TODAY
IS SUNDAY, JUNE 23, 2013 - POULTRY DAYS 2013
Gehret crowned Miss Chick 2013
By Bob Robinson
VERSAILLES – “Do fairy tales have a positive or negative influence on
young girls?” Lauren Gehret said she had heard them all as she was
growing up. Unrealistic? I don’t think so… “It gives girls something to
hope for, to dream about. If there were no fairy tales there would be
no magic.” About 15 minutes later Lauren was crowned Miss Chick 2013.
Six contestants vied for the crown at Versailles Poultry Days on June
15. All had to pull an “egg,” or question, they had to answer... Read
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TEEN TO TEEN TALK
Assertiveness
by Elizabeth Horner
2nd of 12 Article Series
“What’s this?” my dad asked one day, somewhat annoyed as he stared at
the mountains and mountains of books I had heaped on my bedroom floor.
I was dusting, I explained, to clean the shelves all the way to the
back instead of just brushing a paper towel or feather duster across
the visibly dirty section. Understanding that I am an avid book lover,
I told... Read
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MCDERMOTT RECEIVES RECOGNITION
Former sports editor elected to PVHS Hall of Fame
Don McDermott, sports editor of the Greenville Daily Advocate from 1962
through 1966 and 1987 through 2001, has been elected to the Pahrump
Valley High School (PVHS) Athletics Hall of Fame as a major community
contributor. McDermott was the sports editor of the Pahrump Valley
Times from June 2001 through April 2012. He retired (again), but
returned to the... Read
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PRESIDENT, SENIOR SCRIBES
THE SEMI DUDE AND ME
By Delbert Blickenstaff
One day I was driving home on a familiar street, following a large
semi. I soon realized that something was falling out of the tail
end of the semi, and that it was soy beans. What to do?
They weren’t my beans. But if someone doesn’t alert that
semi driver soon, he’s going to lose all of his load.
However, I wasn’t eager to tangle with a semi dude (driver). I noticed
a stop sign coming up two blocks... Read
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STARKS REFLECTS ON MCDERMOTT
Glad to have known him
By George Starks
Don McDermott was the sports editor of the Greenville Daily Advocate
from 1962 through 1966 and 1987 through 2001, has been elected to the
Pahrump Valley High School (PVHS) Athletics Hall of Fame as a major
community contributor. Don began his Pahrump Valley Times tour on May
7, 2001, after more than 40 years of working for newspapers in Ohio,
Pennsylvania, Delaware and...
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ATTORNEY GENERAL MIKE DEWINE
DeWine Announces Agreement with Go Green For the Cause to Stop Charitable Solicitations
(COLUMBUS, Ohio) – Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced an
agreement with Florida-based Go Green For the Cause, Inc., Bin Boy
Management LLC, Presidential Clothing Recyclers, and individuals Jay
Katari and Nicole Leve to stop charitable solicitations in Ohio. An
Attorney General investigation found that Go Green For the Cause, a... Read
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OHIO GOVERNOR JOHN KASICH
Ohio to launch human trafficking awareness campaign Contract Awarded to Develop Statewide Education Effort
COLUMBUS – Continuing Ohio’s aggressive agenda to end human
trafficking, Gov. John R. Kasich today announced that the state will
launch a new public awareness campaign to combat human trafficking by
educating the public on how to recognize and report the crime, as well
as help victims gain access to services...
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FROM
THE EDITOR... ON THE INSIDE - SUNDAY, JUNE 23, 2013
Editor’s
Photo: Three Greenville firefighters were awarded commendations at the
Greenville City Council meeting June 18 for their quick action when
Firefighter Charles “Chuck” Gasper suffered cardiac arrest at a recent
fire. Read all about it
tomorrow. Paul
Ackley’s cartoon for
this week has
been posted. Get it here.
Favorite Sports Photos: New pics posted Mar. 11. Classifieds:
New listings posted June 12. In Blogs: The 50 Rip-Off Charities: Give at Your Own Risk. News: Legislation Honoring Fallen Ohioans Passes Ohio House. Yesterday's
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