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NEWS ONLINE - SATURDAY, JULY 16 & SUNDAY, JULY 17, 2016
Darke County Parks Nature by the Numbers for July Jr. Naturalists
Darke County Parks invites students in grades 3-6 to join them for the
July Jr. Naturalists program on Saturday, July 23rd from 9:30am to 12pm
at Shawnee Prairie Preserve on St. Rt. 502 west of Greenville. In the
arrangement of pinecone scales, the number of flower petals, or even
proportions within the human body, there is a mysterious number that
appears in nature too many times to be explained. Students will learn a
little... Read
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GREENVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY
Minnetrista Theater at Library
The Greenville Public Library's “Family Fun Day” continues Wednesday
July 20 at 11:00 a.m. on the front lawn. We again welcome
Minnetrista Theater with “My Plate, the Musical.” This program
was developed in conjunction with ChooseMyPlate.gov and the “Let’s
Move” initiative. Running from the planet-gobbling alien called GLUT,
Captain gNosh of the USS MYPLATE II crash lands his spacecraft... Read
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ELDORA SPEEDWAY
NASCAR’s Return to the Dirt Provides Another Reason to Smile
ROSSBURG, Ohio (July 11, 2016) – A race that has made everyone smile
since its inception in 2013 has earned an appropriate new name. The
Aspen Dental Eldora Dirt Derby is the official name of the fourth
annual NASCAR Camping World Truck Series event July 20 at Eldora... Read
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MUSINGS OF A SENIOR SCRIBE
A Story of Mine
By Mona Lease
Hi, all!! I've always strived to make this column a place of truth - a
place of helps. So - I'll tell you readers another true story. I had an
out-patient procedure performed recently at Upper Valley Medical Center
- nothing extremely serious. I was "put-under" so I'd not move. When
you drive into Upper Valley, your first view is of green rolling hills
and probably at least 150 huge trees... Read
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EDISON STUDENT COMMENTARY
The Human Cost
of an Illiterate Society
By Savannah Hill
The Human Cost of an Illiterate Society is an essay that gives
information on the dangers of having an illiterate society and the
problems we face because of it. This essay attempts to describe the
incalculable moral price paid by people individually and by the nation
as a whole, as a result of illiterate Americans. The national Institute
for Literacy... Read
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THE KIDS LEARNING PLACE
Enrolling Preschoolers
in Head Start
The Kids Learning Place is continuing enrollment for the Head Start
preschool program for Fall of 2016, call before it is too late. Head
Start is a comprehensive early childhood development program that
serves low-income children from ages birth to five years and their
families at NO COST. It is a federally funded program... Read
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DARKE COUNTY OSU EXTENSION OFFICE
Ohio Hosting North American Manure Expo Aug. 3-4
From Sam Custer
The North American Manure Expo is about to land in Ohio. The big event,
covering the serious business of using farm animal manure to help grow
crops, while doing it safely and greenly, is Aug. 3-4 at the Molly
Caren Agricultural Center in London, about 25 miles west of Columbus.
“Manure is an excellent source of nutrients for the crops we grow... Read
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FROM
THE EDITOR... ON THE INSIDE - SATURDAY, JULY 16 & SUNDAY, JULY 17, 2016
From
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