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WEEKEND EDITION - FEBRUARY 10, 2019

THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE GREAT DARKE COUNTY FAIR!

The Neff Company expected to close by the end of 2019 RYAN BERRY

MANAGING EDITOR editor@earlybirdpaper.com

GREENVILLE – The Early Bird has learned a company that has been part of the fabric of the Darke County community for 117 years will be closing its doors completely in Greenville by the end of the year. We have learned some employees will work their ﬁnal shift on Friday. The Neff Company has bounced from one owner to another over the past several years. Past owners include Newell Brands, and Visant (the parent company of Jostens), and in 2015, Jarden Corpora-

tion purchased Jostens, which included the acquisition of Neff. At the time, Neff management praised the acquisition believing it would strengthen the company’s future. Over the past ﬁve years Jostens and Neff have been working to leverage their strengths. According to Jeff Peterson, vice president of marketing and communications for Jostens, with both businesses having the same schools as clients, they believe this move will better serve schools by allowing closer partnerships with the sales team, marketing of products and invoicing and billing. The Neff Company has

Three Dog Night

Three Dog Night coming to 2019 fair RYAN BERRY

MANAGING EDITOR editor@earlybirdpaper.com

GREENVILLE – Joy to the World, Mama Told Me (Not to Come), and Black & White, all number one hits for the band that will headline the Great Darke County Fair’s concert on Sunday, Aug. 18. Three Dog Night will be joined by Starship for a great night of music. Three Dog Night is in its fourth decade of entertaining fans with some of the most popular music of all time. From 1969 through 1974, no other group had more top 10 hits, or sold more records or concert tickets. The group had 11 top 10 hits, 18 top 20 hits and 21 songs in the top 40. You might think that because of their longevity that sales would have declined, but that’s not true. Three Dog Night has sold well over a million copies and landed The Best of Three Dog Night: 20th Century Masters on the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart for the past 12 months. The group is not content to relish the music of the past and recently released new music with Heart of Blues and Prayer for the Children. Three Dog Night con-

tinues to perform over 70 concert dates a year with Danny Hutton (founder/ lead vocalist), Michael Allsup (guitar), Paul Kingery (bass/vocals), Pat Bautz (drums), David Morgan (vocals) and Howard Lavarea (keyboards). Starship has evolved over the years and now features Mickey Thomas who joined Jefferson Starship in 1979. In 1985, Starship released one of the most popular albums of the 1980s with Knee Deep in the Hoopla. The album featured two #1 hits with We Built this City and Sara. The album went platinum and reached #7 on the Billboard chart. Their follow-up was met with similar success when Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now went to #1. A new generation of music lovers are discovering Starship with their music being featured on the TV series Glee and also in movies like Skeleton Twins, Rock of Ages and Guardians of the Galaxy. Tickets for the Aug. 18 concert will go on sale on Saturday, Feb. 23. Purchase tickets at darkecountyfair.com or charge by phone by calling 1-800-736-3671. Tickets are $40 for track and $37 for grandstand and bleachers.

approximately 60 employees that will be affected by this transition. According to Peterson, nine employees worked their ﬁnal shift for the company on Friday. There isn’t a timetable as to when the remaining positions will be eliminated. Peterson said, “It is a little more ﬂuid and more individual” as to when they will be let go. All employees received a transition package and plan at a meeting last week. The package gives

information on severance and outplacement services. Some employees may be placed with different operations within Jostens. Peterson also shared another one of their businesses in Iowa is also facing the same fate as The Neff Company. The Greenville ofﬁce has been mostly administration for several years and Peterson was unsure as to when production ceased at the plant. The Neff Company pro-

vides varsity letters and numbers, school patches and awards, school outer-

wear, varsity jackets, pins, trophies, display frames and more.

Darke County native to appear on Project Runway SUSAN HARTLEY

STAFF WRITER shartley@earlybirdpaper.com

DARKE COUNTY – This season’s Project Runway, which airs on the Bravo network beginning March 14, will feature a Darke County fashion designer. Tessa Clark, a 2009 Greenville High School graduate will be one of 16 new designers from across the United States and abroad competing for a chance to show their collections during an exclusive runway show for industry insiders and inﬂuencers, according to the Bravo website. According to Tessa’s bio on bravotv.com, her womenswear line, Grind and Glaze is inspired by her rural upbringing and pays tribute to father, miller Terry Clark and her mother Julie, a potter. The Clarks are previous owners of Darke County’s Historic Bear’s Mill. Tessa’s creations are crafted in Cincinnati, where she attended the DAAP (College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning) at the University of Cincinnati before beginning her professional career. In her bio on bravotv.

com, Tessa’s collection “embodies a story of creativity, purpose, and imagination” and is described as “aesthetic as minimal, elevated casual-wear and unreﬁned luxury.” Due to her agreement with Bravo, Tessa is not able to speak with media at this time. However, her mother Julie was happy to speak to The Early Bird. “We’re just incredibly proud of Tessa. The process of getting on the program wasn’t simple. She’s thoroughly enjoyed getting to know all the other designers.” Clark said her daughter has always had an interest in art. “She’s always been exposed to art from the getgo,” said Clark, who previously managed Bear’s Mill. “She was always around the mill and went on buying trips with me to New York to select products” to sell at the Mill. Clark said her daughter began her college career studying graphic design, but after a couple years decided she wanted to work “more three-dimensionally. She didn’t want to be behind a computer all the time.” As a child, Clark said

Darke County native Tessa Clark will be one of 16 fashion designer contestants on the new season of Project Runway.

Tessa was always “combing through fashion magazines” but considered a career in fashion design as a “little too foo foo,” The Urban Dictionary describes “foo foo” as anything that is just a little too frilly, fancy, or upper crust. One of the cool things about Tessa’s fashion now is that she really wants to create items that are ethically produced and create fashion that doesn’t contribute to world pollution,” Clark said. “Fast fashion is the number two world polluter – from dyes to waste

to people being taken advantage of in other countries. I’m really proud of her for that.” Tessa, 27, currently works as the sales and marketing manager for Idlewild Woman in Cincinnati, which is now owned by her mother and her cousin, Jessica Murray. Clark explained how Tessa was managing the boutique when the previous owners decided to sell. “My niece and I decided to buy it last May. My niece lives in Cincinnati and we’d always kind of talked and dreamed of doing something together.” The boutique also offers Tessa an opportunity to sell her fashion line. As a Project Runway contestant, Tessa will be vying for the largest cash prize in the show’s history - $250,000 furnished by the Pilot brand FriXion Erasable Gel Ink Pen – as well as a featured role in a Blueprint digital series and $50,000 to put toward a design studio, also courtesy of Blueprint. This season’s contestants also are competing for a one-on-one mentorship with The Council of Fashion Designers of America to help grow their fashion business.

