COUNTY
NEWS ONLINE - FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 2015 - BLUEBAG MEDIA
Over 300 kids collect 6,000 plus eggs
ANSONIA – It was an ‘eggtastic’ egg hunt the previous year, said FFA
volunteer Andrea Barga. Only the FFA was involved. This year was an
‘eggstravaganza!’ “It was so eggstravagant,” she said. This year, she
estimated 6 to 8,000 eggs were placed around the Ansonia Schools
playgrounds and front lawn. They were set up for as many as 300 to 500
kids in four age groups: 2 and under, 3-5, 6-8 and 9-11. Two and under
went first at 1:30 p.m. April 4, with each new group starting every few
minutes... Read
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GARST MUSEUM
“Remembering Wakefield” to
be presented at
Garst Museum
Betty Broderick and Marilyn Fritz will present “Remembering Wakefield”
at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 3, at a meeting of the Darke County
Genealogical Society at Garst Museum, 205 N. Broadway. Wakefield was an
early settlement in Greenville Township... Read
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DARKE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
One airlifted following two-vehicle accident at
US 127 and Kruckeberg Rd.
Greenville - On April 16, 2015 at approximately 11:03 a.m. Darke County
Deputies, along with Greenville Township Fire and Rescue, and mutual
aid from Gettysburg Rescue were dispatched to US 127 and Kruckeberg in
reference to a two-vehicle injury accident with entrapment. Preliminary
investigation... Read
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PRINCIPLES AND RIGHTS
Religious Intolerance
By Kate Burch
The uproar following passage of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act
by the Indiana legislature and its signing by Republican Governor Mike
Pence may be making you shake your head. Wasn’t the United States
of America founded on principles of liberty and God-given human
rights? Doesn’t this law, which is simply the state version of
the federal... Read
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CANCER ASSOCIATION OF DARKE COUNTY
Monte Carlo Night
on tap for May 8
Cancer Association of Darke County says “Please join us in our annual
Monte Carlo Fundraiser!” Our event will be held on Friday evening, May
8, 2015 at the VFW on Ohio Street in Greenville. The time is 6 pm –
9:30 pm. The cost is ONLY $10 and there will be food, door prizes,
raffles and an evening of fun... Read
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VERSAILLES HEALTH CARE CENTER
VHCC Nursing Staff Receives COPD Certification Training
The nursing staff at Versailles Health Care Center, a skilled nursing
and rehabilitation center, recently received specialized training and
is now certified by the Covenant HealthCare COPD Advanced Assessment
Program and currently assuring CEU’s through the Department of Human... Read
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OHIO SENATE PRESIDENT KEITH FABER
Faber Honors Darke County Chamber for Excellence in Advocacy
COLUMBUS– Senate President Keith Faber (R-Celina) today honored the
Darke County Chamber of Commerce for winning the Chamber Action
Alliance's 2015 Best Advocacy Campaign Award. This is the second
consecutive year that the Darke County Chamber has earned... Read
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FROM
THE EDITOR... ON THE INSIDE - FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 2015
Editor's
Photo: Banner Bound 4-H Club advisor Melanie Stikeleather and President
Skyler Marker recently oversaw the ‘planting’ of pinwheels on the Darke
County Courthouse lawn. Find out what these pinwheels have to do with
child abuse awareness tomorrow.
This week's
Paul
Ackley
cartoon has been posted here. New Community Events photo set posted here. Sports photos are updated on a regular basis here. Blogs: Abortion Procedure Extracting Unborn Child ‘One Piece at a Time’ Triggers Controversy in Kansas. Events: Pike receives award for fair service. Obituaries: Jane Elizabeth Mong; Elaine C. Fitzgerald; Patty June (Eddins) Robert. See
yesterday's postclick
here.
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