COUNTY
NEWS ONLINE - TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 2015 - BLUEBAG MEDIA
4H clubs recruit, announce program at open house
GREENVILLE – “I want to explore the outdoors,” said 8-year-old Carley
Timmerman. Is she interested in cows or pigs? She wrinkled her nose as
she thought about it. “No,” she said, finally. This will be Carley’s
first year in 4H. She just turned eight. The outdoors captures her
interest because there are “a lot of fun things to do.” Her big sister,
Brooke, was a State Alternate in the Safe Use of Guns for her first 4H
project. According to dad, Nick, Brooke has been to State two out of
three times. Carley’s little sister, Lexi, half listened half fooled... Read
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DESTINATION KNOWN
EUM Church builds homes in Guatemala
Destination Known, mission ministry at EUM Church in Greenville, is in
their tenth year building homes for families living in the garbage dump
communities in Guatemala. Partnering with Potter’s House Association
International in Guatemala, a team of eleven people from EUM travelled
to Guatemala... Read
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GREENVILLE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Changing Requirements
for New Teachers
By Laura Bemus, Assistant Superintendent
Greenville City School District
For the past four years, there has been a change for new
teachers. Prior to that time, when a teacher graduated from a
college or university, meeting the education requirements to become a
teacher, they applied for and were issued a two year provisional
teaching license from... Read
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DARKE COUNTY OSU EXTENSION OFFICE
OSU Extension Addressing Nutrient Management
Issues in the State
By Sam Custer
OSU Extension, Darke County
Water quality and nutrient management issues are getting more and more
attention these days. With additional regulatory measures being debated
in the state legislature, it seems that everyone has an idea about how
to ‘fix’ the algal blooms in Lake Erie... Read
More. More Opinion.
COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP
CAP offers bargains
in the Clothing Bank
Community Action Partnership (CAP) of Darke County wants to remind
residents that the Clothing Bank has many articles of clothing,
including baby and children’s clothes, coats, shoes, and miscellaneous
household items available at bargain prices. The Clothing Bank is
located in the basement of the CAP building at 1469... Read
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VERSAILLES HEALTH CARE CENTER
March is Social
Work Month
The month of March is Social Work Month! Since its inception, the
social work profession has worked to improve life for millions every
day. Social workers operate from values that recognize each person as
relevant to society and believe that, when needed, society should help
each person achieve his or her fullest potential... Read
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THE DAILY SIGNAL
Concerns Grow About Common Core Standards
Brittany Corona
For the majority of states that adopted the Common Core national
standards in 2010, this is the school year in which testing begins. And
the haste with which Common Core was adopted and implemented has caused
problems, adding to a host of concerns already surrounding Common Core.
In an article... Read
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FROM
THE EDITOR... ON THE INSIDE - TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 2015
Editor's
Photo: The tables were full; the waffles huge and dozens of volunteers
kept the food flowing as visitors had breakfast at Shawnee Prairie.
Find out just how many visitors tomorrow.
This week's
Paul
Ackley
cartoon has been posted here. View the latest Community Events slide shows here. Sports photos are updated on a regular basis here. Community: St. Marys March Newsletter. Events: MVCTC Career Tech Showcase Event scheduled. See
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