Fair Board continues work on new buildings RYAN BERRY

MANAGING EDITOR editor@earlybirdpaper.com

GREENVILLE – Chance Cox, Darke County Fair legal representative, shared with fair board members on Wednesday that he and representatives of Cargill have worked out some of the particulars regarding the $500,000 donation. Cox said much of the terms and conditions have been scrapped. The donation, according to Cox, was not about the terms, conditions and outcomes, but rather about goodwill. Cargill does want to be recognized for their donation and wants to remain informed as to how the building takes

shape. The fair board announced their fundraising drive earlier in the day on Wednesday with Dave Knapp leading the campaign. After receiving bids to build three buildings on the fairgrounds for hogs, goats and dogs, the board has learned they will need to raise approximately $1.2 million. That ﬁgure represents what is needed after the current commitment of funds from Cargill, the dog department and the insurance settlement. Fair Board President Dean Neff shared they are hoping to have two of the buildings built prior to the 2019 fair. Providing the funds are available, the dog

barn, the smallest of the three buildings, and the future goat barn would be built this year. However, the future goat barn would be used for the swine shows this year and the goats would remain in their current location. Following the fair, the 25,200 square foot swine barn and multi-purpose facility would be built and would be ready for the 2020 fair. Neff noted much of this is contingent upon the success of the fundraising campaign. Although bids for the projects have already been received, the board is expected to reﬁne the requirements and speciﬁcations for the buildings and put the

project out for bid again. The issue of parking in the north end was also addressed. Neff said nothing was “set in stone,” but there is consideration to do away with parking for livestock exhibitors in the north end once the new buildings are built. The change would not take place in 2019. The board expects to continue offering one parking pass for vendors in the Coliseum. Neff cited warnings from the ﬁre marshal in the north end for considering the change. The board also approved Bender Electric as the electrical service provider for the fair. Bud’s Electric announced they were withdrawing as the provider after last year’s fair.

POLICE BEAT

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Driver charged with possession during routine trafﬁc stop DRUGS

On Feb. 3 an officer observed a vehicle traveling on East Main near Ash Street without working brake lights. The officer conducted a traffic stop. Upon making contact with the operator, Jeffrey Dynes II, the officer could smell a strong odor of raw marijuana coming from inside the vehicle. The officer told Dynes why he had stopped the vehicle and Dynes said he was aware the vehicle had non-working brake lights. The officer also told Dynes he could smell marijuana and he would be searching the vehicle. Dynes said he had smoked earlier in the

car and that was what the officer was smelling. The officer again said he would search the vehicle, due to the odor of raw marijuana. Two other officers arrived on scene to assist. When the officer asked again where he would find the marijuana, Dynes reached into the center console and pulled out a glass pipe containing burnt marijuana. Upon searching the vehicle, an officer located a clear baggie of leafy green vegetation, also inside the console. Dynes was issued a citation for possession of marijuana as well as a brake light violation. He was warned for drug paraphernalia and released.

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On Feb. 1 officers responded to the Town House Motel on the report of a subject with a felony warrant possibly there in a room. Officers knocked on the door of the room and a female who answered allowed them to check inside. The subject, Scott Williams, was found hiding inside the bathroom. He told officers he had a 104 degree temperature and was ill with viral pneumonia. Officers contacted the Darke County Jail and were told to go ahead and transport Williams there for the jail nurse to check his condition. No other charges are pending. On Feb. 1 an officer was called to Markwith Avenue and Martin Street to assist an adult parole officer who said they were with a female subject. There was an altercation and the subject, Victoria Hobbs got away. The officer had noticed a female matching the description of Victoria Hobbs who was attempting to hide between a house and a fence. The officer exited the cruiser and proceeded to pursue Hobbs. Another officer assisted and Hobbs was stopped. She was searched by the adult parole officer and taken into custody. She was transported to the Darke County Jail on an outstanding warrant, which was through adult parole with no bond. She complained of stomach pains and was taken to Wayne HealthCare, where she was medically cleared. She was transported back to the jail, where she was issued a citation for resist-

4-H tack sale and BBQ GREENVILLE – The 25th annual Darke County Tack Sale is on Sunday, March 17 from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. in the Youth Building at the Darke County Fairgrounds and they are expanding into the Coliseum. Check out the large variety of new and used horse items, clothing, rustic and country home decor, and more. Chicken and Pork BBQ dinners are now available for presale only and are $7.50 each. Dinners include pork chop or half chicken, applesauce, chips, and roll. Contact any Horse 4-H member, DarkeHorseCommitee@ gmail.com or Facebook. com/DarkeTackSale to order Chicken and Pork BBQ dinners by March 3. Tack vendors can contact the above email for more information.

DCDD board member needed CLUES ACROSS 1. Chop or cut 4. Political action committee 7. Male parent 10. Doctors’ group 11. Ottoman military commander 12. A metal-bearing natural material 13. Lively ballroom dance 15. Male Gypsy 16. Once-popular card game 19. Occurred just once 21. __ Streisand, singer 23. Shiny yellow minerals 24. Get hitched again 25. See (Latin) 26. Lies between the Caspian and Persian Gulf 27. Scourges 30. Sentence 34. Supervises flying 35. Bar bill 36. Alfalfa 41. Type of dishwasher soap 45. Witnesses 46. Ancient Italian-Greek colony 47. Newspapers need them 50. Discuss again 54. Small group with shared interests 55. Support 56. Wool 57. Take hold of 59. Likely the first Meso-American civilization 60. Woman (French) 61. Automobile 62. Popular Georgia rockers 63. Soviet Socialist Republic 64. A major division of geological time 65. Make an effort

CLUES DOWN 1. Czech monetary unit 2. Able to arouse feeling 3. Elk 4. Muscular weaknesses 5. Earlier 6. Lightweight fabric 7. One who greets 8. Soldiers sometimes wear one 9. Officially prohibit 13. US political party 14. Used of a number or amount not specified 17. Make a mistake 18. Biopic starring Jamie Foxx 20. Ancient Media inhabitant 22. About aviation 27. Popular American sports league 28. Cologne 29. Partner to cheese 31. When you’ll get there 32. Not pleased 33. One point east (clockwise) of due north 37. Respects 38. Shake up 39. Ethiopian river 40. Intrinsic nature of something 41. Principal parts of the brain 42. Brews 43. Where ships dock 44. One who wassails 47. Shock treatment 48. Popular average 49. Things 51. A type of “bear” 52. Utilize 53. European Economic Community 58. Swiss river

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GREENVILLE – The Board of Darke County Commissioners is seeking a community member who may be interested in filling an unexpired term ending Dec. 31, 2020, as a “Volunteer Board Member” of the Darke County Board of Developmental Disabilities. The individual must be a Darke County resident and be interested and knowledgeable in the field of developmental disabilities with preferred professional training and experience in business management, finance, law, health care practice, personnel administration, or government service. Family members of people eligible for Darke DD services are encouraged to apply. Interested parties should submit a letter of interest to the Darke County Board of Commissioner’s Office at 520 S. Broadway, Greenville by Feb. 22.

ing arrest. On Feb. 3 an officer was called to the Holiday Inn on Russ Road on the report of a person attempting to break into vehicles. The officer reported that complaint was not valid, but during his investigation he made contact with Jessie Fluke, who was wanted on an outstanding warrant from Montgomery County for a probation violation on the original charge of heroin, with no bond. The officer arrested Fluke and transported her to the Darke County Jail to await transport from Montgomery County.

found the subject, Nathan Ellis driving under a noncompliance driver’s license suspension. After speaking with Ellis, officers learned his son’s mother lives in the 100 block of Oxford. Ellis said they argued because he arrived late for a visit with his son. Ellis also told officer he did not have a rifle, but he did have a sword he was going to show his son. He gave permission for officers to search the vehicle. No guns or rifles were found, but officers did find several swords. Ellis was cited for driving under license suspension.

