COUNTY
NEWS ONLINE - SATURDAY, SEPT. 26 & SUNDAY, SEPT. 27, 2015 - BLUEBAG MEDIA
Arts Festival deemed “a good hit”
UNION CITY, IN – “It was a good hit,” said Union City, Ind., Mayor
Bryan Conklin. “We had well over 2,000 plus people there.” He
acknowledged being “exhausted” as the 2nd Annual Union City Arts
Festival had just wrapped up Sept. 12. Friday night was slow due to the
rain, but even then, Conklin said there were 300 to 400 people in the
downtown area. The finale of the weekend was the performance by Union
City native Rick Derringer of “Hang On Sloopy” fame. “That one’s hard
to explain,” Conklin said. “It was so good!”... Read
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GREENVILLE CITY SCHOOLS
Grant provides ePads
to GCSD students
From Laura Bemus
Assistant Superintendent
Have you heard the good news? Greenville City Schools received
money from federal grants and also the Greenville Foundation that will
be used to provide individualized math and reading instruction to
students in kindergarten through second grades... Read
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FIVE SCHOOLS MAKE THEIR MARKS
MAC dominates in the small school sector
By George Starks
With four football games in the 2015 record books, only one Darke
County team has cracked the top eight. The 3-1 Versailles Tigers are
ranked eighth in Ohio in the first poll of the season. Versailles
(Divison V, Region 18) has fell only to the 4-0 Germantown Valley View
Spartans. Valley View came in... Read
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MUSINGS OF A SENIOR SCRIBE
Whose House Is It?
By Mona Lease
Hi, all!! I've been seeing this a lot lately: "As for me and my house,
we will serve the Lord." I've seen it on facebook, in the newspapers,
heard it on the radio, etc. I've wondered what that actually means.
When I was raising my son - it was "my house." My name was on the
title. My name was on the lot I rented. My name was on the insurance.
My name was on the electric/propane... Read
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COURT NEWS OHIO
Sandusky County Students Watch
Justices in Action
at Off-Site Court
By Jenna Gant
Sandusky County students watched Ohio Supreme Court arguments unfold at
host school Fremont Ross High School on Sept. 16. About 400 high school
students from a dozen schools participated in the Off-Site Court
Program... Read
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DARKE COUNTY EDUCATIONAL HISTORY
Biography of PFC Douglas
Dickey Now Available
From Bob Sharp
The book is full of information and includes information about other
Darke County soldiers killed in Vietnam (eg) Rob Fowble on pages 481-2.
The author, Terence W. Barrett, has a great writing style by connecting
what Doug Dickey was doing when other events like Rob's last battle
took place. Dr. Barrett mentions several local people providing him
with information... Read
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DARKE COUNTY SENIOR SCRIBES
Hotel Stay
From a CNO Reader
An older lady decided to give herself a big treat for her 70th birthday
by staying overnight in a really nice hotel. When she checked out the
next morning, the desk clerk handed her a bill for $250.00. She
demanded to know why the charge was so high. "I agree it's a nice
hotel, but the rooms aren't worth $250.00 for just an overnight stay! I
didn't even have breakfast... Read
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FROM
THE EDITOR... ON THE INSIDE - SATURDAY, SEPT. 26 & SUNDAY, SEPT. 27, 2015
Editor's
Photo: This year’s The Early Bird/Bluebag Media Halloween Parade and
Main Street Greenville’s Beggar’s Night will take place on Oct. 29. For
more details, read the story next week.
You can check out the Paul
Ackley
cartoon archive here.
New Community Events photo sets posted here. Sports
photos are updated on a regular basis here.Events: Ag. Breakfast Meeting. Sports: Tickets Available for USAC Silver Crown, Sprints & Midgets on Saturday.Obituaries: Obituaries are posted daily. Check them here.See
yesterday's postclick
here.
