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Darke County Center for the Arts... Jon Jordan Agency a Valued Benefactor to Children’s Programming
- Jon Jordan Agency has once again donated funds to sponsor Darke
County Center for the Arts’ Family Theatre Series programming.
“Generous benefactors are the key to DCCA’s ability to present quality
programming for children at an affordable ticket price of $5,” claims
DCCA Executive Director, Julie Strait. “We applaud and are
grateful for Jon Jordan Agency’s... read
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Annie Oakley Committee... Free
space to non-profits for Annie Oakley Days
The Annie Oakley Committee would like to give back to the community by
offering free space to any non-profit organization that would like to
hold a fund raising on the fairgrounds during the upcoming 2012 Annie
Oakley Days Festival. There are lots of ways your group can raise funds
during The Annie Oakley Days Festival. • Have a product sale. •
Carnival games. ie. Basketball, Football... read
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Courtney’s
Vicarious Voyage... BRAZIL! By Courtney DeSchepper
Hello from Manaus, Brazil! I spent from January 31 to February 3 in the
city of Manaus. The temperature here is very warm with highs in the low
hundreds and very humid. These temperatures are very common being so
close to the equator. While we were traveling up the Amazon one evening
our Assistant Dean came over the ship P.A. just to inform us that we
would be eating dinner on the equator! Although it did not... read
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St. Mary’s School... February
Parish News & Events
I would like to wish you a belated Happy Valentine’s Day. I hope you
enjoyed your day as much as we enjoyed ours. Even Mother Nature gave us
a valentine in the form of road conditions that were good, or bad
depending on your point of view, for a two hour delay. I have often
written about our “buddy” program, in which younger students are paired
with older students. On Valentine’s Day, the kindergarteners and their
fourth grade buddies got together to ice and decorate valentine
cookies. The... read
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Darke County Photography Club... Photo
Club Active This Winter
The Darke County Photography Club has continued to be active this
winter with its events. The club would like to thank Troy Baker
for teaching the workshops on digital cameras and Photoshop on
Saturday, February 11. The workshops were a great success with
many participants learning how to improve their photography
skills. The club also thanks John Cook for... read
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Greenville City Schools... ACE
Reward, entertaining and enlightening for all
On Friday, February 3, 2012; over 300 Junior High Students participated
in their quarterly reward for achieving and maintaining excellent
behavior during the quarter and year. ACE status can be improved
through good behavior and improvement of grades during the
quarter. GJH students were treated with the newly released movie
“Soul Surfer.” The movie was used to discuss with students... read
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DCCA... DP&L sponsors House
at Pooh Corner & Other Children’s programs
The Dayton Power and Light Company Foundation has once again given a
very generous donation to Darke County Center for the Arts in support
of Family Theatre Series and Arts In Education programs. Family
Theater Series programs are presented at St. Clair Memorial Hall and
are open to the public. Programs are generally based on
children’s literature; ticket prices are just $5... read
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Darke County Red Cross... Have a
Heart - Save a Heart!
As this month turns to hearts with Valentine’s Day, learn how to save a
heart! Learn CitizensCPR, the hands-on only CPR, in just 30 minutes.
What a great way to beat the blahs of winter for a regular group of
friends, your organization, your staff, a Sunday school class, a family
reunion or your clients. Most people who survive a cardiac emergency
were helped by a bystander. That could be you... read
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NextStep
Ministries... Volunteers
needed to help families apply for benefits
With the help of local volunteers, NextStep Ministries, an Outreach of
EUM Church in Greenville will soon be able to help low income and
moderate income wage earners apply for federal and state benefits as
well as complete tax forms. NextStep Ministries is looking for up to
ten volunteers to serve as benefits bank counselors to assist families
in free tax completion of federal, state and school taxes and applying
for a wide variety of state and local services. Volunteers will prepare
free tax or... read
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Darke T.E.A.
