TODAY
IS MONDAY, JULY 22, 2013 - GREENVILLE SCHOOLS LEVY
Levy volunteers excited, blanketing district with door hangers
By Bob Robinson
GREENVILLE – “It was mass organized chaos,” said Greenville Schools
Levy Campaign Tri-director Jan Teaford. “They were coming in all
excited… it was like the year of the locusts.” Teaford estimated about
100 people were on the street the morning of July 13 when they kicked
off their “Door Hanging” campaign. Kids, teachers, ex-teachers, high
school students and other members of the community had volunteered to
cover the district with the door hangers urging... Read
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DARKE COUNTY RELAY FOR LIFE
Commissioners sign “Paint the County Purple” proclamation
By Bob Robinson
GREENVILLE – On July 8 the Darke County Commissioners signed a
proclamation declaring July 14 through 20 as “Paint the County Purple”
week for Darke County Relay for Life. In the proclamation,
commissioners urged communities, citizens... Read
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LADY WAVE TENNIS IN HIGH GEAR
Koontz looking forward to more success
By George Starks
GREENVILLE- Two years ago, the Lady Wave tennis team won the GWOC North
title outright. A season ago, the Wave shared that title with Troy and
Butler as Greenville topped Troy but fell to Butler while the Aviators
eventually defeated the Trojans. Those losses by all three schools
forced a three-way tie for the conference title. Now... Read
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NEFF HEALTH FAIR
Neff Motivation, Inc. 2013 Health Fair
Neff Motivation, Inc. held its 10th annual Health Fair at Paw’s Bingo
in Greenville, OH. The company puts together this event for the
employees so they can attend during their normal work hours. It
is held to promote wellness and local services. During this time,
our employees were also involved in community efforts such as the
“Sneaker Drive”...
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BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS
Versailles Foundation Awards Funding to BBBS
The Versailles Foundation has recently donated $1500 to Big Brothers
Big Sisters of Shelby and Darke County. This funding will
be used by Big Brothers Big Sisters to aid in the after school Buddies
program that is offered at Versailles Schools. Currently, there
are around 350 children served in Shelby and Darke County through both
the community... Read
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REPUBLICAN WOMEN'S CLUB
Willman: “a totally different animal”
"It's been a transition... a totally different animal than private
auditing. I've enjoyed it, though." said Willman of her move from
private sector to public service. Greenville City Auditor Roxanne
Willman as she spoke to the Darke County Republican Women's Club (DCRW)
recently. She detailed some of the duties involved in the performance
of being city auditor. She explained that she... Read
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FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE EDGE...
VERDICT: America Guilty… again
By Joe Facinoli
Race. The Ultimate Test for humankind. The one true and constant
challenge in life, the one which overtly presents itself to all of
us,….every day. And we fail every pop quiz that life springs on us. We
just can’t get past it. We just can’t get beyond the fact that not
everyone looks the same as us, nor acts the same, nor speaks the same
language, nor plays... Read
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FROM
THE EDITOR... ON THE INSIDE - MONDAY, JULY 22, 2013
Editor’s
Photo: Sean Wolfe, Brealyn Eckstein and Amy Barger, all Greenville High
School graduates, held a photography show July 10 as their final
internship project, as well as a fundraiser for Main Street Greenville.
They are pictured with Amber Garrett, Executive Director of Main Street Greenville. Full story here tomorrow. Paul
Ackley’s cartoon for
this week has
been posted. Get it here.
Favorite Sports Photos: New pics posted Mar. 11. Classifieds:
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