On Feb. 4 an officer was dispatched to the 300 block of Hart Avenue. The officer contacted the complainant who said his granddaughter had been living at his residence for a short time. While he was getting ready for work, he noticed the door was unlocked. When the complainant checked his granddaughter’s room, she was not there. The complainant told the officer he thought his granddaughter may have gone to a male friend’s home. The officer went to check home and the girl was not at that residence. As the officer was traveling back to Hart Avenue, he was notified by dispatch that the female juvenile was back at her grandfather’s home. She told the officer she went out at 4:45 a.m. to ride her bike and didn’t go to the friend’s home. Since she was already on probation, her juvenile probation officer was contacted about the situation.

The Greenville Police Beat is prepared from public records available at the Greenville Police Department. Every effort is made to balance the public’s right to know with the rights of the individuals involved. Readers are encouraged to contact Greenville Police if they have information or concerns regarding these or any other incidents they see. The Early Bird notes all suspects are innocent

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On Feb. 3 an officer was dispatched to the 100 block of Oxford Drive on the report of a subject with a weapon. The complainant told the officer the male subject was wielding a rifle and banging on the door of the house across the street. The complainant also said the subject had been sitting in a green pick-up truck. When the officer arrived near the address, the subject drove away from the scene. Two officers conducted a traffic stop and

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Arcanum BOE meets

ARCANUM – The Arcanum-Butler Local Board of Education will hold its Regular Board of Education Meeting on Thursday, Feb. 14, 7 p.m., in the Board of Education Ofﬁce.

President’s Day closing GREENVILLE – Community Action Partnership will be closed on Feb. 18 for Presidents Day. Our ofﬁce will reopen on Feb. 19 for regular hours at 8 a.m.

GTS closed on Feb. 18

GREENVILLE – Greenville Transit System will be closed on Feb. 18 in observance of President’s Day. They will re-open for business at 6 a.m. on Feb. 19.

Flatter enters Alford plea to robbery BY SUSAN HARTLEY STAFF WRITER shartley@earlybirdpaper.com GREENVILLE – Sean M. Flatter entered an Alford plea of guilty on one count of robbery on Tuesday in Darke County Common Pleas Court. Flatter, 36, of Greenville was scheduled to go to trial Tuesday on one charge of robbery and one charge of burglary, both 2nd degree felonies, opting late Monday to agree to a plea deal. In exchange for dropping the burglary charge, Flatter agreed to enter a guilty plea Tuesday to the amended lesser charge of 3rd degree robbery. An Alford plea is when a defendant maintains his innocence but admits the state has sufﬁcient evidence to convict him and agrees to be treated as guilty. The incident took place Oct. 4, 2018, when Flatter

and a female victim had an altercation in the area of Gray and Washington streets. According to assistant prosecutor Jim Bennett, Flatter grabbed the victim’s purse and left the scene. Greenville police ofﬁcers were then unable to locate Flatter, Bennett said. Flatter’s attorney, David Rohrer told Judge Jonathan P. Hein if he agreed to order an own recognizance bond, Flatter would be living with his parents and working in their business. He also hopes to register to attend a Recovery & Wellness program, Rohrer said. Hein set a sentencing hearing for March 11 and instructed the county probation department to verify Flatter’s plan for housing and work before releasing him from jail.

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Bridges to College honors sponsors with luncheon BY LINDA MOODY CORRESPONDENT lmoody@earlybirdpaper.com

GREENVILLE – The directors of Bridges to College (B2C) hosted an appreciation luncheon Thursday at the Chestnut Village Center on the Brethren Retirement Community Campus. Executive Director Anne McKinney said this is the ﬁrst time the group has held an appreciation luncheon. “We invited people who’ve supported us in the last 10 years,” she said. Bridges to College is a partner program of United Way, which was represented at the meeting, as were Greenville Federal, Greenville National Bank, Second National Bank and GTI, the other supporters. The purpose of the organization is to encourage local students to pursue post-secondary education through the use of mentoring, programming and scholarships.

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“We meet with a lot of families after school hours to make sure they understand,” McKinney said. “Our goal is that the student has a realistic plan and goes forward with it.” Matt Steyer, one of the directors, welcomed those in attendance. “We work with families and students in the community in the whole process of going to college through such things as career researching and ﬁnancial aid,” he said. Bill LaFramboise, a former B2C director, spoke to the group and gave a history of the organization. “We changed the original name to Bridges to College in 2010,” he said. “In early 2000, a number of businesses served on

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with Greenville, Ansonia and Franklin Monroe.” McKinney introduced two of Greenville’s guidance counselors, Becky Curtis and Karla Holzapfel, who explained their program. “I have been there 15 years, and the Internet has exploded with college resources,” said Curtis. “Students are inundated with information. We are seeing a lot of students changing pathways. There are so many avenues now for students to get there.” She pointed out that she and Holzapfel are working with 900 students. “Half of the students don’t have a mentor or parents to get through the process,” she said. Curtis added, “We have the best in Darke County, even tech students. We have wonderful students, but they do need our help and guidance.” The program, it was noted, is making an impact. More than 600 students and parents participated in college activities

Program set on Levi Coffin GREENVILLE – Joanna Hahn, site manager at the Levi & Catharine Coffin State Historic Site, will present a free presentation on Tuesday, Feb. 19 at 6 p.m. at the Greenville Public Library. Registration is not required but seating is limited to 40. This event will be able to be viewed live via Facebook Live Stream. Levi Coffin is often credited with the title of President of the Underground Railroad. Learn how Coffin was instrumental in leading efforts to resist the Fugitive Slave Laws by assisting freedom seekers, or runaway slaves, on their

this fall through ACT prep classes and practice tests, college fair at Greenville High School, ﬁnancial aid night, FAFSA Completion Night, college visits and mentoring and guidance. It was reported that since 2006, 2,000-plus students have been men-

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Funds are available from Darke County Endowment for the Arts, Inc. for organizations, individuals and governmental units in need of funds which further presentation of or education in the arts. To be eligible to receive funding, an applicant must be located in or provide services in Darke County, Ohio. Projects appropriate for consideration may include innovative plans and programs that increase the quality and stature of the arts, that increase accessibility to the arts for more residents, that enable collaboration between arts groups, that provide recognition of exceptional artistic achievements, and that provide for the maintenance and development of art facilities.

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Applications must be received by Darke County Endowment for the Arts, Inc. on or before April 30, 2019 at 5:00 p.m. Application forms may be obtained from Darke County Endowment for the Arts, Inc. at www.SupportDCEA.org, as well as from the law office of Gary Brown, 414 Walnut Street, Greenville, Ohio 45331 or by sending your request to the address below. Completed applications may be submitted on line, delivered to the law office of Gary Brown, 414 Walnut Street, Greenville, Ohio 45331, or mailed to Darke County Endowment for the Arts, Inc. at the address below. DARKE COUNTY ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS, INC. P.O. BOX 155 GREENVILLE, OHIO 45331

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Darke County Cattlemen present awards at banquet BY LINDA MOODY CORRESPONDENT lmoody@earlybirdpaper.com

