COUNTY
NEWS ONLINE - MONDAY, MAY 26, 2014 - MEMORIAL DAY... HONOR OUR HEROES
My Favorite Photos
Bob Robinson
I started on this project in late February. It took me a couple of
weeks to weed through the hundreds of photos I took in late 2012 and
throughout 2013. Got them down to about 300. So I started deleting…
finally got them down to 160. That was it. I couldn’t go any further.
Every photo was a favorite. They brought back memories of the Miss
Annie Oakley shooting contest, Memorial Day 2013, Fourth of July,
Beggar’s Night, the Great Darke County Fair and some of the... Read
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SENIOR SCRIBES POET LAUREATE
Remembering our heroes
By Lois Wilson
Once again Senior Scribe Poet Laureate Lois Wilson offers her
insightful look at the important events of the day. This time it’s
Memorial Day. Wilson offers two poems, each addressing a different look
at how we remember our heroes… and what they did for us. Wilson's
completed set - four volumes - of published poetry is now available and
is offered as a fundraiser for the Senior Scribes Scholarship... Read
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TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
Honoring Those Who Served
Bob Robinson
Texas A&M Graduate
Class of 66
As we celebrate Memorial Day today, please take a moment to honor those
who have served. It is they who have purchased our freedoms with their
sacrifices and, in many cases, their lives. I want to thank two of my
fellow Aggies for their service: Richard Powell, USN Retired, Vietnam
Veteran... Read
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DARKE COUNTY PARKS
Natural Play Zone OPEN at Shawnee Prairie
The Darke County Park District would like to extend a HUGE thank you to
the Ami McClurkin Community Fund and the Kremer Family Farms Fund, both
administered by the HOPE Foundation of Darke County. Through the
generosity of these foundations, The Darke County Park District was
able to open the Natural Play Zone at... Read
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MERCER COUNTY
Mother arrested for drugs following child complaint
In two separate investigations, 11 more arrested for drugs
Mercer County Sheriff, Jeff Grey reports On May 22nd, 2014 at 7:55 pm
the Mercer County Sheriff’s Office received a complaint from a citizen
of unsafe living conditions for two children residing at 5359 Karafit
Road Celina, Ohio. Deputies responded to the location, along with
Mercer County Job and... Read
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FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE EDGE.....
Sliding Farther Down that Slope…..
By Joe Facinoli
This one was easy. Like predicting snow in January, …or hot and humid
days in early August. Who couldn’t see this coming? I’d brag a little,
…but who boasts about prophesizing a trainwreck? It started with the
public pillorying and stoning of that fine and upstanding citizen, …Mr.
Donald Sterling. You remember him, …right? He’s the owner of a... Read
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COMMUNITY BLOOD CENTER
Kristina Parke wins Lead the Way scholarship
DAYTON, Ohio – Community Blood Center (CBC) and Vectren have awarded a
$1,000 Lead The Way Creative Scholarship to Bradford High School senior
Kristina “Kristy” Parke for the skillful blend of style, symbolism and
ingenuity in her winning blood drive recruitment campaign. Kristy lives
in Covington and is one of five scholarship winners... Read
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FROM
THE EDITOR... ON THE INSIDE - MONDAY, MAY 26, 2014 - MEMORIAL DAY
Editor's
Photo: Log House and Blacksmith Shop Open! Visit on Saturday afternoons, May through September. Read the story tomorrow. This
week's
Paul
Ackley
cartoon has been posted here.
Favorite Sports Photos: New pics posted Feb. 9, 2014.
Classifieds:
New listings posted on a regular basis. Blogs: New Emails Reveal Obama White House Worked on Concocting Benghazi Lie DURING the Attacks.News: What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls. Events: Ag Breakfast Meeting, Take your soccer game to a higher level. Obituaries: Rev. Thelma Lois (Pilcher) Scott, Wilma A. McKibben Rhoades, Gerald J. Greer. Yesterday's
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