Patriots Town Hall Meeting, Feb. 12
Report - The Town Hall Meeting achieved the stated purpose of
furnishing a small crowd with direct contact with incumbents and
candidates for County Offices that in addition to hearing each
candidates opening statements also had the opportunity to ask
questions. The procedure for asking questions was identified at the
beginning of the meeting and was simply that each person asking a
question was limited to one question at a time or in other words one
question per turn. The invited... read
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Senior Scribes Scholarship Fund... Biddlestones present second annual Fred
Wright Memorial Scholarship donation
- Local business owners Darrel and Debbie Biddlestone presented their
second annual Fred Wright Memorial Scholarship check to the Senior
Scribes Scholarship Fund Friday at Darke County Parks’ Shawnee Prairie.
The donation, specifically noted as a Memorial Scholarship in honor of
the late Ralph “Fred” Wright, who passed away in 2006, will go to a
Darke County... read
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The Workshop Learning Center... Growing
Minds, Offerings & Staff
The Workshop Learning Center, located at 213 Walnut Street in
Greenville, announces two new programs to continue to help the students
of Darke County achieve academic success. The Workshop Learning Center
currently offers private academic tutoring, private music lessons, and
test prep classes. They will begin offering an after-school study... read
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Darke
County Engineer... Scheduled
Improvements to Roads & Bridges, 2012, By James P.
Surber P.E.,P.S.
In addition to normal required maintenance, an estimated $3,489,212
worth of improvements to County roads and bridges is scheduled that
will be 79 percent locally funded. Local funds are gas tax and license
fees returned monthly to the County by the State of Ohio for County
Highway operations. No real estate or sales taxes fund Darke County
roads and bridges. The County Engineer and Highway Department are
responsible for over 519 miles of County road and 530 bridges on
County... read
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Greenville Community Gardens... Partnership
announced with Darke County Parks
Greenville Community Gardens, a community garden initiative based in
and around Greenville, Ohio, has announced a formal partnership with
Darke County Parks. Darke County Parks will allow the community garden
program to utilize park property to establish one or more community
gardens. These community gardens will provide local residents the
ability to rent a parcel of land and possibly... read
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Courtney’s
‘Vicarious Voyage’ Around the World... Dominica! By
Courtney De Schepper
Welcome to Roseau, Dominica. I was in this port from January 23-24
2012. This country was absolutely beautiful! The weather while we were
there was low to mid 80’s and we had even 12-hour days and nights. The
scenery is undeniably breath taking. Most of the island is dormant
volcanoes that have now become these tall majestic mountains. The
population of Dominica is about 7,000 people... read
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Partnering for Progress... Versailles
Chamber Continues Support of County Development
Chamber and council’s support make the Versailles Community a pivotal
part of the P4P effort - VERSAILLES- The Versailles Area Chamber of
Commerce voted in January to continue their support of the countywide
economic devolvement effort known as Partnering for Progress
(P4P). This year marks the fourth year that the chamber has
worked with the economic development office and the Darke County... read
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Power of the Pen, Part 2... Best
of Round: Best of the Best, By Bob Robinson
“You really learned your lesson this time… you’ll never do WHAT again?”
