Edison
Hosts Seventh Annual 5K for Cancer
Race donates funds to UVMC and an area family - The seventh annual
Chris Cianciolo/Edison 5K for Cancer Race will take place on Oct. 8,
2011 at the Piqua main campus. Half of the proceeds from the event will
go directly to the UVMC Cancer Care Center with the other half going to
a local Cancer Care Center patient and their family to help them with
the financial burdens of this disease. The race begins with a 1-Mile
Fun Run for Kids at 8:30 a.m. followed by the 5K Walk/Run... read
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Darke County Visitors Bureau... A Harvest of Happenings
Editor: September event features Prairies Days at Shawnee Prairie;
Historic Bears Mill; Brumbaugh Fruit & Fun Farm; Ohio Gourd
Show;
Lead the Way Tractor Cruise; KitchenAid, Farmers Market &
Unique
Local Shops in Downtown Greenville and, last but not least... Garst
Museum. Photos are from Prairie Days. Greenville, Ohio – September 13,
2011 – If you are looking for the perfect autumn weekend... read
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Sheriff
Spencer guest
speaker at Rep Men’s Club
Long time Darke County Sheriff Toby Spencer will be the guest speaker
at the Darke County Republican Men’s Club meeting on Saturday, Sept.
17. Spencer is scheduled to speak on the Department’s preparations for
the Darke County Fair. Long hours are worked by both full time Deputies
and the Darke County Sheriff’s Patrol during the entire 9-day event.
Spencer will be available for questions as well... read
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Edison Community College... Focus
In With iPhone Photo Exhibit, Class
Sept. 17 - Learn how to get the most out of your smartphone’s camera
capabilities - There is a saying among photographers: The best camera
you have is the one you have with you. What that means, simply, is that
the best equipment in the world won’t take a photo if you don’t have it
available when the opportunity arises. Since those of us who carry
smartphones would... read
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Darke County Visitors Bureau… Antique
Cars Cruise through Town
GREENVILLE – On Tuesday, September 20, the streets of downtown
Greenville will be lined with antique cars including Model A Fords,
Model T Fords, Overlands, McLaughlin-Buicks, Packards, Studebakers, a
Stevens Duryea and many more. Two car clubs are visiting our community
on that day to enjoy the Garst Museum, KitchenAid Experience and the
other quality shops and restaurants in... read
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Darke County Center for the Arts...
DCCA ‘Arts in Education’ opener addresses bullying
Musical performing artist Lyle Cogen will present her one-woman show
Sticks and Stones for fourth through sixth grade students in all Darke
County and Greenville City public schools from September 19 through 23.
The first Arts In Education presentation of the school year for Darke
County Center for the Arts, this award-winning program creatively
addresses the pervasive... read
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9/11
Ceremony &
Parade to be aired on GPAT
The 10th Anniversary of 911 Ceremony and Parade held in downtown
Greenville on September 11th will be aired on GPAT local cable channel
5 on Thursday September 15th at 7 p.m. and Friday morning September
16th at 9.a.m. |
“Buddy”
Poppy Days
Proclaimed, by Lyn Bliss, Senior Scribe
The Veterans of Foreign Wars have been distributing “Buddy” Poppies
since 1922. The proceeds from the “Buddy” Poppy Campaign are used
exclusively to assist disabled and needy veterans and the widows and
children of deceased veterans. Disabled and needy veterans make the
poppies and receive monetary help for assembling them. Thousands of men
are bedridden for life and others spend... read
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Greenville
Fall
Cleanup
October 17-21 - Rumpke Waste Incorporated will provide Fall Clean Up
service for the residents of the City of Greenville during their
scheduled pick up day of the week of October 17 through October 21,
2011. (This is for large items only—no bags) - The following
items WILL be accepted for removal... read
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STATE
OF OHIO,
Executive Department, Office of the Governor,
Columbus
RESOLUTION - WHEREAS, the events of September 11, 2001 remain fresh in
America’s memory and the murder of approximately 3,000 innocent people
and an attack on the freedoms and values that have made our nation the
greatest in the world will never be forgotten; and WHEREAS, since 9/11,
our nation has responded to threats to the safety of the American
people, our values and our way of life by advancing... read
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League of Women Voters… Annual
Tour of Homes
September 25, 2011 - Gently rolling hills and woodlands make the
perfect setting for the Erin and Nathan Miley home, the first of the
three homes in this year’s League of Women Voters Tour of
Homes.
