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Calamity Day update for Greenville City Schools

Michael Kennedy cuts the ribbon on The Journey Home while officials and board members with the organization watch. (Ryan Berry photo)

Journey Home celebrates opening

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State Auditor Dave Yost presents the Distinction Award to GCSD Treasurer Carla Surber.

Surber receives Auditor’s Distinction Award. Again.

GREENVILLE – Clinton Randall, formerly the web-master with The Advocate, which is corporately owned and operated by out of state Civitas corporate office, is joining The Early Bird and bluebag-media.com.

Randall brings a vast amount of award win-ning experience to the news-paper. His credentials include national awards for website media, design and photo jour-nalism. Locally, Randall was honored twice by the Darke County Chamber of Com-merce with a nomination for 20 under 40 Young Profes-sionals of Darke County.

Keith Foutz, president and publisher of Brothers Publish-ing Company said he was ex-cited to have Randall joining

The Early Bird and b l u e b a g m e d i a .com team. “He brings a wealth of digital expertise that will enable us to continue to expand our foot-print in Darke and surrounding coun-ties both in print as well as in the digital platforms.

We are fortunate to have an individual of Clinton’s caliber joining our team.”

Randall has been in the media business for over five years, but has worked with multi-media and web devel-opment since 1997. Over the years he has developed many websites, from personal to business. He is currently the president and webmaster of

BY BOB ROBINSONASSOC. EDITOR

GREENVILLE – “Ninety-five percent of local auditors don’t get this award,” State Auditor Dave Yost said. “This is her eleventh time.”

Yost presented the Ohio Auditor of State Award of Dis-tinction in person to Green-ville City School District Trea-surer Carla Surber. Joining Yost in congratulating Surber were School Board members Fred Matix and Jim Sommer.

“I really appreciate finding excellence here,” Yost added. He said the award is based upon no material inconsis-tencies and a clean audit. Ad-

dressing Matix and Sommer, Yost noted she could not have accomplished this without the support of the board.

The presentation was made in the foyer of historical Henry St. Clair Memorial Hall. Surb-er told Yost about the history of the building, pointing out the stained glass windows and the auditorium. Yost was im-pressed.

“I will remember my visit in this spectacular place,” he said. After leaving Memo-rial Hall, Yost visited another historical place… the Palace Building for a cup of coffee at the Coffee Pot.

BY DOUG FRIESGREENVILLE - With Gov-

ernor John Kasich signing Amended Substitute Bill 416, school districts can now final-ize their contingency plans to address makeup days for the 2013-14 school year. One of the key provisions of Amended Substitute HB 416 was a local option for adding four calami-ty days to the current five days that do not need to be made up, only after districts have used four of their required contingency plan days.

Greenville City Schools had an adopted contingency plan of makeup days from their original approved 2013-14 calendar. The first four con-tingency plan makeup days were January 20, 2014, Feb-ruary 17, 2014, May 29, 2014 and May 30, 2014. The dis-trict has already made up the first two established days and will also now be in session for their final two established makeup days on May 29 and May 30.

After making up these four

ally has one more waived ca-lamity day available to them if the need would arise. It is our hope that winter is over and the remainder of the year goes as scheduled. Thank you to the students, staff, parents and grandparents, as well as the entire community for working with the school dis-trict throughout this severe and difficult winter. Your support is appreciated.

Another part of the Amend-ed Substitute HB 416 was au-thorization to delay reporting

days Greenville City Schools will be permitted to waive their final three school days missed as a result of the emer-gency clause attached to the Amended Substitute HB 416. With the governor’s signature this legislation became effec-tive immediately due to the emergency clause.

Greenville City School stu-dents will complete the 2013-14 school year on May 30. The teacher workday will now be held on June 2. Under the new HB 416, Greenville actu-

scores on the Ohio Achieve-ment Assessments in grades three through eight by one week. This reflects the delay in administering the test by one week that was recently au-thorized by the State Superin-tendent of Public Instruction.

I hope this information helps with your summer plans. Feel free to contact the Super-intendent’s Office at 548-3185 if you have any questions about the final makeup day schedule.

BY RYAN BERRYMANAGING EDITOR

WINCHESTER, IN – It started as a dream for Ran-dolph County Veteran Service Officer Michael Kennedy, but on March 21 the dream be-came reality. Two years ago Kennedy began working on an idea to establish a transitional living facility for veterans. While there are many of these types of facilities in Indiana and Ohio, this is only the fourth that is veteran specific.

The goal of The Journey Home is to get veterans the help they need. Many of this nation’s veterans come home from serving in battles across the globe and find it difficult to readjust. Some find help to deal with the adjustment and others look for help through alcohol, pills or needles. Ken-nedy has made a pledge to be there for veterans returning home – no matter what situa-tion they are in.

Although located in Win-chester, IN, The Journey Home serves more than the residents of Randolph Coun-ty. Help is available to veter-ans in an eight county area, including Darke, Mercer and Preble Counties in Ohio and Delaware, Jay, Henry, Ran-dolph and Wayne Counties in Indiana. Kennedy admitted he would never turn a veteran away.

The facility has been fi-nanced strictly by private donations from individuals, businesses and organizations. Zero government funds have been received to assist in the

set up or operation of The Journey Home.

The Journey Home began taking the first of its 15 resi-dents on March 24. Residents are expected to make a six month commitment so they can take a positive step in get-ting back to a “normal” life. Residents are expected to de-velop better habits by getting dressed and showering daily, attending one AA or similar meeting a day, and keeping their appointments.

Several more veterans are expected to become residents once they complete SAART (Substance & Alcohol Abuse Rehabilitation Therapy). Ken-nedy said, “They have to go through SAART and be dried out before they come here.”

Kennedy attributes much of the success of The Journey Home to Linda DeHaven. He pointed out he contacted her about a year ago and it didn’t take long for the wheels to be put in motion to get the facil-ity up and running. “Without Linda DeHaven this wouldn’t have happened,” he said.

Although The Journey Home has achieved a major goal of opening, donations will be required to continue the process of helping veter-ans have a better, substance free life. Businesses, individu-als and organizations from the eight county region are invited to help any way they can. Sponsorships are avail-able. For more information, call (765) 744-6785.

Veterans from all branches of service were on-hand to celebrate the opening of The Journey Home. (Ryan Berry photo)

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Sunday, March 30, 2014-The Early Bird

Tom & Etta Mae Foley MEMORIAL

DINNER & ST. MARY’S SCHOOL AUCTION

APRIL 5TH, 2013at Paws Bingo Hall, Greenville, Ohio

This year’s dinner is scheduled to begin at 5:00 & will be served until 7:00. The Fairlawn will be catering a delicious meal of chicken & dumplings,

mashed potatoes, green beans, and fruit cup for $7.00. Drinks and desserts will also be available. Tickets are available for purchase at the school and at the door.

Please call the school, 548-2345, for additional information

The auction is free to attend and is scheduled to begin at 6:00. It will feature a live and silent auction ran by Brian Rismiller.

Many exciting items have already been donated to the auction with new items being collected daily.

Here is just some of what we have available… • 4– Single Day Hopper Passes for Walt Disney World • New Mathews Bow with Case, Quiver, Target, Field Camera and Big Mike Blind • Overnight stays at Kalahari an Indoor Waterpark near Sandusky, Ohio with waterpark passes • Cincinnati Reds– April 28th vs. Chicago Cubs, Dayton Dragons– April 30th & May 4th, Kings Island, Newport Aquarium, Boonshoft Museum, Funny Bone, Dayton Art Institute & The Beach Tickets • Class Baskets with themes of ~ Cleaning Supplies, All About Cakes, Fun with Crayola, Traveling Anywhere, Just Add Ice Cream, Tailgating, Backyard BBQ, Snack Attack, Clean Laundry and BeYOUtiful You • Handmade Jewelry, Baby Quilt, OSU Quilt & New Queen Sized Comforter • Thirtyone, Usborne, Young Living, and Mary Kay Gift Baskets • A Celebrity Dessert Auction featuring many local bakers • Personalized Class Flower Pots • Class Jeans Passes, Pizza Party and Ice Cream Party • Massage, Reflexology, Manicure & Hair Cut Certificates

• Several Ohio State and Sports Memorabilia Items • Gift Basket from KitchenAid Experience • Several KitchenAid Appliances • Hot Air Balloon Rides for 1, 2 or 4 people • New LG Electronics 32-Inch LED TV • Rubbermaid Large Commercial Paper Recycling Container • Live Planted Items and Certificates to Area Nurseries • Blue Spruce, Cleveland Pear, or Japanese Bloodgood Maple from Brown’s Nursery • Area Rug and Many Home Decorating Items • Gift Certificates to Many Area Golf Courses and Restaurants • New Seiko Wall Clock • Custom Glass Items from Jafe Decorating • New Roaster and Microwave • Multiple Gift Certificates for Car Washes, Oil Changes and Alignments• Painting by Michael Glass • Gift Certificates for Jumpy’s & Scene 75 • New Gas Grill • Winner’s Meat 1/2 Hog with Processing • Bacon Wrapped Filets and Ham from Omaha Steaks • New American Girl Doll with Book • Rental of St. Clair Manor • Unlimited Class Pass- elementsLife Yoga

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Nail gun injury, traffic stops lead to OVI arrestsPolice were advised by the complainant, Michael Schaar, a fellow employee at J&M Tire requested he cash some checks for him. The suspect could not leave the store while Schaar could. He cashed four checks totaling $1,825 over a two week period in Decem-ber. After Christmas he was contacted by his bank telling him the checks had bounced. The suspect advised Schaar he would pay him back but was fired a short time later. The suspect kept putting Schaar off on repayment so he de-cided to contact police. Police found the suspect had moved to the Cincinnati area. Noth-ing more at this time.

Township and the Coronor’s Office responded. The cause of death was determined to be natural.

IDENTITY THEFTOn March 16 police were

dispatched to Greenville Po-lice Department regarding an identity theft complaint. Sue Huffaker stated someone used her husband’s SS to file a tax return. She had been advised by her CPA someone had al-ready filed a tax return in his name. The theft will be han-dled by IRS.

CHECKSOn March 4 police were

dispatched to Greenville Po-lice Department regarding an individual passing bad checks.

was placed on Administra-tive License Suspension. He was issued a citation for speed and OVI (Operating a Vehicle under the Influence), then re-leased to a friend.

On March 20 police wit-nessed a vehicle exceeding the speed limit on Ohio Street. It was 54 mph in a 35 mph zone. The officer noted what he thought was the odor of an alcoholic beverage on the operator of the vehicle, Lacey Smith. She also had blood-shot eyes. Smith admitted to drinking three or four alco-holic beverages in the past hour. According to the report Smith failed the field sobri-ety test and was arrested for OVI, then transported to the Greenville Police Department. She agreed to a breathalizer and recorded a .214. She was charged with OVI and a speed violation then released to her mother.

BODYOn March 20 Police were

dispatched to 1000 Donald Dr. regarding Ivan Neal, who had not been seen for several days. The officer observed the vic-tim was deceased; Greenville

was arrested for Domestic Vio-lence and transported to Darke County Juvenile Court.

On March 24 police were dispatched to Greenville High School regarding an intoxi-cated student. When police arrived the officer could smell the odor of an alcoholic bever-age. The student had bloodshot eyes. The juvenile admitted to drinking vodka mixed with lemonade. Juvenile Probation had arrived and took a por-table breath test. The results measured .08. The student was cited for under-age con-sumption and released to his grandmother.

On March 19 police were dispatched to 604 E. Water regarding damage to a vehicle. Police spoke with the juvenile victim who drives the damaged vehicle. It appeared someone had taken a metal object and damaged the vehicle from the front passenger side door to the rear quarter panel. The juvenile told police of an inci-dent involving two juveniles at Greenville High School and indicated who he thought were possible suspects. A message was left with the high school for information on the students.

FIRE INVESTIGATIONOn March 23 police were

dispatched to Colonial Trailer Park, 5438 St. Rt. 49, regard-ing a possible structure fire. Flames were visible from the front door and porch area, also another room. Residents stat-ed the trailer was abandoned and had no electric. None of the neighbors saw anything suspicious. Greenville Fire Department requested an ar-son investigator from the po-lice department. No suspects or witnesses at this time.

OVIOn March 22 police wit-

nessed a vehicle exceeding the speed limit on Surrey Lane. It was a 25 mph zone with the defendant clocked at 38 mph. The vehicle was stopped and police noticed the unnamed defendant had an odor of alco-hol. The defendant was asked for his driver’s license, regis-tration, insurance and if he’d been drinking. He responded with “a few.” The defendant had slurred speech and re-peated things as he talked. The defendant performed field sobriety tests poorly; prior to that he had difficulty stand-ing. He was placed under ar-rest and transported to the police station. He refused to submit to the breath test and

On March 26 police were dispatched to 412 Armstrong St. regarding Christopher Schlamb allegedly intoxicated and having taken Klonopin to kill himself. When officers ar-rived they spoke with Schlamb who said he was working on home repair and did not want to harm himself. He said he’d been drinking and did take Klonopin but only what was prescribed. On March 24 the Klonopin prescription bottle was filled with 60 pills. On March 26 approximately 17 pills were left. Schlamb said some had been put in another bottle at home. As he was be-ing interviewed he had trouble standing and had to be helped to keep from falling. Schlamb cooperated with Township Rescue, stating he did not want to harm himself and did not want to go to the hospital. He signed a refusal for treatment. All parties left the residence. As officers were entering their vehicles, Schlamb’s son ap-proached them saying the de-fendant had just shot himself in the hand with a nail gun. Police re-entered as Schlamb was removing the nail with a pair of pliers. Greenville Res-cue returned then transported Schlamb to Wayne ER for treatment and evaluation. The son and Schlamb’s wife said they witnessed him purposely shoot himself; he had also al-legedly taken approximately 15 Klonopin with a beer prior to the arrival of police, stating he wanted to hurt himself and had nothing left. Schlamb was issued a misdemeanor citation for Disorderly Conduct. It was later increased to a 4th degree Misdemeanor for being within a school safety zone. He was released to Wayne Hospital waiting to be seen by Mental Health.

JUVENILEOn March 24 police were

called to the food bank, 400 Markwith Ave., regarding a fight between a mother and daughter. Police found the vic-tim and her juvenile daughter arguing in a vehicle. The victim stated she took her daughter’s cell phone away and told her to go to the car. The juvenile bit her upper right arm caus-ing a large bruise. The victim hit her daughter in the face to get her off of her. The daugh-ter hit her mother in the side of the face with her fist, causing swelling and red marks. Pho-tos were taken. Witness state-ments were taken. The juvenile

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Christine Tudor to speak at Cancer Support GroupBY BOB ROBINSON

ASSOC. EDITORGREENVILLE – Christo-

pher Vanata pleaded guilty to Aggravated Assault, a Felony 4 offense, for injuring a friend with a sword. Representing Vanata was Paul Wagner; rep-resenting the state was Darke County Prosecutor R. Kelly Ormsby. The original Felonious Assault charge would have re-quired a prison term, while the amended charge provides up to 18 months at the discretion of the judge.

The recommendation was 60 days in jail, community control for 60 months, mental health evaluation and treatment, com-munity service hours, court costs and restitution.

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Pleas Judge Jonathan Hein asked Vanata if he was involved in any other criminal action. The defendant said he had com-munity service from a recent case in Municipal Court; Hein noted his sentence would have no bearing on what might hap-pen in the other court regarding possible violations. Vanata has had four criminal cases in Mu-nicipal court since 2008.

Hein ordered a pre-sentence investigation with sentencing scheduled for May 7. Ormsby later noted the three friends were drinking when Vanata pulled a short sword and sliced his friend’s arm. He added the friend, who was now in Florida, wanted to see Vanata go to jail but not prison.

GREENVILLE - The Darke County Democratic Party will host its annual Spring Gala at the Greenville American Le-gion Hall at 325 N. Ohio St. on April 9. The speaker will be Sen. Nina Turner, can-didate for Ohio Secretary of

State. The social hour will be-gin at 5:30 p.m. with a home-cooked meal at 6:30, followed immediately by the program. Reservations may be made before April 1 by calling 548-9890 or (419) 336-8111.

GREENVILLE - Christine Tudor, independent consul-tant, will share information on toxin awareness with the cancer support group April 3 at Wayne Health Care First Floor Board Room. The pre-sentation begins at 7 p.m. Men and women welcome!

She will also discuss the increase of cancer, autism, Al-zheimer’s, auto-immune and neurological diseases, and how these have been linked to toxic chemicals in our prod-ucts, foods, and environment. She covers what the govern-ment has done to ensure our safety, the FDA and EPA, how to read labels, and what we can do to protect ourselves and provide handouts of al-ternative sources for personal care, cleaning products and food sources for those inter-ested in reducing the toxic burden on their bodies.

There will be a brief ques-tion and answer time on: anti-oxidants, healthy home, hormone-disrupting house-hold products and cosmetics. Don’t miss this informative session! If you have a prod-uct you would like for Chris-tine to evaluate, bring it along with you.

If you have questions, call the Cancer Association of Darke County and speak with Christine Lynn, Execu-tive Director at 548-9960 or email at [email protected]. The association is local and independent and not af-filiated with the American Cancer Society. Voluntary board members oversee the organization. Be sure to visit our website at www.cadcinfo.org and also like us on Face-book (Cancer Association of Darke County.)