GREENVILLE – The Darke County Cattlemen’s annual banquet was held Monday evening at the American Legion Hall in Greenville, featuring the presentation of awards, the naming of a queen, introduction of guests and, of course, appetizers courtesy of Farmer’s State Bank and a meal prepared by Mary Bergman. An estimated 110 people were in attendance, with Director Brad Wilcox welcoming them. Additional directors, including Gary Gehret, Polo Perez, Rob Hart, Andrew Byram, Rob Godown and Russ Bennett assisted in the program; while Cheryl Campbell gave the invoca-

tion. It was noted by Godown that the directors will stay the same for another year. Perez and daughter Megan Cover announced the new beef queen, Jenna Godown, who was crowned by her predecessor, Kaylee Wilcox. Herdsmen awards were presented to senior Jenna Godown and junior Paige Gehret. Scholarships were awarded to Kaylee Wilcox and Kimberly Winner. Director Gehret presented the award by Director Byram. Recipient of the Director’s Award this year went to Jim Rismiller, who was not in attendance. Director Godown gave the treasurer’s report be-

fore Sam Custer gave the keynote address. OSU Agriculture and Natural Resources Educator Custer gave a beef update. “It’s an honor for me to come before you this evening with these thoughts,” he told the crowd. “This is a hot topic today--beef quality assurance certiﬁcation. Water quality and livestock manure management...there are a few in Darke County who are inﬂuential in what will take place. This is a program to ensure that beef and dairy cattle are maintained in a manner which will result in safe and wholesome production.” According to him, consumer concerns are contamination by bacterial germs; residues (pesti-

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Jenna Godown, third from left, was named Beef Queen at the Cattlemen’s banquet. She is shown with, from left to right, Megan Cover, who helped announce the winner; last year’s Beef Queen Kaylee Wilcox; and Cattlemen’s Director Polo Perez. (Linda Moody photo)

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university; and be pursuing a degree in either an agriculture or natural resources related ďŹ eld. The scholarship award is for $500 and will be processed through the University or College scholarship ofďŹ ce and will be available to the students in January 2020 after proof of the students continuing enrollment at the school has been obtained. The deciding committee reserves the right to refuse the application due to any component, including; incompleteness, essay and recommendation letter content, course type selected and/or previous scholarship earnings. The intent of this scholarship is to help our best and brightest pursue a higher education in the ďŹ eld of agriculture or natural resources. For more information, call (937) 5481715, Ext. 3 or email jared. coppess@darkeswcd.com.

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DARKE COUNTY â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Darke County Chamberâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 12thannual Groundhog Day event was well-attended, despite a signiďŹ cant snowfall that blanketed the area on Friday, Feb. 1. More than 200 business leaders and elected ofďŹ cials gathered at Romerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Catering in Greenville for the luncheon and to hear guest speaker, newly elected Ohio Auditor Keith Faber, who presented Finding EfďŹ ciencies in Ohio â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Making Government Work Better, Faster, Cheaper. Faber started his remarks with his Groundhog Day prediction, promising there were going to be â&#x20AC;&#x153;a lot of savings in Ohioâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s future.â&#x20AC;? During his remarks, Faber gave a brief overview of the duties of the state auditorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ofďŹ ce and shared some new ideas he is bringing to the table, including his plan to introduce more performance audits of local government entities. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Government cannot operate the same as it did 50 years ago, and it does. Sometimes government thinks you work for it,â&#x20AC;? the auditor said, adding how heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s determined to make sure those who handle tax dollars do so in ways that will beneďŹ t the taxpayer. In order to add additional performance audits, Faber said he will be asking legislators to consider approving an audit assistance fund, which would help, for example, small local municipalities, schools or libraries pay for audits. Faber said he also wants

to consider audit costs for local governments, who currently pay $41 per hour for an audit. His plan would drop the per hour fee for a ďŹ xed fee or sliding fee. Faber also touched on some of the audits his ofďŹ ce is responsible for, including Ohioâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s higher learning institutions. As of now, the state auditorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ofďŹ ce is required to complete only one college or university audit per year. Continuing this trend, â&#x20AC;&#x153;it would be a quarter century before all high education (in Ohio) had audits,â&#x20AC;? Faber explained. A recent audit of The Ohio State University prompted $6.5 million a year in savings, he said. Currently, Faber said, his ofďŹ ce conducts between 15-17 performance audits per year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We want to double that,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We want to make sure the peoplesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; money is accounted for.â&#x20AC;? Faber invites anyone with concerns or ideas to contact his ofďŹ ce or call his personal cell number, 937417-1715. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you have an idea you think government should be doing better or if you see something thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s happening, let us know,â&#x20AC;? Faber said, promising someone from the auditorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ofďŹ ce would be sent â&#x20AC;&#x153;out to do a special audit.â&#x20AC;? You may also contact Faber through the state auditorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website at ohioauditor.gov. The annual Chamber Groundhog Day event is sponsored by several local businesses, with the Dayton Realtors as the main event sponsor.

A â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Fairâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; rebuttal from the treasurer Doug Martin, fair treasurer, responded to a letter to the editor from John Glessner printed in the Jan. 27 edition of The Early Bird regarding the need for donations toward the building and replacement of up to three new buildings at the fairgrounds. The following is his response: Let me start that this letter by stating that this letter is my opinion and the facts as I know them and not necessarily the board of directors as a whole. As current treasurer of the society I can assure you that the board is not rolling in cash as John would have you to believe. For example, of the total budget of approximately 2.8 million dollars, nearly 25 percent is paid to junior fair livestock exhibitors as auction proceeds and carcass payments for their projects alone that is collected and dispersed back to the kids. The rest of the budget goes toward paying employees, maintaining grounds and equipment, and putting on one of the greatest fairs in Ohio which I assure you is a very expensive production. It is not uncommon to bor-

GREENVILLE â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The campaign to fund three new buildings totaling over 60,000 square feet at the Great Darke County Fair just added Dave Knapp of Dave Knapp Ford Lincoln to lead the $2.5 million dollar campaign. The Great Darke County Fair Board voted unanimously to move forward with the campaign after the ďŹ re of Oct. 25 that destroyed the swine facility. To help their decision, Cargill donated the ďŹ rst check of the campaign, a $500,000 gift. Knapp a long time business leader in the community will work with the Fair Board and Matt Hughes of Fair Funding who was hired to help

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their dilapidated building. These groups presented their plan to the board of directors at the October 2018 meeting with budgets and drawings to make their plans a reality. Also, in attendance was a professional fundraiser that specializes in raising money for fair projects that they had been negotiating with. Ultimately, the board unanimously supported the plan to proceed with their plan to raise money and to work towards the goal as I have presented. Fast forward a few weeks and we had the devastating loss of our swine barn which has increased the urgency to ďŹ nd a home for all the livestock for coming fairs and events. I assure you that no board member or committee person wanted this to happen. John threw a large number out there for demolition and clean up of the burnt building. I would like to note that the cost was less than half of the cost he presented. We invited nearly 25 companies to bid of which nearly all were local. Other moneys that we have received are for repairs to sur-

rounding buildings and costs incurred as a result of the ďŹ re. We have not received a settlement for the barn at this time as he stated. John did not state his source for information, but he seems to know more information than we as a board. I hope the doubts that John has created with his article do not affect our campaign to raise money to complete our goal over the coming months and years. I would also note that Ohio Red Book laws regulating fairs strictly controls the amount of money we could potentially borrow. Ideally, wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t it be great if we borrowed little or no money? In closing, I would like to personally thank Cargill for their generous donation and being one of the ďŹ rst to step up in our time of need. I hope many more businesses and individuals step up as well as the cost of this project is quite large. This project is about the youth of Darke County. Jr. Fair participants grow into being future leaders for our great country and l hope you realize that and are willing to support them.

