COUNTY
NEWS ONLINE - MONDAY, APRIL 21, 2014 - DARKE COUNTY PARKS
Nature Day at Shawnee Prairie
What better time to celebrate nature than Earth Day weekend? This year
we have so much packed into Nature Day; we’ve extended the time!
Nature Day will be Saturday, April 26 from 10:00am-3:00pm at Shawnee
Prairie Preserve (4267 State Route 502 West). The Park will be a
flurry of FREE activities , LIVE animals and information from beginning
to end. Stations will be scattered throughout the trails surrounding
the Nature Center encouraging admiration of all things Nature. Children
will have the opportunity to have their “passport” stamped at each
station for a prize... Read
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GARST MUSEUM/HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Historical Society awards medical scholarship
The Darke County Historical Society is pleased to announce that the
Harry G. Thomas Medical Scholarship award for the 2013-2014 academic
year has been presented to Melanie Stall. A graduate of Greenville High
School, Melanie is currently attending the Wright State University
Boonshoft School of Medicine. The H.G. Thomas... Read
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GREENVILLE HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL
In Wave softball, youth will be served... and pitched to
By Don McDermott
Six freshmen and five sophomores play for the Greenville High School
(GHS) Lady Wave fast-pitch team. So youth will not so much be served,
as endured by opponents of the Wave, one of Ohio's consistently strong
and successful D-II teams for the last 12 seasons. The Wave's 7-2 win
against Vandalia-Butler on Wednesday... Read
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FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE EDGE
Just 272 Words, …so Brilliant, …so Important, …but now, so Ignored
By Joe Facinoli
Which of these lines, from our history, is more important, or more
relevant? “….certain unalienable rights, …life, liberty, and the
pursuit of happiness.” Or, “….government of the people, by the people,
for the people….” Yep, pretty tough to pick. Almost a
“chicken or the egg” thing. The first, of course... Read
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GREENVILLE HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL
Lady Wave continue winning ways
GREENVILLE- Two of the states top softball teams hooked up for battle
Friday night in a non-league battle. Covington came in with one loss on
the season and has been to the state final four the past 3 seasons.
Greenville has been a dominating force since Jerrod Newland took over
the program. The game lived up to the hype as Greenville pulled out a... Read
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GREENVILLE POLICE BEAT
Police make warrant arrests, cite for child endangering
On April 5 police stopped at Circle Mart and the officer noticed a male
subject, Thomas Boner, at the counter. The suspect had a warrant
through Darke County Municipal Court for Failure to Appear on a
Probation Revocation Hearing; original charge DUI (Driving Under the
Influence). Boner was arrested and transported to the Mercer County
jail. On April 7... Read
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HERITAGE FOUNDATION
A Nation That Is 'Boston Strong'
Amy Payne
After the bombing shattered the Boston Marathon last year, hundreds of
runners left their shoes behind in a spontaneous memorial. Many wrote
messages on them. Those are now part of an exhibit at the Boston Public
Library—but thousands of people added pairs of their own running shoes
to an outdoor memorial in addition to cards and... Read
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FROM
THE EDITOR... ON THE INSIDE - MONDAY, APRIL 21, 2014
Editor's
Photo: The Darke County Historical Society is pleased to announce the
recipient of the Harry G. Thomas Medical Scholarship award for the
2013-2014 academic year.
Read the story next week to find out more. This
week's
Paul
Ackley
cartoon has been posted here.
Favorite Sports Photos: New pics posted Feb. 9, 2014. Find them here.Classifieds:
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