TODAY
IS THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 2013 - FUN FOR ALL AGES
The circus comes to town
By Bob Robinson
GREENVILLE - The annual Stardust Circus hit town June 7 and 8 with its
performing animals, highwire artist, jugglers, balloon and snowcone
hawkers, and of course, the clowns. The show was in the Coliseum at the
Darke County Fairgrounds. Children were invited to gather around
ringside as the performers offered their skills in a variety of areas
from the trained monkey to a lady hula-hooping more than two dozen
rings at once. The highwire artist, Romanio... Read
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GARST MUSEUM
Spencer Landscaping Donates to The Gathering at Garst
The Gathering at Garst Committee would like to recognize Spencer
Landscaping for their continued support of The Gathering at Garst. This
is the third year that Spencer’s has generously donated landscaping
around the Lowell Thomas house. They designed, installed and even added
an automatic... Read
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LOCAL ATHLETES WOW THE MIDWEST
Prakel and Murphy represent Darke County
FORT WAYNE, In.- The Midwest Meet of Champions saw Versailles' Sam
Prakel and Tri-Village's Clayton Murphy represent Darke County at
Spuller Stadium in Ft. Wayne recently for graduating seniors. Both ran
the 1600 meters against runners from Indiana, Michigan and Ohio. In
the... Read
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DARKE COUNTY RED CROSS
Mercer Savings Bank Celebrates 125 Days of Giving Back
Darke County, June 14, 2013 —In celebration of Mercer Savings Bank’s
125th Anniversary, the bank is giving back to the community.
Mercer Savings Bank will donate $125 to 125 different charities and
organizations for 125 days. Mercer Savings Bank’s goal is to give
back to the communities that have... Read
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GTI YOUTH BASEBALL
GTI II run-ruled in six
By George Starks
GREENVILLE- Looking for the second win of the season, the GTI II team
had the wind taken out of its sails early Tuesday by Vandalia- Butler.
All hopes for that second win were pretty much dashed for the
Greenville team as Butler threw 10 runs on the board in the opening
frame. Greenville did put up three runs the rest of the way but when...
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GREENVILLE LEVY INFORMATION
Responses to utility questions from taxpayers
Douglas Fries, Superintendent
Greenville Schools
Following are the responses to the utility question savings on the
upcoming bond issue. Also attached are three other questions that
we were given. What will happen with old buildings? The Ohio Facilities
Construction Commission will fund the demolition... Read
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TOWNHALL
The Loss of Trust
By Thomas Sowell
Amid all the heated cross-currents of debate about the National
Security Agency's massive surveillance program, there is a growing
distrust of the Obama administration that makes weighing the costs and
benefits of the NSA program itself hard to assess. The belated
recognition of this administration's contempt for the truth, for the
American people and for the Constitution of the...
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FROM
THE EDITOR... ON THE INSIDE - THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 2013
Editor’s
Photo: Managing Editor Bob Robinson may be on the Grumpy Side of 60,
but he still has a way of reminding us about the important, and
sometimes overlooked, aspects of life. Read his latest "Grumpy" column
about his feelings on Memorial Day tomorrow. Paul
Ackley’s cartoon for
this week has
been posted. Get it here.
Favorite Sports Photos: New pics posted Mar. 11. Classifieds:
New listings posted June 12. In Blogs: CBO’s Unicorn Cost Study on Amnesty. News: Boehner: No immigration vote without ‘majority support’ of GOP conference. Sports: Hit batters bother Latos more than snapping streak. Obituaries: Clyde "Buddy" Edward Boomershine. Yesterday's
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