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row money for brief periods of time during the winter months to cover day to day expenses. I am proud to say that currently we are debt free. John questions why we would, as a board, ask for donations before we have an estimate of the costs for rebuilding the burnt swine barn and the replacement of the dog and goat barns, so I am going to give a little background. Nearly a year ago the swine committee started discussions regarding overcrowding and the need for additional space due to a growing number of exhibitors and swine projects. This led to discussion with members of the goat committee which is also severely crowded due to growing numbers. As many of you know the aisles were nearly impassable due to crowding. These two groups created a plan to make improvements to the swine barn to house the growing goat department and a massive plan to build a 28,000 square foot building in place of the current dog and goat barns. Additionally, the dog committee has been raising money for more than two years to replace

organize the campaign to raise the balance of the funds necessary to build three speciďŹ c buildings. The buildings include a 25,200 square foot swine facility that will double as a multi-purpose building, a 19,200 square foot goat facility and a 15,840 square foot dog barn facility. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Leadership is everything in fundraising,â&#x20AC;? said Hughes who has over 30 years of fundraising experience and the last ďŹ ve years almost exclusively for fairs. Of the 94 county fairs and associations in Ohio, most have declining physical structures and in the case of Darke County, a signiďŹ cant structure that & " "! $ $!

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burned to the ground. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dave Knapp has been a tremendous supporter of the kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; livestock sale, his willingness to lead our campaign will truly make a difference,â&#x20AC;? said Dean Neff, fair board president. With the Cargill gift of $500,000 and the projected insurance proceeds of $800,000 the campaign is off and running with a remaining need of $1.2 million. This balance is going down every day as area businesses, fair friends and others contribute. Once the goal is met the fair will approach a local bank using pledge cards as collateral to advance some of the pledged funds to start the project

along with the insurance proceeds and the Cargill leadership gift. A similar campaign run by the fair board in Wayne County with Hughes of Fair Funding netted nearly 2 million dollars. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have faith that our community leaders and potential donors can see the facts, features and beneďŹ ts for our 4H and FFA kids, we can get this funded,â&#x20AC;? said Doug Martin, fair board member and board liaison with Knapp and Hughes. For further information about any aspect of this project, please contact Matt Hughes at 513379-7321 or email him at hjimmymatt@aol.com.

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Stephens clariďŹ es reasons to leave Cross County Conference DARKE COUNTY â&#x20AC;&#x201C; On Jan. 24, The Early Bird and Bluebag Media reported Darke County schools were considering pulling out of the Cross County Conference (CCC). Arcanum Superintendent John Stephens was reserved in his comments by acknowledging there were discussions about what was in the best interest of their students. He has since released a report clarifying some of the schoolsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; stance on leaving the CCC. Stephens pointed out the schools planning to leave have not yet submitted an ofďŹ cial request in writing to leave and have only verbally committed to leaving. The schools are expected to submit, in writing, their intention to leave to the secretary of the CCC prior to the next Board of Control Meeting. That meeting is scheduled for Feb. 20.

Stephens stated, â&#x20AC;&#x153;We wish to document the facts and recent activities within the CCC as it pertains to the districts who wish to leave the conference. The reporting was accurate that the schools that were listed did notify the entire conference at a meeting of their intent to leave the conference.â&#x20AC;? Stephens felt there were some omissions and/or inaccuracies in the information that was given. Stephens issued the following â&#x20AC;&#x153;factsâ&#x20AC;? in regards to the issue: 1) The statement given in writing to the schools included the following: â&#x20AC;&#x153;The decision is being made in the best interest of our districts and student athletes based on K-12 enrollment size/trends, competitive balance and proximity.â&#x20AC;? These reasons were omitted in the re-

cent articles and â&#x20AC;&#x153;footballâ&#x20AC;? was stated as the reason. While football was brieďŹ&#x201A;y discussed as a factor, the point was not about wins and losses, but competitive balance. Regarding football - Miami East is a Division V school and Bethel, who is currently Division VI, is very likely to move to Division V or possibly IV. Other schools in the CCC are Division VI or VII. 2) The discussion about conference issues began in late November among six or seven Darke and Preble County superintendents. The schools as listed below, did not all meet at one time in a â&#x20AC;&#x153;CCC meeting.â&#x20AC;? Separate discussions occurred since that time, in and between district administrators either in person or by phone. 3) The schools listed included: Ansonia, Arcanum,

Bradford, Franklin-Monroe, Mississinawa Valley, National Trail, Newton, Tri-County North, Tri-Village, Twin Valley South. Current CCC member Covington was invited verbally to join the schools leaving prior to the meeting in January with all CCC schools, but had not committed to doing so. They were invited in writing at the meeting that took place, but they chose to decline the invitation. The group of schools leaving believe that Covington would be a good ďŹ t with the rest of the school districts due to enrollment and proximity. 4) OHSAA is organized in multiple divisions to provide schools of similar size the opportunity to compete competitively. 5) K-12 Enrollment Status â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The following is the current enrollment num-

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period of play. The Lady Trojans battle back in second quarter action with a 7-2 run to trail 20-19 at 1:37 before TV would use take a 23-19 lead at the break. Arcanum opened third quarter play with a 5-2 run to trail 25-24 at 6:47 only to have the Lady Patriots close out third quarter scoring 8-2 sending the teams to the ďŹ nal period of play with TV up 33-26. Trailing in the fourth, the Lady Trojans were forced to foul sending TriVillage to the line to go 14-22 and take the ďŹ nal quarter 24-19 to earn the win. Meghan Downing led Tri-Village and a scorers with a game high 19 points.

bers as of Dec. 3. Data was secured through EMIS and ODE. Bethel, 1508; Miami East, 1343; Arcanum, 1109; National Trail, 1025; Twin Valley South, 866; TriCounty North, 849; Covington, 823; Tri-Village, 800; Ansonia, 719; Franklin Monroe, 641; Newton, 618; Mississinawa Valley, 600; and Bradford, 510 Size has been, and continues to be, the concern with several school districts. The majority of schools leaving have under 900 students enrolled. 6) Competitive Balance There are those who believe the schools that are leaving are leaving due to the other teams winning the majority of conference titles in recent years. While there has been success by those schools in various sports, many conference schools have enjoyed success, winning multiple titles. It can be noted as one example to refute the idea of â&#x20AC;&#x153;kicking out the best teamsâ&#x20AC;? that Covington has won 8 conference titles in football (and have enjoyed success in other sports), and they received an invitation to join the group due to enrollment and proximity. Due to the ever expanding gap in enrollment, it is making the competitive balance between some teams widen exponentially. 7) Conference bylaws permit teams by a unanimous vote, to remove a school from the conference. Because multiple teams are looking to make changes,

those teams must â&#x20AC;&#x153;leaveâ&#x20AC;? by providing written notice to the conference. Additionally, the bylaws state schools doing so must provide two years notice prior to doing so. The teams leaving have requested consideration of leaving after just one year. Doing so in one year may accommodate schools from both sides wishing to add teams from other conferences that have different bylaws. However, the following statements was given at the January report: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Despite our intentions to leave the conference, it is not our intent for student athletes from the remaining schools to compete without a conference.â&#x20AC;? 8) Ft. Loramie did not receive an invitation due to not participating in all sports and proximity. They were only added when TriVillage added football to even out the number of schools. They have played in the conference for two years in football and one year in girls golf. Stephens added, â&#x20AC;&#x153;While change is not easy, it is fairly common for conferences to do so because of enrollment changes. These decisions do impact the student athletes for all of the schools involved, which does take time and discussions for all schools moving forward. The CCC has been one of the more stable conferences in the area since it began, but it became clear that change was necessary for the betterment of our student athletes.â&#x20AC;?

