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NEWS ONLINE - TUESDAY, JULY 1, 2014 - SENIOR SCRIBES SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Feitshans, O’Donnell honored with Dave Knapp SSSF scholarships
By George Starks
Travis Feitshans and Abbey O’Donnell were selected for the 2014
scholarships given by Dave Knapp Ford through the Senior Scribes
Scholarship Fund. The presentations were made by Kristina Knapp, Dave
Knapp Ford marketing director. Feitshans played in four sports in his
high school career: basketball, track, golf and one year of baseball.
During his basketball career, Feitshans scored 1051 points, grabbed 711
rebounds and had 261... Read
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BACK IN TIME
First Navy Tour School in Washington DC
By Al Bliss
The first and surprising information about my almost a year in
Washington DC was the title of the School. “FIRE CONTROL”
technician was added later after the school year actually started. As
one of two boot camp lowlifes selected to go immediately after boot
camp leave to a training facility, I selected this unit because it was
in Washington DC where the ratio of... Read
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BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS
Daffy Derby and Duck N’ Run Winners Announced
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Shelby and Darke County held their annual
Daffy Duck Derby and 5K on Thursday, June 19th, 2014 in Tawawa Park in
Sidney. Exactly 3000 rubber ducks, which were “adopted” by community
members and local corporate sponsors, were drawn out of a ticket barrel
this year due to the high waters in the nearby... Read
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COMMISSIONERS CORNER
Summer is here
but don’t forget your public responsibilities
June has come and gone, and we are now completely into the summer
months. June has been warm and wet, which is good growing season
for our farmers (as long as it isn’t too wet!). People are
enjoying all the summer- time benefits Darke... Read
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U.S. SENATOR SHERROD BROWN
Cracking Down on Tainted
Food Imports from China
When American consumers go to the store, they should be confident that
the food they’re purchasing is safe. Unfortunately, questions have
recently emerged about whether food imported from China has been the
cause of animal illness and death across the United States, and whether
this threat could affect humans. To address these concerns, I chaired a
Congressional hearing... Read
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OHIO REPUBLICAN PARTY
ORP Update
Greetings!
Chairman Matt Borges
Our Party lost a great friend this week when State Representative Terry
Blair passed away. Blair was dedicated to his community and spent 21
years as a Washington Township trustee before moving on to serve in the
Ohio House. He leaves behind a great legacy. He will be dearly... Read
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THE DAILY SIGNAL
More Pushback: Tennessee Quits Common Core
Aligned Test
Jillian Frost
Tennessee has removed itself from the Partnership for Assessment of
Readiness for College and Careers testing consortium aligned to the
Common Core national education standards, joining the ranks of 18 other
states pushing back against... Read
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FROM
THE EDITOR... ON THE INSIDE - TUESDAY, JULY 1, 2014
Editor's
Photo: Bears Mill ‘Ranger’ Terry Clark is one of the few people in the
state who can run a water-powered stone-grinding flour mill, and Bears
Mill is one of the few still operating in Ohio. For more on Clark and
Bears Mill, check out the story tomorrow.
This
week's
Paul
Ackley
cartoon has been posted here.
Favorite Sports Photos: New pics posted Feb. 9, 2014.
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New listings posted on a regular basis. Blogs: GAO Report: U.S. Embassies at Risk Because Of Security Gaps.News: Rasmussen… What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls.Obituaries: Dennis C. Dull; Paul N. Fraley; Sandra (Poling) Worz.Yesterday's
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