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The
White House… An
adorable "focus group"
Let's Move! -- First Lady Michelle Obama's initiative to end childhood
obesity within a generation -- just turned 4. We're celebrating all
week, and we want you to join us. The First Lady wants you to share how
you're moving by using the hashtag #LetsMove on social media to share a
photo of your favorite activity or healthy snack. If enough people get
involved, President Obama and Vice President Biden will share how they
get moving, too... read
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CBC
recognizes
February donor milestones
DARKE COUNTY, OH — Community Blood Center congratulates all of the
following donors for reaching their milestones. Thanks to the
generosity of all donors many lives have been saved. Donors are
recognized for their Life Time Donations (LTD) Milestones.
Every
time a donor donates any blood product it is a donation. Life
Time Donations are a total of all your... read
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Awareness
Helps
Prevent Grain Bin Engulfments, Increase Grain Bin Safety,
By Sam Custer
OSU Extension, Darke County - With many grain bins statewide full of
stored grain this time of year, safety experts with Ohio
State
University’s College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences
are reminding farmers to be aware of safety precautions to prevent
grain engulfments and to have an overall awareness and understanding of
grain bin safety. The issue is significant considering... read
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GHS
Auto Tech
shoots for Gold again, By Bob Robinson
GREENVILLE – Most people know what 4-wheel drive means, but do they
know what all-wheel drive means? They aren’t the same. While 4-wheel
drive is manually locked in and released, “all-wheel drive does the
thinking for you.” It will lock and release tire traction automatically
as conditions require it. Using the complex system that is a vehicle’s
power train, Greenville’s award-winning Auto Tech... read
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‘Mind
over
matter’ gets top nod at science event, By Bob
Robinson
GREENVILLE – The inaugural Darke County Science Day at Greenville High
School attracted 31 students from six local school districts Feb. 19.
Two Tri-Village 10th graders, Gage Berghoff and Casey Puckett, took top
honors with their Behavioral/Social Science project, Mind Games, in the
inaugural Darke County Science Day at Greenville High School.
Greenville senior Sarah Herzog took 2nd place with her... read
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Summer
youth
employers needed
Darke County as well as many other Ohio counties are faced with the
challenge of how do we help today’s youth face the obstacle of
obtaining work in our community. One way is to become a
partner
with the WIA Youth Program in Darke County. Your business can
make a difference by serving as a host site for the summer work
program. The Council on Rural Services (CORS) and Workforce Invest Act
(WIA) Darke County is looking for profit or non-profit employers that
would like to... read
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Ball
State
announces Graduates and Dean’s List
Below is a list of students who graduated from Ball State University in
the fall of 2013. All degrees are listed, including master's and
doctoral. The current dean's list for Ball State University, including
out-of-state and international listings, recognizes undergraduates who
earn at least a 3.5 grade-point average for 12 or more credits of
graded course work during a semester or for 6 or more credits of graded
course work during a summer term. Darke County is listed first, however
due to the reach of County News...
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VFW
Voice of
Democracy Competition
A teen from your state is in the running to win a $30,000 scholarship
from the VFW! High school students from across the country recorded
audio-essays to share "Why I'm Optimistic About Our Nation's Future."
It’s all part of the VFW's Voice of Democracy competition, in which
high school students compete for more than $2.2 million in scholarships
and incentives. One lucky winner from each state will qualify... read
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DeColores,
Versailles take honors at 2014 POP
Fort Loramie JHS top 7th, Tippecanoe Middle School top 8th grade teams
- DARKE COUNTY – DeColores Montessori of Greenville and Versailles
Middle School took multiple honors Feb. 15 at the 2014 District Power
of the Pen Competition in Botkins. Among the top award winners were
Hunter Cuyler at DeColores, Lauren Durham, Versailles and the Eighth
Grade Team of Versailles. Cuyler won Best... read
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Local
Senior
Community Raises Money for Cancer Association
GREENVILLE, Ohio, February 4, 2014– On Wednesday December 4th, 2013
Sterling House Greenville, a Brookdale Senior Living assisted living
community, and Clare Bridge Greenville, a Brookdale Senior Living
Alzheimer’s and dementia care community, held their annual Festival of
Trees. Local business, volunteers and families donated a decorated tree
or wreath. Trees and wreaths were bid on in a silent
auction. Over 20 businesses participated this year.
A total
of $1100.00 was raised for the...
