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NEWS ONLINE - WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2015 - BLUEBAG MEDIA
Students build robots; learn life skills
VERSAILLES – “Roboting is the hook we use to get them interested,” said
Head Referee Scott Milligan. FIRST LEGO League challenges students to
think like scientists and engineers… but they have to be motivated.
Roboting does it. Milligan, judges, coaches, volunteers and 10 junior
high school teams convened on the old Versailles High School campus at
8:30 a.m. Nov. 21. Students ran their robots through multiple practice
sessions and fine-tuned the adjustments that would allow their
creations to perform a series... Read
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BLUEBAG MEDIA
Edison student presentations
expand to Ansonia
ANSONIA – Four Darke County Edison State Community College students put
the skills they’d learned over the previous 14 weeks to good use Nov.
20 when they talked to a group of fifth graders at Ansonia Local
Schools about bullying. They considered this a win-win opportunity... Read
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DARKE COUNTY OSU EXTENSION OFFICE
Agronomic Crops Network: C.O.R.N. Newsletter
From Sam Custer
OSU Extension, Darke County
Please find below the latest edition of the C.O.R.N. newsletter.
The articles are all very timely. Your seed selection is the one of the
first of many critical choices you will be making for next year.
I know that many of you have already made those selections, but a
review of those may be important to do now ... Read
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RAISING CHILDREN
Biting kids
Dr. Melissa Martin, Ph.D.
Why do children bite? Biting is a phase of child development. Babies
bite when they are teething to relieve gum pain. Toddlers use their
mouths to explore the world. What do children bite others? It may be
due to frustration or to get instant attention. Biting a person gets an
intense reaction. Parents need to discourage biting at an early age by... Read
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DAYTON BUSINESS JOURNAL
Home buyers smile
as U.S. mortgage
rates stop rising
The average fixed mortgage rates in the U.S. remained largely unchanged
this past week, ending two straight weeks of increases. The rates
dipped a fraction as analyst expectation turned from world events to
the Federal Open Market Committee's (FOMC) October... Read
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HISTORIC BEAR'S MILL
Bear’s Mill Traditional Candlelight Walk
Join us for a beautiful winter walk in the woods by candlelight and
warm yourself by the campfire at Bear’s Mill on Friday, December 4,
2015 from 6-10 p.m. We’ll have hot dogs for roasting,
marshmallows for toasting, hot chocolate and lovely company!
Browse in our store, now festively decorated for Christmas and stocked... Read
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THE DAILY SIGNAL
Why Massachusetts Gave Up on Common Core
Mary Clare Reim
The state Board of Education in Massachusetts has decided to retreat
from common core and develop its own state tests—to the dismay of
Common Core advocates. It comes as no surprise that a “top-down,
one-size-fits-all” approach to education is not working for the people
of Massachusetts. Interestingly... Read
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FROM
THE EDITOR... ON THE INSIDE - WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2015
Editor's
Photo: Three Greenville Career Technology Supply Chain Management
students celebrate what could be signature accomplishments, not only
for Greenville High School, but also for the Business Professionals of
America. Find
out more tomorrow.
New Community Events photo sets posted here. Check
out our new Facebook pages: County News Online Community and Empowering Darke County Youth. Like them and
invite your Facebook friends to like them. Sports
photos are updated on a regular basis here.Blogs: Government Forecasters Significantly Overestimated Obamacare Plan Profitability. Sports: Versailles Boys & Girls Bowling roundup, Weeks 2 & 3.Obituaries:
Obituaries are posted daily here.
See
yesterday's postclick
here.
