COUNTY
NEWS ONLINE - THURSDAY, JULY 2, 2015 - VERSAILLES POULTRY DAYS
Weather’s curve balls don’t stop another successful festival
Poultry Days wrapped a successful “Take Me Out to the Poultry Days
Festival” on Sunday despite the weather throwing several curve
balls. The familiar question is, “What was the number of dinners
sold?” While the record of 26,101 remains elusive, dinner sales
did increase from 24,780 to 25,200. Storms on Friday afternoon
and late Sunday put a damper on volume but couldn’t hold the festival
back from breaking 2014 numbers. Attendance was so high that
after the World... Read
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GREENVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY
“Leonardo” at Family Fun Day
The Greenville Public Library will host Parents' Choice Award winner
“Leonardo” at Family Fun Day on Wednesday July 8th at 11:00 a.m.
Leonardo is a family musician and songwriter who entertains, educates
and empowers kids of all ages with lots of audience participation,
singing and dancing. See www.leonardo... Read
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CELEBRATING JUL 02 1776
Raising a glass of tea
By Susan Olling
Most Americans seem to have taken John Adams’s recommendations for
celebrating what he called the “day of deliverance” (02 Jul 1776
actually, but that’s another topic) to heart. While Independence
Day is an important holiday, there are other dates during the period of
1775-1781 that are more important to this fan of the American
Revolution. Also... Read
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DARKE COUNTY PARKS
Summer Concert On-the-Lawn: Higgins-Madewell
Darke County Parks is proud to present, Higgins-Madewell on Saturday,
July 18th at 7:00pm at Shawnee Prairie Preserve Outdoor Amphitheatre
(4267 State Route 502 West). The music of Higgins-Madewell is a
combination of strong vocals, acoustic guitar and heartfelt original
lyrics that is difficult to classify as one specific... Read
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STATE SENATOR BILL BEAGLE
Local Advocates Successfully Restore Historic Preservation Tax Credit
"No!" If you ask most people if they could have an influence on their
state government that is how most would answer, "No!" But, in the last
couple of weeks the Ohio legislature has listened, your voice has been
heard and your advocacy at the local level has had a huge impact. The
Ohio Historic Tax Credit Program is highly... Read
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U.S. SENATOR SHERROD BROWN
How Trade Changes Today
Today, President Barack Obama will sign into law two pieces of
legislation that will change international trade and US jobs forever.
First will be a renewal of Trade Promotion Authority (TPA), allowing
the President to expedite large trade deals such as the Trans-Pacific
Partnership (TPP) and bring them to Congress for a simple yes-or-no
vote. Second is an extension of tariff preferences for developing
countries... Read
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THE DAILY SIGNAL
Congress Has a Plan to Defend Your First Amendment Rights After Court’s Marriage Ruling
Sen. Mike Lee
In the wake of Friday’s 5-4 decision by the Supreme Court in the
marriage case, Obergefell v. Hodges, many of the millions of Americans
who voted to define marriage as an exclusively male-female institution
in their state constitutions... Read
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FROM
THE EDITOR... ON THE INSIDE - THURSDAY, JULY 2, 2015
Editor's
Photo: “I love the people who come in here as patients,” said Cora
Winston. Miss Cora will retire after 25 years at Wayne HealthCare; she
will be missed. Read the story tomorrow.
This
week's
Paul
Ackley
cartoon has been posted here.
New Community Events photo set posted here. Sports
photos are updated on a regular basis here.Community: Summer Manure Application and Stockpiling.Blogs: Three Critical Steps to Take on Marriage.See
yesterday's postclick
here.
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