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Greenville
PD
awarded Hope Foundation grant
The Greenville Police Department has been awarded the HOPE Foundation
grant Funds for this grant come from the
Jan Johns
Community Fund of the HOPE Foundation of Darke County, Ohio. The grant
money was used to purchase an automatic external defibrillator (AED)
which will be carried in one of our patrol division cruisers.
This is another way in which our department can provide for a safer
public and be prepared to give potential life-saving assistance when
called upon. Our appreciation is extended
to
the HOPE Foundation of
Darke County
for selecting the Greenville Police Department for
this
important grant.
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Lydia
E.
Schaurer Memorial contributes to DCCA
The Lydia E. Schaurer Memorial Trust Fund has recently awarded funds to
Darke County Center for the Arts to support the Family Theater Series
and Arts in Education programs. “DCCA would like to recognize
the
Lydia E. Schaurer Memorial Trust for their contributions to the Arts in
Darke County and helping us to fulfill our mission of encouraging
cultural enrichment in the community,” shared DCCA Executive Director,
Andrea Jordan. DCCA is also committed to the preservation of
Henry St. Clair... read
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Sequestration
Cuts Restored
PIQUA – In the wake of last summer’s sweeping sequestration and federal
funding cuts, Council on Rural Services was forced to realign their
nine county Head Start program in order to make the mandatory 5.27%
cuts to the program budgets. Difficult changes forced strategic
decisions to close 6 classrooms, accept 97 fewer children, and reduce
the workforce by 37 employees when the program opened last fall. This
mandated budget reduction of $646,744 affected many of our families and
communities... read
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DP&L
sponsors DCCA offerings
The Dayton Power and Light Company Foundation has once again given a
very generous donation to Darke County Center for the Arts in support
of Family Theatre Series and Arts In Education programs.
Family
Theater Series programs are presented at St. Clair Memorial Hall and
are open to the public. Programs are generally based on
children’s literature; ticket prices are just $5. Through
Arts In
Education, and in conjunction with local schools, performing artists
are annually taken to...
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St.
Marys
School; February Newsletter
The weather certainly has been the center of attention lately. I
believe I opened last month’s column with a comment on the weather. So
far all of January and the beginning of February are just as
noteworthy. My lesson plans are a tangle of notes and arrows. We have
had so many two-hour delays lately that when we do start on schedule,
we all feel as if we are up and about extra early. The final week of
January was Catholic Schools Week. We were supposed to open the week
with...
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Understanding
“Small Farms Rider” and OSHA Inspection Authority on Farms,
By Sam Custer
The federal Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)
generated controversy recently when several of its enforcement actions
against farms with grain bin storage hit the news
headlines. The enforcement actions are contrary to
a
general understanding in the agricultural community that OSHA does not
have authority to enforce its regulations against farms with ten or
fewer employees, referred to as the “small farms rider.”
While
claiming that it... read
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Ohio
Wildlife Council to Consider Proposed Deer Hunting Dates, Bag Limits
COLUMBUS, OH – Last night, the Ohio Wildlife Council received the
2014-2015 hunting proposals for deer season dates, changes to deer bag
limits and the possibility of allowing some straight-walled rifle
cartridges for deer hunting, according to the Ohio Department of
Natural Resources (ODNR). Ohio deer hunters and other interested
parties are invited to share their comments regarding the proposed
2014-2015 deer hunting seasons and regulations at open houses on... read
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MVCTC offers jump start to
college business
major
Clayton, Ohio – Students in the Miami Valley Career Technology Center
(MVCTC) Business Academy program have the unique opportunity to start
on a college business major while still in high school.
Students
in the program can earn 23 college credits from Sinclair Community
College with 12 of these credits transferring to any Ohio public 4-year
institution. During the senior year of... read
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ACES program helps teens be
successful
GREENVILLE – The Achievement
Center for
Educational Success (ACES) may be a small program, but it is a mighty
program when it comes to helping students earn their diploma.
ACES is an alternative education program that was created as an
off-site learning setting that enables youth to thrive and succeed in
high school. The ACES program gives a different
choice to
many students that...
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Display
Case at
Library
The Display Case in the Reference Room at the Greenville Public Library
has held some very interesting collections over the years.
