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Living History Encampment part of Festival weekend
The Darke County Park District will be hosting a Living History
Encampment at Prairie Ridge Meadow in Greenville Ohio on July 27-29,
2018. Friday, July 27, the Encampment will be open from
4pm-10pm. Saturday’s hours are 10am-10pm. Sunday
begins with a church service at 10am and the Gathering opens 11am-5pm.
The Living History Encampment is held in partnership with the Darke
County Historical...
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Is This Supreme Court Decision The End Of Teachers Unions?
Anya Kamanetz
The U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling Wednesday that will reverberate
through America's schools for years. In Janus v. AFSCME, a 5-4 court
majority overturned precedent, saying that public sector unions, like
those that represent law enforcement, state employees, and, of course,
teachers, can no longer collect what are...
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OSU Extension… Canning Meat and Soup
Diane Barga, Extension Educator
OSU Extension, Darke County is having a program on Canning Meat and
Soup on Wednesday, August 8, 2018 from 6:30pm -7:30pm. On busy days,
when you don’t have the energy or time to do anything but open jars for
dinner, wouldn’t it be wonderful if those jars were filled with a
home-cooked soup or stew? Grab one of your family’s favorites...
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Shook Construction Sponsors Gathering at Garst
True to its mission of being a dedicated corporate citizen and
supporting the community causes meaningful to its employees, Shook
Construction is sponsoring the living history encampment at the
Gathering at Garst. As it continues to grow, the encampment is adding
more historical reenactors and participants who will be interacting
with visitors showing what early life was like in Darke County.
Visitors can hear the...
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STORIES YOU MAY HAVE MISSED
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Spencer
Landscaping Prepares Thomas House for Visitors
While you are strolling on the grounds, be sure to stop by the Lowell
Thomas House at The Gathering at Garst. The vibrant landscaping
is picturesque thanks to the creative folks at Spencer
Landscaping. Each year they make sure the Lowell Thomas House
looks fantastic for visitors coming to the event. Spencer
Landscaping is a longtime sponsor of The Gathering at Garst, and its
support is deeply appreciated...
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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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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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