WEEKEND EDITION, SATURDAY & SUNDAY, JANUARY 11 & 12, 2014
Jets flame out as Trojans march
By George Starks
ARCANUM- The Arcanum Lady Trojans made it a clean sweep over Franklin
Monroe Thursday. After a 64-24 victory over the Jets in the Burkett in
November, many thought Franklin Monroe would narrow the 40 point gap
the Trojans posted in the annual Tri-Village tournament. That wasn’t
the case as the now 6-3 (4-1) Trojans rolled to a convincing 72-18
Cross County Conference victory over their backyard rivals. Led by
senior Abby O’Donnell with 24 points, Arcanum put... Read
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GENTLY USED BICYCLES
Darke County Parks and Wal-Mart “Re-Cycle” this Holiday Season
Recently, Darke County Park District and Greenville Wal-Mart manager,
Josh Wagner, partnered up to help make holiday wishes come true for
local children. Wal-Mart donated gently used bicycles to the
Friends of the Darke County Parks Phoenix Committee and they eagerly
went to work repairing the... Read
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BUSINESS PROFESSIONAL WOMEN
Greenville BPW Club Celebrates Christmas!
Greenville, OH. January 7, 2014 The Christmas Committee of
the Greenville Business & Professional Women’s (BPW) Club hosted
the December 12th meeting at St. Clair Place on Third Street in
downtown Greenville. Deb Smith, Shirley Morrow, and Dara Buchy from the
Christmas Committee planned the evening complete with an... Read More. More Community.
BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS
Dayton Power & Light Donates to BBBS
Dayton Power & Light Foundation has recently made a generous
donation to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Shelby and Darke County.
The donation was awarded as a grant to help fund the after-school
Buddies program. The funding comes at an opportune time for the agency,
which now has nearly 80 matches in its High... Read
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STATE REPRESENTATIVE JIM BUCHY
Providing More Access and Integrity in the Voting Booth
Over the past year our state has taken a giant step in the right
direction by reforming our elections process to enable more people to
vote and increasing the integrity of this vital process. These efforts
protect a fundamental part of our government and the rich history of
freedom in this great country. The Ohio General Assembly passed three
bills improving how Ohioans vote and making that vote more open... Read
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SENIOR SCRIBES
Is It Really True?
By Mona Lease
Hi, all!! I trust you all survived our little "Arctic Blast!" As I
write this, it is 9 degrees at the Versailles Airport. And it seems so
much warmer now that the wind has mostly settled and we're on the plus
side of zero - kinda hard to believe! I'd like to take credit for the
following, but; I can't. Red Skelton (one of my all-time personal
favorites) of Vincennes, Indiana; credits a teacher of his - a Mr.
Lasser... Read
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TOWNHALL
Democracy and Peace Pushed Farther Away
By Michael Barone
In 1793, the envoy Lord Macartney appeared before the Qianlong emperor
in Beijing and asked for British trading rights in China. "Our ways
have no resemblance to yours, and even were your envoy competent to
acquire some rudiments of them, he could not transport them to your
barbarous land," the long-reigning (1736-96) emperor replied in a... Read
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FROM
THE EDITOR... ON THE INSIDE - WEEKEND EDITION, JANUARY 11 & 12, 2014
Editor's
Photo: Break the Blahs of Winter! Save a Life!. Check
out the story Monday for more details. This week's Paul
Ackley
cartoon has been posted here.
Favorite Sports Photos: New pics posted Sept. 15. Classifieds:
New listings posted on a regular basis. Events: Christmas Tree Recycling. Yesterday's
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