A big thank you to the Cor-porate Sponsors for last year: American Legion Post 140, Carlos and Patti Menendez, Diane Evans Insurance Agen-cy, Family Health, Fifth Third Bank, FOE 2347 Charity Fund Versailles, FOE Ladies Auxil-

Ag breakfastset for April 3

GREENVILLE – The next Ag Breakfast will be held April 3, 7:30 a.m., at the Brethren Retirement Community’s caf-eteria. Brian Winner, of Ross Medford Farms, will be the featured speaker. Learn how they are able to market a large portion of their eggs in Cali-fornia.

(Enter through the Breth-ren Retirement Community’s main doors, under the aw-ning, and follow the signs to the cafeteria.)

Garst Museum opportunities

GREENVILLE - Now is the time to get involved. It’s the time to do what you want to do, not what you have to do. Time to use and share the talents and skills you have perfected. Time to mentor, teach, learn, and support a quality commu-nity asset—the Garst Museum.

On April 4, the Garst Mu-seum will participate in the Darke County Volunteer Fair as part of Downtown Green-ville’s First Fridays events. You can attend by visiting down-town Greenville on Broadway from 6–9 p.m. Come and meet our Garst Museum volunteers and find out how much they enjoy being involved with the museum programs. Garst Mu-seum opportunities are always flexible and tailored to your skills and interests.

The Garst Museum is lo-cated at: 205 North Broadway, Greenville, OH 45331 Phone: 548-5250/Fax: 548-7645 http://www.garstmuseum.org, http://www.darkecounty-history.org/, http://gatherin-gatgarst.com/

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County Chapter of Ducks Un-limited will be holding its ninth annual “Guns and Buns Bash.” This year’s event will be held April 12, at the Green-ville V.F.W 7262, 219 N. Ohio Street, Greenville. Banquet doors open at 5:30 p.m. Cock-tail hour will start then with dinner being served around 6:30 p.m. Pre-sale tickets are $45/single, $20 for a spouse ticket and $15 for children 17 and under. Tickets are pre-sale. Get your ticket early, a limited number are being sold and going fast. Contact Shawn Brandenburg 417-2951 or on-line at WWW.darkecountydu.com for tickets or to make a

charitable donation. Your ticket includes your dinner and some drinks, one year Ducks Unlimited membership and chances at a handful of door prizes. Purchase your ticket before April 2 and receive free tickets on the Sportsman’s Raf-fle ($40 value). Come early for the chance at buying a “Super Duck” raffle ticket for a limited chance raffle. Only 75 will be sold. Many limited chance raf-fles throughout the night. The atmosphere is family friendly. Don’t miss out!

The event will again have the Sportsman’s Night out raf-fle theme. There will be raffle tables dedicated to Waterfowl, Deer and Turkey hunting as

UNION CITY, IN - Due to increased interest and volun-teer support, the LifeStream Senior Café located at Hoosier Place Senior Housing, 310 N. Walnut St., Union City, Ind., has added an additional serv-ing day.

The Café is now open on Wednesdays as well as the usual Tuesday and Thurs-day schedule. Lunch is served at 11:30 a.m. “We are very excited that the meal site is growing,” said Joy Winslow, wellness manager, “We want to serve clients who enjoy the socialization as well as the nu-tritious meal.”

LifeStream provides senior cafés in all seven counties of the service area as well as home

delivered meals. Adults 60 and older can enjoy the meal on a donation basis (suggested do-nation of $3.50 per person) or those younger than 60 can par-ticipate for a fee. For more in-formation or to make a reser-vation, call LifeStream at (765) 759-1121 or (800) 589-1121.

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GREENVILLE - Darke County Center for the arts recognizes Edison Commu-nity College for its support of the DCCA Family Theatre Series and Arts In Educa-tion programs. Family The-atre programs are generally based on children’s litera-ture; ticket prices are just $5. Through Arts In Education, and in conjunction with local schools, performing artists are annually taken to each grade of every public school in Darke County, ensuring that children in the commu-nity have the opportunity to learn and grow through the arts. “DCCA thanks Edison Community College for their strong support of the arts in Darke County, through their sponsorship children and families are given the op-portunity to learn and grow through the arts,” stated An-drea Jordan, DCCA Executive Director. “Edison Commu-nity College’s support of chil-dren’s programming makes it possible for us to present wonderful, creativity enhanc-ing Family Theatre Series programs at an affordable ticket price, and enables all Darke County public school students to experience a cul-turally enriching artistic pro-gram each year.”

The final Family Theatre

Series performance of the sea-son will be Five Little Mon-keys on April 6 at 2 p.m. Go-ing shopping, baking cakes, sitting in trees and jumping on beds!!! In this zany play, performed in cumulative verse five silly simian siblings insist on doing things their own way while baking a sur-prise cake for Mama Monkey. Family Theatre Series shows take place at St. Clair Memo-rial Hall in Greenville, tickets are $5 and are available at Re-admore’s Hallmark in Green-ville, the Greenville Public Library, Worch Memorial Public Library in Versailles, and by contacting DCCA at 547-0908 or online at Cen-terforArts.net. Tickets will also be available at the door the day of the performance.

The final Arts In Education program will be on March 17-21 with Mr. Blue Shoes per-forming for grades 4-6 shar-ing his unique version of the story of Blues Music. Arts In Education artists gener-ally tour all of the eight pub-lic school districts in Darke County.

For more information on DCCA’s Family Theatre Se-ries, Arts In Education out-reach or other programming contact the DCCA office at 547-0908 or visit our website CenterForArts.net.

ANSONIA – Spring clean-up is in progress for the Tee-garden Cemetery, located on State Route 47. Trustees are asking for families and loved ones to remove all decora-tions they wish to save by April 17. The Cemetery Trust-ees will begin removing all arrangements that are not in vases attached to the mark-ers or monuments. Also be to be removed will be all hang-ing materials from shepherd hooks, floral arrangements, etc. This removal date is re-quired in order to maintain a good mowing program.

When placing arrange-ments on gravesites, all ar-

rangements need to be in the vase attached to the marker or a monument saddle ar-rangement. Shepherd hooks and all solar lights need to be in line with the stone.

Flowers are not permitted on the grass except on Eas-ter, Mother’s Day, Memorial Day, Father’s Day and July 4th. These flowers must be removed within seven days of these dates or cemetery trust-ees will remove them.

No planting of any kind or glass containers are permit-ted. The placing of decorative stones, boxes, shelves, toys, metal designs, ornaments, pumpkins, edging and oth-er such items on or around gravesites will not be permit-ted, except if they fit on the base of the stone.

The cemetery trustees are not responsible for lost or sto-len decorations.

well as a Gun and Fishing table and don’t forget about the La-dies table! There will also be opportunities for many other raffles throughout the night. They will also be having a live and silent auction, featuring a “RedLine” raffle. Items up for auction include guns, prints and fishing and hunting trips and much more.

The 2013 event was once again a huge success. So suc-cessful that the Darke County DU chapter won its fourth con-secutive “Top Flight” Award in the State of Ohio. The local chapter has also been awarded the Bronze DU Presidential Citation Award (2010) as well as the Silver DU Presidential Citation Award (2011) and the Gold DU Presidential Citation Award (2012). This award has only been won by one other chapter in the state of Ohio!

Ducks Unlimited is the world’s leader in wetlands and waterfowl conservation. Ducks Unlimited conserves, restores, and manages wetlands and associated habitats for North America’s waterfowl. These habitats also benefit other wildlife and people. Ducks Unlimited got its start in 1937 during the Dust Bowl when North America’s drought-plagued waterfowl populations had plunged to unprecedented lows. Determined not to sit idly by as the continent’s waterfowl dwindled beyond recovery, a small group of sportsmen joined together to form an or-ganization that became known as Ducks Unlimited. Their mis-sion: habitat conservation.

Open House for Toastmasters

GREENVILLE - The Green-ville Toastmasters, “The Can Do Club” wish to invite individuals to their Open House on April 1, from 7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. to be held at the Brethren Retirement Center Private Dining Room lo-cated at 750 Chestnut Street in Greenville. The guest speaker for the evening will be the Hon-orable Judge Julie Monnin and honorary speaker will be Dr. Julia Bowlin. Please join for an enjoyable evening of entertain-ment and refreshments. The event will close with Door Prizes from local merchants. The Open House is free and open to the public. Find out how Toastmas-ters can change lives, give confi-dence and help find a Voice.

The public is always invited to attend a Toastmasters meet-ing and join in on the fun of lis-tening to speeches and share in the friendships. To learn more about the Greenville TM Club please contact one of the offi-cers or call Diane at 548 8799. Or visit http://greenvilletoast-masters.toastmastersclubs.org. This is a wonderful way of learning and seeing what Toast-masters is all about.

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Carrie Rinehart, Edison Community College Development Officer with Andrea Jordan, DCCA Executive Director admiring the Edison Community College student art exhibit, in the Anna Bier Gallery.

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4 BR home with large rooms throughout on 5 acres with out buildings and 2 car garage. Priced to sell.

3 BR 2 BA, move in ready home. Large LR with stone FP. Private back yard. Many updates await you.

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3 BR 1.5 Bath , 2 car garage, above ground pool on 1.315 acres with Private Setting. #109982

Bring your tool belt. This home is in need of repair. Price includes 2 story home with extra lot for $20,000.

Owner has remodeled this 3 BR brick ranch which offers large lot and utility barn located north of Greenville.

Private 3 BR 1 ½ BA home located in partially wooded 0.862 acre lot. Fenced in back yard. 2 car garage. Large FR and LR with fireplace. Central Air. Newer kitchen appliances stay with home.

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Jim ShuttleworthEvelyn Shuttleworth

Joe ShuttleworthRichard Edwards

JUST NORTHEAST OF GREENVILLE this 1½ story home has over 1800 sq. ft. of living area! New propane furnace; wall AC; 36x48 pole barn w/loft; 1½ acres M/L at 5494 Horatio Harris Creek Road. $119,900.IN ARCANUM a newer brick double at 2 & 4 Pearl Street! 2 bedrooms, 2 baths each side; attached garages. Call Jim for additional infor-mation! $160,000.8 ACRES M/L surround this 2-story home at 6975 Jaysville-St. Johns Road! New counter tops in kitchen, appliances included! Corner fireplace, FULL, finished basement! PLUS in-ground pool and small barn. $242,500.IN WAYNE LAKES at 1180 East Drive you will find a 2 bedroom home on WOODED, COR-NER LOT! Corner fireplace; attached garage. Upper 50’s.APPROVED BUILDING LOT at corner of Bur Oak and Aspen! Improved with drilled well; grass; trees and sidewalks! Mid 30’s.5 ACRES M/L includes a 3 bedroom, 2 bath home on FULL basement on 127 just north of Greenville! PLUS 2 barns, one with concrete floor, 2 overhead doors, bath room and elec-tric. $159,000.NEW ROOF on this 2 bedroom, 2 bath brick ranch at 910 Manchester! 2½ car attached ga-rage, plus shed. Upper 90’s.29 ACRES M/L nestles a 2-story brick home at 1648 Mills Road! Updated and well main-tained home has walnut woodwork; hickory cabinets in kitchen; oak and plank flooring; hot water and corn-burning heat! 4 car attached garage PLUS barns! $325,000.HOME SELLING WITH FURNITURE AND APPLIANCES! 3 bedroom, 2 bath home with carport; picnic shelter; storage buildings. Drive by 5011 County Home Road and call for your personal showing! Upper 70’s.IN UNION CITY at 300 S. Deerfield are 2 lots for $15,000.MATURE TREES on nice lot in north end of Greenville at 1000 Kings Drive! 3 bedroom, 2 bath brick ranch has oak woodwork through-out; lots of storage; deck out back. $179,900.7 ACRES ZONED COMMERCIAL on Wag-ner Avenue across from LOWE’S! CAN BE DIVIDED! Call Jim for additional information.

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545 Boulder Dr., West Milton – Great location, close to the new school. Florida room that can be used year round. 6058 Clark Rd., West Manchester – Welcome to relaxed country living. This property has 2 outbuildings, a stocked pond, tennis court & large deck on back. 121 Anderson Ave., Greenville – 2 units with low vacancy, great rental area, near downtown & hospital.

PRICE REDUCED 290 N Sycamore St., Union City, OH

304 E Main St., Union City, OH

OPEN TODAY! MARCH 30 - 1 - 2:30 PM3695 ST RT 121, Greenville MLS 566924

Host: Lyle Bixler 692-5139____________________________________OPEN SUN, APRIL 6 - 1 – 2:30 PM

621 Treaty Way, Greenville MLS 565013____________________________________ANXIOUS SELLER! 2-ST home w/3 BR. Up-dated thru-out! LRM, FRM & DRM. Vinyl replace-ment windows, new roof. Newer 28x32 detached garage! #4375FM SCHOOL DISTRICT! 2 acre lot w/2-ST home (needs TLC). 3 BR. 24x36 pole barn. #4201MOVE RIGHT IN! 2 BR home w/LRM, KIT, utility rm. 40x160 lot. Newer furnace & well pump. #4269EXCELLENT CONDITION! Numerous updates in this 2-ST vinyl sided home. 3 BR. LRM, DRM & FRM. 2-car garage w/extra storage space. #4320INVESTMENT PROPERTY! 2-family rental! Each unit has 3 BR, 2 full BA & a 1-car attached ga-rage. #4401PRICE REDUCED! Brick/aluminum sided ranch w/3 BR, 1½ BA. LRM. 2-car attached garage. #4384

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COZY COUNTRY HOME! This 1300 sq ft 1-s-tory vinyl sided home offers 2 bedrooms, 2 full baths, living rm & dining rm. Numerous updates in the last few years including kitchen cabinets, counter tops & fixtures. Large finished attic for additional living space/storage area. 1-car at-tached garage + barn with shop & space for 2 cars. 145x144 corner lot in FM School District! Priced at just 116,300! MLS 577982AFFORDABLE RANCH-STYLE HOME near Greenville! Low maintenance vinyl/stone exte-rior! 3 bedrooms. Oversized living rm opens to the dining rm. New roof, water heater + up-dated well. Nice sized yard with 10x12 storage shed. Great Price - $82,500! MLS 578200QUIET STREET IN ARCANUM! 1-story home with 3 bedrooms needs some TLC but offers several great features: screened patio, large enclosed breezeway converted to a family rm & a nice 2-car+ attached garage. New Price - $67,900! MLS 577350

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HABER RD., CLAYTON, OH60 Productive acres, 58.4 acres tillable, located at the North end of Montgomery County, between Phil-lipsburg and Union, with frontage on both Haber and Phillipsburg Union Rd. 8560

3575 STINGLEY RD., GREENVILLEGreat County Setting - 3 bed, 1 1/2 bath home with 30’X 12’ Deck. Home sits on 7.07 acres m/l, has 60’X70’ barn with updated sliding doors, 30’ cattle bunk, 60% concrete floor, recently painted, two hay mows, two upper storage areas, lg storage area for trailer, excellent water hydrant. 5 acres fenced pas-ture field with excellent gates, two fenced paddocks and two 15’X20’ three sided shelters. Dog kennel 12’X12’ divided into two run. Located in Greenville SD. Zoned Agricultural and is approved for live-stock. 8586

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Bradford Ohio Railroad Museum will reopen for 2014 season BRADFORD - The

Bradford Ohio Rail-road Museum will re-open for the 2014 sea-son April 13 at 2 p.m. with a dedication and ribbon cutting for the Children’s Learning Center.

The museum pur-chased the historic 1919 former bank building at the corner of Miami Avenue and Main Street in 2006. Since that time efforts have concentrated on

transforming the in-terior into the exhibit and meeting space for the museum.

The museum was formed in 2002. Marilyn Kosier ap-proached the Brad-ford city council on Good Friday of 2002 regarding the desire to create a railroad museum to preserve the railroad heritage of the town.

The idea for the museum was planted

by her father Herbert Kosier at a Bradford Railroader’s basket-ball game that she and her dad attend-ed while watching a game her nephews and his grandsons were playing.

A board of local residents was formed and the museum in-corporated as a 501 c 3 nonprofit corpora-tion. The first goal was to purchase and re-store the only remain-

ing railroad structure the BF Tower.

This was accom-plished in 2003. Rep-resentative Diana Fessler saw the poten-tial of the museum as an economic stimulus to the revitalization of the downtown. She was on board with the mission of the museum and helped secure a capital ap-propriation to restore the tower. This was finished in 2008.

Efforts turned once again to the main headquarters build-ing. Representative Fessler again helped secure funding to re-store the outside of the structure.

This was accom-plished and plans were made to renovate and restore the interi-or. Architect Candace Goodall came to the bank building shortly after the exterior was completed and saw the potential. Her vi-sion to open up the mezzanine level for additional exhibit and meeting space was completed in 2010 by the Swafford Con-struction Company of Troy. It soon became apparent that a sepa-rate children’s area devoted to K- 6 was needed. Once again the museum turned to Architect Goodall for guidance. She met with the Miami Coun-ty building inspector and a plan to convert the basement into the children’s area was underway. The muse-um retained the Swaf-ford Construction Company to complete the work.

The museum will be dedicating and opening the chil-dren’s area April 13, at 2 p.m. The dedi-cation will recognize the donors who have contributed to the in-terior restoration and renovation.

