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Great Darke County Fair… Reigle night a success
By George Starks
GREENVILLE- With the exception of The Little Brown Jug, the Gene Riegle
Memorial pace has become the premier annual harness horse race in Ohio.
With seven horses racing for a purse of $45,000, it was Nuclear Dragon
beating out the field. With Dan Noble doing the driving, the six year
old gelding crossed the line in a blistering...
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NPR… Learning To Spot Fake News: Start With A Gut Check
Anya Kamanetz
Which of these statements seems more trustworthy to you? 1) Americans
are drowning in a tsunami of ignorance! There is a conspiracy at the
highest levels to replace all knowledge with propaganda and
disinformation. 2) A recent Stanford University report found that more
than 80 percent of middle schoolers didn't understand that...
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Trees of Ohio at Darke County Parks
Trees are all around, yet many do not know a maple from an oak. As the
leaves begin to change their color and drop for the season, the
identification can become tricky. Join a naturalist on Tuesday,
September 4 at 6:30pm at Shawnee Prairie Preserve Nature Center for an
informative program to learn how to identify a tree through its bark,
leaf, and growth patterns. The workshop will finish by heading outside
to practice the newly...
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Greenville Public Library
Library Offers Free Access to Online Educational Courses
Greenville Public Library is now offering cardholders free access to
online educational courses from Lynda.com. Now owned by LinkedIn,
Lynda.com has been the leading provider of online learning content for
20 years. The service has more than 12,000 courses, ranging from
computer programming to project management including instruction...
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VFW Post 7262 Supports Empowering Programs
GREENVILLE – Greenville VFW Post 7262 Junior Vice Commander Don
Dietrich presented a check to Bob Robinson, program coordinator for
Empowering Darke County Youth. The donation will be used to help
support Empowering’s After School Program. The presentation was made at
the Coliseum at the Great Darke County Fair. The Post had T-shirts,
hats and other memorabilia supporting the VFW efforts in the...
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The Great Darke County Fair... Top Fair Attractions... Friends and Animals
By Bob Robinson
The Great Darke County Fair is a time for catching up with old friends,
meeting new friends, family get-togethers and sometimes just saying hi
to people you know or see - occasionally or otherwise - throughout the
year. Sometimes you stop and talk; sometimes you wave in greeting as
you walk by. So far, I’ve managed to hit the fairways...
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Kids Day at The Great Darke County Fair
By Bob Robinson
Monday was kids day at the Great Darke County Fair, so naturally I
focused on kids. Big kids, little kids… mostly happy kids. Twenty
photos; 28 kids. Maybe a third of them were “my” kids… substitute
teaching, former Edison State students, Empowering After School
(tutoring) program. Most were there to take advantage of cheaper...
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