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and a host of aunts, uncles, great nieces and nephews and extended family members and friends. The family will receive friends and family for visitation and memorial services from 2-4 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 16, 2019 at Coletown Congregational Christian Church, 2876 State Route 571 W., Greenville, Ohio.

DEATON – Eugene Allen “Gene” Deaton, 48, of Ocean Springs, MS, died Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019 in Ocean Springs. He was employed with Beau Rivage for the past 13 years. He was loved by a lot of people and known for his big heart. He hardly met a stranger. He enjoyed working on race cars with his dad and brother and spending time with all his friends. He is preceded in death by his father, Verlin Eugene Deaton, and his niece, Christin Deaton; also his grandparents, William & Leatha Deaton and Richard & Clara Hart. Survivors include his mother, Margaret Ellen (Kenny) Hatch; siblings, Joe (Michele Arthur) Deaton, Becky (Scott) Thompson, Robin (Randy) Reichard, Glenn (Michelle) Willard and Jim Willard. He is also survived by his former wife, Sue Deaton; step-mother, Bonnie Deaton; nephews and nieces, Ryan (Ashley) Shafer, Shae’La Thompson, Alysha Thompson, Josie Deaton, John Neargarder, Staci Young, Kayla Willard, Amber Willard and Eric Willard; his best friend and fur baby, Lucy;

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– Patricia “Patty” May Grimes-Lewis, 63, of Miami, Fla. passed away on Feb. 2, 2019 in Florida. She was born in Greenville on May 23, 1956 to the late Mary Vanata and Neil Grimes. In addition to her parents, Patty was preceded in death by her husband, Eddie Lewis Sr.; her step-father, Chalmer Vanata; her brothers, Terry J. Hampton and Neil Grimes; and her grandparents. Patty leaves behind her son, Eddie Lewis Jr. of Miami, Fla.; her three brothers, Chuck (Kathy) Grimes of Elkart, Ind., Scott Vanata of Union City, Ohio, and John (Mari) Vanata of Union City, Ohio; her grandchildren, Kevon, Cozy, and Mia of Miami, Florida; her sister-in-law, Carol Hampton of Union City, Ohio; her aunt, Joyce

Hampton of Union City, Ohio; and many nieces and nephews. A Celebration of Patty’s Life will be held on Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019 at The Boarderline, 6140 Hillgrove-Southern Road, Greenville, Ohio at 1 p.m. In lieu of ﬂowers, the family ask that you bring a covered dish and memories to share. Online condolences may be shared with the family at www.tributefuneralhomes.com.

SMITH – Evelyn L. Smith, 92, of Union City, Ohio passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019 at her home. She was born May 18, 1926 in Union City, Ohio the daughter of the late Frank & Katherine (Medlam) Dennison. She was a farmer and a waitress; she was a past member of the American Legion Ladies Auxiliary and the V.F.W. Post 7262 Ladies Auxiliary. She is preceded in death by her parents; her ﬁrst husband: Richard G. Grow Sr.; brothers: John, Jimmy, Joe, & Eddie; her sisters: Mary & Anna. She is survived by her second husband: James E. Smith Sr. of Union City, Ohio; her children & spouses: Sam & Geneva McClure of Troy, Richard & Katie Grow Jr. of Ansonia, Tony & Donna Grow of New Madison, Jean & Bob Andreas of Greenville, John Grow of Union City; step children: Linda Smith of Greenville, James Smith Jr. of Union City, Kathy & Glen Bryant of Greenville; 21 grandchildren & 22 great grandchildren; sisters: Sarah Skyrock, Patsy

Sheets, & Candy Cross. A service was held Friday, Feb. 8, 2019 at Zechar Bailey Funeral Home, Greenville, with Pastor Chris Barhorst ofﬁciating. Memorial contributions may be made to State of the Heart Care. Condolences for the family may be expressed through www.zecharbailey.com.

WELLS – Marshall Lue Wells, 63, of Hollansburg, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019 at State of the Heart Care Center in Greenville. He was born on April 10, 1955 in Hazzard, Ky. to Emily (Wells) Tuco of Hollansburg, and the late John Tuco. In addition to his father, Marshall was preceded in death by his great niece, Katlynn Nestor; his nephew, Joseph Davenport; and his great nephew, Jeremiah Tuco; and his brother-in-law, Gene Weyrick. Marshall loved spending time with his family and friends. He loved ﬁshing, bowling, movies and listening to music, and dancing. He enjoyed sitting on the porch and talking to neighbors as they stopped by to visit. His favorite events were the poker runs going by. He loved listening to the bikes revving up their engines for him. He adored all babies and always watched over them making sure they were okay and safe. Marshall liked to play tricks and have fun. In addition to his mother, Marshall is survived by his sisters, Carol Weyrick of Greenville, Carmelisa (Terry) Miles of Hollansburg, Barbara (Greg) Davenport of Brookville, Rebecca George of Greenville, and Sandra (Robert) Smith of Bradford; his brothers, John (Kathy) Tuco and Robert (Cindy) Tuco, all

of Greenville; special great niece, Jordynn Thornton; 21 nieces and nephews, 37 great nieces and nephews; special friends, Austin Harrison and David Stephens; and his favorite caregivers, Shirley Bruner and Lisa Brown. A celebration of Marshalls life will be held on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019 at 1 p.m. at Tribute Funeral Homes, New Madison Campus, with Rev. Eric Fee ofﬁciating. Family and friends may visit on Sunday, from 10 a.m. until the time of the service at 1 p.m. Burial will follow in Friendship Cemetery in New Paris. The family requests that guest dress casually and comfortably. In lieu of ﬂowers, memorial contributions may be made to State of the Heart Care, 1350 N. Broadway Street, Greenville, Ohio 45331. Online condolences may be shared with the family by visiting www.tributefuneralhomes.com.

HAMPTON – Dustan Shane “Big Fresh” Hampton, 28, of Greenville, died Friday, Feb. 1, 2019. A celebration of Dustan’s life was held Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019, at Zechar Bailey Funeral Home, Greenville. Condolences for the family may be expressed through www.zecharbailey.com.

