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Christmas Fun
By Susan Olling
I’ve been trying to ignore the news. So, let’s take a couple
of leisurely drives to enjoy some Christmas cheer. A
twenty-two-year old tradition in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania occurs on the
second Friday in December: the Tuba Carol Fest in front of the
Gettysburg Hotel. Despite the name, all low bass horns are found
in this choir We first attended several years ago and have seen
the number of musicians increase each year. There were seventy... Read
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DARKE COUNTY PARKS
Shawnee Prairie Preserve Nature Center Holiday Closures
The Darke County Parks Nature Center located at Shawnee Prairie
Preserve just west of Greenville will be closed December 25th and
January 1st for Christmas and New Year’s Day observances. The
building’s exhibits and offices as well as the Friends of Darke County
Parks... Read
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SENIOR SCRIBES
Slang Style
By Mona Lease
Hi, all!! I just had to share the following with you. When I read this,
I thought: "I used to talk like this and thought I was cool?" Enjoy and
Merry Christmas to all!! 100 Slang Items No One Uses Anymore:
1)Daddy-O: A generally cool dude. 2)Made In The Shade: Things are going
well...no worries. 3)Ginchiest: You admire someone's appearance. 4)Burn
Rubber: A fast take-off... Read
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DARKE COUNTY VISITORS BUREAU
2018 Tourism grants available to local events & festivals
GREENVILLE, Ohio (December 19th, 2017) – Funds are available to
non-profit organizations sponsoring special events in Darke County
through the Darke County Visitors Bureau in 2018. Four grants are
available for 2018: two $1,000 grants and two $500 grants. Grants... Read
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SENIOR SCRIBES
Puzzle Pete’s Wish for 2018
Lois E. Wilson
Use the numbered clues to find the 4-letter answers to this word chain
puzzle. The last letter of each is the first letter of the next word.
Work up and down. The puzzle is started for you. Solve it correctly,
then reading down, the first letters of the answers spell out Pete’s
wish for 2018. Wilson's completed set of books has a new edition – now
six volumes... Read
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DARKE COUNTY FRIENDS OF THE SHELTER
Pets of the week
GREENVILLE - The Darke County Animal Shelter has many pets available
for adoption, including several breeds of dogs, as well as cats and
kittens. The Shelter chooses pets to feature each week, this week
they've selected: Bill is a 5 year old male Mountain Curr. He loves
everyone's attention, loves the outdoors, and is neutered and current... Read
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DARKE SOIL & WATER CONSERVATION
More than 14,000 Deer Checked during Gun Hunting Season
Darke County had 48 compared to 19 in 2016
COLUMBUS, OH - Ohio’s hunters checked 14,115 white-tailed deer during
Ohio’s 2017 two-day deer-gun hunting season, Dec. 16-17, according to
the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR). During last year’s
two-day December... Read
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FROM
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