COUNTY
NEWS ONLINE - SATURDAY, MAY 23 & SUNDAY, MAY 24, 2015 - BLUEBAG MEDIA
Annual Health Fair teaches 5th graders good habits
GREENVILLE – “If all the blood vessels in your body were stretched out,
they’d go around the world two and a half times.” Volunteer from the
Community Blood Center. “Let’s see how good you are at following
instructions.” Volunteer from Recovery & Wellness. “Who wants to be
the surgeon? The anesthesiologist… the patient?” Volunteer from
surgery. “You have to eat right if you want to be good in sports.”
Volunteer from Ohio WIC. The event was the Annual Fifth Grade Health
Fair conducted by Wayne HealthCare... Read
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MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND
Salute to Military
By Christina Chalmers
Each May, we take time as a country to celebrate our veterans, lifting
them up for all the sacrifices they have made for the freedoms we have.
And doing so is the good and right thing. We wouldn’t be the country we
are without them. But this weekend, as we mark Memorial Day by saying
thank you to our veterans, there’s another... Read
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SENIOR SCRIBES
Awnings
By Abraham Lincoln
We finally got our cloth awnings installed and they really make a
difference in the outside appearance and now the afternoon sun no
longer streams in and heats up the house. We have had awnings before
and liked them but they eventually wear out and we waited several years
to have them replaced. The awning company we used is the same one... Read
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MUSINGS OF A SENIOR SCRIBE
A Breath of Fresh Air
By Mona Lease
Hi, all!! A reader called me. I've been mentoring her for a few years
now. She had to change her life - let go of old friends that did not
want to grow up and be responsible. One of her friends that did grow
up, called her. The friend's sister - Barbie Doll - loves the heroin.
Someone informed Children's Services...who made a surprise inspection
of Barbie's house. Barbie tested... Read
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BLUEBAG MEDIA
Chamber members updated on labor regulations
GREENVILLE – Referring to 2015 as “The Year of Living Dangerously,”
Darke County Chamber of Commerce Keynote Speaker, Theodore C. Phlegar,
U.S. Chamber of Commerce, told members and guests at the Chamber’s
Annual Breakfast Meeting May 8 federal labor and employment... Read
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MIAMI VALLEY CAREER TECH CENTER
Diesel Power Tech Students Finish 3rd in State FFA Contest
Wooster, Ohio – Miami Valley Career Technology Center (MVCTC) Diesel
Power Technology students competed in the FFA State Outdoor Power and
Equipment Career Development Event (CDE) at The Ohio State University
ATI campus in Wooster, Ohio on April 28, 2015... Read
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ALL ABOUT KIDS
Kids on Love and Marriage
WHAT EXACTLY IS MARRIAGE? "Marriage is when you get to keep your girl
and don't have to give her back to her parents!" -Eric, 6; HOW DOES A
PERSON DECIDE WHOM TO MARRY?? "You flip a nickel, and heads means you
stay with him and tails means you try the next one." -Kally, 9; "My
mother says to look for a man who is kind... Read
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FROM
THE EDITOR... ON THE INSIDE - SATURDAY, MAY 23 & SUNDAY, MAY 24, 2015
Editor's
Photo: Darke Co. Special Olympics has athletes competing at the local,
area, and state levels in basketball, cheerleading, bowling, softball,
Unified golf, swimming, and track & field. For more, check out the
story 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: Edison’s Library Tackles Hunger and Overdue Materials. Events: Adult PQA Plus certification. Obituaries: Fredrick D. "Fred" Condon.See
yesterday's postclick
here.
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