The museum is working with Exhibit Concepts of Vanda-lia on permanent exhibits that will tell the unique history of Bradford. Few today are aware of the vast railroad operation that once occupied the center of the Vil-lage. The museum has been working to build a model of the rail-road yards to convey that part of the rail-road history. Thanks to the hard work of Rick Miller and Mike Desch the model is nearing completion. The N- Scale model will be ready for dis-play at the opening. The Salute to the Railroader’s will be held to honor the past, present and fu-ture railroaders at the opening.

The Bradford Ohio Railroad Museum could not be as far along in development if it were not for the generous donation from its supporters and the countless

hours of the members and volunteers.

The dedication is a moment to pause and

recognize and thank all those who contrib-ute to his preserva-tion effort.

Sunday, March 30, 2014-The Early Bird PAGE 19

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Ronnie Kaugher1546 Cox Rd., Union City, OH

(937) 968-7279

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AUCTION AUCTION AUCTION AUCTION AUCTION AUCTION AUCTION

Thurs., April 17, 2014 6 PM100 PINE ST., GREENVILLE, OH

Located at one of Greenville’s busiest South town intersections. Intersecting State Routes Include 49 and 121 and others, Currently zoned GB, (general business) With a lot size Lot Size of 66 x 87, or 5700 square feet. Included is a 1150 sq. ft. building formerly used as an auto repair shop But could be remodeled to suit many business/commercial needs. TERMS: a 10% buyers premium will be in effect. $3000 required down day of auction, with balance due within 35 days. Please visit www.midwest-auctioneers.com for more info.OWNERS, RODNEY C SNEED & CHERYL SNEED

220 E. 4th St., Greenville, OH • 937-548-2640 • www.midwest-auctioneers.comMike Baker, Auctioneer/Broker

Auctioneers & Realty, IncMidwest

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Investment Real Estate AuctionWednesday April 23, 2014 @ 6:PM423 WEST FOURTH ST. – GREENVILLE, OH 45331

Available for showings anytime!This is a beautiful older estate home converted to a nice 5 unit income investment property. The building and all units are in above average condition with original woodwork throughout. This well built brick block and concrete building has an annual gross income of $26,260, offering a strong positive cash flow and significant return on investment. Includes one 2 bedroom unit, three 1 bedroom units, and one 3 bedroom unit, off street parking, and laundry with coin operated washer and dryer. Each unit includes appliances & window coverings. Located close to both downtown Greenville and south town business areas. This property has been extremely well maintained and owner-occupied by the current owners with many recent improvements, some of which include: new replacement windows, new gutters & down spouting, painting and apartment updates, including the owner-occupied suite. Terms: $3000 down day of auction with balance due within 35 days. Disregard any and all previous asking prices, sellers are moving and offering this property with a minimum bid of $125,000. Please visit www.midwest-auctioneer.com for additional interior pictures and more information.

DAN & PATRICIA BESECKER, OWNERS



Arcanum summer swim team sign-upsARCANUM - The

Arcanum Swim Team, Team Stingray, will be holding sign-ups in the Arcanum High School Cafetorium on April 12 from 9:00–11:00 a.m. and April 15 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Team stingray is a community-based recreational team open to all Darke county children, with an emphasis on hav-ing fun, learning and

refining swim tech-niques, individual accomplishment and team spirit. They will be selling Arcanum pool season passes at the time of sign-ups if interested. The sea-son runs from the be-ginning of June to the end of July. Practices are Monday through Friday starting at 7:00 p.m. The swim meets are held on weeknights or Satur-

day mornings and in-clude events for kick-board-assisted swim-mers to high school state qualifiers.

Payment will be due at the time of registration. Swim-mers will have the opportunity to try on and order swim suits and learn more about the program. For more information about registration fees, visit the website.

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22nd ANNUAL SPRING LAWN &

GARDEN INVENTORY REDUCTION AUCTION

FRIDAY – April 11, 2014 @ 1:00 PMDARKE CO. FAIRGROUNDS

GATE 5 ENTRANCE (ST. RT. 121)GREENVILLE, OH 45331

Live On-Site Auction w/ Internet Bidding Available through www.proxibid.com.



Inventory Reduction & Consignment Auction. Consignments are now being accepted with current consigned items to include Zero Turn mowers; 4x4 Utility tractor; Fecon Bull-Hog; Skidload-ers; Attachments; Kubota RTV; Trailers; Diesel 4x4 dump trucks; 4x4 Pick up trucks; Big Trucks; 4 Wheelers; Snow plows; Salt spreaders; Skidsteer plows & pushers; Lawn & Garden equip.; Trencher; Shop tools; landscaping items. TERMS: Cash or check with proper ID, out of state with bank letter, VISA and Master-Card (with 3% clerking fee), sales tax applies on all items. This auction will not have a buyer’s premiuim for onsite buyers. Ad-ditional terms will apply for internet bidders. Please visit WWW.MIDWEST-AUCTIONEERS.COM for more details and pictures. Featured consignors will include: FLORY LANDSCAPING – MR. PLOW –

FITZWATER TREE & LAWN CARE

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13th ANNUAL INVENTORY REDUCTION SAT., APRIL 12, 2014 @ 10:00 AM

St. Rt. 33 at the Midway Plaza (8793 Twp. Rd. 239)Lakeview, OH 43331

Approximately 15 miles Northwest of Bellefontaine, OhioCOMPACT UTILITY

TRACTORS – COMMERCIAL FRONT

MOUNT – ZERO TURNS ANDLAWN & GARDEN

TRACTORS – ATTACHMENTS

Auctioneers Note and Terms: Some items are subject to prior sale with additional units traded in on a daily basis. The auction listing will most likely have a few changes and many additional, NOT LISTED, units will be added by sale day.

TERMS: All items sell “as is” some items may have warranties. A 10% buyer’s premium will be applied to all purchases. All Ohio state sales tax laws apply. Cash or good check accepted with proper ID. Master Card and Visa accepted with 3% clerking fee added. All items must be paid for in full day of auction. See photos and more info at www.midwest-auctioneers.com and www.auctionzip.com auctioneer ID #12379.



They have their fees, information about Arcanum season pool passes, as well as con-tact information for questions. The team website is www.arca-numswimteam.com.

Inaugural Easter Bazaar

G E T T Y S B U R G - On April 12, the Friends of the Car-dinal Center will be hosting their first Easter Bazaar at the Cardinal Center (Get-tysburg School), 260 East Main St.). Thirty vendors will be there with baked goods, crafts, Velta, Rada, 31 Bags, jewelry, loom rugs, woodcraft items, doll clothes, and spe-cialty items, just to name a few. There will be door prizes from the vendors that will be given away during the day.

Parents should BRING THEIR CAM-ERAS as the Easter Bunny will also be there from 10-2 to pose for pictures with the kids and anyone who is still young at heart.

There will also be a concession stand run by the Friends for any-one who wants to grab a hot dog or soda.The bazaar will be open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The Friends of the Cardinal Center (fa-cebook.com/cardi-nalcenterfriends) is non-profit corpora-tion formed to pre-serve the historical and educational heri-tage of the Gettysburg school. Their mission statement is “Working to preserve heritage, build community, and enable success through education and inspiration.”

CheCk out the early bird Classifieds online

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Bake sale and breakfast set

VERSAILLES - The St. Ann Sodality of Holy Family and St. Denis Catholic churches is having its annual bake sale on Palm Sunday April 13. The sale begins at 8 a.m. and continues until sold out. Members are to bring four items each and have them delivered to the Holy Family Parish Hall by 8 a.m. that morning. The bake sale will be held in conjunction with the Holy Family Youth Group Breakfast. The breakfast is an All-You-Can-Eat that includes sausage, eggs, pancakes, coffee and juice. Serving times will be from 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Both events will be held at the Holy Family Parish Hall in Frenchtown.


LARGE ESTATE AUCTIONSATURDAY, APRIL 12, 2014 9:00 AM 5378 SEBRING-WARNER RD., GREENVILLE, OHIO 45331

**DOORS OPEN AT 8:00AM**

Directions: Approx. 30 miles NORTH of Dayton, Ohio. From the intersection of S.R. 49 and U.S. 127 Bypass, take U.S. 127 NORTH approx. ¼ mile to Sebring-Warner Rd. and turn RIGHT or EAST to auction site, just 2 buildings EAST of the “Early Bird”. (WATCH FOR AUCTION SIGNS ON SALE DAY)

LAWN TRACTORS – POWER EQUIP. – GUNS & AMMO – TOOLS – FURNITURE &

APPLIANCES – SCOOTERS – PORTABLE SHED –

COLLECTIBLES – HOUSEHOLD & MISC.

THE ESTATE OF

LESTER “GENE”

ENOCHSDelores J. Lawrence,

ExecutorRandall Breaden,

Attorney, DC Case #: 13-1-359

•Terms: Cash or Good Check with Proper Photo ID; Visa / MC / Discover accepted with a 3% Clerk Fee added.• We must collect sales tax.• Visit us online: www.auctionzip.

com USER I.D. #8673 for photos and information.• AUCTIONEER’S NOTE: This looks to be a really great auction with lawn tractors, power equipment, guns & ammo, tools, furniture & appliances, scooters, portable shed, collectibles, household & misc.• Good Food & Good Times Available on Site!• Open Friday, April 11, 2014 from 9:00AM to 5:00PM for Inspection.

• Check next week’s ad for complete auction listing.REMEMBER: +++Never, Ever a Buyer’s (Penalty) Premium at our Auctions…What You Bid Is What You Pay! We work for our sellers, we appreciate our buyers, and we love our profession! Kirby & StaffOffice: (937)316-8400

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Lg Public AuctionSun April 5th 11:55am

5419 Sweitzer St. Greenville, Oh 45331 2 Auction rings!! Preview 10am Par-tial Listing, Still Unpacking, Always Adding!! Craft Enthusiast & makers Take Notice! Huge Lot of Craft items , suppliers & (100’s) of porcelain Molds: most are Wildlife & Animals, (Also 100’s of Doll molds available) ribbon, yarn, string, sewing supplies, Rack full of New Ceramic Brushes; sewing machines; Collectibles: Easter Items, Huge Lot; license plates, milk/pop bottles, thimbles, brass & other lamps, Regulator wall clock & num. others; num lighters & pocket knives, Big Boy & other banks, Mickey & Minnie items, Glass: Depression, Corn-ing, Pyrex, frogs, old refig dishes much more; cast iron items; Trains: HO & S track, cars, num. transformers, engines, Rodgers tableware set; pottery pcs; oil lamps; old brass keys; Harmonicas; pock-et & other watches; many die cast cars & trucks, old ash trays, Jewelry: Very Lg Lot: some Sterling pcs, necklaces, rings etc Tools Misc: totes, lg lot; wrenches, sockets, chain, bat. charger, Craftsman 1.5 hp garage dr opener (ln), many met-al, wood, & mobile storage shelving & store racks; tool boxes; many more items; Wet Suit; Sporting: Coleman lanterns & stoves, coolers, fishing poles, Bushnell telescope; tackle; coolers, more; H.Hold: hutch, free standing fireplace, fans, Nice 5 pc bedrm suit, queen bed, others, some m&b in the manf’s plastic bag, 2-section-al sofas; chrs, Chalk painted furniture; 3’cu ft refrigerator; dressers, chests, stands, sweepers; shampooer; kitchen appls; STILL UNLOADING! Toys- Many New In The Box!! Legos, bd games, wagon, Books: Adult, others; Electron-ics: Games, dvds & tapes (lg lot of Adult); Lg lot of Old Rock,n Roll albums; Heated building, seating, Lunch Stand: Winners meat, Wicks pie.

See Auctionzip.com #3859 for terms, updates & Pictures Larry Martino

Auctioneer-Realtor Berkshire Hathaway Home

Services 937-564-3325

[email protected]

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23rd ANNUAL SPRING INVENTORY REDUCTION AUCTION

SATURDAY - APRIL 5, 2014 @ 10:00 AMAuction will be held in our heated indoor Hilliard, Ohio location!!

4079 LYMAN DRIVE, HILLIARD, OH 43026Live On-Site Auction w/ Internet Bidding Available through

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OVER 75 QUALITY UNITS TO BE SOLD!!Compact & Utility Tractors – Gators - Garden Tractors

& Riding Mowers - Walk Behind MowersFront & Mid Zero Turns & Front Mowers.

Visit the following web sites for info. & photos: www.jdequipment.com www.midwest-auctioneers.com or www.auctionzip.com ref # 12379. Terms: Some items subject to prior sale with additions possible up to day of auction. Cash or check w/ proper ID. Visa, Master Card, JD Credit w/ additional 3% convenience fee. A 4.75% Buyer’s Premium will be in effect and applied to all onsite purchases. Additional terms & conditions apply to online bidders. Ohio tax laws will apply.

Darke County Center for the Arts project launched GREENVILLE -

Darke County Center for the Arts has de-veloped “Everybody Wins,” a project to benefit their sum-mertime Missoula Children’s Theatre residency. This proj-ect is one of 35 such efforts in the Miami Valley to be part of the inaugural launch of Power2Give.org in the Dayton region. “DCCA is very excit-ed about the oppor-tunity to participate in this online mar-ketplace designed to connect donors with arts projects deserv-ing of support,” said DCCA Executive Di-rector Andrea Jor-dan. “Power2Give simply and easily gives you the power to make a differ-ence,” Ms. Jordan explained.

Managed locally by Culture Works, the chief advocate for the arts and culture in the Dayton Region, Power2Give.org has raised over $4.7 mil-lion for 1,950 proj-ects across the coun-try since its found-ing in 2011 by the Charlotte, NC Arts and Science Council. DCCA’s project, “Ev-erybody Wins,” seeks funding to help cover production expenses for a week-long the-atre workshop which annually attracts the participation of doz-ens of local students at no cost to partici-pants.

“Our MCT resi-dency is an unquali-fied success by al-most any standard – participants earn a sense of accomplish-ment while develop-ing skills that will continue through-

out their lives, our community enjoys a delightful theatrical production that not only enables growth among our youth but also reinforces cultural values, and DCCA fulfills its mis-sion to bring cul-tural enrichment to the community we serve. This program is a winner; but this magical event ends up in the red annu-ally,” Ms. Jordan stated. “If success is defined only in mon-etary terms, DCCA’s bottom line indicates losing; so if we can add DCCA’s bottom line to the winners list, everybody wins,” the DCCA official concluded.

Ms. Jordan urges local citizens to ex-plore the Power2-Give.org site, which can be accessed from DCCA’s webpagew-ww.CenterForArts.net. “We hope that we can attract do-nors who believe in the worth of DCCA’s programs and want to help us make a dif-ference in the lives of youngsters,” Ms. Jor-dan said. “We have 90 days to reach our goal of $2,500; each donation will be ap-preciated, no matter how small or large the amount,” she concluded. DP&L Foundation will pro-vide an equal match to donations, dou-bling the value of each dollar given.

Darke County Center for the Arts presents and pro-motes performing and fine arts, en-couraging cultural enrichment in the community. DCCA is also committed to

the preservation of St. Clair Memorial Hall as an impor-tant cultural center.

Visitors Bureau will open welcome center on BroadwayGREENVILLE –

The Board of Trust-ees of the Darke County Visitors Bureau (DCVB) an-nounced its decision to relocate the of-fice from the second floor of The Palace to a store front lo-cation at 421 South Broadway, to create a Welcome Center next to KitchenAid Experience.

“The DCVB is extremely excited to have the oppor-tunity to relocate to a ground level, store front location in historic down-town Greenville, the county seat. This move will allow the Visitors Bureau to further showcase the amenities that Darke County has to offer our tourism partners as well as visitors and local citizens,” stated Deanna York, executive director of the Visitors Bureau.

The location is in The Ohio Block Building which was built in 1883. Many different shops have been housed at 421 South Broad-

way over the past 131 years, including hardware stores, drug stores, dress shops and appliance stores. Local busi-nessman, Ted Ab-ney, purchased The Ohio Block Building from Dean Bankson at the end of 2013.

“We are fortunate to have forward-thinking leaders like Ted Abney in our community. We are working closely with Mr. Abney to repur-pose original items from the second and third floors of the building, includ-ing doors, lighting fixtures and other hardware,” shared York.

“Mr. Abney was kind enough to take me and Main Street Greenville Direc-tor Amber Garrett on a tour of the up-per floors last week. During that time, we found the original sign that hung in the window of Pierson & Reid Hardware Company, which was located in the building from 1889 through 1927. We

are beyond excited to share this history with visitors and locals, alike.” The staff and board of the Visitors Bureau encourage anyone with information or memorabilia from The Ohio Block Building to call the office at 548-5158.

Visitors to Darke County and local citizens are invited to stop by the Wel-come Center when it opens later this sum-mer. “The space will be brimming with rich, authentic local flavor,” expressed York. The lobby will house photo exhib-its and artwork from Darke County art-ists throughout the year and be open for major events, such as The Home-town Holiday Horse Parade, Classic Car Show and First Fri-day events.

With the new location on the ground level next to the number one group destination in Darke County, staff and volunteers will be able to personally

step on motorcoach-es to welcome visi-tors, and invite them to the Welcome Center to learn more about places to visit in Darke County. Special hours will be set during the travel season including Saturdays to accom-modate both leisure and group travelers.

