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2011 - POIGNANT YET EXCITING MEMORIES
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Family Events...
Transitions mean adjustments for the whole family
By Marybeth Hicks
The other day a friend posted on her Facebook page, “Only one week till
I send my first child off to kindergarten — I’m crying already!”
I have a confession. When I sent my eldest child to school, I didn’t
cry. It might have been because she had already been attending
preschool at the same parish school, so I knew she’d be comfortable and
make an easy transition. Or it might have been because I’d just had
baby number three the summer before, and I was ready for a... Read More. More Opinion.
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DARKE COUNTY FAIR CHEERLEADING
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21st Annual Great Darke County Fair Cheerleading Competition
By Dylan Hoover and Elaine Bailey
There were a lot of competitive skills on the mat today as area-wide
cheerleaders came out and gave it their all. A long day of hard work
really paid off for the girls as they received medals and trophies.
Amazing flips... Read More. More Community. |
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THE GREAT DARKE COUNTY FAIR 2011
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Day Two kicks off with food, games and happy smiles
Photos by Elaine Bailey and Bob Robinson
Well, happy smiles with an occasional frown or two, like one from a
little girl who had absolutely no intention of climbing onto the pony
ride… despite the encouragement of Mom and Dad. Then there’s the little
boy who would really like his ferris wheel ride to go faster. However,
most seemed to be having a good time… including the County News Online
volunteers who covered the general fairway – Elaine... Read More. More Community.
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DARKE COUNTY FAIR HARNESS RACING
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Austen and Harless team up for a winner
By George Starks
GREENVILLE - When Greenville native Tim Harless watched JJS Rosie
racing on television in New York, he watched a horse that struggled. He
also saw a horse he thought he could help. He told his long time friend
Cindy Austen about the horse, saying he could... Read More. More Community. |
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BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS
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BBBS hosts agency picnic at Earl’s Island
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Shelby and Darke County sponsored an agency
picnic at Earl’s Island, Lake Loramie State Park on Thursday, August
11, to provide an evening of fun and food for the volunteers and the
children in the program. Over 60 individuals from Shelby and Darke
Counties attended the picnic under clear skies and mild temperature... Read More. More Community. |
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ILLEGITIMATE BIRTHS NOW AT 41 PERCENT
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Townhall...
Oh, How America Has Changed
By Phyllis Schlafly
USA Today published one of its colorful front pages last week detailing
how America has not only grown dramatically in population over the last
two decades, but has radically changed ethnically, geographically and
culturally. The most costly of the many changes is the fact that having
children has become increasingly detached from marriage. Illegitimate
births for all Americans have... Read
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NOW WE CAN'T PRAY FOR OUR NATION
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Townhall...
America’s Judeo-Christian Roots are Bigger Than Texas
By Susan Brown
The hysterical reaction to Republican presidential hopeful Governor
Rick Perry’s faith is about as overblown as his home state of Texas is
big. Perry is facing a federal lawsuit filed by the Freedom From
Religion Foundation (FFRF) - purportedly because Perry prayed publicly
for our nation. America is headed south to a place much hotter than
Texas, and... Read
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EDITOR - TODAY IS SUNDAY, AUGUST 21,
2011
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Photos,
photos, photos. And more photos. We have a team of volunteers covering
events they enjoy and you get to enjoy their photos and articles. More
still to come. If you enjoy taking pictures and would like to share
them, send them to editor@countynewsonline.org. In News:
Big banks start charging debit card fees; Wave of Deportations Draws
Protests; and Big Tobacco sues feds over graphic warnings on cigarette
labels. Events: Visitors Bureau... “Like” Us and Win a Sweetheart of a Deal. Blogs:
Why Doesn’t Warren Buffett Just Write the Government a Check?; The Food
Stamp Party is Stimulating Poverty; and Why Journalists Can’t Stop
Speaking About ‘Conservatives.' Obituaries: Brennen Michael Westfall. For
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