COUNTY
NEWS ONLINE - FRIDAY, DECEMBER 25, 2015 - MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!
Have a Merry Christmas and a Great 2016
As County News Online has done in years past, it will cease nightly
updates until Monday, Jan. 4, 2016. Obituaries will continue to be
posted daily; sporting events will typically be posted within 24 hours
of the event. Breaking news as well as events scheduled during that
time frame will also be posted in a timely manner. Mail Chimp will be
sent out as required by circumstances, however the best way to keep
up-to-date on new postings is to check CNO’s Facebook pages:
BobRobinson-CNO, County News Online Community... Read
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CNO CHRISTMAS
Christmas Day
in the Morning
By Pearl S. Buck
He woke suddenly and completely. It was four o'clock, the hour at which
his father had always called him to get up and help with the milking.
Strange how the habits of his youth clung to him still! Fifty years
ago, and his father had been dead for thirty years, and yet he waked at
four o'clock... Read
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CLASSIC LITERATURE
The Holy Night
There was a man who went out in the dark night to borrow live coals to
kindle a fire. He went from hut to hut and knocked. "Dear friends, help
me!" said he. "My wife has just given birth to a child, and I must make
a fire to warm her and the little one." But it was way in the night,
and all the people were asleep. No one replied. The man walked and
walked. At... Read
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COMMISSIONERS CORNER
Merry Christmas!
. . . In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the
world should be registered. This was the first registration when
Quirinius was governor of Syria. And all went to be registered,
each to his own town. And Joseph went up from Galilee, from the
town of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which... Read
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BLUEBAG MEDIA
Youngsters want Yoda and snow for Christmas
GREENVILLE – “All I want is a candy cane,” said 5-year-old Henry
Snyder. A few minutes later he told Santa the same thing… he just
wanted a candy cane.” Santa laughed – the ho-ho variety – and handed
one to him. “So, how old are you, Henry?” Mrs. Claus asked. “Four.”
Standing a couple feet away, mom... Read
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DARKE COUNTY ROAD HOGS
Road Hogs, BBBS provide Toys for Kids
The Darke County Road Hogs in partnership with Big Brothers Big Sisters
of Darke County held its annual Toys for Tikes Christmas toy drive with
toys being distributed December 11th at the Community Action
Partnership Building. Fifty Five families with 128 children were
provided toys this year, this up from the 90 children... Read
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THE DAILY SIGNAL
What We Can Learn From Reagan About Celebrating Christmas
Lee Edwards
San Bernardino. Boston Marathon bombing. Charlie Hebdo terrorist
attack. Paris Bataclan Theater massacres. Jihad, Islamic State.
Caliphate. Syria, Iraq, Libya. Freddie Gray. Ferguson and Michael
Brown. Assisted suicide. Whatever... Read
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FROM
THE EDITOR... ON THE INSIDE - FRIDAY, DECEMBER 25, 2015
Editor's
Photo: From November 15th - December 15th, locals and visitors who
shopped at participating downtown Greenville businesses, received
tickets for our Win the Window contest. Find out the names of the
winners here on CNO. See
the latest Christmas & Santa
articles here. New Community Events photo sets posted here. Check
out our new Facebook pages: County News Online Community and Empowering Darke County Youth. Like them and
invite your Facebook friends to like them. Sports
photos are updated on a regular basis here.Events: GriefShare from EUM.Community: Wal-Mart Foundation Awards Funding to BBBS.Obituaries:
Obituaries are posted daily here.
See
yesterday's postclick
here.