With the increase in hours, the Visitors Bureau will be look-ing to add volunteers to its efforts. They

will be set up in front of 421 South Broad-way for First Friday in April. Stop by if you are interested in welcoming visitors to town and sharing your knowledge of the community. Lo-cal folks are encour-aged to stop by the Visitors Bureau any time to pick up bro-chures for family re-unions, weddings or for visiting friends and family.

Guides are also

available at local festivals and events, and by calling the Visitors Bureau at 548-5158 or via email at [email protected]. Watch the Darke

County Visitors Bu-reau’s Facebook page for informa-tion and pictures on the renovation progress, as well as a date for the open house.

For more informa-tion, contact DCCA at 547-0908 or Cen-terForArts.net.

Shuff Adult Day Center thanks donors

GREENVILLE – In the spring of 2010, the Shuff Adult Day Center, located on the Brethren Retire-ment Community campus opened its doors. The Shuff Adult Day Center was made possible by a generous lead gift from the estate of S.S. “Junior” Shuff.

One of Brethren Retirement Commu-nity’s cornerstones of success has been its long history of compassionate do-nors. Many thanks to those who have made a commitment for three years of support to the Shuff Adult Day Center by naming a room in the Adult Day Center.

Second Nation-al Bank – Family Conference Room - $3,000

Wayne Health Care – Receptionist Area - $2,000

McGohan Bra-bender Senior Solu-tions – Director’s Of-fice - $2,000

Waibel Energy Systems – Front Porch - $2,500

They are appre-ciative of those who renewed a three year naming opportu-nity and to Waibel Energy Systems for supporting the Adult Day Center.

Shuff spent his life taking care of the needs of his business clients, friends and church. It is their belief he would be pleased to know his gift continues. The center provides as-sistance with activi-ties of daily living, medication man-agement, emotional support and a social outlet as well as some much needed respite for caregivers. It is a place to be engaged, in conversation, in activity, in a com-munity. It is a place where participants regain the sense of belonging and self-esteem that comes with being a part of a community.

Naming opportu-nities are still avail-able for several areas in the adult day cen-ter for period of three years. Donors will be recognized with signage on the wall of their designated area. Donations may be made in honor or memory of a loved one, as individuals or as a corporate do-nation.

Bathing Area - $2,500; Activities - $2,500; Multi-Sen-sory Room - $2,500; Dining Room - $2,500; and Caregiv-er’s Office - $1,500


Neurologist to speak at Power Over Parkinson’s Group

VERSAILLES - Versailles Health Care Center is pleased to invite the commu-nity to its monthly event for people with Parkinson’s Disease and their families! Power Over Parkin-son’s meets monthly to exercise, socialize, and learn. The guest speaker for the eve-ning will be Andrew Duker, MD. Dr. Duker is a fellowship-trained neurologist who has been with the Gardner Center for Parkinson’s Dis-ease and Movement Disorders at the UC Neuroscience Insti-tute since 2007. He is active clinically and also provides micro-electrode recording services as part of the Deep Brain Stimu-lation team during

neurosurgical proce-dures for Parkinson’s Disease, essential tremor, and dysto-nia at the University of Cincinnati Medi-cal Center. As an as-sistant profession of Neurology at the Uni-versity of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Dr. Duker is com-mitted to teaching and research. He has published numerous book chapters and peer-reviewed jour-nal articles, and is in-volved in clinical tri-als and investigator-initiated research. Dr. Duker enjoys working with and for his patients, and is focused on making a difference in the lives of those with move-ment disorders.

The Power Over Parkinson’s session will be led by Shan-non Condon, Speech Therapist, and Gina Boerger, Physi-cal Therapist. They will lead the group in vocal and physi-cal exercise. Shan-non and Gina hope to offer positive re-sources to people with Parkinson’s and their caregivers. The Power Over Parkin-son’s group will take place April 9 at 4:00 p.m. It will be held at The Rehab Clinic at Versailles Health Care Center. This is a FREE meeting. Light snacks and beverag-es will be provided. There will also be a door prize giveaway, good for a free en-trée, compliments of Michael Anthony’s at the Inn.

For more infor-mation or to RSVP, please call Shannon at 526-0130.

For rent“Large 2 BR apt, in Gnvl. W/D hookup. $450/mo. 459-0334”

“LAND CONTRACT. Very nice 1 BR house w/garage. 10K additional reno costs available. $357/mo. 312 Warren St., Gnvl. 937-547-9871”

“IN ARCANUM, 2 bed-room, 2 bath half-double brick ranch. Attached garage. $575 per month plus $575 security de-posit plus utilities. NO PETS! Call 548-9940 for Rental Application”

“Half duplex, 2 BR, Union City, IN. Very nice. Im-mediate occupancy. W/D hookup; utililty shed. Parking in front or back. 937-459-8156”

“Large 2 BR duplex w/garage, in nice neigh-borhood. W/D hookup. No pets. $450/mo. 5390 Tamarack Trail, Gnvl. 937-547-9871”

“In Laura, 1 BR upstairs apartment. Electric heat. 937-947-1575”

“Large 3 BR, 2 bath apt. Big yard. NO PETS. $475. 548-9302, 417-0360”

“Very nice 3 BR, 1 bath, 1 car garage, brick ranch, in Gnvl park area. $625/mo + deposit. 548-4113”

“LAND CONTRACT. Newly remodeled, spa-cious 3 BR house. Front & back porch. Garage. W/D hookup. $2500 down, $553.66/mo. 770 Martin St., Gnvl. 937-547-9871”

“Totally remodeled du-plex upstairs apt, 3 BR, 1 bath, laundry room, all appliances included. Historical Greenville. 937-547-3051”

“2 BR apt. in Union City. W/D hookup. All electric. Water included. 1 car garage. $400/mo, $400 deposit. Ask about free rent. 765-964-4291”

“Nice 3 BR house, 1.5 bath, 1 car garage. Near hospital. Available early April. No Pets. No Smok-ing. Large yard. Credit checked. $575/mo + $575/deposit. 548-4448”Mobile HoMes“Grand Lake St Marys, remodeled mobile home. 2 BR, bath, kitchen, liv-ing room. 14x20 covered porch, dock, 14x10 shed & deeded property. Call for price! 937-437-0299, 937-459-6981”Wanted to rentWanting to rent garage in Greenville area for ve-hicle storage. Call 937-467-0225real estate“For sale: Ranch duplex, excellent location, good rental history. Possible low rate seller financing. 937-621-1122”

“FOR SALE BY OWNER: 4695 Jaysville-St Johns, Greenville. Live in this newly remodeled 4 BR home. Includes 85x55 heated shop w/concrete floor. Located in F-M SD with easy access to St Rt 49. PRICE REDUCED. 937-437-0299, 459-6981”

real estate“Beautiful large log home on 2.4 aces w/3 BRs, loft, pellet boiler, pond & much, much more. Locat-ed on SR 571 on the edge of Greenville. Call Trump Realty, 678-5687, for your personal showing.”equipMent“15’ Great Plains no-till drill. 15’ field cultivator. 7000 John Deere corn planter, 8-30”” row, no-till. 937-459-9148”recreational“2004 Cougar Keystone 32 ft fifth wheel camper with 1 slide-out, sleeps 4, $12,500. 937-417-9590”Motorcycles“2003 H.D. 100 Anni-versary Softail Deuce, exc. cond. 15,000 miles, $9000. Call 997-3533”

“2002 Harley-Davidson Road King, excellent condition. 937-548-5562”

“2000 Harley Fat Boy, 40,000 miles. 2006 Honda Shadow, 23,000 miles. 1995 Chevy Blaz-er LS, 175,000 miles. All to be sold “”as is”” to the highest bidder on Mon-day, Spril 7, 2014 at 6pm. Call us at American Bud-get Co. 526-3251”

2000 Suzuki Intruder LS-800. Many extras. Runs & looks great. 765-964-4291autoMotive“1998 Grand Am GT $3500, 2002 Grand Prix $3400, 2002 Kia Rio $3000, 1999 Sonoma SLS Pickup $2900, 2002 Focus $2900, 2000 Con-corde $2900, 1999 Lu-mina $2000, 1995 Camry $1900,1994 Escort $900!!! Many more $3900-$1400!!! www.rpauto.net POEPPELMAN AUTO, 127 north to 274 east 1 mile, Carthagena, 419-925-4747, Weekdays 9 to 5, Saturdays 9-3! We also BUY!!!”

“DAVIDSON’S AUTO PARTS - NEW Body Parts & Batteries at Wholesale Prices! Cash for cars/trucks, running or not. 447-4681”

autoMotive“2007 Caravan $7495. 2005 Focus $5195. 2004 Impala $6195. 2008 Cobalt $6995. 2002 Ex-plorer $4995. 2006 PT Cruiser $5995. 2005 Dakota crew 4x4 $9995. 2003 Silverado ext 4x4 $9995. 1999 Ranger ext 4x4 $5995. 2002 S10 ext 4x4 $5995. 2001 F150 ext, 94,000 $6995. 2002 Escape, 72,000 $6195. 2003 TrailBlazer ext 4x4 $6995. 2003 Explorer, 7 pass $6995. 2005 Envoy, 7 pass $7995. 2005 Equi-nox $7495. Buy - Sell - Trade! COUNTRY AUTO SALES 548-1337”

“2002 Sunfire SE, 2dr, auto, air, 2.2L, 138,000 miles, runs great! Gas saver! $1950. 621-0843”

“Moody Auto Sales, LLC, Dennis & Paula Moody, 111 E. Canal, Ansonia. 2012 Chevy Silverado, ext. cab, 4x4, 17,500 miles. 1999 Ford Wind-star $1500. 2000 Pontiac Bonneville $3500. 2007 Chevy Suburban 4WD. 1997 Chevy Lumina, local trade, low miles, clean. 2000 Ford Excur-sion Ltd, leather seats, 4x4, 87K miles, exc. cond. 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo, 4x4, V8, local trade. 2011 Ford E350, 15 pass. 2001 Dodge Durango, AWD, heated leather, 3rd row seat. 2004 Honda CR-V EX, AWD, exc. cond, 1 owner. 1998 Mercury Mountaineer, AWD, V8, $2995! 2007 GMC Sierra 1500, 4 dr, 4WD. 2005 Jeep Wran-gler Sport, 4.0, 4x4, 6 spd, air, hardtop. 2011 Honda Civic LX, 1 owner, auto, great mpg! 2008 Buick Enclave CXL, very clean, dual sun-roofs, DVD. 2001 Ford F250, 2WD, low miles. 1978 Chevy C65 dump truck, power angle blade, low miles, exc. cond. www.MoodyAutoSales.com. 937-337-6841”HouseHoldVery nice used Rainbow vacuum sweeper. War-ranty. Call 548-0870

HouseHold“Small glass top dining table, 4 black leather chairs. Perfect for small area or rec room. $400. 423-6842”

“PILLOWTOP Twin bed-ding set $149. Full bed-ding set $169. Queen bedding set $199. King bedding set $299. New in plastic/warehouse liq-uidation with warranty. Factory Furniture/Mat-tress and More, 11 East Main St., Phillipsburg, 1-937-884-5455”

“FURNITURE SHOPPE, 1379 Hillgrove-Wood-ington Rd, Union City, OH. Whirlpool pedestal washer/dryer set $350. Bosch pedestal washer/dryer set $350. Whirlpool dryer, late model $135. G.E. apt 4-burner elec range $125. Whirlpool like new white smooth top $300. Bedding: King, queen, full sets $100 per set. Nice table 4 match-ing chairs, bd $100. De-livery charge $25. 937-968-6804”

“Washer & dryer - “”Es-tate”” by Whirlpool, heavy duty super capac-ity, 2 1/2 years old, exc. Cond. 547-0159”Misc. For sale“2 girl’s 10 speed bikes, hardly rode, $75 each. Tony Stewart items, prices vary by item, #14 but mostly #20. Inter-ested call 937-569-1423 or 937-547-0851, ask for Becky”

“1440 Cub Cadet tractor with 48”” deck. Serviced and ready to mow. 937-526-3012”

“Professional SOUND SYSTEM Sales & In-stallation & Rental. Free quotes to your busi-ness, church or home for sound system updates & improvements. JBL, EAW, QSC, PEAVEY, CROWN. Bach to Rock Music 547-1970, email: [email protected]. Also Renting sound systems for Weddings, Graduations, Business Meetings, or any other engagements!”

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Versailles, OH 45380

LARGE SPORTS& COIN AUCTION

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5862 Kruckeberg Rd. Greenville, OH 45331

DIRECTIONS: From downtown Dayton, Ohio Take I -70 West to St. Rt. 127 North to Greenville to Kruckeberg Rd. Turn right on Kruckeberg go approx. 1 mile to sale site on left. (Watch for signs)Auctioneers Note – Now Featuring Live Audio & Video so you can bid at home or on the go with your smart phone or tablet. Go to www.auctionzip.com, enter auctioneer ID # 3426, click on the current auction date, click on bid now button to enter auction, register if you want to bid. No buyer’s premium charged for attending the live & collectible auction. Convenience Fee applied to online bidders only.

SPORTS MEMORABILIA & COLLECTIBLE AUCTIONCOMIC BOOKS-COINS

1950’S to Modern Cards-Mickey Mantle & Other Stars,1954 Topps-Willie Mays, COMICS-Amazing Spiderman #50 & Other Key Issues; Coins-Approximately 300 lots of Coins, Including Gold Coins, PCGS & NGC Graded Coins, Morgan Dollars, Walking Liberty Half Dollars, Franklin Halves, Indian Head Cents, American Silver Eagles, Sev. MS And Higher Graded Coins, Key Dates and Hard to Find Dates.

OWNERS- MULTIPLE GROUPTERMS: CASH or local checks w/proper ID. Visa & Master Card Accept-ed w/3% Clerk Fee. Auctioneer licensed in Ohio. Auction held INSIDE facility. We must collect sales tax.

“Ammo for sale: Win-chester #22 LR 40 grain 50 rd, $11. Call 548-9302”

FURNACES $285 - While Supplies Last. TUNS 1-877-473-8867

“Royal Spa Empress 5-seat hot tub w/cov-er, bought new 9/09 $5800, like new $3000. 548-6547”

Kimball upright Spinet piano with a bench. Needs tuning. $100 OBO. 937-548-8961

“Woodworking equip-ment - 20”” Shop Fox thickness planer, mor-tissing press Shop Fox, Craftsman table saw with Dubby board, radial arm saw, Crafts-man wood lathe, older joiner and band saw, new Bisquit cutter and other items. 937-459-5189”GaraGe salesSt. Henry Community; April 3-4-5; Over 60 Ad-dresses! Flyers available on village website & in area businesses

GaraGe sales“Huge Fishing Garage Sale; 108 Redbud Ct, Greenville; April 3-6; 9-6p; Reels, rods, line, tackle. Call Doug 937-417-1182”

“708 13th, Greenville; One Day Only, Fri., Apr. 4; 9-5; Tools, boxes of quilt material, books, little bit of everything. Don’t miss this one!”

“452 E. Washington St., St. Henry; April 3,4 - 9-4; April 5 - 9-11. Sofa, Chair & ottoman, recliner, display cabinet, teen-age boys & girls clothes, household items. Lots of collectables - Barbie dolls, Beanie Babies, NASCAR, bells, Hallmark ornaments, miniature tea sets.”

“Tag Sale; 809 Red River-West Grove Rd; April 3-4-5; 9am to 4-5 pm; Lots of cookbooks, nice boys clothes (12-16) & shoes, ladies clothes, gobs of handbags, antiques, table games, home dec, 9 X12 area rug, and delicious baked goods”

Pond Clinic in Darke County

DARKE COUNTY - The Tri- County pond clinic will be held in Darke Coun-ty this year. This is an annual clinic be-tween Darke, Miami, and Shelby County Soil and Water Dis-tricts. This is a free clinic scheduled for April 15 and is held for any interested persons wanting to learn more about fish stocking, plants in a pond, pond construc-tion, and some of the rules and regulations regarding nuisance animals associated with ponds.

This year’s pond clinic will be held on April 15 at 6 p.m. at

Dan and Vicki Turn-ers, 12774 Rhynard Fink Road, Ross-burg. We are hoping for good weather, but if the weather conditions aren’t favorable there is a shelter, come pre-pared for the weather conditions and bring a lawn chair. If you have any vegetation, that you have a con-cern with, bring that along.

If you have any questions about this year’s pond clinic, you can call the Darke S.W.C.D. at 548-1752 or con-tact us through our web site at www.darkeswcd.com.

