COUNTY
NEWS ONLINE - MONDAY, APRIL 27, 2015 - TAKE ME OUT TO POULTRY DAYS
2015 Poultry Days Parade Marshals Bob and Kathy Frey
Bob and Kathy (York) Frey are pleased to be selected as Parade Marshals
for the 2015 Poultry Days Parade. The parade will begin at 11:00
am on Saturday, June 13, as part of the three-day festival to be held
June 12-14. Bob has recently retired as Chief of the Versailles Fire
Department, a position he held for 18 years. He served the Village of
Versailles as a firefighter for a total of 35 years. He and his
fellow firefighters have annually been called upon to set up the
Poultry Days Parade, and Bob has enjoyed the role of... Read
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FORT GREENVILLE DAR
Third Annual Drill Demonstration Open House
The Daughters of American Revolution Fort Greenville Chapter in
conjunction with Greenville Senior High School NJROTC hosted the Third
Annual Drill Demonstration Open House. The Cadets demonstrated all the
elements required for a competition minus Inspection, Physical... Read
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GREENVILLE CITY SCHOOLS
GHS - Career Tech Center
By Jon McGreevey,
Director of Business Services & Career Technology
Greenville High School Career-Technical Center is focused on preparing
students for college, further skills training, or the workforce.
Greenville Career Tech programs provide students with an opportunity to
gain and improve skills in communication, problem solving, citizenship,
and leadership... Read
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DARKE COUNTY PARKS
Composting Workshop at Shawnee Prairie Preserve
Darke County Parks is hosting a composting workshop on Thursday, May 7
at 6:30pm. We are thrilled to welcome the Young family from Fresh
Aire Farms. At their facility west of Greenville, Fresh Aire Farms
composts over 1,000 yards each year. Once you learn how easy it
is to compost, you’ll never think of purchasing... Read
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FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE EDGE
“If you can’t do the Time, …then don’t do the Crime.”
By Joe Facinoli
Police departments everywhere, since the beginning of civilization,
have always counted bullies, cowboys, intimidators, tormentors, and
wannabe tough guys, …among their ranks. So has all of Society, …since
the beginning of time. It’s not right, it’s not fair, and it’s
certainly not civil, …but it is what it is. For thousands... Read
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BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS
The Winery at Versailles supports BBBS
The Versailles Winery located on State Route 47 in Versailles hosted
their annual fund-raising for charity event called the Adult Easter Egg
Hunt on Saturday, April 11 from 6:00-8:00 pm with proceeds from the
tickets sales and live auction items benefiting Big Brothers Big
Sisters of Shelby and Darke County and non... Read
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DARKE SOIL & WATER CONSERVATION
We All Play a Role in Agricultural Pollution Abatement
by Janell Weiss and Jared Coppess
Water quality has long been a concern, and recent events in Lake Erie,
Grand Lake St. Mary’s, Buckeye Lake and the Gulf of Mexico have brought
that concern to the front of people’s minds. Earlier this month, the
Governor signed Senate Bill 1 (SB1) which aims... Read
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FROM
THE EDITOR... ON THE INSIDE - MONDAY, APRIL 27, 2015
Editor's
Photo: Spring is a wonderful time to complete service projects within
the community. Montessori students understand this... and volunteered
for Darke County Parks. For more, read the story Tuesday.
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: New Congress 'worst places to work' hotline: right Idea, wrong question. Events: Cancer Association fundraiser, Bradford Ohio Railroad Museum Joins 8,000+ Nonprofit Organizations to Make History. See
yesterday's postclick
here.
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