What would you write if you were told to create an essay from the
above? That assignment was given to 102 seventh graders at Botkins
School Saturday. A Minster student’s answer to the Power of the Pen
prompt got him Best of Round honors, and gave judges a look into the
dark side of human nature. Seventh Grader Nick Chalk... read
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Greenville South Middle School… South
School hosted Bullying Prevention Week
South Middle School has focused on creating a safe environment for
students to learn. This entire school year, the Bullying Prevention
Program has been an ongoing effort. In September, students took part in
a Bullying Awareness Assembly sponsored by Darke County Center for the
Arts. This was followed up in November with an interactive Smart Board
lesson on identifying bullying situations... read
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Power of the Pen… DeColores,
Versailles Students earn POP honors, By Bob Robinson
DeColores Montessori 7th Grader Troutwine takes two top awards -
DeColores Montessori and Versailles Middle School students took honors
in Saturday’s Seventh and Eighth Grade Power of the Pen competition at
Botkins Local School, with DeColores student Jacob Troutwine earning
First Place in the Seventh Grade Individual Contest. Troutwine also
earned Seventh Grade Best of Round Three with... read
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Darke
County Center for the Arts... DCCA
Is Grateful for Harry D. Stephens
Memorial Funding
Darke County Center for the Arts (DCCA) is grateful to have been
included among the recipients of the Harry D. and Esther Stephens
Memorial December, 2011 distribution. According to Executive
Director Julie Strait, DCCA greatly appreciates the generous and loyal
support received from the Harry D. Stephens Memorial Fund, enabling
DCCA to provide quality artistic programs in our community. The donated
funds will be used to support all DCCA programming and operating... read
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Greenville Rotary Club... Rotarians
get presentation on educating educators
Joel Sink of The Darke Economic Foundation spoke to the local Rotary
Club. Mr. Sink explained that the foundation teaches teachers and
school administration people basic economics so that they can, in turn,
go into the classrooms and teach students. The basic program was
originally started by The Greenville Rotary Club members in 1977 and is
now being copied by many other states around... read
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Ohio Supreme Court... Findlay
High School Wins Ohio Civics Competition
Jan. 31, 2012 - For the 11th consecutive year, students from Findlay
High School in Findlay won the Ohio We the People: The Citizen and the
Constitution High School State Competition. These students advance to
represent Ohio at the We the People National Finals in Washington DC on
April 28-30. Over 130 students from six classes from across the Buckeye
State competed at the... read
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Greenville Schools Foundation... 100
for $50 a Success
The Greenville Schools Foundation is winding up its “100 for $50”
campaign, and would like to thank all of those who have supported us
this year and in the past. We have had a great response to this
program. Our trustees personally contact friends, family and
community members and ask them to donate $50 to the Foundation and the
projects we support. In 2010-2011 we were able to provide the... read
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Courtney’s ‘Vicarious Voyage’ Around the World... Bahamas! By Courtney De
Schepper
Hello from the Bahamas! It is absolutely beautiful here! I cannot
believe that I am here in the middle of January while it is very cold
in Ohio where I am used to spending my winters. Currently in the
Bahamas it is mid 70’s. I spent from January 14th-19th in the Bahamas.
The island is relatively flat and surrounded by nothing but white sand
and flawless blue ocean. It was one of the most beautiful sites I... read
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Share the History…Bears Mill Tour
Guides Needed
One of the few remaining water-powered mills in operation in Ohio,
Bear’s Mill has a history dated from 1849, when it was built by Gabriel
Baer. Many volunteers are needed to help the Mill preserve its
162-year-old history and stay open to the public for touring and
educational purposes. The Friends of Bear’s Mill nonprofit organization
runs the operations of the Mill, which hosts about 30,000 visitors
every year, and is looking for... read
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Key Club International… GHS
Junior Darpan Kaur elected new Div. 3 Lt. Gov.
Greenville High School junior Darpan Kaur will take over the reins of
Ohio District, Division 3 Lt. Gov. in April, the beginning of the new
Key Club International year. She will be replacing retiring Lt. Gov.
Natasha Swank. Ohio District Secretary Mariah Reitz was elected Div. 3
Lt. Gov. for the 2010-11 school year, the first Greenville High School
student to serve in a Key Club International office in several decades.
Swank was.... read
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Darke
County Center for the Arts... Ketrow
Foundation Contributes to DCCA
Ketrow Foundation has awarded funds to Darke County Center for the Arts
(DCCA) to support the Family Theatre Series and Arts in Education
programs. DCCA presents and promotes performing and fine arts,
encouraging cultural enrichment in the community. DCCA is also
committed to the preservation of Henry St. Clair Memorial Hall as an
important cultural center. DCCA presents three shows annually in the
Family Theatre Series; these programs are generally based on children’s
literature.... read
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Greenville High School Key Club… Spaghetti
fundraiser a success for student service group
GHS Key Club held its first fundraising event of the year, and one of
its most successful ever, courtesy of the First United Methodist Church
in Greenville. It was a student-organized and prepared spaghetti
dinner. “The food was great,” said Kiwanis President Mike Snyder. “They
really did a good job this evening.” He was first in line, then
supported by other Kiwanians throughout the evening... read
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Yahoo... What the Top 1% of
Earners Majored In
By Robert Gebeloff and Shaila Dewan, New York Times - Mon, Jan 23, 2012
- We got an interesting question from an academic adviser at a Texas
university: could we tell what the top 1 percent of earners majored in?