The Tour of Homes, the LWV fundraiser for this year. is set for Sunday
afternoon, September 25 from 1 to 5 p.m.. Each of the three
homes
are unique and offer totally... read
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2nd
Annual Dave’s
Diggity Dog Festival
Garst Museum Lawn, Saturday, October 1st, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm, Rain or
Shine! “Have you heard the good news? Word has it that
there’s a
festival in town and it’s for THE DOGS!” We’re bringing the
community together to celebrate our 4 legged friends in a FREE, fun,
family-filled environment! So get out of the doghouse folks &
bring
a lawn chair and your canine for a barking good time! There will be a
$12.00 entry... read
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Birthdays?
Anniversary? Christmas?
Avon Calling - Something you may not know about the Avon Line of
Products… it is a lot more than perfume and skin care. It is about
women’s apparel, home products, children’s decorations and toys, men’s
accessories and grooming, and of course, one of the most respected
lines of perfumes, colognes and skin care products on the market. It’s
even about decorations and toys to enhance your Halloween... read
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Darke County Park District... Name
the Trail Contest
The system of paved trails in Darke County is expanding! As
the
finishing touches are put on the first expansion of the trail this
summer that began in Gettysburg, we will now have 8.2 miles to enjoy!
The cross county trail needs to be named! When completed over a period
of years, the trail will go from Bradford through Gettysburg, on
through Greenville to Union City, IN. The trail will
eventually
connect... read
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DAR
September Meeting
Scheduled
The Fort GreeneVille Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution will
meet Saturday, September 24, 2011, at Noon. The location is at CJ
Highmarks on Wagner in Greenville in front of WalMart, Greenville. This
is a luncheon meeting and no reservations are required. The program
will be presented by chapter member Elaine Hackett. This will be our
Constitution program. Anyone interested in joining DAR is welcome to
attend the meeting for more information. Plan to join us and learn of
the exciting... read
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Constitution
Week,
Sept. 17-23
Fort GreeneVille Chapter, DAR are sponsoring the display cabinet at the
Greenville Library. The display is commemorating Constitution Week.
Constitution Week is Sept. 17 - 23. At the time of the ratification of
the Constitution, the population of the United States was only 4
million. Today the population exceeds 300 million. From the time of its
signing the Constitution has only changed 27 times... read
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Corps
of Support for our Troops... “Campaign
99”
Darke County OH, September 2, 2011 — “The soldier,
above
all other people, prays for peace, for he must suffer and bear the
deepest wounds and scars of war.” said Douglas MacArthur, May 12, 1962,
farewell address at West Point. Not all Americans are aware that less
than 1% of Americans serve today in our Armed Forces! Service members
pledge in their Code of Conduct to give their lives in our defense if
necessary. What do the rest of Americans (the other 99%) owe them in...
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Darke
County Cancer
Association, Seventh Annual Gospel Sing Concert
September 11, 2011 - Your local and independent Cancer Association of
Darke County is putting on their seventh annual Gospel Sing concert.
