TODAY
IS SUNDAY, JULY 29,
2012 - ANNIE OAKLEY DAYS WEEKEND
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Favorite Daughter celebration packed with excitement
By Bob Robinson
This editor has often said that he thought Annie Oakley was some
fictional character made up to teach little kids good values in the 50s
and 60s… kind of like Hopalong Cassidy and the Lone Ranger. Then he
discovered she was real… her husband Frank Butler was real… and her
goal really was to entertain and teach values to little kids through
the generations. Little kids and maybe even a few adults here and
there. Garst... Read
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TEEN REVIVAL |
A Chosen Generation
By Kalista King
This week has been a very interesting and compelling week for me and
many others as we attended Ludlow Falls Church Camp in Troy, Ohio. Many
teens from the Darke County area came to this church camp to draw close
to God and experience Him in new ways. Our theme for this week was
“Overcome” as we talked about what it means to be an... Read
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BREAST CANCER AWARENESS 5K RUN |
Annual Breast Cancer run brings out the best
By George Starks
GREENVILLE - It’s been said more than once. “We’ve all been affected by
cancer.” Saturday morning, 530 walkers and runners, not including
animals, and even men in pink, came together for a common cause. Breast
Cancer Awareness. “Last year there were 526 finishers,” said Shawn
Daugherty. “So... Read
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BUILDING SOLIDARITY, PART III
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Communication
By Elizabeth Horner
It’s a running joke in the family. When I was applying for admittance
into the National Honor Society, I was asked to name my “best quality”,
as well as answer a series of other questions about my character. I put
down that I was “stubborn”. Mom thought that it was a terrible
idea. Even though she knew I was only jokingly describing my generally
determined attitude--- because the word... Read
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GREENVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY |
“Lunch on the Lawn”
Part of the fun of summertime is being able to enjoy a meal outside -
especially while listening to beautiful music live. Just such an
event will be available on the Library lawn Friday August 3rd. To
celebrate “First Friday,” Main Street Greenville and the Coffee Pot are
partnering with the Library to provide box lunches for purchase from
11:45 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. Just look for the white tent - and... Read
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WHIO-TV VIDEO
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Cleaning up after the storm in Bradford
By Steve Baker
BRADFORD, Ohio — Residents and village crews spent Thursday cleaning up
and accessing the damages following a storm Wednesday evening with high
winds and heavy rain. There were no reports of any injuries. A large
tree limb fell on and damaged a home in East Oakwood Street, the
home... Read
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OHIO GOVERNOR JOHN KASICH
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Executive Order signed to help drought-stricken farmers
Severe heat, sparse rain hurting Ohio’s farmers, agriculture industry
COLUMBUS – In response to severe heat and rainfall shortages across
large areas of the state which are afflicting much of Ohio’s
agriculture industry, today Governor John R. Kasich signed Executive
Order 2012-11K instructing state agencies to help farmers reduce the
negative impacts of the drought and to seek federal... Read
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NOTES & THOUGHTS
FROM
THE EDITOR... ON THE INSIDE - SUNDAY, JULY 29,
2012 |
CNO
volunteers are coming through for County News Online readers… lots of
stories and photos coming on all of the events this weekend. Be sure to
check them out. In addition to our volunteers, I’d like to thank the
Key Club and CNO’s Teen Scribes for putting together their floats for
the parade. They did a great job. In Blogs: Obamacare; still trouble for the uninsured. Events: Commissioners Coffee. News: Food prices to go up 3-5 percent. Sports: Reads keep on winning. For
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