HEZLEP-KELLY

– H. Maxine (Slyder) Hezlep-Kelly, 84, of North Fort Myers, Fla. and formerly of Darke County, passed away on Feb. 4, 2019 at Hope Hospice, Cape Coral, Fla. Maxine was born on Nov. 11, 1934 in Darke County, the daughter of the late Harold and Leah (Amspaugh) Slyder. In addition to her parents, Maxine was preceded in death by her brothers, Gene Slyder, Wayne Slyder

and Mark Slyder; and her sister, Madge Deis. Maxine had a fun-loving spirit and enjoyed games. She enjoyed playing Bridge with her Bridge Club. They would play men’s team against the women’s team. If she would lose, she would not say good-bye, she would say, “to be continued”. However, if she won, she would say, “we’re done”. She loved music and dancing and could play piano, by ear. Maxine liked to travel, either locally or long distances. She grew up on a farm and was no stranger to hard work. She enjoyed her work around the farm and those lessons she carried on throughout her life. She worked for 21 years as a secretary for North School and East Elementary. Above all, Maxine enjoyed people and loved spending time with family and friends. Maxine is survived by her beloved spouse, Forrest Kelly, whom she married Feb. 14, 2012; her children, Vicky Hamilton of Lebanon, Tim A. Gilbert of Greenville, and Bonny (Ward) Chapin of Palm Dessert, CA; her grandchildren, Andrew Hamilton, Caroline Hamilton, and Alexandra Hamilton; her brother, Don (Shirley) Slyder of Ansonia; and her sister, Marilyn Swallow of Versailles; and many nieces, nephews, great nieces, and great nephews. A Celebration of Maxine’s Life will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019 at Tribute Funeral Homes, Greenville Campus. Burial will follow in Ansonia Cemetery. Friends and family may visit on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the funeral home in Greenville. Online condolences may be shared with the family by visiting www.tributefuneral homes.com.

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– Lewis L. Stahl, 75, of Versailles, died Monday, Feb. 4, 2019. The family will receive friends on Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019, from 1-5 p.m. at Bailey Zechar Funeral Home in Versailles. Inurnment in Greenlawn Cemetery in Versailles will be at a later date. Condolences for the family may be expressed through www.zecharbailey.com.

February’s Lunch & Learn at library GREENVILLE – The Greenville Public Library’s Lunch & Learn for February will feature Jesse Berry from Blue Lantern Tea. Jesse will speak on the exceptional health beneﬁts tea has to offer, and demonstrate the beauty, rich philosophy, history and overall culture of tea. Blue Lantern Tea is a family owned and operated business. Jesse & wife Kim have over ﬁfteen

years of tea experience in all aspects of tea and tea culture. They have traveled as far as China, enjoying teas from around the world and educating themselves. As Jesse shares “We have done this so that not only can we have richer, fuller tea and life experiences, but so that we may share our experiences and help others experience tea as well; the way it was

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3rd Row Boys

3rd Row Boys to perform at TCC GREENVILLE â&#x20AC;&#x201C; From the third row of the choir to the streets of the world the 3rd Row Boys from central Indiana love harmony and travel with a passion to spread the message of Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s love as they minister to the needs of lost and hurting people. The 3rd Row Boys, Brandon Tiek, Sean Barber and Josh Ranke, have several recordings available. One of their best known is â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll Meet You at the Gate.â&#x20AC;? Visit their website at www.3rdRowBoys. com.

Positive reviews from across the country indicate that the 3rd Row Boys are grounded in humility, have a Spirit ďŹ lled anointing, and sing with impressive harmony as they strive to ďŹ ll their calling from God. Pastor Sam Shilot and the congregation of Triumphant Christian Center encourage you to come to an evening of song and praise with the 3rd Row Boys on Sunday, Feb. 17, 6 p.m. The church is located at 1129 South Towne Court in Greenville.

BRADFORD â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Tina Schmitzâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s special education class at Bradford Elementary recently presented a program on the Super Bowl. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our class took orders for lunch, which consisted of soup and either a sub or grilled cheese sandwich,â&#x20AC;? Schmitz said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We made the sandwiches in the morning before our presentations.â&#x20AC;? During these presentations, students gave reports on the Super Bowl. Here are some excerpts: Ayla: â&#x20AC;&#x153;I learned about the Super Bowl and I was learning about the New England Patriots. The New England Patriots are a professional American football team located in the Boston region. The Patriot football team began in 1960. 2007 was the best season for the Patriots. The Patriots have played in the Super Bowl 10 times. They have now

won six Super Bowls. The Patriots got their name by an essay contest: Boston Patriots.â&#x20AC;? Kamryn: â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am learning about the Rams. The Los Angeles Rams is a professional football team. The best season for the Rams was 1999. The Rams have been in the Super Bowl four times, winning in the year 1999. They lost in 1979, 2001 and 2018. They got the name due to the Fordham Rams being the favorite team of the owner and general manager. The Rams began in 1937 in Cleveland. They moved to Los Angeles in 1946. They were in Los Angeles until 1994 when the team moved to St. Louis. In 2016, they moved back to Los Angeles.â&#x20AC;? Nate: â&#x20AC;&#x153;I learned how footballs are made. The NFL footballs are made at the Wilson plant in Ada, Ohio. Each is made of cowhide. There are four pieces of leather in a football. The NFL foot-

Faithful Sons

GREENVILLE â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Greenville Wesleyan Holiness Church, 301 Hall St., Greenville, will host Allegheny Wesleyan Collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Proclaim in concert on Friday, Feb. 15, 7 p.m. The group includes

Heidi Grabill, Devan Gray, Larissa Strawn, Kevin Frank and Stephanie Neely. For more information, contact Pastor Rodney Robins at 548-0226 or 417-0146.

Paint and Meditate NEW MADISON â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The First Universalist Church of New Madison, 331 Washington St., will be offering a free mindfulness workshop on Friday, Feb. 15, 8 p.m. Workshop participants will practice a loving-

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DAYTON - The University of Dayton honored undergraduates for making the fall 2018 Deanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s List for achieving a minimum 3.5 GPA for the semester. Local students include Lauren Bruns of Versailles, Lauren Durham of Greenville, Franchesca Hackworth of Arcanum, Emily Kramer of Versailles, Andrew Lynn of Laura, Samuel Motz of Laura, Paxton Scholl of Union City, and Kristin Shelley of Arcanum.

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GREENVILLE â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The public is invited to the 90th birthday party for Elwood â&#x20AC;&#x153;Woodieâ&#x20AC;? Stuart. The event will be held March 9, 1-4 p.m. in the Romerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Party Room, Greenville.

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Isaah Clark, a ďŹ fth-grader at Bradford, reported on the stadium where this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Super Bowl played during a special presentation in his classroom. (Courtesy photo)

Bowl, the championship game between the NFL and AFL. The Super Bowl played this year is number 53. The ďŹ rst Super Bowl was played Jan. 15, 1967, and was played in Los Angeles. To get a ticket to the Super Bowl, it will cost $3,000 to $5,000 per ticket.â&#x20AC;? Isaah: â&#x20AC;&#x153;I learned about the stadium and the City of Atlanta where the super Bowl is being played. Mercedes-Benz Stadium will host the Super Bowl in 2019. Mercedes-Benz stadium has 71,000 seats / the stadium was opened in 2017. It cost 1.6 billion dollars to build.â&#x20AC;?

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GREENVILLE â&#x20AC;&#x201C; American Legion Post 140 will host an all-you-can-eat ďŹ sh fry on Feb. 15, beginning at 5 p.m. The cost is $8 and will be held at the Legion Hall on Ohio Street in Greenville. For more information, call Fred Dean at 417-7414.

Valentine Dance set

GREENVILLE â&#x20AC;&#x201C; A Valentine Dance will be held by Memory Lane Monday Dance on Feb. 11, 1-3:30 p.m. at the Greenville VFW. There is a $3 cover charge. There will be a carry-in and the public is invited. Beverages are available at the bar. For more information, call 547-1905.

