COUNTY
NEWS ONLINE - TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 2015 - DARKE COUNTY CENTER FOR THE ARTS
Don’t Miss A DCCA Night at the Oscars Featuring Toledo Symphony Orchestra
Darke County Center for the Arts is promising an elegant evening at
Henry St. Clair Memorial Hall on Saturday, April 25, when they present
Toledo Symphony Orchestra's “A Night at the Oscars.” DCCA is literally
rolling out the red carpet for the show, and promises other festive
touches for our local “Night at the Oscars.” Although you'll be welcome
regardless of your attire, some DCCA officials plan on dressing for the
occasion... Read
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DARKE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Heritage Award presented to Marilyn Robbins
Marilyn Robbins, a.k.a. “Garst’s Annie Oakley” truly epitomizes the
Heritage Award. Established in 2004, the Darke County Historical
Society’s Heritage Award was created to recognize outstanding citizens
or organizations for their distinguished contributions or actions of
unusual excellence that help connect people to Darke... Read
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MIDMARK CELEBRATES 100 YEARS
Midmark’s Eiting to be Featured Guest at the Versailles Area Historical Museum
DAYTON, Ohio, April 15, 2015 — Jim Eiting, retired Midmark president
and CEO, chair emeritus, and father of Midmark’s current president and
CEO, Dr. Anne Eiting Klamar, will be featured guest of honor alongside
son, Mitch Eiting, Sunday... Read
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OUR COMPELLING HISTORY
McLean, Sheridan and the Arlington National Cemetery
By Susan Olling
An important anniversary occurred earlier this month: General Robert E.
Lee surrendered his army to General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox
Court House, Virginia in 1865. I’ve given some thought about the
characters and locations in the four-year catastrophe that was the
American Civil War. Lincoln... Read
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AMERICAN RED CROSS
Red Cross to honor military families Donnie Reis to perform free
concert open to public May 3
April 17, 2015, DARKE COUNTY - The American Red Cross will be honoring
local veterans and active military and treating them, and their
families and friends, to a free concert at St. Clair Memorial Hall on
Sunday, May 3. Multi-instrumentalist and accomplished composer... Read
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DARKE COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Darke Chamber wins
2015 Best Advocacy Campaign Award
Columbus, OH – The Ohio Chamber’s Chamber Action Alliance (CAA) awarded
the Darke County Chamber of Commerce the 2015 Best Advocacy Campaign
Award for its extraordinary efforts and commitment to an advocacy
campaign centered on a single issue: drugs in the workplace... Read
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TOWNHALL
Religious Freedom Is
Still Worth Protecting
Steve Chapman
Gay rights groups and their allies were outraged when Indiana enacted a
"religious freedom" measure that let businesses refuse to take part in
same-sex weddings and other events they find objectionable. Opponents
of the new law had an unassailable goal: protecting a small group of
people from having their freedom trampled by an unsympathetic... Read
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FROM
THE EDITOR... ON THE INSIDE - TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 2015
Editor's
Photo: . It is child abuse awareness month and the pinwheels are on the
front lawn of the Darke County Courthouse. Child Protective Services
Director Becky James has spent more than 20 years protecting children.
Find out more about James and the challenges she faces at her job
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. Events: Thank A Vet 5k Run / Walk. Sports: Schlenk, Strickler Score $5,000 each at Eldora. Obituaries: Sue Ann (Moyer) Gorrell. See
yesterday's postclick
here.
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