COUNTY
NEWS ONLINE - SATURDAY, MAY 3 & SUNDAY, MAY 4, 2014
Darke County Parks host week-long and MINI day camps
School is almost over and summer is on its way! What are
your kids going to do this summer vacation? The Darke County Park
District is hosting five, week-long summer camps and two Mini
Camps. Three of this year’s camps include an overnight
adventure! “Each year our camps focus on new, fun and creative
ways to discover nature,” says Senior Naturalist, Robb Clifford.
“Our main goal is for each camper to have fun all while enhancing their
appreciation... Read
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GARST MUSEUM
Annie Appreciates Wayne HealthCare--a Gold Star Gala Sponsor
Annie delivered a Star Spangled Gala Banner to Wayne HealthCare in
recognition of their sixth year in a row Gold Star sponsorship of
Annie’s Star Spangled Gala fundraiser for the Garst Museum and The
National Annie Oakley Center. In addition to a raffle, Annie’s Star
Spangled Gala will... Read
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HIGH SCHOOL TRACK & FIELD
Franklin Monroe takes
first in five team meet Celina Lady Bulldogs tops girls side
By George Starks
PITSBURG - On a cold blustery evening, Franklin Monroe hosted its
annual Quad Meet, which saw five schools taking part. On a night when
times and throwing distances as well as jumps and vaults weren't the
best, it was the FM boys and the Celina girls that would eventually
prevail in the... Read
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MUSINGS OF A SENIOR SCRIBE
I Know Why
By Mona Lease
Hi, all!! I remember the day so vividly - I can still feel the summer
air and smell the hot asphalt. Bogey told me he just wanted a woman to
share coffee with him - maybe a movie or a drive through the park. I
told him he'd find her - it's a big world. He sighed and said he hoped
so - he was not too sure. He landed in a Senior Living Complex. The
next time I saw him - he had a huge smile on his face. He was... Read
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U.S. SENATOR SHERROD BROWN
New Head Start Funding
for Miami Valley
Last week, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced new federal funds
to support Head Start programs run by Miami Valley Child Development
Centers, Inc., an agency in southwest Ohio offering literacy and school
readiness programs for young children. Miami Valley Child Development
Centers, Inc. has locations in Brookville, Centerville, Dayton,
Englewood, Germantown, Huber Heights... Read
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GREENVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT
Greenville PD joins Click It or Ticket, especially at night
Greenville, OH -The Greenville Police Department will join local and
national law enforcement officers and highway safety advocates all
across the country for the 2014 national Click It or Ticket seat belt
enforcement mobilization, May 19-June 1. During the mobilization,
officers will be cracking down on motorists who fail to wear their seat
belts - both day and night... Read
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SENIOR SILLIES
Something for seniors
to keep those "aging"
grey cells active!
From a CNO reader
1. Johnny's mother had three children. The first child was named April.
The second child was named May. What was the third child's name? 2.
There is a clerk at the butcher shop, he is five feet ten inches tall
and he wears size 13 sneakers. What does he weigh? 3. Before Mt.
Everest was discovered, what... Read
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FROM
THE EDITOR... ON THE INSIDE - SATURDAY, MAY 3 & SUNDAY, MAY 4, 2014
Editor's
Photo: DCRWC will hold its special spring social event at the St. Clair
Manor at 6:30 p.m. on May 12. For more information, check out the story
next week. This
week's
Paul
Ackley
cartoon has been posted here.
Favorite Sports Photos: New pics posted Feb. 9, 2014.
Classifieds:
New listings posted on a regular basis. Blogs: 8 Things That Won't Get You Banned by the NBA.News: Mercer County fraud investigation.Obituaries: Tillie Simon; Lowell Junior Hoff.Yesterday's
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