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ServiceS Offered“COMPLETE LAWN CARE SERVICES Spring clean-up, mow-ing, mulching, shrub trimming & more! Call 937-548-0562”

“ROOFING, SIDING & MORE Free quotes, great prices, excellent workmanship! Will do any job size. Call 1-260-251-7763, ask for Will”

TREE REMOVAL within 20 mi. of Gettysburg. Call Joe for Free Esti-mates 937-547-2161

“MOWING, large or small jobs. Also Landscap-ing, Spraying/Fertilizing, Shrub Trimming, Snow Removal. Reasonable rates. References avail-able. Very dependable. 548-1716, ask for Justin”

I will officiate your wed-ding ceremony free. Licensed and ordained. Stan Ray 937-548-1502 or [email protected]

“LAWN MOWING, Yard Clean-up, Shrub Trim-ming, Edging, Mulching, Landscape Maintenance. Free Estimates. Leave message for Gettysburg Outdoor at Lavy’s Corner Mart, 937-447-3051”

Looking for Yards to Mow. Please call Brian Brown Mowing Service at 547-1064

“COMPLETE LAWN CARE SERVICES Spring clean-up, mow-ing, mulching, shrub trimming & more! Call 937-548-0562”Help Wanted“Entry Level Data Op-erator. Must know and be familiar with Excel, Word and Power Point. Job Du-ties: Entering Data into spreadsheets, Update Work Instructions and maintain Work Instruc-tions on manufactur-ing floor. Apply or Send Resume to: McGregor & Associates, Inc., 365 Carr Drive, Brookville, OH 45309”

Help Wanted“Local Pallet Company looking to hire for hand builders. Basic construc-tion skills recommended. Stop in to fill out APP, M-F, 8:00-3:00, 10709 Reed Road Versailles NO PHONE CALLS”

“Finish carpenter, 5 yrs. experience minimum. Full or part-time. 548-2307”

“Seeking Class A & B CDL Drivers for seasonal dump trucks & OTR trac-tor/trailer dumps. Ex-perience & clean MVR preferred. Call Greg @ 937-459-9131, if no an-swer, leave message”

“Electronic Assembly Line Positions, Small Mechanical Assembly Positions and Electronic Solders. Must be able to stand and/or sit all day and work fast pace. Good Hand Dexterity a Must. Lifting required. Must be able to work Overtime. 5 Years Experience Re-quired. Must be Flexible. Great Hours. Drug-Free Workplace. Excellent Benefits. Apply or Send Resume to: McGregor & Associates, Inc, 365 Carr Drive, Brookville, OH 45309”

“Residential Construc-tion Laborer. Versatile, knowledgeable. Exp. preferred. Call 547-3051”

“Be a local pawn star. Greenville Pawn and Jewelry is looking for a self-motivated sales-person. Knowledge of guitars, computers and retail experience is a bonus. Drop resume off today at 126 West Fourth St., Greenville, OH”

“GENERAL CON-STRUCTION, EXCAVA-TION, AND SINGLE-PLY ROOFING POSITIONS available Bruns Building & Development. Apply in person at 1429 Cran-berry Road, St. Henry. EOE”Wanted tO Buy“BUYING VINTAGE GUITARS, Banjos, Mandolins,Trumpets, and Amplifiers. Bring them in to Bach to Rock for an of-fer. Bach to Rock Music, 334 South Broadway, Greenville, OH; 937-547-1970, email: [email protected]”

Good used furniture & appliances. 937-621-3899 or 937-337-8652

Wanted tO Buy“Local buyer paying cash for antiques, Arcanum, Greenville, Darke Co & Darke Co Fair items & any other collectibles. No furniture bigger than a washstand. 692-8050”

“Cars/Trucks, running or not. Up to $500. Will pick up. Also all types of metal. 937-423-2703, 937-621-5809”Wanted Wanted: Used house trailers in good condition. Please call 937-448-2974agriculture“HAY FOR SALE 2013 crop. First cutting $3.50 per bale, square bales. Second cutting $5 per bale. Alfalfa grass. Call 937-417-4358”

2013 quality grass hay $3-$3.50/bale. Horse tack also available. 937-459-2171liveStOckBrown egg laying pullets. 937-526-4541lOSt and fOund“MISSING 3 year old tortoise shell female cat with tan front paws. Spayed and declawed front paws. Went miss-ing evening of Tuesday, March 13th from West-bury Dr. area. Name is Charlie. Contact 937-478-8077”Special nOticeS“WERE YOU IMPLANT-ED WITH A ST. JUDE RIATA DEFIBRILLATOR LEAD WIRE between June 2001 and December 2010? Have you had this lead replaced, capped or did you receive shocks from the lead? You may be entitled to compen-sation. Contact Attorney Charles Johnson 1-800-535-5727”fOr rent“Clean, partially fur-nished 1 br upstairs apt. in Greenville. No Pets. Heat & water included. $395. 548-6209”

Warehouse or industrial bldgs in Greenville. Call 548-3121 or 417-2796

Unfurnished 3 BR brick house in Greenville. NO PETS. $575. Credit check requ’d. 548-2223

“Top Notch 2 BR, 2 bath apt. Attached garage. $650/mo. No Pets. 548-2307”

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GREENVILLE – There’s been a transition in the county. In 2009 Marc Saluk was hired as Darke County’s new Eco-nomic Development Director. “In the beginning,” he said, “ED (economic development) had to be developed… payoff seemed a little vague to employers and community leaders.”

Today there is no need to sell the concept or a project, he con-tinued. “It shows how the coun-ty and Partnering for Progress have grown. Payoff? You can start with tax receipts being up… even with incentives.”

Saluk said successes in eco-nomic development have raised questions about the availabil-ity of qualified workers. “Are there too many jobs?” he’s been asked. He noted some employ-ers are still looking for qualified workers… “This has been such a run we’ve gotten used to a steady flow of good news.” The reality is, he continued, some-times situations will come up. “There could be that one… part of our job is to be ready for it if it happens.” However that’s only part of the story.

In the four and a half years since Saluk was hired the fo-cus has moved from bringing in and retaining jobs to making sure employers have a skilled workforce to draw upon.

“One of the reasons the Workforce Development initia-tive started was in response to job growth,” Saluk said. “When our own economic growth started the rest of the region was still quiet. We realized we’d have to start pretty fast making sure we had trainable resources for our employers.” It was an awakening, not only in Darke County but also in the region: economic development had to start with workforce develop-ment.

“We can’t get behind,” he said. “Companies will start won-dering if they can expand here.” He said they needed a vehicle. They turned to the Greenville City School District and its Ca-reer Technology Center (C-Tec) under Director David Peltz, which already had a solid pro-gram for GHS students. Since then they have worked togeth-er to start training programs for STNA’s (State Approved Nurse’s Aides) and welding for students and adults; and two of CTC’s traditional programs (Computer Information Sys-tems and Engineering) are now open to students throughout the county.

The goal is to get the biggest percentage of the population work-ready as soon as possible. The workforce development approach is comprehensive: unemployed, under-employed, unskilled, incumbent (exist-ing) and emerging (student). According to Saluk it had to be local, affordable and customiz-able with the curriculum driven by industry and educators.

Workforce efforts led to “Taking Charge of Your Life,”

a program with Darke County Job & Family Services. It is a rudimentary program, not as much about work skills as it is about changing an individual’s approach to a life more condu-cive to maintaining a job and career. Saluk noted while there is no question employers need specific skills, their focus is on people who know how to learn and can use problem solving skills. “That’s as important as any one specific skill.”

The Workforce Develop-ment initiative is multi-faceted in that several approaches are currently ongoing, including a Superintendent & Manufactur-er Roundtable (a sitting com-mittee in P4P), the $500 thou-sand grant for C-Tec expansion, a focus on “next step” classes beyond STNA and welding, discussions with Wright State University, participation in the Montgomery County Regional Partnership, a full partnership in the Hometown Opportunities website (www.hometownop-portunity.com) and more. The point? “Yes, you can have a life here in West Central Ohio.”

A major approach some em-ployers are starting to recognize is employment of felons.

“Felonies can be a huge bar-rier. We can’t have those with skills sitting on the sidelines,” Saluk said. He gave as an exam-ple a welder with 10 years’ ex-perience on the job who makes a mistake, serves his time and upon release can’t get a job. Sa-luk noted real barriers, such as physical or educational limita-tions, as opposed to artificial barriers… a company policy of “no felons.” He pointed out hu-man resource people have been looking at this for years and companies are starting to real-ize they might be losing out on a portion of the workforce.

Typically the two largest segments of those completing “Taking Charge of Your Life” are felons and welfare recipi-ents. “We’re seeing a pattern. As a whole, offenders have a higher skill set, are more ag-gressive in going for opportuni-ties and have better intangibles such as social skills.” He noted Darke County Common Pleas Judge Jonathan Hein is “on board” with this, along with his probation department.

“More and more we’re see-ing companies willing to try it. Each month another company steps forward saying it will look at offenders on a case by case basis. We just need to get them in front of the employer.”

Saluk said it’s too early to tell the success of this program but gave a glimpse through a graduating welding class. All seven are offenders. All referred by probation. Of those seven, three already have jobs and one is hopeful. There were two relapses and one was removed from the program.

“Every single placement is a massive gain,” Saluk said. It’s another skilled worker in the field. It’s one more person re-moved from “the system.”

GREENVILLE - Ohio Senate President Keith Fab-er (R–Celina) and Senator Bill Beagle (R–Tipp City) re-cently introduced Senate Bill 300, which will designate the month of September as “Mi-tochondrial Disease Aware-ness Month” in Ohio. The purpose of this legislation is to raise awareness in Ohio about mitochondrial disease, and to honor an avid mito-chondrial disease awareness advocate, Corynna Strawser.

Strawser, a 16-year-old from Greenville, Ohio, was diagnosed with mitochon-drial disease, and made it her mission to raise aware-ness and promote research so that others diagnosed in the future might have more information and possible treatment options.

“Corynna Strawser is, simply put, one of our local heroes,” said Faber. “Instead of simply giving up, she took her situation and turned it into a way to help, encour-age, and support others and I hope we can help extend her legacy and raise aware-ness for the cause to which she devoted her life.”

Mitochondrial disease is an illness in which the mi-tochondria of the body mal-function causing a lack of energy in vital organs, which results in a range of debili-tating and sometimes fatal symptoms. The disease can affect areas of the body such as the brain, nerves, muscles, kidneys, heart, liver, ears, eyes, and pancreas.

While suffering from the mitochondrial disease, Strawser lost her ability to walk and experienced many common symptoms of those who suffer from the disease.

“Corynna’s advocacy for mitochondrial disease awareness amid her battle with the terrible disease is nothing short of incredible,” said Beagle. “It is my hope that this bill can continue to bring awareness to the com-munity in her honor.”

After Strawser lost her battle with mitochondrial disease on December 11, 2013, President Faber and Senator Beagle began mak-ing plans to craft legislation in her honor, in turn con-tinuing the legacy she left behind.


GREENVILLE – Darke County Board of Develop-mental Disabilities (DD) partnered with Special Olym-pics the week of March 23 to celebrate and emphasize the theme Ability @ Work for DD Awareness Month. Several community members were invited to play alongside the three Darke County Special Olympics basketball teams. The event not only brought to light the talents of many of the developmentally dis-abled persons in the county, but demonstrated how they can work, play and contribute side-by-side with everyone in the community.

Sportsmanship from these athletes was clearly evident as they made sure community members had an opportunity to participate in the game. Although it was an exhibi-tion and the Dawgs, Warriors and Slammers were playing against their own teammates, there was determination to do well and beat those normally on their team.

In most cases the athletes out-shot and out-played the community members. Sever-al Special Olympics athletes were draining three-pointers from well beyond the arc or


GREENVILLE – “It’s not a tough job at all; you just have to make sure you remember everything you have to do,” said Jesyca Neff. She was one of 15 graduates of C-Tec’s (Darke County Workforce Development at Greenville Technology Center) third STNA (State Tested Nursing Assistant) class at the Green-ville Career Technology Cen-ter March 20.

Neff was excited about her prospects for the future. She attended the “recruitment fair” for the graduates the previous evening and spoke to all the health care facilities attending.

“I went home last night and sent my resume to Heartland of Greenville. This morning about 11:30 they called me and asked me to come in for an interview next week.” She said she had wanted to work there for a couple of years due to a family member being there. “This is the job I want-ed,” she said.

STNA students, like the students in the Greenville School District’s Medical Tech Prep program at the Ca-

hustling down the court to make a layup. Some were content to make shots from inside the paint.

In addition to myself, members from the com-munity given the honor of playing alongside these tremendous athletes were Judge Julie Monnin, Darke County Municipal Court; Alex Mikos, WTGR 97.5 FM; Karl Weidner, Midmark and Wayne Industries Board of Trustees; Todd Durham, Sec-ond National Bank; Josh Sag-ester, Tri-Village superinten-dent; Erik Griggs, Greenville Federal Bank; Randy Swish-

er, athletic director at Green-ville High School; and Rusty Greer, Special Olympics vol-unteer. Serving as the referee for the evening and offering some questionable calls was Darke County Commission-er Mike Stegall. Organizing the event were Jeff Miller of Wayne Industries and Cindy Rose of Special Olympics.

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reer Technology Center, prac-tice on dummies in order to learn the necessary skills for their programs.

“It’s hard,” said Neff. “They aren’t human. You turn them over, they don’t automati-cally stay that way. You have to make sure they stay in that position.” Working with hu-mans will be totally different. “You have to be much more careful,” she added. “I’m re-ally looking forward to it.”

The students graduating in

this class are Neff, Kimberly Durst, Jennifer Ewing, Jodie Gibson, Brittany Hatton, Brittany Keaser, Samantha Lewis, Kristy Nicholson, De-lia Robles, Kristina Shepherd, Tash Smith, TJ Stoker, Kim-my Thomas, Janison Trent and Heather Whatley.

The program instructor is Stephanie Lind, whom Neff referred to as “amazing.” Lind is assisted in the program by Emily Powers.

Jesyca Neff, one of 15 STNA graduates, had an interview with an employer the day after she graduated.

Sitting near the cheerleaders for the Warriors, Slammers and Dawgs fans could hear any number of cheers and chants. (Ryan Berry photo)

Special Olympians demonstrate Ability @ Work at exhibition game

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GREENVILLE – Senior Moments will not begin its 2014 season in April. Due to a scheduling change because of weather, Senior Moments will start with its first meet-ing May 6. It will be at the same location, 421 Central, Greenville and will start at the same time, 2 p.m.

They are looking forward to an exciting year and hope everyone will plan to be there.

Baker turns 98GREENVILLE – Wilma

L. (Schafer) Baker, 1399 East Main St., Greenville, will celebrate her 98th birthday on April 5. Her children, Ron E. and Donna Baker and Connie Grove; grandchildren, Randy and Elizabeth Grove, Rick and Kathy Grove, Terri and Monte Clemens, Julie Bak-er and Ronda Evans; and great grandchildren, Rachel and Derek Koogler, Devon and Danielle Grove, Ashlee Evans and Sheridan Resor, are hosting an open house for friends and family. The event will be held on April 6, 2-4 p.m., at St. John Lu-theran Church, 7418 State Route 121 North, Green-ville.

Everyone is welcome. Please omit gifts.

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ARCANUM – Harriet Brit-tenham will be 100 years old on April 8. She was born on the south edge of Arcanum to Ora and Nelle Bruner Straight. She went to a one-room school. The family moved to the north edge of Arcanum when she was a young teen then she got to go to Arcanum to school.

She graduated from high school and went to work at Frigidaire where she met Elz-er D. (Tom) Brittenham and they married, had one daugh-ter, Diane, with whom Harriet lives. Tom died in February 1969. The extended family is having a private gathering for her, but she would like to hear from friends. Her address is 11 Northmoor Drive, Arcanum, Ohio 45304.

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Blessing ofthe Fields

GREENVILLE – Bethel Long Wesleyan Church, 255 Stingley Road, Greenville, is holding a special service on April 6, 11 a.m., for Bless-ing of the Fields. All that is required is to bring a small jar of soil from the fields And a small jar of the seeds to be planted. They will be giving thanks to God and asking Him to bless the fields this year. All are welcome and this service is for fields great and small, gardens and farmer. For more information, call (419) 204-5469. Come and be a part of worship.

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Alexander turns 90

GREENVILLE – Marjorie Alexander will turn 90 years old April 16. An Open House is planned for Marjorie on April 12, 2-4 p.m., at the Brick Room at the Brethren Retirement Community of Greenville.

Marjorie was born April 16, 1924 to Deo and Letha Drew.

The family is hosting the open house and ask gifts be omitted per Marjorie’s re-quest. Cards and birthday wishes may be sent to Marjo-rie Alexander, 207 Hiddeson Ave., Greenville, Ohio 45331.

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Trenton Grill

DARKE COUNTY – Steven R. Grill and Tina Thornton are excited to announce the birth of their son, Trenton Steven Grill, brother of Park-er Alan Grill. He was born March 10, 10:10 a.m. Trenton weighed 7lbs 2oz and was 18 3/4-inches long.

Grandparents are Steven N. Grill, of Greenville, Shir-ley Cornett, of Arcanum, and Ronald and Brenda Thorn-ton, of Greenville.

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GREENVILLE – The 2014 City of Greenville Swimming Passes are on sale now. Fam-ily ($150) and single ($100) passes are available. The pool opens Memorial Day.

Applications for the passes are available at www.cityof-greenville.org. Send your check in with the application.

For questions call the Park Department, 548-2513.

Sease’s 70th anniversaryGREENVILLE – Dale

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March 25, 1944 by Rev. John Grinley, of Pitsburg, at the home of the bride.

They were both gradu-ates of Monroe Twp. School. They have two daughters, Shanda Gunter, of Brookville (Bill), Annette Stewart (Rex), of Arcanum, and one son (deceased), Fred (Linda) formerly of Arcanum. They also have seven grandchildren, 15 great grandchildren and three greats.

The Seases were long-time residents of the Arca-num area and are now ac-tive residents of the Breth-ren Retirement Community village of Greenville.

