nd at 10:00 a.m. at Bread of Life
Bookstore in Greenville (107 W. Main). Bread of Life and the
Greenville Public Library are pleased to co-sponsor this very special
book-signing. Bring your own books or purchase them that
day. Bread of Life has a great selection of... read
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Good Friday Community Services
“The Way of the Cross” -- March 25, 2016, 12:00 Noon – 2:00 PM; The
Greater Greenville Ministerial Association is sponsoring Good Friday
services on March 25, 2016, from 12 noon to 2 p.m. We will follow
Christ as he made his way to the Cross down the Via Dolorosa beginning
with the first station where he was condemned to die. Join us as we
walk and pray the steps that Jesus took to Calvary. We begin our
journey at St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church and will end at St. Paul
Lutheran Church... read
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Greenville Senior High School
Orchestra to
Present a Concert
The Greenville Senior High School Orchestra will present a concert on
Tuesday, March 22 at 7pm at Memorial Hall. The concert will
showcase the technical and stylistic talents of the group.
Music
for the evening will include Short Overture for Strings, Perseus and
The Black Sea. Also included for the evening will be the
timeless
Disney classic from Pocahontas, Colors of the Wind and the great Irish
song Danny Boy. This wonderful evening of music... read
more |
Attention Teachers! Students
learn natural
and cultural history
Darke County Parks offers hands-on, educational field trips that
immerse students in natural and cultural history. Topics range from
life cycles, to geology, to frontier life and everything in between.
Naturalists are ready for students to visit their facilities, or they
will visit the classroom YEAR-ROUND! Spring still has a few open dates
to schedule a field trip, and May Naturalist-in-the-Classroom
programs... read
more |
VHCC… Some
things take your
breath away, others give it back
Versailles Health Care Center will be celebrating National Pulmonary
Rehabilitation Week March 13th through the 19th. Through this
year’s theme “Some Things Take Your Breath Away, Others Give it Back”,
Versailles Health Care Center will promote awareness about the role of
pulmonary rehabilitation in enhancing the quality of... read
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Edison
and
Honda to Provide a Work-Study Program
High School Juniors, Seniors, and Parents Invited to Attend Information
Session - Edison State Community College invites high school juniors,
seniors, and their parents to learn more about the direct pathway
developed to lead into a manufacturing career at Honda. This work-study
program allows students to earn a two–year degree and possibly be
debt–free upon completion. An information session will be held
Thursday, April 14... read
more |
Cancer
Survivor
Memorial Walk
Save the date… June 5. Food, music, fun, family, friends and of course
walking. Download a flyer here.
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Darke County Parks’ Native Plant
Sale
The Darke County Parks Native Plant sale is back! The plant sale will
be Saturday, April 23, 2016 from 10am-3pm during Nature Day at Shawnee
Prairie Preserve. Pollinator plants are the focus of the plants
available this year. Offerings include milkweeds, aster, bergamot,
blazing star, and much more! Please consider planting milkweed to help
provide habitat for the fragile monarch population... read
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VHCC
Easter
Bunny breakfast
Come enjoy a FREE breakfast with the Easter Bunny. The Easter
Bunny will be arriving early at Versailles Health Care
Center!
This event will be held on Saturday, March 19, 2016, at 9
a.m.
The community is invited to Versailles Health Care Center for donuts
and drinks and pictures with the Easter Bunny... read
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Darke County Parks… Woodpecker
Wonder at March Park P.A.L.S.
Darke County Park District invites children in kindergarten through 2nd
grade to join them on March 19th from 9:30am to noon to discover
woodpeckers during Park P.A.L.S! This month everyone will meet at the
Nature Center on St. Rt. 502 west of Greenville to wonder at the world
of woodpeckers. Students will wander the trails as they discover
which... read
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Free joint
replacement class March 22
Versailles Health Care Center would like to invite anyone considering
joint replacement surgery to a FREE Total Joint Replacement
Class. The class will take place on Tuesday, March 22, 2016
at 6
pm in The Rehab Clinic at Versailles Health Care Center. Dr. Chad
Weber, Orthopedic Surgeon and Rehab Medical Director, along with
Versailles Health Care Center Therapists, will provide information
about the joint replacement... read
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Genealogical
Society to present Cemetery Symbols program
Angela Hoschouer in cooperation with Darke County Genealogical Society
will present a program on Cemetery Symbols on Sunday, April 3,2016 at
2:00 p.m. at Garst Museum. Have you ever wandered through a
cemetery and wondered about the meanings of the designs carved on old
gravestones? Thousands of different religious and secular
symbols
and emblems have adorned tombstones through the ages, indicating... read
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DCCA
presents
Sarah Goslee Reed in Arcanum
Singer/songwriter Sarah Goslee Reed will perform at Arcanum Historical
Society's Wayne Trail House on Thursday, March 31 as part of Darke
County Center for the Arts' Coffeehouse Series; the show begins at 7
p.m. “Sarah sings about beauty and the natural world, as well as love
and loss ,” said DCCA Artist Director Keith Rawlins. “Her richly... read
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Garst Museum … Free
Lecture on
the Myths and Mysteries of Ohio
Have you heard of Eugene, the mummy, in Sabina, Ohio? Have you always
wanted to know more about the aliens at Wright Patterson Air Force
Base? Or how about legends about the historic Victoria Theater in
Dayton? Author Sandra Gurvis will talk about these and many other
interesting Ohio phenomena. The next program in Garst Museum... read
more |
Main Street Greenville… Artists
Wanted for New Street Art Saturday Program!
