TODAY
IS SATURDAY, MAY 4, 2013 - GREENVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY
Bill Booker Lecture on Lowell Thomas
Local historian & author Bill Booker will give the second lecture
in a series on Tuesday, May 7th at 2:00 p.m. in the Green ville Public
Library’s Reference Room. The title is “Lowell Thomas - A Man For
All Seasons.” In Bill’s words: “To know him was to be at
once startled, surprised, and reassured all at the same instant.
A true pioneer broadcast newsman, he was the original Walter Cronkite,
the original Huntley-Brinkley put together. And he found time to
author no less than 57 non-fiction books. “L.T., as his friends called
him, was born in the ... Read
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A CLINTON COUNTY FIRST
Bald Eagle Nesting Near Cowan Lake State Park
WILMINGTON, OH - A bald eagle nest has been confirmed on private
property near Cowan Lake State Park; a first in modern history for
Clinton County according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources
(ODNR) Division of Wildlife. Bald eagles, officially downlisted
in 2008 from a state endangered species to a threatened... Read
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LADY TIGERS USE LONG BALL IN VICTORY
Versailles still undefeated in MAC play
By George Starks
VERSAILLES- Designated player Kayla McEldowney hit her tenth homerun of
the 2013 season and collected four runs batted in Thursday, leading
Versailles to a 9-3 MAC win over visiting Marion Local. McEldowney
picked up her first two runs batted in in the opening frame off a
double to center, scoring... Read
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Miss Beatrice Brown, our old maid schoolteacher, also had rules for
playing ball. We were never permitted to use a "hard" ball. It was a
big "soft" ball or nothing. And she refused to buy more than one bat
and then only after the other one had been broken. By the way, the
taxpayers did not have to pay any property taxes for this equipment.
The children collected... Read
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STATE SENATOR KEITH FABER
Versailles 5th Graders at the Statehouse
COLUMBUS- State Senator Keith Faber (R-Celina) welcomed a 5th grade
class from Versailles Elementary to the Ohio Statehouse. On their tour
of Ohio's Capitol, Faber, who serves as the President of the Senate,
showed the group the Senate Chamber and discussed his role in creating
state laws. Senator Faber represents ... Read
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MUSINGS OF A SENIOR SCRIBE
A Pretty Baby!!!
By Mona Lease
Hi, all!! For those of you who know me - you know I am drawn to the
unusual - things or people you don't encounter everyday. I'm
particularly drawn to those who think "outside the box." With a yawn, I
listened to the DJ on the radio drone on and on about mundane
stuff - buzzes and clicks to me. Then I heard "Springfield,
Ohio and Wild Mustang & Burro for sale." I'd heard and had an
application for this in 1979 - adoption...Read
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REDSTATE
Food stamps for illegal aliens
By John Hayward
April
30th, 2013–There has been much controversy over the government’s
efforts to advertise welfare programs, particularly the Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), otherwise known as the “food
stamp” program. Only they’re not “stamps” any more. The
dependent masses of Food Stamp Nation get a little credit card, called
an EBT Card, which they can use in the checkout lines, just like people
who pay... Read
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FROM
THE EDITOR... ON THE INSIDE - SATURDAY, MAY 4, 2013
Editor’s
Photo:Have you seen the Flush Cancer Purple toilet around town? It’s a
new fundraiser for Relay for Life. Story Sunday. The
Paul Ackley cartoon for
April 29 has
been posted. Check it out here.
Favorite Sports Photos: New pics posted Mar. 11. Classifieds:
New listings posted April 29. In Blogs: The Curse of Government Help. Community: Scholarships available from Bridges to College. Events: Greenville Area Dog Club offers Good Canine Citizen Training Class, Heartland of Greenville Monthly Brunch. News: Foreclosures Statewide Drop Again in 2012. Obituaries: Richard F. Sander, Lee N. Thompson. Yesterday's
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