The writer, sly dog, was probably trying to make a point, because he
wrote from a biology department, and it turns out that biology majors
make up nearly 7 percent of college graduates who live in... read
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A Greenville
grad’s ‘Vicarious Voyage’ around the World, By Courtney De
Schepper
From the Editor:
This is the first of several reports as Courtney visits 11 countries
this spring, from Singapore to Ghana and more... My
name is Courtney De Schepper and I am from Greenville, Ohio. I
graduated from Greenville in May of 2010. Since graduating from GHS I
have successfully completed two years at Baldwin-Wallace College in
Berea, Ohio just twenty minutes south of... read
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State Representative Jim Buchy... Buchy,
Faber Honor St. Henry Girls’ Volleyball Team
COLUMBUS—State Representative Jim Buchy (R-Greenville) today presented
a resolution to the girls’ volleyball team from St. Henry High School
on the floor of the Ohio House of Representatives in recognition of its
state championship title. He was joined by State Senator Keith Faber
(R-Celina). “These girls embody the principles of hard work and
dedication,” Representative Buchy said... read
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Edison Community College: Memorial
Hall… Local History & Value, By Brittany Martino
Humanities 121, Edison Community College - November 16, 2011 - For my
individual project, I visited the Henry St. Clair Memorial Hall in
Greenville, Ohio. I’ve been there many times throughout my junior high
and high school years and even performed there on stage for concerts.
But I have never really known the background and history of Memorial
Hall. I’ll begin with the man who... read
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Local Woman
Launches Business to Help Seniors
Donna Kemp recently announced the opening of Premier Senior Insurance
in Greenville, a company dedicated to helping seniors. “Seniors
represent the fastest growing segment of our population and they are
finding it difficult to locate someone who is willing to take the time
to help them,” Kemp says. Kemp wants to be a resource for
seniors. “My goal is to provide seniors with the information
they... read
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HandsOn West Central Ohio… Volunteer
Profile: Karilyn Hittle
Karilyn Hittle is from Arcanum. She has served in the following
volunteer organizations: HandsOn West Central Ohio through Retired and
Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP), Community Blood /Tissue Services,
Darke County Center of Arts, Darke County United Way. A quote why she
volunteers: “I like helping people because I appreciated it when
others have helped me. It keeps me active and moving; I
enjoy meeting... read
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HOPE Foundation of Darke County...Scholarship
Applications Available
Seniors from the class of 2012 who attend a Darke County High School or
are home-schooled are invited to apply for scholarships from the HOPE
Foundation of Darke County. Application deadline is March 31, 2012. By
filling out one general application, students are eligible for
approximately 40 scholarships totaling over $75,000. Students may
download the application from the HOPE Foundation website,
www.hopedarkecounty.com... read
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Big
Brothers Big Sisters...Dayton
Power & Light Donates to BBBS
Dayton Power & Light Foundation has recently donated $5,000.00 to
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Shelby and Darke County. The donation was
awarded as a grant to help fund the after-school Buddies program. The
funding comes at an opportune time for the agency, which now has nearly
100 matches in its High School mentoring programs, located at five
elementary school sites in Shelby and Darke counties. Big Brothers Big
Sisters of ... read
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Reaching True
Potential as an FFA Student, By Ashley Studebaker
Franklin Monroe FFA students have a busy spring ahead of them. They
have quite a few events coming up that might spark the interest of the
community, or they could be events that are just for different FFA
groups at different schools. Events coming up are Livestock Judging,
FFA banquet, selling BBQ tickets, FFA week, public speaking, Ag ball,
wood projects, and a work service trip. The work service trip will... read
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Darke County Continuum Care... Point-in-Time
Count Proclamation
On January 18, 2012, the Darke County Commissioners signed a
proclamation endorsing the Point-In-Time Count for the Continuum of
Care Consortium that is scheduled to be done January 25th. The purpose
of the count is to tally the number of sheltered homeless and those
persons who are homeless. Some people may be living in cars, at
campgrounds, under bridges or other locations throughout... read
