Musings of a Senior Scribe
Of One Accord
By Mona Lease 

Hi, all!! I hope you are all enjoying the cooler weather. Maybe I can catch up on my spring cleaning before it turns into fall cleaning - YUK! 

It is again time for another school levy. Signs are everywhere - Vote Yes - Vote No. Letters are in the local papers. To whom do you listen? Who has the truth? Where could you possible find the "real deal?" Thoughts swirled in my brain. 

From my East Elementary School days - the Three Little Pigs story appeared. Remember - the house of bricks was the one that outlasted the "wolf's best tactics?" And - if people make a house a home - how would that apply to a school? If it's true that a "good church" is one where the congregation actually practices what the preacher says - would that work with the school's required studies - telling the kiddies to be good to one another, and that other people have rights and feelings? Greenville High School required reading is Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird." In this book, a southern town got so much in trouble with crime, racism, schools, etc. - they had to pull together to survive. During the "finding out whom to trust" - they found that most people were not what they thought. 

Lastly - I took a look at the Gettysburg School. This intrigues me. Gettysburg was K-12 grade. In roughly 1972 - Gettysburg consolidated with Greenville and became part of the Greenville School System.. Greenville School System sold Gettysburg and North Schools in 2007? Gettysburg bought back the school in 2012. - I believe. I invite you to take a look at Gettysburg School. Someone has maintained this building. Look at the bricks. I did not see anything needing repairs. Look at the pavement. I saw where it had been repaired - but it is a superb job - I had to look for the seams. Probably, a bunch of "someones" have worked together. The grass has always been mown. Maybe someone does this and does not get paid - I'll probably never know that.  

And, I'll share this last though with you ...it's kind of a "two-fer." Our Daily Advocate is sent to Indianapolis, Indiana on a daily basis. I am not sure how many counties our Early Bird now covers. Working on the point that our local schools are stopping people from coming to Greenville and Darke County at large (that was a big "levy point" a couple of levies back) - the readers are "on the outside looking in" and reading our newly elected Commissioner Stegall arguing in print with citizen/business man Don Wright.  

And, to the Sandy Hook incident. Victoria Soto and Kaitlin Roig, that we know - hid students when the gunman opened fire. Victoria died - but not in vain. When the "wolf" appears where I am - I'd like to believe that the building does not matter - brick or glass & steel - I'd like to believe we'd work together. Should we practice this before the real trouble starts? And, how close is the "wolf?" 

Remember the kiddies and our service people. Be good to the furry and feathered ones out there. Be safe and healthy. See ya next time. Ever Toodles!! MONA