COUNTY
NEWS ONLINE - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2014 - GREAT DARKE COUNTY FAIR
Raising goats a family affair
GREENVILLE – “We like the Darke County Fair; we like the atmosphere,”
said Kathy Lake from Camden, a small community in southern Preble
County. The Lakes show goats… one of the kinds with ‘ears.’ Kathy said
the LaMancha breed is the one with no ears. “Actually, they do have
ears,” she said. “They are just very small, so it’s hard to see them.”
The Lakes show Toggenburgs and Oberhaslis, all part of an Alpine class.
The ears stand up on their heads. There is also a breed where the ears
flop down. They pointed to examples of those on the... Read
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LOCAL AGENCIES RECEIVE RECOGNITION
Booher Committee awards funds to
local agencies
Once again we are happy to announce that local organizations have been
awarded funds from The Ruth and Emerson Booher Committee Advised Fund
for Versailles, Ohio of The Dayton Foundation. Presenting the awards
are Committee members Tom Magoto, Carol Apple and David Nixon.
Mitch Eiting... Read
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REGNUM CHRISTI
Swallow to speak at Versailles K of C Hall
A women's retreat entitled “Do Whatever He Tells You” will be held
Saturday, October 18th at the Versailles K of C Hall from 9:00 - 3:30
with a light breakfast and lunch. The presentation will be led by
Jill Swallow of The Consecrated Women of Regnum Christi.
Pre-registration is encouraged. To pre-register please make your
$15.00 check payable... Read
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BROKE WIFE, BIG CITY
Like a red-headed biological child
By Aprill Brandon
“Look at that red hair!” That sentence, those five words, are my very
first memory of my son. Well, that and a giant blue screen pressed up
against my face and the sensation that on the other side of the screen
a hyena was burrowing through my lower intestines. A drunk hyena.
Who hated me. Passionately. Ah... Read
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GREAT DARKE COUNTY FAIR
The official national
folk dance
By Elaine Bailey
It did not take an “Act of Congress” to get these folks swinging,
circling, or sashaying. However an Act of Congress in 1982 signed by
President Reagan recognized square dancing as the official national
folk dance of the United States… an activity enjoyed by
many. Folks from Darke and... Read
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BLUE BAG MEDIA
Manufacturing drives
the local economy
GREENVILLE – “Manufacturing is what creates a middle class,” said Lisa
Wendel, Career Pathways Coordinator for the Darke County Economic
Development Office. She has three primary duties; the one currently on
the front burner is to plan for and promote National Manufacturing Day
on Oct. 3. She said tenth graders will watch a movie in their own... Read
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PATRIOT VOICES
Thoughts from Santorum ICYMI: Santorum Reflects on Israel Trip with Policy Proposals in Op-eds in NH Union Leader and Philadelphia Inquirer
Verona, PA - In case you missed it, former U.S. Senator, former
Republican presidential candidate, chairman of Patriot Voices and
author of Blue Collar Conservatives Rick Santorum authored two opinion
pieces in the New Hampshire Union Leader and The Philadelphia Inquirer
reflecting on his recent trip to... Read
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FROM
THE EDITOR... ON THE INSIDE - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2014
Editor's
Photo: It was Aug. 26, a typical “day before the first day of school”
at Greenville High School, with one exception… there was still
construction going on. For more, read the story tomorrow. This
week's
Paul
Ackley
cartoon has been posted here.
Favorite Sports Photos: New pics posted July 7, 2014.
Classifieds: New listings posted on a regular basis.Community: Edison Names 2014 Holiday Evening Chair. Sports: Robinson, Taylor and Bowers top three at Baltes Classic.Obituaries: Dorothy (Dodie) Pearl Spencer; Robert J. Punches.To see yesterday's postObituaries: Forest L. Archie.Yesterday's
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