The Gospel Sing is a free, nondenominational concert on September 11th,
at Saint Clair Memorial Hall in Greenville opening at 6:00 PM and
concluding at 8:00 PM. This week, we will be highlighting some of this
year’s performers. This article covers the following artists... read
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Greenville
BPW Kicks
off 2011-12 Year
Greenville, OH. August 19, 2011 - The Greenville Business
&
Professional Women’s (BPW) Club is preparing for their first meeting of
the new business year. The Club will be meeting on Thursday,
September 8, 2011 in the Brick Room at the Brethren Retirement
Community located at 750 Chestnut, Greenville, Ohio. The
dinner
meeting will begin at 6:30 PM. The Club has invited the candidates
running for the office of Darke County Municipal Court Judge to speak
before the Club... read
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1,500
Volunteers to Participate... Walks
for Heroes in Honor of 9/11
Council on Rural Services is proud to announce that it has received a
grant from the Ohio Commission on Service and Volunteerism to support
its participation in the September 11th Day of Service and Remembrance
through a project entitled Walks for Heroes: 9/11 Day of Service and
Remembrance on Monday, September 12th. In honor of the tenth
anniversary of the tragic events of September 11th, nearly 1,500
students and volunteers across nine counties in western Ohio will... read
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9/11 Parade Committee... September
11 Ceremony and Parade
On September 2, 2011 at 8:30 AM in the Darke County Commissioner’s
Conference Room a joint Proclamation was signed by the Darke County
Board of Commissioners and Mayor Bowers of the City of Greenville in
Honor of the 10th Anniversary of September 11th, 2001. Present were
9/11 Parade Committee members who will make the following announcement
and wish to publicly inform... read
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Sunday,
Sept. 4... Greenville
Municipal to hold Last Concert of the Season
The Greenville Municipal Concert Band, under the direction of JR Price,
will present its final concert of the 2011 season in the Greenville
City Park this Sunday, September 4th. The Concert will begin
at
7:30 and is free and open to the public. Our year end concert will
feature soloists Linda Payne and Brian McKibben. Linda Payne
will
lead in the singing of God Bless America and Brian will perform a
trombone solo to O Solo Mio. These great soloists will be
joined
by the band performing... read
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Plain
& Simple
Fall Gathering
Plain and Simple Cabin will be hosting its “Fall Gathering” from 10
a.m. – 4 p.m. on Friday and Saturday September 2 and 3………. Featuring
primitive antiques in early paint, handmade linens, early reproduction
dolls, rug hooking, needle punch, candles. “Come see what’s new and
enjoy a walk through our herb gardens,” says owner Angela Ditmer “And
I’ll be featureing new things from my collection... read
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Darke County Center for the Arts... DCCAdent Evening presents
Winemakers
Grandson
William Whiting, 1990 U.D. Alum, presents Banfi Wines on Oct. 7 - Darke
Co. Center for the Arts is pleased to have William Whiting, the
grandson of the founder of the Banfi winery and a 1990 University of
Dayton alumnus presenting the Banfi Wines. Mr. Whiting’s
grandfather, John S. Mariani, Sr. founded the winery in 1919. The
upcoming fundraiser, the DCCAdent Evening will be held at the
Greenville Golf... read
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Main Street Greenville... DowntownMatters!
kicks off Friday for Labor Day Weekend
- GREENVILLE, OH – Main Street Greenville has announced a new annual
giving campaign initiative called downtownmatters! Our Story. Our
Place. Our Future. The downtownmatters! Initiative will kick-off Labor
Day weekend at the downtown district’s First Friday and Farmers’ Market
events, Friday-September 2nd and... read
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Over
$1,000 in Prize Money... 4th
Annual Photography Competition to be Held September 9 – 11
The Darke County Photography Club will hold its 4th Annual Photography
Competition, “A Moment of Time” from September 9 – 11, 2011 at 620
South Broadway, Greenville, Ohio. The club is pleased to
announce
that there will be over $1000.00 in prize money awarded at the show
this year thanks to our sponsors. The Best of Show Ribbon and
$100.00 is sponsored by Greenville National Bank. The Ron
Swank
People’s Choice Ribbon and $75.00 is sponsored by Jeannie’s Pooch
Parlor... read
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September 11, 2001... 10th
Anniversary of 911 Ceremony and Parade
September 11, 2011 will mark a decade since the United States and 91
other countries lost nearly 3,000 citizens by terrorist attack. Darke
County will be commemorating the 10th anniversary of 911 on Sunday,
September 11. There will be a 2:00 pm wreath laying ceremony at the
Darke County Courthouse with a parade immediately following the
ceremony at 2:15 pm. The parade will have... read
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Fort GreeneVille
Chapter DAR Promotes Constitution Week Awareness
Saturday, September 17, 2011, begins the national celebration of
Constitution Week. The weeklong commemoration of America’s most
important document is one of our country’s least known official
observances. Our Constitution stands as a testament to the tenacity of
Americans throughout history to maintain their liberties and freedom,
and to ensure those unalienable rights to every American. The tradition
of celebrating the Constitution was started many years ago by the
Daughters... read
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