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NATIONAL AG DAY BABY

GREENVILLE – A Night to Remember is the third an-nual Prom for special needs adults (and their caregivers) in Darke County. This year’s extravagant Prom will be held on April 11, at the Elk’s Lodge, Greenville, 7-10 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.

This formal evening in-cludes dancing and music featuring a live DJ, food buf-fet, professional photogra-pher and more.

Reservations are required by April 4 and can be made by calling 526-4194.

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is hosted by the Outreach Team of the Versailles Chris-tian Church, Versailles. For more information, contact co-directors Jennifer Didier, 526-5001 or Jessie Hahn, 329-0376 or the VCC office, 526-4194.

VERSAILLES – Peter Pan and his friends will be at the Versailles Cafetorium April 5 for a cast ‘Meet & Greet’ from 1 to 2 p.m. The cost is $4 per child and includes meeting the characters, two photos, crafts, games, Peter Pan the movie and a snack. The movie

will be played at 2 p.m. Peter and his friends will

be back in Versailles April 24 and 25 at 7:30 p.m. and April 26 at 3 and 7:30 p.m. Tickets to the play can be purchased at the ‘Meet & Greet.’ Photos taken will be available at the play or mailed.

BRADFORD – Has quilt-ing ever been an interest? Beginner machine quilt class-es are being offered at the Bradford Library. The class will be on Wednesday eve-nings from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The class will consist of five weeks starting April 9, 16, 23, 30 and May 14. Each week a different technique will be learned such as strip piecing, half squares, sewing trian-gles and how to match those seams just right. For more in-formation call Marla Spencer at 448-2527 or send her an e-mail at [email protected]

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BY BOB ROBINSONASSOCIATE EDITOR

GREENVILLE – Raul Dean was sentenced to 15 months on March 25 for F4 Trafficking Marijuana (in the vicinity of a juvenile).

Dean was arraigned Jan. 14 while already on community control. According to Darke County Prosecutor R. Kelly Ormsby it was understood in the plea agreement the state would recommend 15 months in prison with 74 days credit. In return the state would not pursue additional violations regarding community control and probation.

Dean’s defense attorney, David Rohrer, acknowledged the terms were correct. He added later his client wants to take advantage of job skills programs while in prison. “He has reason to change,” Rohrer said. “He has two of the most beautiful children I’ve ever seen.”

After telling Dean the rec-ommendation will be the outcome, Darke County Com-mon Pleas Judge Jonathan Hein said “This is an unusual situation due to all the other

violations. This was discussed in my chambers.” After noting the current pre-sentence in-vestigation has been incorpo-rated into the proceeding, he added, “It would be accurate to say you’ve been through this before?”

Dean agreed and pleaded guilty. Hein accepted the plea, then asked him “What drags you down?” Dean responded

“Bad decisions.” There was additional discussion between Hein and Dean, including the offender’s associations and church attendance.

After pronouncing sen-tence, Hein said “Do me a fa-vor. When you get out come see me. You can’t do this alone. This is punishment… it doesn’t solve the problem.”

GREENVILLE – Darke County Farm Safety for Just Kids honored National Ag Day by presenting a beautiful basket filled with many farm related baby items to Elsie Grace Fourman, daughter of Dan and Kelly Fourman of Arcanum. Elsie was born March 24 and weighed 5 lbs, 15 oz. She is the first child for Dan and Kelly. In the past, Kelly has been involved with Farm Safety for Just Kids by helping at a Progressive Ag Safety Day. Presenting the basket is Doris Barga of Ansonia, a Farm Safety volunteer.

Kindergarten screening

St. Mary’s School Kinder-garten Screening will take place April 11 from 8 a.m. to noon. Please call the school office at 548-2345 to set up an appointment. Children must be five years old on or before Sept. 30. Please pro-vide copies of the child’s birth certificate, immunization re-cords and custody papers (if applicable).

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Lianne Spidel, Ohio Poet of 2013

PIQUA - Lianne Spidel, recently named Ohio Poet of 2013 by the Ohio Poetry Day Association, will appear at Edison Community College’s Piqua campus for two read-ings and discussion of her work on April 3. What to Tell Joseme is her first full book of published poetry although she has been published widely in literary magazines including Atlanta Review, Poetry, Southern Poetry Re-

view, Green Mountain Re-view, Shenandoah Hubbub, Nimrod, and Rattle. All who have had an imaginary friend in their childhood years will respond to the secrets that Spidel tells her make-believe friend, Joseme.

Audiences need not expect her poetry to be so esoteric that few can understand it. Instead, Spidel writes from the heart about loss, war, di-vorce, misunderstanding, and does so in plain English with an emotional bent that has a confessional tone.

Retired Edison professor Cathy Essinger says, “Lianne writes about family better than any poet I know with a knack for making plain language, plain topics, sound poetic.” The fifty-minute readings are scheduled for 12:00 p.m. in Room 210 West Hall and again at 1:30 p.m. in Room 209 West Hall. The program

ANSONIA - The Ansonia FFA Greenhouse will be opening on April 2. The greenhouse will be open on Wednesdays from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. There are over 400 varieties of fruit, flower and veggie plants. There are also hundreds of beautiful hanging baskets and decora-tive containers starting at $16. These arrangements are full and blooming and look beauti-ful! There will also be hundreds of varieties of perennials and an excellent variety of fruits, vege-tables, and herbs. This year the FFA will be offering seed pota-toes and onion sets. There will also be an expanded selection of fruit and flowering trees. One hundred percent of the plants were raised by Ansonia FFA

students. There is a large selec-tion of gardening tools, decora-tive pots, hooks, potting soil, hangers, garden seed, fertiliz-ers, and sprays. Gift certificates are also available. Proceeds from the sale help support the Ansonia FFA chapter, so come on out and help support some of Ansonia’s finest youth. For your convenience, the green-house accepts cash, check, and most major credit cards. The greenhouse is located on 600 East Canal Street in Ansonia, right behind the high school, beside the track and baseball diamond. For any questions feel free to contact the FFA at 337-4000 Ext. 6004 or like us on Facebook for specials, events and pictures at Ansonia FFA Greenhouse.

GREENVILLE – Head to downtown Greenville for Main Street Greenville’s April First Friday event, the Petting Zoo / Volunteer Fair! This event is sponsored by Keller Grain & Feed, who will feature a petting zoo, located on the Courthouse lawn.

This event will also feature over 20 non-profit organiza-tions, offering a family friendly activity, while sharing informa-tion about the work they do to make Darke County even better, through the help of volunteers. After learning more about their missions, they encourage you to get involved and become a volunteer! It is a great way to connect to your community and help make a difference!

The following organizations will be set-up downtown: Keller Grain & Feed: petting zoo; Main Street Greenville: free ice

cream; Big Brothers Big Sis-ters of Shelby & Darke County: necklace & bracelet making; Brethren Retirement Commu-nity: lollipop tree; Cancer Asso-ciation of Darke County: bowl-ing game; Darke County CERT & Skywarn: visit with search & rescue dogs; Darke County Center for the Arts: hands-on drums; Darke County Chapter American Red Cross: citizen CPR training & fishing game; Darke County Parks: visit with their Great Horned Owl / Red Tailed Hawk; Darke County Recovery Services: basketball hoop; Darke County Special Olympics: bean bag scoop toss; Darke County United Way: fruit loop necklace making; Darke County Visitors Bureau: photos with Annie Oakley; FISH Choice Pantry: fishing game; Garst Museum: trivia contest; Grace Resurrection Community Center: ring toss; NextStep Ministries (EUM Church): bunny craft; RSVP: four man skis; Safehaven, Inc.: cornhole game; Shelter from Violence, Inc. & Victim Witness Program: face painting; State of the Heart Hospice: putt-putt golf; and Village Green Health-care Center: bracelet making

Downtown businesses are getting involved in the fun as well, offering promotions or activities in their spaces! Many downtown businesses will stay open late and/or offer activities and specials.

Main Street Greenville is a non-profit organization com-mitted to stimulating and supporting revitalization ef-forts, historic preservation and economic growth in Historic Downtown Greenville. To learn more about the organization, visit www.DowntownGreen-ville.org or call 937-548-4998. You can also like the organiza-tion on Facebook to receive up-dates on a regular basis (www.facebook.com/mainstreet-greenville).

Bright faces up to 30 months in prison


GREENVILLE – Joshua Bright pleaded guilty to a Fel-ony 4 count, Theft from an El-derly Person, and a Felony 5 count, Breaking and Entering, on March 25. The F4 carries a maximum 18 months in prison, $5,000 fine; the F5 carries a maximum 12 months in prison, $2,500 fine. As separate of-fenses the penalties could be added together.

The guilty plea was agreed upon by Bright, Darke County Prosecutor R. Kelly Ormsby, and Bright’s attorney, David Rohrer. Darke County Common Pleas Judge Jonathan Hein ac-cepted the plea and scheduled sentencing for May 12.

Bright was originally charged with the F4 Theft from an Elderly Person, two counts of F2 Burglary, and F5 Break-ing and Entering. The Burglary charges were dropped in the plea agreement.

According to Ormsby, the two burglary charges involved Bright’s relatives. After the charges were filed the stories the relatives told changed, so they had to be dropped. Ac-cording to police records there was also a physical altercation resulting in an arrest in July for assault. Court records indi-cate Municipal Court actions in December 2012 and June and July 2013; and Common Pleas court actions in August, two in September and one in October.

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Arcanummeetings

ARCANUM – The Village of Arcanum has scheduled the following meetings in April.

April 2 – Safety Commit-tee Meeting, 4:30 p.m., City Building

April 7 – Utility Commit-tee Meeting, 4:30 p.m., Util-ity Admin Office

April 8 – Regular Council Meeting, 7 p.m., City Build-ing

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April 29 – Regular Council Meeting, 7 p.m., City Build-ing

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BRADFORD – A Cancer Benefit for Lori and Willard Kenworthy will be held April 6, at the Bradford Communi-ty Club, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. All money raised will benefit the family and assist with medi-cal bills and expenses. There will be great food, 50/50 si-lent auction and beverages.

CBC begins “Take me out to the Blood Drive” campaignDARKE COUNTY – It’s

been a long, hard winter and blood donors are ready to get into the swing of spring! Donors are encouraged to schedule an appointment at www.DonorTime.com. Lo-cally, contact Dana Puter-baugh-CBC Darke County Account Representative at 937-997-2199 or [email protected].

CBC is offering the “Take Me Out to the Blood Drive” t-shirt as a donor gift to every-one who registers to donate Monday, March 24 through Saturday, May 3 at any CBC Donor Center and most CBC mobile blood drives.

The t-shirt is white with a red and blue emblem that features a baseball player swinging the bat.

April 5, Tri-Village Res-cue, 320 North Main, New Madison, 8 a.m. – noon. Sponsored by Tri-Village Rescue; open to the commu-nity; appointments encour-aged!

April 8, Greenville Church of the Brethren, 421 Central Ave., Greenville, 12:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Sponsored by Greenville Rotary Club 3630; open to the community, ap-pointments encouraged!

April 9, Tri-Village High School Auditorium, 315 S. Main St., New Madison, 7:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Sponsored by Tri-Village High School Student Council; Open to students, faculty, and com-munity; community by ap-pointment please.

April 16, Ansonia High

School, 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. Sponsored by Ansonia High School FFA; Students, facul-ty, and Community; commu-nity by appointment please.

April 17, Bradford High School, 750 Railroad Ave, Bradford, 2:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Sponsored by Bradford High School Student Coun-cil; Open to the community; appointments encouraged!

April 21, Greenville Grace Church, 3 p.m. – 7 p.m., 4805 State Route 49, Greenville. Open to the community; ap-pointments Encouraged!

April 22, Saint Paul Lu-theran Church, 2:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m., 13495 Greenville-St. Mary’s Road, Versailles/North Star. Open to the community; appointments encouraged!

GREENVILLE – The 18th annual OSU Scholarship Golf Outing will be held June 16 at Turtle Creek Golf Course. Profits from this event have been used to provide schol-arships to graduating, Darke County high school seniors who plan to attend The Ohio State University.

The format will once again be a four-person team, handicapped scramble. In-dividual golfers are also en-couraged to enter to make up or help fill out a team. The golf outing will begin with a shotgun start at 12:30 p.m. with cash prizes award-ed to the winning teams. Other games and contests are available throughout the

UNION CITY, IND - Union City Lions visit the Union City Ind. Fire Department. Pictured left to right: Rick Lacy, UC Lions Program Chair; and Firemen Matt Blankley, Chief Steve Shoemaker and Eric Neeley. Union City Lions Club Pancake Day is April 12, 6 a.m. – 1 p.m. at the Union City Elks Club.

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ALLREAD – Craig A. Allread, 66, of Greenville,

died Thursday, March 20, 2014. Services were

held Tuesday, March 25, at the Oliver-Floyd Funeral Home, Greenville. Burial is in Greenville Township Memo-rial Gardens.

NEAL – Ivan E. Neal, 78, of Greenville, died Saturday, March 15, 2014. A funeral service

was held Tuesday, March 25, 2014 at Zechar Bailey Funeral Home, Greenville. Burial is in Greenville Township Memo-rial Garden in Darke County.

KIRKPATRICK – Phil-lip Anthony Kirkpatrick, 63, of Greenville, died Monday, March 24, 2014. Funeral Services were held at 2 p.m., Friday, March 28, 2014 in the Zechar Bailey Funeral Home, Greenville. Burial is in the Greenville Township Memo-rial Garden.

WRIGHT – Deloris J. “Dody” Wright, 85, died Tues-day, March 25, 2014. A ser-vice was held Saturday March 29, 2014 at the Reichard Fu-neral Home Inc., Union City, IN. Burial will be held at the convenience of the family.

ALEXANDER – Chris-tine A. Alexan-der, 70, of Hol-l a n s -b u r g , p a s s e d away on M a r c h 2 5 , 2014 at

State of the Heart Hospice in Wayne HealthCare. Christine was born on Jan. 12, 1944 in Bamburg, Germany to the late

Phillip and Anna (Schultz) Dorscht.

Christine was a retired custodian from Tri Village Schools after 30 years of ser-vice. She was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Greenville, Greenville Ea-gles, Greenville Moose and the Hollansburg American Legion Post 708. Christine loved to dance, garden, cook and watch her grandchildren play baseball. She also made prize winning cinnamon rolls at the fair. A very special time in Christine’s life was when she became an United States citizen.

In addition to her parents, Christine is preceded in death by an infant daughter, Sylvia Flatter and a brother, An-dreas Dorscht.

She is survived by her husband, Barry Alexander of

Hollansburg; two sons, Ken-ny and Gail Flatter of Hol-lansburg, and Tom and Stacy Flatter of New Madison; five grandsons, three great grand-children and many nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and friends in Germany.

A Mass of Christian burial was held Saturday, March 29, 2014 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Greenville. Burial is in Hollansburg Cemetery. The family request memo-rial contributions be given to American Legion Post 708 in Hollansburg.

Christine’s family would like to thank State of the Heart Hospice for all the care they gave to her.

Services entrusted to Braund Pope Funeral Home. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.braundpope.com.

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Reading Buddies make a difference for kids

GREENVILLE – This year, resolve to read with kids and help them move towards a better future. Reading Buddies is a volun-teer program used by Kids Learning Place Education and Child Care Centers that places community volun-teers that commit to read with children in the local Head Start and preschool rooms. By reading regularly with children in the “Read-ing Buddies” program you will be investing in children and families, and helping them become better readers and students in the future.

Reading is the corner-stone of all learning for children and sadly research shows only about 53% of children aged 3 to 5 are read to by family members. Even reading a few pages helps young children learn new words, phrases and strength-ens their grammar. Did you know at-risk children begin-ning the first grade might only have a vocabulary that is approximately half of the other students?

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* Be 18 or older and have transportation to the local preschool/Head Start cen-ter.

* Must be willing to have a background check (provid-ed free) and a physical form completed by your doctor; we treasure our youngest patrons and want to ensue in their best interests.

If you live in Darke Coun-ty and love being with chil-dren this program could be just right for you. The Kids Learning Place centers are located in Greenville, Brad-ford and Union City. Re-search shows that the sooner a child can develop a love of reading the better; and YOU can be that person to help these young children learn to read for a brighter future.

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AHS INDuCTS NHS

ARCANUM - Arcanum High School National Honor Society held its annual induction ceremony on Dec. 19 in the school’s cafetorium. Eleven new members were selected for membership based on scholarship of having a 3.5 or a higher G.P.A., character, leadership, and service. A reception in honor of the new inductees was held in the library after the ceremony for the staff, NHS members, and parents. The following students were inducted: (back row) Mrs. Hagan, honorary member, Cole Burrell, Austin Baker, Lucas Gower, Justin Warner, Danny Dendler; (front row) Holly Grosch, Abbie Bruns, Maggie Heiser, Shelby Howard, and Alexis Kreusch. The Arcanum chapter of NHS would like to thank Greenville National Bank for generously sponsoring the induction and reception.

Bergman receives scholarship

ROSSBURG – Rossburg resident Taylor A. Bergman is the recipient of a $14,000 Academic Achievement Schol-arship and a $2,500 Agricul-ture Department Scholarship to attend Wilmington College, where she plans to major in ag-riculture education.

She will graduate in 2014 from Ansonia High School. Her main activities and hon-ors include: FFA (officer, three years), volleyball (captain, one year), Student Council (officer, one year), track (four years), Spanish Club (officer, one year) and National Honor Society.

