TODAY
IS FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 2013 - POULTRY DAYS FESTIVAL
“Poultrystock” is 2013 Festival Theme
On June 14th-16th, the 62nd annual Poultry Days Festival returns to the
village of Versailles. This year’s theme is “Poultrystock: Three Days
of Friends, Music and Chicken.” The Poultry Days Festival has always
been famous for the delicious BBQ chicken, served all weekend.
The 2013 festival will include old favorites and new activities for the
whole family. Poultry Days features two parades, the Grand Parade at
11am on Saturday and the Antique Car & Tractor Parade at 2:30pm on
Sunday. New for 2013 will be the Tour de Versailles cycling
events including... Read
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OHSAA STATE TRACK CHAMPIONSHIPS
Versailles track looks to become the first in the MAC
By George Starks
VERSAILLES- The Midwest Athletic Conference has long been revered as
one of the best in the state. With domination in football and more
recently, volleyball and basketball, the MAC owns 102 state titles over
its 40 years of existence. With some of the best athletes in Ohio,
the... Read
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OHSAA STATE TRACK CHAMPIONSHIPS
“Say Hey” Shay is headed back to STATE!
By Don Selanders
Shay LaFollette will be returning to Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium at
THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY to compete in the 100 Meter Hurdles with Josh
Hoelscher and Bailey Brewer joining her. All had record setting seasons
with Lafollette setting seven records to date - quite an
accomplishment. Hoelscher broke... Read
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BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS
Big Buddies Is A BIG Success in Area Schools in 2012-13!
The Big Brothers Big Sisters High School mentoring program concluded
its Thirteenth year of providing after-school mentoring this month. The
program, which began in September of 1998, started with nine high
school volunteers and since has grown to over 100 volunteer mentors
from Shelby & Darke County... Read
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COUNCIL ON RURAL SERVICES
ACES program graduates 16 students
GREENVILLE – Council on Rural Services is proud to applaud the sixteen
students that graduated from the Achievement Center for Educational
Success (ACES) program at a graduation event last week with all their
family and friends in attendance. The students will also be involved in
graduation ceremonies and... Read
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DARKE COUNTY PARKS
Log House Open Saturdays in June!
Bring the family out for a time warp back to the early 1800’s and visit
with our period-dressed volunteers every Saturday in June from 1:00pm
to 4:00pm in the Log House. Try your hand at some pioneer games
and skills. Be “careful” or you may even have to help with the
daily “chores.” Mark your calendars for Saturday afternoons
and sit a... Read
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SIMPLE TRUTHS
To a Child, Love is Spelled T-I-M-E What a Child Really Needs From You
In the faint light of the attic, an old man, tall and stooped, bent his
great frame and made his way to a stack of boxes that sat near one of
the little half-windows. Brushing aside a wisp of cobwebs, he tilted
the top box toward the light and began to carefully lift out one old
photograph album after another. Eyes once bright but now dim
searched... Read
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FROM
THE EDITOR... ON THE INSIDE - FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 2013
Editor’s
Photo: Eight Greenville Senior High School Hospitality students
recently competed at the Ohio Family, Career and Community Leaders of
America (FCCLA) Leadership Conference skill event competition in
Columbus, Ohio. See the full
story tomorrow at CNO. Paul
Ackley’s cartoon for
this week has
been posted. Get it here.
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