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Big Buddy Mentors Make Big Impact in the Lives of Local Children
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Shelby & Darke County is excited to
announce that another great year of the Big Buddies program is up and
running. This is the eighteenth year the program has been in
place. The Buddies program is an eight-month commitment where
high school freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors agree to work
with and mentor elementary-aged children two times per month.
During these meetings, the high school students, under the supervision
of Big Brothers Big Sisters staff, work... Read
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GIVING THANKS THIS SEASON
A Different Christmas Poem
Internet-circulated copies of “A Different Christmas Poem” are often
attributed to a Lt. Commander Jeff Giles SC, USN, but the International
War Veterans’ Poetry Archive (IWVPA) lists this poem as a December 2000
effort authored by Michael Marks and includes the following note from
him about its... Read
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FBI
2016 NIBRS Crime Data Released
Report Contains New Data Including Animal Cruelty - Today, the FBI
released information on more than 6 million criminal offenses that were
submitted to the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program’s National
Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) in 2016—and for the first time
last year, the annual NIBRS report included data on animal... Read
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MAIN STREET GREENVILLE
New Bakery Opens in Downtown Greenville!
Kathy’s Cookies & Pies Owner Kathy Jarrett, of Arcanum, said she
has beautiful memories of her grandma baking. “She was pretty fluffy,”
Jarrett said. “All you would see is her sitting at the table, because
she couldn’t stand a lot to do it, and her hands folding that dough and
rolling and kneading it, and flour flying in her beautiful... Read
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SENIOR CITIZENS
Instant Karma??
By Mona Lease
Hi, all!! It doesn't happen often. But every once in a while -
"something" happens. Call it a kind of a "luck of the draw." Call it
kismet or karma. Call it "meant to be." Call it this Jesus person who
has been the subject of much discussion and debate. Somehow - in all of
the chromosomes - in all of the body's chemicals - in all of our
personal experiences that make us who we are... Read
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ALONG LIFE'S WAY
Taking the Lumps
By Lois E. Wilson
Having parents who were both teachers, a lot was expected of me. Being
an only child, you have no siblings to guide you or with whom to share
problems. You are on your own. There are friends; however, the debate
is always how much of family events do you discuss with others. All
through childhood... Read
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START TALKING!
Know! Social Media is Bringing Our
Teens Down
According to data released by the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, there was a 33 percent increase in the number of teens
experiencing depression, a 23 percent rise in teen suicide attempts,
and a 31 percent surge in the number of teens who died by... Read
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