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Versailles Crushes the Record!
Versailles crushed the prior record of 26,640 dinners set in 2016 by
selling 27,620 World Famous Barbecue Chicken Dinners this year.
While it took 14 years to break the record set in 2002 it only took a
year to crush that record. The festival was blessed with great
weather and strong support from the Versailles, Darke County, and Miami
Valley communities. In Versailles the age old question isn’t why did
the chicken cross the road. It’s why do you sell out of
chicken. The committee relies on experience, weather and years... Read
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FORT GREENEVILLE DAR
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DAR honors Darke County Revolutionary War soldiers
On June 20 at Black Swamp / Greenlawn Cemetery, Versailles OH: In honor
of Richard Brandon, an American Revolutionary War Patriot, Fort
GreeneVille DAR and VFW Post 7262 dedicated a new marker at Brandon's
gravesite located at Black Swamp / Greenlawn Cemetery... Read
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LIFE-CHANGING JOURNEY
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SonQuest Rainforest offered by First Presbyterian
Join us at SonQuest Rainforest! First Presbyterian Church invites
all children in 1st – 8th grade to join us for a one day VBS event. “At
SonQuest Rainforest your kids will follow Jesus on a life-changing
journey! Children will have a great time singing songs... Read
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| EMPOWERING DARKE COUNTY YOUTH
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Empowering kicks off Summer Reading at Edison
GREENVILLE – Summer is off to a great start, as is the Summer Reading
Program at Edison State Community College, Darke County Campus. The
Empowering program would like to invite any Darke County student,
particularly grades K-6, to stop in and “Read a Bit”… take a... Read
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INDEPENDENCE DAY
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Puzzle Pete was dazzled
Lois E. Wilson
Use the clues in the left column to find the 4-letter answers to this
word chain puzzle. The last letter of each is also the first letter of
the next word. Work up and down. The puzzle is started for you. Puzzle
Pete says, “Solve it correctly, then reading down, the first letters of
the answers reveal what dazzled me.” Wilson's completed set of books... Read
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| BLOOD DRIVES FOR JULY
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‘Find your American Spirit’ by donating in July
DARKE COUNTY, Ohio – Community Blood Center is challenging donors to
“Find Your American Spirit” by giving blood during July at an area
blood drive near you. Everyone who registers to donate will receive the
“Blood Donor – Find Your American Spirit” t-shirt. Donors are
encouraged to schedule an appointment online at www.DonorTime.com or
call 1-800-388... Read
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| DARKE COUNTY CENTER FOR THE ARTS
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Food and fun at DCCA’s “Barbecue and Blues”
Darke County Center for the Arts will host “Barbecue and Blues,” a
fun-filled fundraiser at Turtle Creek Golf Course on Friday, July 14.
The Thirsty Turtle will have food and a full range of drinks available
for purchase throughout the evening, with a special menu featuring BBQ
pulled pork sandwiches, pulled chicken, cole slaw, baked beans... Read
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