TODAY
IS SATURDAY, APRIL 27, 2013 - GREENVILLE ELKS #1139
Local Teen Takes 3rd in Regional Elks Competition
Maddie Shepard, daughter of Steve and Stef Shepard of Greenville,
participated in the Regional Elks Soccer Shoot on March 9th in
Hagerstown, Maryland. Maddie won the local Greenville soccer shoot back
in May of 2012 and then won the state soccer shoot in July. She
advanced to the regional (and final) competition along with other
representatives from Ohio. The Greenville Elks #1139 are proud to say
that Maddie did a sensational job with a 3rd place finish. She helped
the Ohio contingent to bring home the regional trophy a 2nd year in a
row. Coincidentally.... Read
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US SENATOR SHERROD BROWN
Equal Pay for Equal Work
As parents, we all want our daughters to have the same opportunities as
our sons. As a father of two girls, I'm tired of seeing Ohio women lose
$16 billion in income each year because they still don't earn equal pay
for an equal day's work. Ohioans work hard and hard work deserves fair
pay, regardless of gender. Yet, according to a new report from the
National Partnership for Women & Families, Ohio women who are... Read
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GARST MUSEUM
United Nations Diplomat To Visit Hometown
There are not many hometowns that can claim they have a native son who
is the Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs of the United
Nations, New York. Jeffrey Feltman, a Greenville High School graduate,
will speak at the Garst Museum’s special lecture series program on
Sunday, May 5, 2013 in Greenville, Ohio. Jeffrey Feltman was born and
raised in Greenville ... Read
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Patty,
my wife of 57 years, invited me to go out with her to the Market Street
Café for breakfast. I had an appointment at 8:30 AM to get my haircut
at the barbershop next door, so we walked into the restaurant, sat down
and ordered breakfast. We saw a lot of people that we both knew and
just being there was like a high school reunion. Hello to one,
another and still another... Read
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GREENVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY
Library To Host Free Historic Tour
The Greenville Public Library will host a free tour on Friday, May 3 at
5:15 p.m. This tour is in conjunction with the Main Street
Greenville's “Upper Floor Tour” that begins at 6:00. Interested
people can see the Library first with plenty of time to attend the tour
downtown. The Library, in partnership with Main Street
Greenville, hosts its own event every “Firs... Read
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MUSINGS OF A SENIOR SCRIBE
For Granted??
By Mona Lease
Hi,
all!!! The human body is 96% oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, and nitrogen...a
lot of this is in the form of water. The remaining 4% are macro/micro
nutrients which build bones & cell structures, regulate the body's
pH level, and other duties. The natural pacemaker of the heart is the
sinoatrial node. It sends the electrical impulse to both side of the
heart, telling it to contract together - in just 4...Read
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REDSTATE
Gun Control: Treating The Symptoms
By Breeanne Howe
As
the nation struggles to understand the attack at the Boston Marathon,
the debate over background checks for gun buyers has received more
attention from gun control advocates as a result. The left argues that
stricter gun control laws might prevent tragedies such as the Boston
bombings... Read
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FROM
THE EDITOR... ON THE INSIDE - SATURDAY, APRIL 27, 2013
Editor’s
Photo: Visit the 1800s as Darke County Parks opens its Log House on Saturdays in May! Story Sunday. The
Paul Ackley cartoon for
April 22 has
been posted. Check it out here.
Favorite Sports Photos: New pics posted Mar. 11. Classifieds:
New listings posted April 18. Also in Blogs: Environmentalism’s seven deadliest, most destructive power grabs. Events:
Mercer County drug takeback, Annie Oakley Festival Melodrama auditions
fast approaching, Got Habitat? Multi-County Teacher Workshop. News: Delays predicted in Common Core success. Sports: Bengals board may get tested, LB Caught In Prostitution Sting: Quentin Groves Arrested For Solicitation. Yesterday's Home PageClick Here
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