TODAY
IS SATURDAY & SUNDAY, AUGUST 10 & 11 - DARKE COUNTY PARKS
Log House Open Saturdays in August!
Bring the family out for a time warp back to the early 1800’s and visit with our period-dressed volunteers every Saturday in August from 1:00pm to 4:00pm in the Log House. Try your hand at some pioneer games and skills. Be “careful” or you may even have to help with the daily “chores.” Mark your calendars for Saturday afternoons and sit a “spell” at the Shawnee Prairie Preserve Log House, 4267 State Route 502 West. The Nature Center will also be open for visitors from 9:00am-5:00pm and the trails are open from Sunrise to Sunset! For more... Read
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OHIO DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
Families Offered Free Day at the Spring Valley Range Family Outdoor Skills Day September 21
XENIA, OH – The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife is sponsoring a Family Outdoor Skills Day on Saturday, September 21st, 2013. The event will feature shotgun, rifle, pellet gun, and archery shooting activities and instruction. This family-friendly day... Read
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COURT NEWS OHIO
Fourth Report Released on New Media’s Impact on the Judiciary
By Chris Davey
August 7, 2013 More than half of the states have policies for using Facebook and Twitter in the courtroom. An increasing number of courts are implementing rules to control the use of new media like Facebook and Twitter in the courtroom, according to a survey... Read More. More News.
OSU EXTENSION, DARKE COUNTY
Estimating Corn Yields Prior to Harvest
By Sam Custer
The corn fields in Darke County continue to look great even with part of the county being shorted in many of the rains in July. While traveling to Wauseon on August 6 for our precision planting field day I observed corn and soybean fields that were inferior to ours in Darke County. The purpose of this article is for you to be able to tell... Read
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GOVENOR JOHN KASICH
Another Step to Fight Human Trafficking Network of First Responders Will Help Young Human Trafficking Victims
COLUMBUS, OHIO – The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS), working in collaboration with the Ohio Human Trafficking Task Force and the Ohio Department of Public Safety, is partnering with the Ohio Network of Children’s Advocacy Centers (ONCAC) to help minors... Read
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MUSINGS OF A SENIOR SCRIBE
An Interesting Concept
By Mona Lease
Hi, all!! The following is in my August, Darke County Right to Life newsletter. I draw your attention to phrases like "attuned to and respecting body signs", "learns self-control", "working within the body's (God's) design", and "material happiness is short-lived." My husband Gregg and I were married 10 years ago. With the upcoming wedding, we looked into Natural Family Planning (NFP) as a way... Read
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REDSTATE
David Vitter Fights Back Against Obamacare
By Erick Erickson
August 7th, 2013–I reported yesterday that Senate Republicans and Democrats have declared truce over Obamacare as it relates to congressional staffers and members of Congress themselves. Republicans have decided they will not attack Democrats because they want the exemption too. One member of Congress... Read
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FROM
THE EDITOR... ON THE INSIDE - SATURDAY & SUNDAY, AUGUST 10 & 11
Note: Due to availability conflicts of the individuals who can set up
our web site this weekend, we will only be posting a Saturday-Sunday
edition. We will go back to our regular schedule with Monday’s post.
Editor’s
Photo: It's that time again. Get your walking shoes ready... The Great Darke County Fair starts Friday! See you there!
Paul
Ackley’s cartoon for
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Favorite Sports Photos: New pics posted Mar. 11. Classifieds:
New listings posted August 1. In Blogs: Bill would put us on a path to true energy efficiency. Community: Volunteering for education – trends are up. News: Ohio to Establish more than 28,000 Acres of Pheasant Habitat. Obituaries: Rita Eley, Marilyn A. Murphy. Yesterday's
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