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2012 - GREAT DARKE COUNTY FAIR
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Ribbon Cutting Ceremony... The 2012 Fair is Officially Open
By Bob Robinson
As it has for so many years in the past, the Official Opening of the
Great Darke County Fair was replete with public servants, fair
officials, media and a host of visitors and family members. I saw old
friends and made new acquaintances and had some interesting discussions
with many of them. I got to dig Darke County Commissioner Mike Stegall
a little when I discovered he and Eagles 2177 Worthy President Greg
Peck graduated from... Read
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| FROM ABRAHAM LINCOLN |
When dandelions bloomed
© By Abraham Lincoln
Heat and humidity was summer. Cold and ice was winter. We opened the
windows when it was hot and sticky and closed them when it was raining
or cold and windy. I suppose air conditioning was when the windows were
open and the lace curtains flapped outside in the breeze. Most families
felt lucky to have a roof over their heads and to have survived The
Great Depression. If it was... Read
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| NEWTON JOINS THREE-WAY SCRIMMAGE |
FM-Arcanum shows marked improvement
By George Starks
PITSBURG - What a difference a practice can make. It was just two days
before when Franklin Monroe coach Jodi Bauman was pointing out things
that nned improvement after a four way scrimmage at Mississinawa
Valley. At the end of action that night, Bauman had talked about the
lack of communication on the floor and... Read
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OSU EXTENSION
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Extended Drought Affects our Corn and Soybean Insect Expectations
By Sam Custer
Aspergillus Ear Rot and Aflatoxins - Most of our corn this year has
experienced extremely hot, dry conditions and as a result grain
development has been severely hampered. In addition, such drought-like
conditions have had several producers concerned about Aspergillus ear
rot... Read
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| DARKE COUNTY FAIR |
Racing continues at The Darke County Fair
Race Card for Saturday, August 18
A big day of racing is on tap at the Darke County Fair today with 21 races to be contested.
Saturday will start off with a 1 p.m. post and will get started with a
madien race for pacers. Twelve races will go in the afternoon session
with nine more in the evening session. Saturday... Read
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ELDORA SPEEDWAY
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Action swings over to Kart Track Sunday
Sunday Afternoon Action Offers Free General Admission
ROSSBURG, OH (August 16) – Eldora Speedway’s racing action this weekend
switches from the famed .500-mile clay oval to the 1/7th mile oval,
Little Eldora Speedway, on Sunday afternoon, with a full program of
go-kart racing and free general admission. Built three... Read
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BIDEN: "PUT YOU BACK IN CHAINS"
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The Crazy Fool From the Attic Turned Vice President Race Baits
Posted by Erick Erickson
In fairness to Vice President Biden, I supposed I should have a full
post for our collective crazy uncle in the attic turned Vice President.
The man from Delaware claimed that Republicans want to put people back
in chains. Considering there is only one group of people ever put in
chains in this country, it is clear... Read
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| NOTES
& THOUGHTS
FROM
THE EDITOR... ON THE INSIDE - SATURDAY, AUGUST 18,
2012 |
Fair
articles are just getting started. The Ribbon Cutting ceremony was a
hoot, and for Harness racing fans, the Race Card for Saturday has been
posted. I covered the Cheerleading contest Friday and plan to post some
great photos with the winning teams in tomorrow’s County News Online.
Also, more Prep volleyball scrimmages… this time at Pitsburg with
Franklin Monroe, Arcanum and Newton. Oh, and by the way, I hadn’t been
on the fair grounds more than 15 minutes when I met up with the first
of two of my former students. In Letters: Patrick Barga and Amy Fashner question the possible cuts that include the Greenville Fire Deparment. For
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