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Old and slow, but still had fun

In my line of work I occa-sionally get asked to do things most people never have the opportunity to do. I’ve judged food contests, interviewed celebrities (granted they’re B-list celebrities), and attended political rallies and sat with the national press. For those of you thinking, “Wow! You got to judge food contests,” all I can say is yes and they are my favorite. There is a lot more to a food judging con-test than just eating a piece of pie or tasting a bowl of chili. I prefer to act like I know what I’m doing. I first make a visu-al inspection to see if it looks appetizing (and to make sure I’m not eating crickets or some other delicacy). Then I might sniff the food for aroma – if it smells spicy then I know I’m in for something good, unless it’s a pie contest.

This past week I received the biggest honor of my life – other than the honor of mar-rying my wife (biggest honor) and the honor of watching both of my daughters be born (second and third big-gest honor, but I’m not saying which daughter was second or third). I was asked to par-ticipate in an exhibition bas-ketball game with the Special Olympics basketball teams.

The purpose was to show how a developmentally disabled person can work, play and contribute alongside every-one else in the community.

I had no idea what to ex-pect, but I was hanging my hat on the promise I would only have to play one quar-ter, for which my out of shape derriere was grateful. These athletes had won state cham-pionships in the past and I was a little worried.

I looked at some of these athletes and I saw a desire in their eyes to compete and win. If they would have looked into my eyes they would have seen my desire to not pull a ham-string. I knew I was going to have a little problem even be-fore the game started. (Here it comes! You should have ex-pected this. I have an excuse for how poorly I played.) A couple of months ago I was diagnosed with arthritis and a bone spur in my right shoul-der. I can barely raise my arm high enough to put on de-odorant (I now put more on the left side and hope it covers the stink from the right side.) I’ve only had a few physical therapy sessions, but obvi-ously not enough to play bas-ketball. I felt a streak of pain shooting out of my shoulder as soon as I let go of my first shot. I went 0-4 on the night; unless it doesn’t count if you miss the backboard and rim.

After continuously run-ning up and down the court I was completely drained and that was only one min-ute into the game. I decided I had better pace myself. For

a two or three minute stretch they would take a shot and we’d get the rebound. We took a shot and they’d get the rebound. I would get about halfway down the court and our players would be passing me going the other way.

I realized I needed to step up my game a little when one of the athletes I was sup-posed to be guarding drained a three-pointer right in front of me. I made up my mind he wasn’t going to get that easy of a shot again. I was wrong. I definitely “got schooled” on the court. He made me look like I was moving in slow mo-tion. He is young, quick and very athletic. I am old (if not the oldest person on the court I was in the top two or three) and slow (if not the slowest person on the court I was in the top two or three). I refuse to say I’m not athletic because in my aging mind I still have what it takes. The muscles and joints in my arms and legs disagree.

On a serious note – Just because someone looks, acts, or learns differently don’t think they don’t have value. A crisp $5 bill and a crum-pled, stepped on, dirty $5 bill have the exact same value. The crisp $5 bill just hasn’t experienced everything the crumpled money has. “How dare you call them crum-pled, stepped on and dirty,” you might say. I didn’t. In my mind a developmentally disabled person will always be the crisp $5 bill. If you’re lucky you will get two crisp bills that stick together.

(Submitted by Rita McCans and Susan Spille Western Ohio Fracking Awareness Coalition)

It isn’t often that area resi-dents have the opportunity to hear leading experts speak on the pollution caused by frack-ing and the fossil fuel industry. Three experts in the fields of drilling, health and environ-ment are coming to Greenville from Michigan and New York and one of Ohio’s gas pro-ducing counties to tell share stories and risks of fracking. The Western Ohio Fracking Awareness Coalition (WOFAC) will host an event April 15, 7-9 p.m., at Memorial Hall in Greenville. This program, titled the “Toxic Truth,” is about the consequences of the fracking and fossil fuel indus-try waste. This topic impacts all Ohioans, as injection wells, pipelines, fracking pads, and transportation of toxic chemi-cals are increasing in Ohio at alarming rates. According to articles found on the ANR and Texas Eastern (oil and gas as-sociated) websites, as well as a recent public notices, Darke County will soon be receiving gas from the shale gas area of Ohio and beyond. Everyone is encouraged to attend and ask questions. Because of the con-troversy surrounding fracking waste and the seriousness of the program, all community, county and state leaders, who are concerned about their con-stituents, are urged to attend.

When leaders from WOFAC recently travelled to Harrison and Carroll counties in Eastern Ohio next to the Pennsylvania border, they confirmed that fracking involves far more than drilling and waste disposal wells. It also involves towering rigs on acres of stone, gravel and concrete which are placed in close proximity to each oth-er and sometimes very close to neighboring homes and schools. Beautiful expanses of rolling hills filled with lush forests, sparkling ponds and plentiful wildlife are fast be-coming littered with towering metal rigs that have changed the shape and the scope of the landscape and the environ-ment forever.

Shale gas involves more than just a fracking pad, it also involves the destruction of mil-lions of gallons of fresh water that will never return to the ecosystem, massive amounts of truck traffic, earth shak-ing dehydration systems huge compression facilities, diesel powered generators, mas-sive pipelines, impoundment ponds, solid toxic waste, haz-ardous chemicals, hundreds of out of state workers and more. These operations have the po-tential to pollute the environ-

ment, impact water levels and quality, cause earthquakes, impact public health, decrease property values, contaminate farmland and devastate the quiet charm of a farm, a small town, or even a subdivision within a city.

Because of numerous earth-quakes in Texas, Arkansas, and Ohio near fracking wells and fracking injection wells, there are studies being conducted to determine if these earthquakes are caused by injection wells and/or fracking operations. While there are some individu-als and communities who have benefited from selling their mineral rights to oil and gas companies, there are far more people affected by the poten-tial for contaminated water, soil and air, decreased proper-ty values, increase truck traffic, the noise of drilling, the dig-ging of a network of hundreds of miles of pipelines across the open fields, the blight of the huge metal rigs and “frackci-dents”. Rarely does a day go by without a pipeline accident or spill as well as a multitude of other fracking accidents. As the residents of many areas that are currently being fracked can at-test, problems associated with fracking and fracking waste can far outweigh the benefits. Local governments are discov-ering that the money prom-ised by oil and gas drillers is not enough to compensate for the damage to roadways and bridges, and, in some cases as recent news articles point out, the money promised is greatly reduced or ends abruptly.

More importantly, because there are so many facets in-volved with fracking, Western Ohio, including Darke County and the counties surrounding it, are certainly not immune to what can occur. Having said that it is “highly unlikely” that fracking and fracking injec-tion waste will not come here is not a very comforting guar-antee. Without laws to protect or prohibit this activity locally, landfills can accept radioac-tive drill cuttings, old wells can be re-drilled and be vertically fracked for “light” shallow gas or, as the ODNR website points out, old gas and oil wells could be turned into Class II waste injection wells. The Glen Karn and Hollansburg areas are al-ready experiencing the impact of the shale gas industry, as pipelines and new bidirec-tional equipment are being in-stalled to make it part of a vast network of pipelines reaching from Eastern Ohio through Darke County and on to access points south and west.

For more information about fracking and its problems go to www. wofac.org

Grows Speak OutDue to information pro-

vided through local media outlets on March 6th, ob-tained during a Darke County Fairboard meeting on March 5th, Grow Excavating has re-ceived overwhelming support from community members in regards to how our busi-ness name was brought for-ward in the news about the cattle barns demo project. We want to take this oppor-tunity to share our thoughts and hope to keep our name in good standing. After 10 years in business, we have worked diligently to earn trust and respect from our custom-ers ranging from the Darke County Commissioners to the Darke County Engineer to business owners to farmers to homeowners throughout the county which will vouch for our character and reputa-tion.

We have been an active part of the Darke County Fair as a business vendor for the past 10 years. We have also com-pleted the Fine Arts Build-

ing project, helped with tile repairs on the fairgrounds, completed a parking lot at the North end restrooms, volunteered our help/ equip-ment for the fair’s Demo Der-by for the last 6 years, volun-teered our help/equipment for swine barn improvements last summer, have children in Darke County 4-H and have become a 4-H leader. After a motion was made and passed by the fairboard at the March 5th meeting to ban Grow Ex-cavating from any future bid-ding at the fairgrounds, we feel this action is a shocking and unjustified decision from the majority of the fairboard. We will continue our per-sonal involvement in the fair with our children being in 4-H and being a leader.

It was mentioned that Grow Excavating had “placed the fairboard behind the 8 ball” and “failed to fulfill a contract obligation”. Grow Excavating had verbally ac-cepted the project but had no signed contract. We contacted the fairboard sec-

retary within 4 hours to let them know we would like to decline the project based on several unknown variables including most importantly that the fairboard couldn’t pin point a starting date for the project. Due to the nature of being a self-employed con-tractor, we continually bid projects not knowing which ones we might be awarded, if any sometimes. As of March 27th, the fairboard is still waiting on clearance from the Fire Marshall to begin demo and now have a joint evidence exam session scheduled April 14th, over 6 weeks later than originally thought.

Thanks to all surround-ing community members for your continued support! Grow Excavating looks for-ward to many more years of helping their customers and providing a trustworthy, high level of service including be-ing involved in community projects!

Thank you,Todd and Amanda Grow

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“Most patients don’t have a history of injury but a gradual onset of symptoms after the ages of 40 that gets worse with activity.” Dr. Weber. “As you age, the shoulder joint is more vulnerable to micro-tears.”

Surgery is not automatic. There are conservative treatments to try first--physical therapy, anti-imflammatories and cortisone injections-which are often successful.

But surgery is needed to repair acute tears in patients with sports injuries or those who may fall on an outstretched arm-but don’t catch themselves. “This acceleration and deceleration can produce a big tear,” he said.

During arthroscopic surgery, Dr. Weber looks into the shoulder and decides what must be done: repair the rotator cuff, fix torn cartilage or remove bone spurs, for example. “Then we repair everything that needs to be repaired,” he said.

But the surgery is just the starting point. “Half the success rate depends on patients doing four to six months of therapy to prevent stiffness and get back their muscle strength. Our goal is to eliminate their pain so they can return to full physical activity,” said Dr. Weber. If you have shoulder pain that won’t go away, you can schedule an appointment in our Greenville office to discuss your options.

PERI meetsGREENVILLE – Public

Employee Retirees of Darke County will be meeting at the VFW on Ohio Street, April 7. The speaker will be Common Pleas Court Judge Jon Hein. For reservations, call Helen at 548-4514.

ing in classes and want to con-tinue in training. The Refresh-er/Advanced class is designed to review what they learned in the beginner class and correct any training mistakes or diffi-culties that have arisen as well as teach some additional train-ing tricks of the trade. The class will continue from where the beginner class left off and make for a better working and be-haved dog. Some off lead work is introduced, as well as more advanced training methods.

The classes are designed to be building blocks in obedience. They start with puppy and con-tinue to build upon that train-ing through each of the later classes. However, if you missed the puppy class when your dog was a baby, you can still get great results with the dog star-ing with their Beginner class.

Registration for obedience classes is from 6:30-7:15 p.m., April 8, with orientation and classes to follow registration.

Dogs must be up-to-date on vaccinations and participants must bring a copy of the dog’s vaccination records to registra-tion. Puppies must have had their first two sets of vaccina-tions to enroll in puppy class. Veterinarians need to certify all vaccinations given at home or by a breeder.

For more information about obedience class, call 548-0338 or 337-0292.

Charlotte Wisener, director of agility, is also announcing dog agility classes will be of-fered on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings. The classes offered include Intro-duction to Agility, Beginners, Intermediate Agility, Advanced Agility, Shaping and Competi-tion. All agility classes begin the week of April 7.

Pre-registration is required for agility classes. To pre-regis-ter, call 692-5580 or 459-9170.

Those participating in Greenville Area Dog Club class-es are reminded that parking is available in the front of the building as well as near the rear entrance. The entrance for dog classes is located on the north side of the building, near the rear.

Those bringing dogs to class are reminded to feed the dogs earlier in the day rather than before class.

Most classes use dog treats as training aids. Participants are reminded to bring small, bite-sized soft treats that can be used for rewarding their dogs.

All dogs must be leashed when entering the building.

Participants are also re-minded to wear comfortable, tie-on shoes.

April 8. Classes offered in-clude puppy (12 weeks to five months), beginner, refresher/advanced, obedience and con-formation.

“Our puppy and beginning obedience classes are designed to teach basic house manners, grooming and care of the dog, heeling, sit, down stay, come and other commands,” said Barb Rhoades, director of obe-dience training. She also added that a class will be offered to shoe who have completed be-ginner or have some past train-

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on Aug. 16. Contact Peggy Zimmers if you’d like to help with that project. Marilou Converstone, Membership chairperson, announced that we now have 147 members, four of them new. Marilou has copies of the 2014 Hand-book which can be bought for a dollar. Contact Marilou if you’d like to print your own copy.

The next DCRTA luncheon will be held the evening May 20 at the Presbyterian Church in Greenville and will include entertainment by Melody Line and Teacher of the Year Presentations.

GHS Class of 51 meets regularly

GREENVILLE – The Greenville High School Class of 1951 will meet for lunch at noon at the Asian Buffet, 521 Wagner Ave., the second Thursday of each month.

GREENVILLE – The Green-ville Area Dog Club (GADC) spring session of obedience, agility and conformation class-es begins the week of April 7.

Through the years more classes have been added to meet the growing interest in dog training. Many people like the variety of classes available.

The GADC will be offer-ing classes at the former U.S. Chemical Building, located in the 5400 block of State Route 49.

Obedience classes begin

by DCNEC with the HOPE Foundation awarding the fi-nal scholarship(s). Final date for submitting applications is April 1. Completed applica-tions can be mailed to Theresa Hall, RN, BSN, COWN, CFCN, c/o Wayne HealthCare, 835 Sweitzer St., Greenville, Ohio 45331.

For more information, con-tact Theresa Hall, 548-1141, ext. 5025 or [email protected]; Kathy O’Dell, 548-0013 or [email protected]; or Kelley Hall, 548-2999 or [email protected].

DCNEC is honored and privileged to facilitate the only nursing scholarship in Darke County for the established registered nurse. If anyone is interested in donating to this scholarship, send donations to the HOPE Scholarship, c/o Joyce Bruns, RN, BSN Memo-rial Scholarship, 201 W. Mail St., Greenville, Ohio 45331 or call 548-4673 (548-HOPE).

GREENVILLE – The Darke County Education Council (DCNEC) and Tony Bruns are pleased to announce the availability of a nursing scholarship(s) in memory of Joyce Bruns, RN, BSN. The scholarship is administered through the Helping Other People Excel (HOPE) Founda-tion.

Qualifications for the schol-arship application are: reg-istered nurse, employed in health care in Darke County for the last five years, provide a listing of community activities, provide a listing of profession-al and work-related activities, write a summary of what the educational pursuit will pro-vide for the community.

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GREENVILLE - The Darke County Retired Teachers held their first luncheon of the year March 20 at the Brick Room at the Brethren Home. Lunch served by Nancy Isch was fol-lowed by a presentation by Fred Williams.

Williams described the steps involved in creating his Earth Worm castings, mulch for flowers, plants and lawns. He has conducted numerous tests which indicate his prod-ucts make superior mulch. Mr. Williams sells his prod-ucts (including earth worms) to garden centers. He also fills orders from his home in Versailles. Business phone: 526-4107. His audience at the luncheon received castings suitable for house plants.

His presentation was fol-lowed by a brief business meeting which included announcements about the Teacher of the Year luncheon on May 1 at the Darke County Board of Education and the snack basket project on May 22. Volunteers are needed for both projects, as hostesses at the Teacher of the year lun-cheon and participants to cre-ate the snack baskets or pro-vide snacks. Volunteers are also needed to provide snacks or to hostess the Blood Bank

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Darke County Crime Stoppers and is working on a new Darke County government site called mydarkecountyohio.com.

Randall was born and raised in Greenville and graduated from Greenville Senior High School in 1992. He earned an Associate’s De-gree in CAD (computer-aided drafting) Technology from ITT Technical Institute and graduated with highest hon-ors with a 3.9 GPA in 1999.

He is the proud father of Chelsea Elizabeth Randall who attends South Middle School.

He said, “I am excited to be joining The Early Bird and

look forward to adding my ex-perience and vision to help the newspaper grow and become the digital and print source for Darke County. I have watched as the Foutz brothers have taken the paper to new levels and I am confident the business will be able to reach goals never before thought possible. I am honored to be a part of this fully locally owned organization and am ready to hit the ground running, the sky is definitely the limit!”

Randall is expected to con-tinue the mission that has already begun of making The Early Bird and bluebagmedia.com Darke County’s newspa-per and information source of choice.


GREENVILLE – “No, not really, but he gets 10 years out of it. Wish he could have got-ten life without parole.” The mother of the victim acknowl-edged the system and the ver-dict, but wasn’t happy with the sentence handed down to a family member for his acts against another member of the family. A second family member just shook her head. “This should never have hap-pened,” she said. A third said his comments couldn’t be used in print.

Chester Black was sen-tenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to 10 counts of sexual battery, all Felony 3 offenses. Assistant Prosecutor Deborah Quigley appeared emotional as she listed the acts committed by the offender against the child.