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Darke County Spelling Bee... Versailles
student takes first place
Runners-up from Mississinawa Valley, Ansonia - Samantha Runner (center)
won first place in the Darke County Spelling Bee at Arcanum Thursday
afternoon. Samantha, an eighth grader at Versailles Schools, is the
daughter of Chuck and Jessica Runner. First runner-up in the
district-wide contest was Mary Lamas-Funk, sixth grader at Mississinawa
Valley School District... read
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Free tax
preparation
at CAP
Community Action Partnership, in partnership with The Ohio Benefit
Bank, is pleased to announce free tax preparation service to the
public. Through the program, employees at the CAP office in Darke
County are now ready to assist seniors 60+ and low- and moderate-income
individuals and families file for tax credits and benefits for which
they are eligible at no cost. Households with Adjusted Gross incomes
(AGIs) less than $60,000 may file their 2011 taxes for free with The
Ohio Benefit... read
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Darke County Animal Shelter... Pets
of the week
Rambo is a 4-year-old Red Heeler (Australian Cattle Dog). He is red and
white with short hair. He is current on his shots and is good with
kids. He is a nice dog and is looking for a good home. CoCo is a
2-year-old Chocolate Lab. She is mostly brown with a little white. She
has short hair. She is a friendly girl and only weighs around 50
pounds. She will make a super companion. We also... read
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Garst Museum...
learning about my home, By Brittany Martino
Humanities 121, Edison Community College - One of my group projects
that I attended was the Garst Museum. Living in Greenville my whole
life, I have never been to the museum. I decided that this was a good
time to take the opportunity to attend it. My group was doing the
history after the 1900s, where I found good information about three
important people. The first one was Zachary Lansdowne... read
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Greenville Kiwanis… Voice your
Opinion for this year’s awards
Every year Greenville Kiwanis honors two individuals for their
achievements. One is the Kiwanis Citizen of the Year; the other is the
Kiwanis Teacher of the Year. This year Kiwanis would like public input
on who they believe would be excellent candidates for either one of
these awards. Who, in your opinion, has done the most for the
betterment of the Greenville community? Areas to consider are the
individual... read
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State of the Heart Hospice... New
Poster available honoring those served available
A free poster is now available at any of the three State of Heart
Hospice agencies. Last year, State of the Heart Hospice asked for
photos of patients served over the past 30 years to commemorate the
agency’s anniversary. Those photos have now been turned into a collage
poster that honors the faces of hospice care. You can pick up your own
free poster at any of the agency’s... read
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HandsOn
West Central Ohio... Media
Clipper Volunteer needed
Do you love to read the paper? Can you clip an article or two out of
the paper before you throw it away? HandsOn West Central Ohio needs a
volunteer to clip media from local newspapers about HandsOn West
Central Ohio, including the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program.
The volunteer will need to date and label from which paper the article
has come and mail it to our office. This flexible position may be
completed from the comfort of your own home. All materials are
provided by HandsOn... read
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Greenville High School IMTV... Lots
Happening at GHS... check out IMTV, By Bob Robinson
It’s been kind of busy here at CNO... hadn’t checked out IMTV’s web
site - Digital Waves - for a while (tab, upper right corner). I did
Wednesday morning.
Wow!! They have been busy and they have some terrific stuff online. In
addition to exam schedules and a link to the District web site they
have new posts in a variety of areas, from daily announcements to
upcoming events. These regular updates have been... read
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Darke T.E.A.
Patriots
Meeting Report
January 15, 2012 - The meeting followed the advertised meeting
questions with the exception of an additional first subject. This new
subject was a direct response to an item received that started with the
following “I simply do not agree with what you are trying
to do.” The remainder of the document [my opinion] dealt with many
items that constitute a basis for a political viewpoint but never
returned to the conclusion related to what you are trying to do. This
discussion segment focused on the... read
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