Each
month a new one is arranged by a connoisseur who wishes nothing more
than to share his/her passion with the public. It's always
worth
a few minutes to browse the case's delightful contents when you're in
the Library. Here is the schedule for 2014... read
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Old
Farmers Almanac… Free
2-Month
Weather Forecast
FEBRUARY 2014: temperature 32° (2° below avg.); precipitation 1" (2"
below avg.); Feb 1-9: Rain, then snow showers, cold; Feb 10-15: Sunny,
mild; Feb 16-23: Snow showers, cold; Feb 24-28: Sunny, cold. MARCH
2014: temperature 42° (3° below avg.); precipitation 2.5" (1.5" below
avg.); Mar 1-9: Rain to snow, then sunny, cold; Mar 10-12: Sunny, warm;
Mar 13-15: Showers, then sunny, cool; Mar 16-21: T-storms, then sunny,
cool... read
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CBC
recognizes
January Blood Donor Milestones
DARKE COUNTY, OH — Community Blood Center congratulates all of the
following donors for reaching their milestones. Thanks to the
generosity of all donors many lives have been saved. Donors are
recognized for their Life Time Donations (LTD) Milestones.
Every
time a donor donates any blood product it is a donation. Life
Time Donations are a total of all your blood product donations. 5 LTD -
David Abney, Lance Anthony, Brice...
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2014
March for
Babies Ambassadors part of Early Bird family,
By Bob
Robinson
GREENVILLE – The Official Ambassadors for the local 2014 March for
Babies campaign are two precocious 9-year-olds from Union City, Ind.
Sylaris and Kalam are the daughters of Shannie Denney, production
manager at The Early Bird. Angelé Price, March of Dimes community
director, made the announcement at the campaign Kick Off luncheon Feb.
6 at Wayne Hospital...
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Woodland
students, Village Green donate to FISH, By Bob
Robinson
GREENVILLE – “Thank you guys for bringing in all those canned goods to
help people out. That was awesome!” Tina McClanahan, Village Green
Healthcare Center, told Woodland Heights kindergartners, first graders
and second graders she appreciated their efforts, resulting in over
1,200 pounds of food and $100 in cash. Village Green matched them,
bringing the total cash to $1,000. Donations this year went to FISH.
The pizza party was given to...
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Harry
Stephens
Memorial supports BBBS
The Harry Stephens Memorial recently made a donation of $1,000 to Big
Brothers Big Sisters of Shelby and Darke County.
This
donation is specific to the Darke County program and will assist the
agency in continuing to serve “at risk” children through the Big
Buddies after school program in Darke County. Mentoring programs
provide support, activities, education, and most importantly, a mentor
for children who may be considered at-risk.. The children
involved in this program have the...
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Career
Tech to
expand program throughout county, By Bob
Robinson
GREENVILLE – “We want to bring the county schools here where it’s more
geographically accessible,” said David Peltz, director of the
Greenville Career Technology Center. When they come out, they’ll be
trained and college- or career-ready, he added. The Career Tech Center
and Darke County Workforce Center hosted a Career Fair Jan. 31 where
sophomores from area schools could visit and learn... read
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Ohio
Deer
Season Closes with more than 191,000 Deer Harvested
COLUMBUS, OH – Deer-archery season ended Sunday, Feb. 2, bringing all
deer hunting seasons to a close. Ohio hunters checked 191,459
white-tailed deer during the 2013-2014 hunting season for all
implements. Hunters checked 218,910 deer during the 2012-2103 hunting
season. This expected decline in the deer hunter harvest comes
following several years of liberal bag limits and deer regulations,
which helped bring Ohio’s white-tailed deer... read
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Brown
takes
first at Greenville District Spelling Bee, By
Bob Robinson
GREENVILLE – Fourth time is a charm. After three postponements due to
inclement weather, the 2014 Greenville District Spelling Bee finally
happened Jan. 30. The winners were Landon Brown, Greenville Junior High
School, first; Natalie Milligan, Montesori School, second; and Caleb
Coppess, South School, third. Schools participating were Greenville
Junior High, South and East schools, Montesori School and Greenville
St. Mary’s School... read
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Vectren
marks
10 years of support to area students
DAYTON, OH - Vectren will continue to support area students who
creatively challenge their peers to be blood donors. The
Community Blood Center (CBC)/Vectren Lead the Way Creative Scholarship
for High School Seniors will be funded by the Vectren for the 10th
year. The CBC/Vectren scholarship motivates the region’s young adults
to become blood resource leaders of tomorrow by annually... read
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