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Tourism spending jumps to $74 million annually
GREENVILLE, OH – The Darke County Visitors Bureau released the results
of the recently received 2017 Tourism Economic Report, commissioned by
the Bureau and the state of Ohio and compiled by Tourism Economics, a
division of Oxford Economics Company. The report showed total tourism
spending in the county reached $73.8 million in 2017, a 12.6% increase
from 2013 ($65.5 million). “We’re very pleased with these numbers,”
said Matt...
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DAR receives DOD Vietnam certificate of appreciation
Department of Defense Vietnam War Commemoration recently awarded Fort
GreeneVille Chapter DAR with a certificate of appreciation. The chapter
"conducted at least six events by December 2017 that thanked and
honored the veterans and their families who served in the U.S. Armed
Forces during the Vietnam War. Fort GreeneVille Chapter committed to
the Vietnam War 50th Anniversary Commemoration...
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Reid Specialty Physicians Supports The Gathering at Garst
Reid Health has made a positive impact in Greenville by offering
outstanding medical care at its new campus on Meeker Road. It is also
making a positive impact on the community by supporting events like The
Gathering at Garst. Thanks to a generous sponsorship from Reid
Health, visitors to The Gathering at Garst will enjoy a great line up
of entertainment on July 28–29. A sincere “thank you” goes to Reid
Health for its continued...
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Along Life’s Way… Success and Failure: A Fable
Lois E. Wilson
There were two families. Each differed on the role success and failure
should play in the lives of their children. The Exempts believed that
winning and success are the most important goals in life. The Exempt
parents guarded their son and daughter closely to ensure that they did
not experience failure. They expected only A’s on...
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STORIES YOU MAY HAVE MISSED
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Grand Opening Set for Bish Discovery Center
Another chapter in the success of your Darke County Parks is about to
begin. The grand opening of the Bish Discovery will take place on
Sunday, July 22 at 1pm. The new discovery center is located at
404 N. Ohio Street in Greenville. Prior to the start of the day’s
activities, the Friends of Darke County Parks have pre-sold chicken
dinner tickets. Don’t forget, if you’ve already purchased
tickets, to pick-up your...
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BBBS secures local funding to assist with
Mentoring programs
The Harry D. Stephens Memorial fund recently made a donation of $1,617
to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Shelby & Darke County.
Additionally, the Greenville Rotary Club donated $1,000 to the local
agency. Both of these donations are specific to the Darke County
program and will assist the agency in continuing to serve children in
Darke County. “The support we receive from these grants is truly a
blessing for our agency. It enables...
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Edison State Students Present on Literacy
at Library
According to a 2015 U.S. Department of Education report, 32 million
adults cannot read above the fifth grade level… and one child in four
currently grows up not knowing how to read. It’s not getting better.
Today’s generation is less educated than the one before. Edison State
Darke County Campus Fundamentals of Communication students have focused
on literacy as their term project and one team – Maranda...
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