“He was in a position of trust and authority,” she said. “He was able to tell the child what to do… he actually took this child to a motel in Green-ville!” Noting Black could face up to 50 years in prison (five years maximum for each of-fense), Quigley added, “The state is requesting a 10 year term… this is appropriate

considering the seriousness of the offense.” This was the minimum one year for each offense, served consecutively.

Paul Wagner, attorney for the defense, said his client was forthcoming about his offense and he didn’t push for a trial (which would have required testimony from the child). “He is employed; his employer wrote a letter on his behalf.” Adding Black has family members who sup-port him, Wagner said there doesn’t appear to be the po-tential for continuing behav-ior.

Black told the court he “tried to get some help,” and had never been in serious trouble his entire life. “I’m manning up to what I’ve done.”

Darke County Common Pleas Judge Jonathan Hein said the legislature sets out the factors. The family rela-tionship scores the offens-es as “more serious.” “Mr. Black’s ability to do this indi-cates a serious problem with his critical thinking process,” Hein added. Noting his job was to protect the public and punish the defendant, Hein

told Black he will serve 10 years in prison, one year for each count, consecutive. He will be under mandatory post release control for 60 months and will have to register as a Tier III sex offender the rest of his life.

Black, a resident of Brad-ford, is 54 years old. He was indicted by the Darke County Grand Jury for 12 counts of sexual battery and two counts of rape. The criminal com-plaint filed was for single counts of F3 sexual battery and F1 rape.


GREENVILLE – Darke County Assistant Prosecutor Deborah Quigley wanted nine months prison for each of two offenses, Felony 5 Attempt-ed Gross Sexual Imposition, served consecutively, for the offender, Paul Jessup. Darke County Judge Jonathan Hein said he understood that, but added he had to follow rules of evidence.

“The warden, the governor, the legislature don’t expect us to send first offenders to pris-on. I’m doing what is expected of me… I’m ordering 90 days in jail with five days credit for time served,” he said. “Upon release you will be under inten-sive supervision, the highest level possible, for 60 months. You will have 75 hours of com-munity service, pay court costs of about $20 a month and be allowed no unsupervised con-tact with children under 18.”

Noting Jessup also had to participate in a sex offender risk reduction program, Hein added violation of any terms of his probation would result in 10 months in prison for each charge, to be served concur-rently. He told Jessup as a Tier 1 sex offender he will have to register with the sheriff of the county in which he resides for 15 years.

Quigley said the factors weighed in favor of prison be-cause Jessup was in a position of trust. She noted the victims were family members and he had a relationship with the children allowing this to hap-pen. She also added Jessup had a prior criminal history.

Jessup’s attorney, Kevin L.

Common PleasCourt report

GREENVILLE – Jonathan P. Hein, judge of the Darke County Court of Common Pleas, reported on the follow-ing actions taken by the court for February.

Nineteen new civil cases filed or reopened; 15 civil cas-es completed; 138 civil cases remain pending.

There were 15 new crimi-nal (felony) cases filed; 11 criminal cases completed; 64 criminal cases remain pend-ing.

Regarding domestic re-lations cases, 36 new cases or motions were filed or re-opened; 26 cases or motions were completed; 103 cases re-main pending.

For more information, contact Judge Hein, Common Pleas Court, Courthouse, Greenville, Ohio 45331, 547-7325.

Lennen of Dayton, said factors did not warrant prison; that community sanctions would be more beneficial than incar-ceration.

Jessup apologized, noting it was more an inadvertent mis-take.

The mother of the children, in tears, told the court it was devastating. “I never thought he could be capable of this. The children will have to live their whole lives knowing the person they trusted could do this to them. If they hadn’t had the strength and courage to say something it would still be going on today.”

Hein said the offense was more serious because of the offender’s relationship with the children, adding he saw no “less serious” factors. Noting a 1999 conviction for child en-dangering, he said recidivism was likely.

Speaking directly to Jes-sup, Hein said “I reject your version… inadvertence doesn’t wash with me. I appreciate the apology but as long as you have the impression this isn’t your responsibility you are likely to reoffend. Get over trying to sound like the victim. That’s as offensive to me as it is to the parents of the children.”

Hein commended the mom for planning to get help for the children, adding at some point they would have to say “it hap-pened but now we need to get beyond it and move forward… this, however, is not the time.”

Jessup was originally charged with four counts of Felony 1 Rape and six counts of Felony 3 Gross Sexual Im-position. After Jessup pleaded guilty to the lesser charges on Jan. 24, Quigley told the Early Bird “This is just the best reso-lution (we have) for this case.”

Sex offender gets 90 days

Sex offender gets 10 years for sexual battery

Chester Black

Paul Jessup with his attorney, Kevin Lennen, prior to sentencing.

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sage of Jesus’ love for you. They also have a great children’s ministry program that will have your kids asking to come back! They play games, read stories, eat snacks and make new friends.

If you aren’t ready to join them in per-son, please visit them online and watch one of their services. Visit www.eum-church.org and join with others as they participate from the comfort of their own home via Live Stream. Then come and visit them in person! Enjoy a great cup of coffee, exceptional music and a message that will change your life.

Their regular weekend services are at 1451 Sater Street, Greenville with three contemporary services: Saturday at 6:30 pm, Sundays at 9:45 and 11:15 a.m. and a traditional service on Sunday at 8:15 a.m. They hope you see something dif-

ferent in them, because God sees some-thing different in you!

This year, their celebrations for Eas-ter will begin on Saturday night, April 19 with an Easter Egg Hunt at 6 p.m. for ages birth through grade six. The wor-ship service will begin at 6:30 that night. Sunday’s services will begin with the traditional celebration at 7:30 a.m. and contemporary celebrations at 9, 10:30 and Noon. They will wrap the weekend up with a second Easter Egg Hunt at 1:30 p.m.! All Easter events are held at their Worship Center on Sater Street.

Jeff Harper is Lead Pastor at EUM. The Downtown Campus, 111 Devor Street, houses our offices and preschool. For more information, go to www.eum-church.org or call 548-3211.

GREENVILLE – EUM Church in Greenville is all about loving God and loving others! They are a friendly group of people who truly care for one another. Their church is much like a family that values community, truth, fun, and gen-erosity. EUM is a place where you can be yourself and be accepted. Through small groups that share life together, Bi-ble study opportunities, service project teams and community events we build trusting relationships that allow us to know one another better. They encour-age one another, forgive one another, and love each other; always striving to be more like Jesus.

Here is what some people have shared about EUM:

* “EUM is a wonderful place of love, giving, helping and healing. The first

time we attended, we both knew within minutes that this was the place God was leading us to. Even our children look forward to coming and worshiping”“

* “It is my home away from home where I go to meet Jesus and Praise Him for the joy he brings to me in all ways. EUM is an awesome place to worship.”

* “Top of Form* Love the relaxed atmosphere and

the contemporary music.”* “The people are friendly, coffee

is great, music is awesome and I come away challenged to be better than when I went in.”

God is creative and they want you to experience that when you come to their church! They use both traditional and contemporary music, drama, painting and other visual arts to share the mes-

EUM Church – loving God - loving others


DARKE COUNTY – In 2012, more than 25,000 abortions took place in Ohio. As tragic is this is, it is not the end of the story. Darke County Right to Life invites you to join them in their local ef-forts to protect and defend the dignity of every innocent human life. They meet

the first Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m., at 105 W. Third St., Greenville.

Though they are non-denomination-al, they comprise people of faith and would welcome anyone to join them. They look forward to standing for life with you.

GREENVILLE – The Darke County Pregnancy Help Center, 105 W Third St., Greenville, is bringing the Dove Award-winning Collingsworth Fam-ily to The Lighthouse Christian Center on April 25. The concert will begin at 6:30 p.m. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Tickets are $20. The event is spon-sored by Creative Carpets, Jim Gable’s State Farm Insurance and Eric Fee of the Braund-Pope Funeral Home in New Madison. There are a limited number of tickets remaining for this

great evening of music. For tickets and information, call 423-4836. All pro-ceeds benefit the Pregnancy Center.

Darke Co. Right to Life continues efforts

Collingsworths assist Center

Collingsworth Family

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For our journey to the cross Weekly Lenten Service each Thursday at 7:00 pm Sunday worship services at 10:30 am

HOLY WEEK: Palm Sunday: 10:30 am Worship Maundy Thursday: Soup N’ Sandwich Supper serving 5:00-6:30 pm Worship with Holy Communion and the Traditional Stripping of the Altar – service begins at 7:00 pm

Good Friday: 12:30 pm Community Service at Trinity 7:00 pm Service at Friedens Lutheran Church in Bloomer (Miami County) Easter Vigil: Saturday, 9:00-11:00 pm Easter Celebration: 10:30 am Easter Sunday, April 20th

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Easter Week ServicesWednesday, April 16, 6:30pm, Threefold Communion ServiceFriday, April 18, 7:00pm, Good Friday ServiceSunday, April 20, 7:00am-Ansonia Community Sunrise Service at Ansonia Methodist ChurchSunday, April 20, 9:30am, Sunday School for all agesSunday, April 20, 10:30am,Worship Service

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GREENVILLE – Stelvideo Christian Church welcomes its new pastor Tracy Brown and family. Pastor Tracy has been in ministry for about 18 years and com-pleted Bible College at Moody Bible Institute in Biblical Studies. He was ordained in 2005 by the Midwest Con-gregational Christian Fellowship. Originally from Gaston, IN he and his family have re-sided in Hollansburg since 1996. He married Heather Hunt, of Greenville in 2000. She is a gradu-ate of Taylor University with a foreign language/international studies degree. They are the parents of two boys, Fos-ter and Stuart.

Stelvideo Christian Church is a non-denominational church and is a

member of the Mid-west Congregational Christian Fellow-ship. Founded in 1887, this church is Christ centered and based on the truths of the Bible. There are many opportunities available in which to serve and become in-volved – including a choir, band and pup-pet ministry to name a few. This small, country church pro-vides a loving, car-ing and supportive

church family and invites you to join them in worship and fellowship. Sun-day School is held each Sunday at 9:30 a.m. with Worship Service at 10:30 a.m. The church is located six miles northeast of Greenville near the inter-section of Horatio-Harris Creek Road and Arcanum-Bears Mill Road.

GREENVILLE – St. Mary’s Catholic Church and St. Mary’s School are not content to allow ministry to happen. Members of the church and school are very active in the community and prepar-ing its young students for life.

All are invited to take part in these up-coming events.

St. Mary’s School will hold the Tom and Etta Mae Foley Memorial Dinner and St. Mary’s School Auction on April 5. This is one of the largest fundraisers for the school.

The students will be sharing their cre-ativity at the annual Spring Spectacular Art Fair on April 28, 7 p.m. The students are currently working on paper mache di-nosaurs.

There is still time to take part in the Knights of Columbus Fish Fry. Join them on April 4 and 11 at the Knights of Colum-bus Hall on Children’s Home Bradford Road from 5-8 p.m. On April 13, the K of C will change gears and offer their famous chicken and pork chop dinners from 4-7 p.m. at the hall.

Throughout April and May St. Mary’s Church will be bringing its year to a close.

They are currently planning for their Eas-ter Celebration with various times for Reconciliation and they offer Adoration every Wednesday after Mass until 7 p.m., followed by Stations of the Cross. They are also preparing for elections for coun-cil and other commissioned groups.

The youth groups are also excited about the coming months. Planning is currently taking place for the year-end re-treat. Preparation is also being made for the annual Easter Egg Hunt. And, young ones will soon take part in their first Com-munion.

The Rosary Altar Society is also very active. They are currently planning the Mother/Daughter/Friend Banquet on May 19.

Join volunteers from St. Mary’s Church the second Wednesday of the month at Grace Resurrection Center. This dedicat-ed group of individuals assists at the local soup kitchen.

St. Mary’s Church has approximately 700 registered families from the county who are members of the Parish. For more information, visit www.stmarysgreen-ville.org or email [email protected].

Pastor Tracy and Heather Brown with their children Foster and Stuart.

New pastor at Stelvideo Christian Church

St. Mary’s Church and School take active role in community

St. Mary’s Church233 West Third St., Greenville, OH 45331

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Holy WeekPassion (Psalm) Sunday Masses

April 12th 5:30pmApril 13th 8:30 & 10:30am

Monday, April 14, Mass 8:00amTuesday, April 15, Mass 8:00am Reconciliation 6:00-7:00pm

Wednesday, April 16, Mass 8:00am Reconciliation 9:00-10:00amHoly Thursday, April 17,

Mass 7:00pm Adoration till 12:00 MidnightGood Friday, April 18

Stations of the Cross 12:00 NoonCantata 1:00pm

Liturgy of the Word 2:00pmSaturday, April 19, Easter Vigil 7:00pm

Easter Sunday, April 20, 8:30 and 10:30am

Stelvideo Christian ChurchPastor Tracy Brown 937-316-8198

Located six miles northeast of Greenville. Near the intersection of Horatio-Harris Creek Road and Arcanum Bears Mill Road.

Annual Pre-Easter Services-April 13 at 10:30amand April 13, 14 & 15 at 7pm

Guest speaker will be Pastor Vernon Rodeffer. Pastor Vernon will be preaching on the miracles and prophesies

fulfilled by Jesus prior to His crucifixion and resurrection.Special music will be provided by GloryBound of Union City and Winchester. The gospel trio of cousins, David, Brad and Paula Key, began it’s music ministry in 1980 to encourage, through song and testimony, of how our heavenly Father cares about every aspect of our lives.

Please join us as we prepare our hearts for the Easter Season.

EASTER SUNDAY

Sunrise Service 7:00 a.m.Breakfast Following Sunrise ServiceSunday School 9:00 a.m.Church Service 10:00 a.m.

With the changes that life has brought over the years, the truth of the message and the fact that “Jesus is Still the Answer” only becomes stronger.


MARIA STEIN – The Ma-ria Stein Country Fest is a family oriented festi-val. It is held on the grounds of The Holy Relics in Maria Stein. It attracts around 75,000 visitors a year. All the entertain-ment and parking is free and there is no charge to get on the grounds.

There are all kinds of entertainment all weekend, including The Country Fest Tractor Square Dancers, high wire show of The Pirates of the Colombian Caribbean and The Big Food Monster Truck and more. There are many oth-er activities, too. There is volleyball, dodge ball and cornhole tournaments, punt, pass and kick contest and a Quar-terback Challenge. For the four to six year olds, there is The Mini Indi.

There will be eight bands and DJs playing music of all kinds all weekend

long. For those who need a little noise and a little

dirt, they have go-cart racing, garden trac-

tor drag racing and garden tractor pulls.

On Sunday, they bring out the

real power with the Central Tractor Pull fea-turing gas and diesel trucks

and tractors.For those who like it a little quieter,

they have a large craft show and bingo. Plus, there is food for everyone’s pallet. There is pizza, strawberry shortcake, cabbage rolls and much more, includ-ing the Knight’s famous Fried Chicken and Legion’s fantastic Turtle Soup.

Tim and Mack Kuening will be do-ing chainsaw carvings throughout the weekend, which will be auctioned off on Sunday evening.

For more information, visit www.mscountryfest.com.

The world famous Big Foot will be making an appearance at this year’s Country Fest.

Plans being made for Maria Stein Country Fest



GREENVILLE – The 2014 Illumina-tion Festival returns to the Darke Coun-ty Fairgrounds on Sept. 20 and 21. Past headliners had already achieved great success in the contemporary Chris-tian music field or were on their way up. This year’s artist is no exception. The Illumination Festival Committee is pleased to announce Tenth Avenue North will headline the main concert in front of the Grandstand on Sept. 21. This is the eighth year for this concert, which has featured performances from MercyMe, TobyMac, Newsboys, Big Daddy Weave, Sanctus Real, Jeremy Camp and others.

Tenth Avenue North formed in West Palm Beach, FL nearly 10 years ago while members of the band were at-tending Palm Beach Atlantic College. Their name comes from the street a couple of the original band members were living on while attending college.

Although the band has had a few members come and go, the main em-phasis has always been presenting the Truth. One of the band members said, “What we’re hoping for with this music that we’re making is to not just enter-tain people. I think it’s safe to say that we already have plenty of that. What we’re wanting is to see people encoun-ter truth.”

Presenting the truth of the Gospel

has put them on the right track. They have found success with all three of their studio albums, Over and Under-neath; The Light Meets the Dark; and most recently, The Struggle. The lat-ter two albums reached #1 on the U.S. Christian chart. The band has also scored #1 hits with Strong Enough to Save and You Are More. In 2009, Tenth Avenue North earned a Dove Award for New Artist of the Year. They followed that award up a year later with one for Song of the Year (By Your Side).

The Illumination Committee contin-ues to work on adding more bands for this year’s festival. Look for new events to be added while continuing with fa-miliar favorites such as Day One – an

event designed for youth. This year’s Day One event will take place on Sept. 20.

Tickets for the Illumination Festival will go on sale May 1. Early bird pricing will be available from May 1-10 with general admission at $20, reserved seats and track (standing only) for $25 and VIP (in front of the stage) for $50. Prices will go up $5 for all tickets (except VIP) on May 11. Tickets will be available at Bread of Life Christian Bookstore and the Darke County Fair-grounds in Greenville, Christian Book-store in Union City, IN, Trinity Books and Gifts in Richmond, IN and itickets.com.

Tenth Avenue North will headline annual Illumination Festival


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