COUNTY
NEWS ONLINE - SATURDAY, MAY 2 & SUNDAY, MAY 3, 2015 - BLUEBAG MEDIA
Key Club members learn about the homeless, sleep on cardboard
GREENVILLE – For the fifth time in as many years, Key Club members from
Greenville and Piqua High Schools built ‘box cities’ and shelters for
the night. While a fun event, it was also a learning event for the 27
students as they discovered the meaning of homelessness and the plight
of the homeless in their communities. They built their shelters from
boxes donated by Hansbarger Appliances, Lowes Home Improvement and
Hibbets Sports. On arrival the students had to purchase their boxes and
building supplies... Read
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GARST MUSEUM
OSU vs. Penn State Tickets Donated to Annie’s Star Spangled Gala
The Garst Museum and the National Annie Oakley Center wants to publicly
thank Ohio State Representative, Jim Buchy for his donation of OSU vs.
Penn State football tickets to Annie’s Star Spangled Gala. The tickets
are for October 17, 2015 and... Read
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DARKE COUNTY PARKS
Common, Yet Captivating Northern Cardinals
Join Darke County Parks Naturalist, Mandy Martin, for an evening
program celebrating the Northern Cardinal. It is always a treat
to see the brightly colored male Cardinal no matter the season.
Mark your calendar for a natural history program featuring the Northern
Cardinal on Monday, May 11 at 7pm. This free... Read
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MUSINGS OF A SENIOR SCRIBE
Could This Happen?
By Mona Lease
Hi, all! My Editor printed this article in it's entirety some years
previous. For this column, I am using the last portion. "A philosophy
professor puts a large jar on his desk and fills it with golf balls. He
asks if it's full and the students answer yes. He takes a bag of
pebbles, pours them into the jar and shakes it until the pebbles settle
into the spaces between the golf balls... Read
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JUNIOR HIGH HONOR PERFORMS
2015 Darke County Junior High Honor Band
The annual performance of the Darke County Junior High Band was
successfully held this year on February 26 and February 27 at Memorial
Hall in Greenville. Selected students from Ansonia,
Arcanum, Bradford, Franklin Monroe, Greenville, Mississinawa Valley,
and Versailles combined to form the ninety piece concert... Read
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STATE SENATOR BILL BEAGLE
Beagle Recognizes Tri-Village Basketball State Champions
COLUMBUS– Senator Bill Beagle (R-Tipp City) recognized the New Madison
Tri-Village High School Boys Basketball team today for winning the
Division IV state championship in March. “Coach Josh Sagester and his
team have proven their remarkable abilities and determination both in
academics... Read
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DARKE COUNTY SENIOR SCRIBES
School Days
By Abraham Lincoln
Times have changed. If I live until my birthday I will be 81. I have
lived through the Great Depression that ruined lives and bankrupted
whole communities. I have starved until mother made enough money
washing and ironing Herb Hamel’s bushel basket of clothes and got paid
so we could buy something to eat for $2.00 a week. I remember... Read
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FROM
THE EDITOR... ON THE INSIDE - SATURDAY, MAY 2 & SUNDAY, MAY 3, 2015
Editor's
Photo: Spirits were high as Darke County Parks volunteers enjoyed a
warm April 18 morning and prepared to honor President Abraham Lincoln
on the 150th anniversary of his assassination. Find out more next week.
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: Lower crop prices and changes to formula point to lower CAUV values in the future. Events: Canner Gauge Testing Time. Obituaries: Donald L. Knick; William A. "Bill" Miller. See
yesterday's postclick
here.
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