COUNTY
NEWS ONLINE - SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 28 & SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2015
Kiwanians get a lesson in the national debt
GREENVILLE – “The best way to look at the national debt is in seconds,”
Matt Huffman told members and guests at Kiwanis of Greenville Nov. 18.
“A million seconds ago is 13 days. Not a problem,” he said, noting the
current U.S. GNP (Gross National Product) of over $16 trillion. “A
billion seconds ago is 33 years,” he added. Still not a major concern
considering the GNP. “A trillion seconds ago, however, is 33,000
years…” The current U.S. indebtedness, at $18.6 trillion, exceeds GNP,
and the debt increases... Read
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BLUEBAG MEDIA
Edison DCC students give presentation
on bullying
GREENVILLE – “How many of you have been bullied?” About half of 35 East
Intermediate School third grade students raised their hands. “I have,”
said one Darke County Edison Community College student. “I didn’t like
it,” she added, then pointed to a third grader who had raised her hand... Read
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DARKE COUNTY PARKS
Project FeederWatch
Calling all birders! Join Darke County Park District, and participate
in Project FeederWatch, every Tuesday and Wednesday from 9:30-11:30am.
This is a unique ‘Citizen Science’ program organized by Cornell
University which studies winter bird populations. Observations from
here in Darke County may be used in scientific journals and shared... Read
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MUSINGS OF A SENIOR SCRIBE
Dennis Gray
By Mona Lease
Hi, all!! I hope you all enjoyed the Thanksgiving dinners with family
and friends. I did a little checking on this "Thanksgiving" idea. It
seems that there has always been a party - if you will - when the crops
were taken in from the fields. Most people had some sort of
celebration, giving thanks to the god or gods for another year that
held fertile fields, good rains, and... Read
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WOODLAND HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY
Woodland Primary Students Talk about Numbers
Jennifer Statzer, Assistant Principal
Ohio’s New Learning Standards for Mathematics call for students to be
problem solvers. One way teachers at Woodland are answer this call is
by teaching their students to be independent problem solvers through
the use of Number Talks. This teaching resource was chosen because many
teachers recognize... Read
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SENIOR SCRIBES
This World Is
Not Our Home
Forwarded From Bev Hughes
Dear friends, The news is dominated by the refugee crisis. Commentators
debate it, politicians are fighting, Facebook opinions are running
wild, Christians are on both sides of the debate. It's a confusing
issue. I don't claim to know the answer, but I do know this. As
Christians, this world is not our home either. In a way... Read
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U.S. SENATOR SHERROD BROWN
Giving Thanks
As families come together across Ohio this week to celebrate
Thanksgiving, Connie and I are reminded of all that we have to be
grateful for this year. We welcomed a new granddaughter — with another
grandchild on the way — and we will have the joy and privilege of
gathering with our friends and family this Thursday to share good food
and to give thanks for our blessings. But during this week, we also
remember... Read
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FROM
THE EDITOR... ON THE INSIDE - SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 28 & SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2015
Editor's
Photo: The Friends of Darke County Parks invites everyone to do their
holiday shopping at the gift shop located inside the nature center at
Shawnee Prairie Preserve. For more, read the full story next week.
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: Benefit Breakfast Set For December 6th. News: New Rule Adopted to Protect Personal Information in Juvenile and Domestic Cases.Obituaries:
Obituaries are posted daily here.
See
yesterday's postclick
here.