Street Art Saturdays will transform downtown Greenville into outdoor
performing arts festivals with musicians and visual artists sharing
their talents with the community, as people gather in the district. In
tandem with the flourishing Farmers’ Market, Street Art Saturdays will
foster the vibrant energy in downtown Greenville making... read
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Candidates
Night on Wave Channel 5
Did you miss seeing the candidates at the recent League of Women
Voters’ Candidates Night? You can watch the candidates on
Wave
Channel 5/Greenville Public Access TV. Please be sure to see the
program at the many convenient times. It lasts 1 hour and 15 minutes
and will be broadcast without any editing at the following:
Thursday, March... read
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Egg
Dyeing;
Naturally at Darke County Parks
Darke County Park District invites everyone to join them on March 19th
at 1pm to discover natural Easter egg dyeing! White, brown, blue, and
orange are a few of the colors participants could achieve while dyeing
eggs. Mara Cox will share her Latvian heritage of dyeing eggs
naturally. All the registered participants will get the chance to
combine... read
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Greenville City Schools… Jump-start
to Kindergarten… Pre-School Parent Meeting
The meeting is scheduled to take place March 29, 6-7 p.m. at Woodland
Primary School. What will be covered: How to prepare your child for
kindergarten. What we do in kindergarten. The importance of parent
involvement/support. What a typical day looks like. How to register
& have your child screened. Attendance and truancy policies.
Question and... read
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CBC… Union City Lions to host St.
Patrick’s Day
blood drive
Get complete events list reminders below - The Union City Lions Club
will sponsor a community blood drive Monday, March 14 from 2:30 p.m. to
6:30 p.m. in the Union City City Building community room, 105 North
Columbia St., celebrating St. Patrick’s Day week and the arrival of
spring. Everyone who registers to donate will receive the Community... read
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Greenville Public Library… Quilt
Show at Library
The Towne Squares Quilt Club will again hold a show and workshop at the
Library on Saturday March 19th from 9:00 to 4:00. This is
always
a great opportunity to observe and ask questions as the quilters ply
their talents and to enjoy their finished handiwork. The Club of 45-50
members still holds its business meeting with a program the 3rd... read
more |
Greenville Public Library… Film
Series Screens Ida
In March Greenville Public Library's Third Floor Film Series will be a
screening Ida. This 2013 Polish film is by far the most
recent
film we've in this series and only our second foreign language
film. Shot in moody but beautiful black and white, the film
tells
the story of a young woman's personal awakening as she comes to grips
with her past, her family... read
more |
Darke County Parks … DCP
to Host
Local Archeologist Book Signing
Join author and leading female Ohio archeologist, Elaine Holzapfel for
a book signing and presentation on her second book, Archeology and
Artifacts of Darke County and Vicinity on Saturday, April 16th at 1pm
at the Shawnee Prairie Preserve Nature Center. She’s been interested in
prehistoric artifacts and the people who produced them since... read
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OSU
Extension… “Building
Blocks I” parenting class planned
OSU Extension, Darke County, has scheduled a “Building Blocks I”
parenting series. The classes will be held April 11, 18 and
25,
2016, at the OSU Extension Learning Center, 603 Wagner Avenue,
Greenville. The class times are from 6:00-8:00pm.
There is
no fee for this class. This is an adult only series. The
“Building Blocks I” parenting classes are for parents who wish to
develop better parenting skills or parenting techniques for children
ages 0-6... read
more |
2016
Tree Sale
Underway
The Darke Soil & Water Conservation District is conducting its
annual tree seedling sale until March 18. The 2-3 year seedlings are
bare root stock and each tree is dipped into a preservative gel to keep
roots moist. Our seedlings are packaged in groups
of
five. An assortment of trees are offered for sale to urban
and
rural landowners. The plant varieties are selected for their popularity
and hardiness in the Darke County area... read
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2016
Poultry
Days Theme: Salute to The American Farmer
The Poultry Days committee extends invitations to past Royalty;
searches for past photos and programs - In advance of the upcoming
festival, and to allow parade and festival goers to prepare, the
Poultry Days Board is proud to announce the 2016 theme, which
recognizes the hard working farmers who keep our poultry and
agricultural tradition alive... read
more |
Last
Month of
Project FeederWatch
Calling all birders! Join Darke County Park District, and participate
in the last month of Project FeederWatch, every Tuesday and Wednesday
from 9:30-11:30am through March 30th. This is a unique ‘Citizen
Science’ program organized by Cornell University which studies winter
bird populations. Observations from here in... read
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Author’s
Night
with David Nilsen
Friday March 18th marks the Friends of the Greenville Public Library’s
next Author’s Night and it promises to be very special. Featured author
is David Nilsen who publishes the Library’s online literary journal
Fourth & Sycamore. Held in the beautiful venue of
Montage
Cafe in downtown Greenville, doors open at 6:00 with the program at
7:00. Enjoy something... read
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