Darke County- The winter storm that dropped 11 inches of snow in Darke
County brought the postponement of many high school sporting events
Thursday. The biggest of those events saw the undefeated Tri-Village
Lady Patriots playing at Miami East. That game will now be played on
Saturday, January 5 with the junior varsity tipping off at noon. The
Franklin Monroe Lady Jets were to play at Twin Valley South Thursday,
but... Read
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CANCER ASSOCIATION OF DARKE COUNTY
Local Cancer Support Group to hold Christmas Carry-In
The Cancer Association Support Group was cancelled in December due to an emergency.
The group will meet for the annual Christmas carry-in (a little late ☺
) on Thursday, January 3, 2013 at 7 p.m. at Wayne Health Care.
The carry-in will be held in the 3rd floor Conference Room. Chicken
will be provided by Judy Eikenberry (board member.) Table
service...
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HOW TIMES HAVE CHANGED
Radios and Telephones
By Abraham Lincoln
During the War Years, a radio was as rare as a telephone. Very few
people had radios or telephones in their homes. We had an old radio my
dad got during the Depression but it wasn’t much to look at. I remember
hearing President Roosevelt talking about the Japanese attack on Pearl
Harbor. Later I listened to Joe Louis in his fights when he knocked out
people in the first round. We did...
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MUSINGS OF A SENIOR SCRIBE
A Bay of Pigs and
Chromosome 21
By Mona Lease
Hi, all. Castro led an armed revolt and overthrew Cuban dictator
Batista. The USA did not trust Castro and his relationship with Soviet
Union leader, Khrushchev. Eisenhower's administration planned to train
Cuban exiles and invade their homeland. They counted on the support of
civilians and military living there. The plan was to overthrow the...
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STORYNORY
The First Christmas
Mary was sitting in the sun outside her house. it was a normal day, a
bit of cooking, a bit of helping around the house. She was having a few
minutes rest, when suddenly an angel appeared. “Are you Mary?”, he
asked. “Yes, who are you?”, the startled girl replied. “I’m an angel
from God”, and I have a surprise for you. You’re going to have a baby.”
Mary raised...
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TOWNHALL FINANCE
On Being a Man
By John Ransom
This week I will be taking selections from writings I've written
elsewhere regarding life and liberty and sharing them with you. Today's
selection is a letter I wrote to someone who was coming of age and
wanted advice about being a man. It's not that I think I'm an expert.
Far from it. But he thought it helpful and it can serve as a point of
discussion for Christmas Day. Dear ___, Before this last century... Read
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NOTES
FROM
THE EDITOR... ON THE INSIDE - SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29,
2012
New Postings in Classifieds; Hansbarger's Year End Sale in Promos. Obituaries: Ann L. York,
Cecelia D. Simon and Lela K. Ashley. Yesterday's
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