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Anthony Wayne Peace Council House Open
Want to learn more about the Treaty of Greeneville, the customs of the
Native Americans, or about the history of a council house? Join a local
historian on June 16th from 1-4pm at the Anthony Wayne Peace Council
House located at Prairie Ridge Meadow Park across from the Garst Museum
to find out about these interests and more. Visitors can expect to see
gifts from the twelve tribes who signed the treaty...
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ODE Extra Credit… Libraries Help Fight the Summer Slide
By Angie Jacobsen
School may be out for summer, but learning is always in season at your
local library. Ohio's public libraries serve a critical function in
summer learning, in many cases, acting as the only safety net against
the “summer slide” — the documented decrease in reading proficiency of
students who do not read during summer...
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Start Talking! Know! Summer Freedom and its Challenges!
It is normal and healthy for adolescents to seek increased independence
as they grow and develop. It is also normal for parents to have a hard
time letting go. Naturally, we worry about our children’s health and
safety and quite frankly, their ability to make good decisions.
However, in order for our children to become mature, responsible,
self-disciplined young people, we must loosen the reigns...
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It takes a team to prevent youth suicide
By Melissa Martin
“Suicide is the second leading cause of death among school age youth.
However, suicide is preventable. Youth who are contemplating suicide
frequently give warning signs of their distress. Parents, teachers, and
friends are in a key position to pick up on these signs and get help,”
according to the National Association of School
Psychologists.www.nasponline.org/. The...
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STORIES YOU MAY HAVE MISSED
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Big Brothers Big Sisters Awards Scholarships
Darke County recipients:
Stevie Allen, Versailles; Mikayla Bailey, Greenville
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Shelby & Darke recently awarded high
school graduates with scholarships as part of their Big Buddies
Scholarship program. To be eligible, students must have
maintained at least a 2.5 GPA, be a high-school senior enrolled in a
Shelby or Darke County school, be a volunteer for Big Brothers Big
Sisters for two full academic years...
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Prevention Action Alliance... The 100 Deadliest Days of Summer
Across our country, Highway Patrol units and local law enforcement are
stepping up traffic enforcement ahead of what the American Automobile
Association calls the 100 Deadliest Days of Summer. The 100 days are
those between Memorial Day and Labor Day, when AAA says teen drivers
are far more likely to be involved in car crashes because they're out
of school and on the road. They're also far more likely than adults...
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Puzzle
Pete’s June Honorees
© 2018 Lois E. Wilson
Use the numbered clues to find the 3-letter answers to this word chain
puzzle. The last letter of each is the first letter of the next answer.
Work up and down. The puzzle is started for you .Solve it correctly,
then reading down, the first letters of the answers spell out Puzzle
Pete’s honorees. Wilson's completed set of books has a new edition –
now six volumes – of published poetry...
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