COUNTY
NEWS ONLINE - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2015 - BLUEBAG MEDIA
Cancer Association receives $1,312… and counting
GREENVILLE – “So how much do you make with this game?” Karl Dearwester
said, “All I can!” Then he grinned. “If I told you how much I really
made you might want one…” He was referring to a game that is 123 years
old and which he has run for nearly half that time, Dearwester Canes.
The same can be said for The Cancer Association of Darke County.
Dearwester has been sponsoring a fundraiser for the organization for
eight years… the last Saturday of the fair at 11 a.m. Participants toss
the rings and Dearwester Canes... Read
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BLUEBAG MEDIA
Many have climbed
but no winners yet
GREENVILLE – Fair goers have heard repeatedly over the loudspeaker…
climb the wall and win $100. As of Tuesday afternoon, many have tried
but none have succeeded. The Rock Wall is located at the south end of
the fairgrounds near such notable rides as the Zipper, and just east of
the Ferris Wheel and... Read
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DARKE COUNTY PARKS
Friends of the Parks Basket Raffle
The Friends of the Darke County Park District are once again running
their annual basket raffle this summer to culminate at Prairie Days on
September 26th and 27th. Local clubs donated baskets full of goodies to
raise money for the Friends of the Parks. Baskets include one from the
Darke County Birders, containing... Read
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U.S. SENATOR SHERROD BROWN
On Labor Day, Renewing our Commitment to Ohio Workers
Labor Day is more than just a last hurrah of summer, a day for picnics
and barbeques for many families. It’s also an important time for us to
reflect on the labor movement’s proud history in Ohio, and to honor the
workers who paved the way for the worker protections we too often take
for granted. These workers built our strong middle class, and built our
country... Read
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BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS
Versailles Foundation awards funding to BBBS
The Versailles Foundation has recently donated to Big Brothers Big
Sisters of Shelby and Darke County. This funding will be
used by Big Brothers Big Sisters to aid in the after school Buddies
program that is offered at Versailles Schools. Currently, there
are over 400 children served in Shelby and Darke County through... Read
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OHIO HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
House Healthcare Committee Meets
in Sylvania
COLUMBUS—The Ohio House Healthcare Efficiencies Study Committee today
held its first hearing at the ProMedica Flower Hospital in Sylvania.
The committee, chaired by State Representative Dr. Steve Huffman
(R-Tipp City), held a graduate medical education panel to discuss... Read
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TOWNHALL
Obama's Alaska Global
Warming Field Trip
Susan Stamper Brown
"Study the past if you would divine the future." – Confucius. President
Obama told some whoppers the size of Mt. McKinley (I mean Denali) about
global warming while he was here in Alaska. At a climate change
conference in Anchorage, Obama attempted to scare the long-johns off
Alaskans he obviously thinks are stupid when he... Read
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FROM
THE EDITOR... ON THE INSIDE - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2015
Editor's
Photo: Majority kids clean up East Main bridge graffiti. For more, read the story tomorrow.
You can check out the Paul
Ackley
cartoon archive here.
New Community Events photo sets posted here. Sports
photos are updated on a regular basis here.Events: Chocolate Walk Tickets.Sports: Eldora Speedway 45th World 100. See
yesterday's postclick
here.
