COUNTY
NEWS ONLINE - WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2014 - DARKE COUNTY VISITORS BUREAU
State Tourism recognizes Darke County efforts
SPRINGFIELD, OH (October 2014) – The Darke County Visitors Bureau was
presented with two RUBY (Recognizing Uncommon Brilliance) Citations of
Excellence Awards during the Ohio Travel Association’s annual
Conference on Tourism in Springfield, Ohio on October 16, 2014. The
first award presented to the bureau was in the Visitor Guide Category,
with a budget of less than $300,000. “It is an honor to receive this
recognition from The Ohio Travel Association,” stated Deanna York,
designer of the guide and executive director of the Darke County... Read
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MIAMI VALLEY CAREER TECHNOLOGY CENTER
MVCTC Offers New Business Software Elective Class
Englewood, Ohio – “Business Software" is a new elective course being
offered this school year at the Miami Valley Career Technology Center
(MVCTC). The students are using Lynda.com, which is a leading
online learning company that helps anyone learn business, software,
technology and creative... Read
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HOW TIMES HAVE CHANGED
Excesses, new and old,
in political campaigns
By Jim Surber
Recent bantering in online comments about the huge amounts spent in
modern Presidential campaigns got me to thinking. Is our spending on
this unprecedented? I decided to do a little research, to learn how our
ancestors dealt with this event, and was surprised at what I found. In
the early years of the republic, gentlemen would be asked by other
elite leaders...
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BROKE WIFE, BIG CITY
Do your ears hang low?
By Aprill Brandon
When I was a kid, I had a penpal. Even better, it was a FOREIGN penpal.
Every day after school, I'd run to the mailbox, quivering with
anticipation, to see whether Penelope's letter had arrived from exotic
Canada (where they put gravy on their French fries ... GRAVY). In fact,
there were days I was so excited, I'd sit outside and actually wait... Read
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COMMUNITY BLOOD CENTER
Top 10 finalists named in Summer ‘Cruze-in’
blood drive
DAYTON, Ohio – Ten blood donors will gather at the downtown Dayton
Community Blood Center (CBC) Thursday, Oct. 23 to find out who will be
cruising in a brand new car. All are computer-selected finalists
in the “Summer Cruze-In Blood... Read
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ST. MARYS SCHOOL
St. Marys October Newsletter
The leaves are changing color, the temperatures are falling, and once
again my room has been invaded by leering jack-o’lanterns, creepy
spiders and bats. It must be October. October seems to be the month of
field trips for the younger students. On October 9, the first graders
attended the annual FFA Safety Awareness Days. Each year, the
Greenville High School FFA sponsors Safety Awareness... Read
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OHIO REPUBLICAN PARTY
Greetings!
Matt Borges
Editor’s Note: Borges recently attended the Darke County Republican Pig Roast.
16 days until Election Day! There is no time to let up. The
Democratic turnout the vote machine is in full swing and we must
surpass them. Ohio's unemployment rate fell to 5.6% in September, down
from 7.4% this time last year. It was only four short... Read
More. More Opinion.
FROM
THE EDITOR... ON THE INSIDE - WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2014
Editor's
Photo: Kroger store in Sidney employees recently donated over 200 snack
bags to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Shelby and Darke County to be used
in their after school “Buddies” programs. Check out the full story
tomorrow. This week's Paul Ackley
cartoon has been posted here.
Sports Photos are posted here. Blogs: Over It: 'Steady Stream' of Democrats Leave Campaign Rally During Obama Speech. News: Mercer County Sex Offender Website. Obituaries: Donald E. Swank; Joann (Osborne) Deal. See
yesterday's postclick
here.
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