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Renegade to entertain DCCAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fundraiser will some great steaks before a send two to Ireland night out.â&#x20AC;? BY LINDA MOODY CORRESPONDENT lmoody@earlybirdpaper.com

GREENVILLE â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The group Renegade is once again scheduled to entertain at the Ansonia Fire Departmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual dance set for 7 p.m. Feb. 16 at Paws Bingo Hall in Greenville. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dance night involves the amazing band Renegade rocking the house along with a 50/50, door prizes, rafďŹ&#x201A;es and plenty of food and drinks throughout the night,â&#x20AC;? said Cory Meadows, on behalf of the ďŹ re department. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are also letting people know that the American Legion in Ansonia is hosting their steak fry the same night just before the dance for people wanting to go there ďŹ rst and get

Meadows said tickets are $6 for singles and $10 a couple. â&#x20AC;&#x153;All the proceeds go the ďŹ re department to help with rising costs of gear and equipment purchases,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Except the food being sold in the kitchen will also beneďŹ t the Darke County Humane Society as well.â&#x20AC;? The Ansonia Fire Department averages between 110 and 140 runs a year, and currently has four trucks housed in its threebay building. The ďŹ re department also holds a chicken barbecue on Palm Sunday, the 5K on July 4 and its chili supper and rafďŹ&#x201A;e at Halloween time in October.

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GREENVILLE â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Darke County Center for the Arts wishes you the luck of the Irish this spring with the return of the exciting fundraising rafďŹ&#x201A;e â&#x20AC;&#x153;Off To The Isle.â&#x20AC;? One lucky winner will receive a trip for two to Ireland through AAA and Brendan Vacations. DCCA will be selling a limited number of chances for this exclusive rafďŹ&#x201A;e. RafďŹ&#x201A;e Tickets are $100 each. Tickets sales begin February 11th and the winner

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GREENVILLE â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Greenville High School Vocal Music students will perform their annual Winter Concert on Monday, March 4, at 7 p.m. at Memorial Hall. Tickets will be available for purchase online only by visiting gcswave.brushďŹ re.com beginning on Monday, Feb. 18. Student, child and GCS faculty tickets are $2 and all adult tickets are $4. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. the night of the performance. The Winter Concert will consist of various classical and sacred music selections. Girls Glee will perform â&#x20AC;&#x153;Amazingâ&#x20AC;?, â&#x20AC;&#x153;This Little Light of Meâ&#x20AC;?, and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Swing Lowâ&#x20AC;?. Collage

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Pitsburg Scouts hold Pancake Breakfast GREENVILLE â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Pitsburg Cub Scout Pack #185 will be hosting a Pancake Breakfast at the Moose Lodge in Greenville on Saturday, Feb. 23, from 7:45-9:15 a.m. Cost for the Pancake Breakfast is $7 per person and is open to the public. Breakfast includes your choice of three pancakes or two cinna-wafďŹ&#x201A;es, two sausage links or patties, and choice of drink: coffee, hot chocolate, milk, or orange juice. Following the breakfast the pack will be holding its annual Pinewood Derby race open for anyone to attend.

Cub Scouting helps boys build self-esteem, have a sense of belonging, and learn to get along with others. The Boy Scouts of America has been weaving lifetime values into fun and educational activities since 1910. Boys are taught values consistent with good citizenship, character development, and physical ďŹ tness. Cub Scouting teaches boys to â&#x20AC;&#x153;do their bestâ&#x20AC;? and to be helpful to others. For more information about Cub Scout Pack #185, call 937-548-7532 or email cubscouts185@gmail. com.

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Tryon announces run for city council seat RYAN BERRY

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Greenville High School senior Rain Richardson, left and Careers With Children instructor Amy Schoen said they brainstormed to come up with Richardson’s FCCLA project – Little Lending Library. (Susan Hartley photo)

Little Lending Library boxes will soon dot the city SUSAN HARTLEY

STAFF WRITER shartley@earlybirdpaper.com

GREENVILLE – Greenville High School’s Rain Richardson is working on building a literacy legacy in her hometown. The senior has been working for the past few months on Little Lending Library, her FCCLA (Family, Career and Community Leaders of America) Focus on Children project, which entails building at least three what is described as birdhouse-type boxes to use as free lending libraries. The boxes will be placed around town and community members – especially children – will be able “take a book, leave a book.” On Tuesday, Richardson, 18, presented her ﬁndings to Greenville City Council, and was happy with the support she’s going to receive for her Little Lending Library project. “I worked on my speech. It was pretty good,” she said, but she ended up not reading her speech, just telling councilmembers about the project and how much she wanted to promote literacy. “I have a brother who has an IEP (individual education program) for reading. I originally wanted to have an after-school program for reading, but learned there were already several. I wanted to help kids who struggle with reading.” Richardson went to her Careers With Children instructor and FCCLA adviser Amy Schoen and after brain-storming, came up with the Little Lending Library, a program that has been utilized in other communities. Richardson has been working on involving several local businesses in her project. So far, she has donations of supplies for three boxes from Ansonia Lumber and a $250 donation from Ramco. “Mitch McCabe of Ansonia Lumber has been very helpful,” said Richardson, noting the lumber company only asked that the project be dedicated to former owner George Klipstine. Richardson also has contacted Sunset Awards to assist with plaques honoring Mr. Klipstine and Ramco for their donations. “My mom works at Ramco and she won the $250 drawing the day I started looking for donations,” Richardson said, explaining how her mother asked that her winnings be donated to her daughter’s Lending

Library project. Also, after speaking with council on Tuesday, Richardson said she was happy to get another more than $200 in cash donations – thanks to city law director Eric Brand, who challenged those in attendance to add to his donation. Richardson also is enlisting the help of the high school’s engineering students who will be building the lending library boxes. So far, she said, the boxes will be placed in front of city hall in downtown Greenville and next to the picnic tables at the Dairy Barn on Sweitzer Street. “We’ll place the third box in a residential area. We’ll have to get the support from the residents to help” keep an eye on the boxes, Richardson said. “It’s a community thing,” she said of the free lending library. Although the object of the project is to promote literacy among younger readers, books for high schoolers and adults also may be placed in the boxes. Readers will be able to select a book, take it home to read then bring it back to the lending library – or they may keep it, Richardson said. “I knew Rain could pull it off,” Schoen said of the Lending Library project. As part of the FCCLA experience, Richardson will take her project to regional competition at the Upper Valley Career Center in Piqua on March 2 – also the date she’s chosen to have at least two of the libraries in place. If she qualiﬁes at regionals, she will then go to state April 25-26, with the end-goal to compete at nationals in Anaheim, Calif. this summer, Schoen said. Richardson and Schoen also have discussed the possibility of making benches containing books to be placed inside local venues and businesses. “We want the community to be involved,” Schoen said. Books for the lending libraries also may be donated, although Richardson said almost everyone she’s talked with about her project has said they have shelves of books they’d like to give her. Following high school graduation, Richardson said she wants to study psychology with a focus on children, possibly at Bowling Green State University. For more information on how to donate to the Little Lending Library project, contact Schoen at the high school, 548-3185.

GREENVILLE – After a two-year absence on Greenville City Council, former councilman Tracy Tryon wants to return. This time he wants to represent Greenville ﬁrst ward. Tryon had planned to “sit out for a while,” but heard from many community members that encouraged him to run again. The 18-year veteran of council believes this is his way to give back to the community. “We have a unique community,” Tryon said. “We don’t always have people come up with complaints. We have people come up with solutions.” He pointed to groups like YOLO who came up with and developed an urban park downtown, the Friends of Greenville City Parks who saw a need and found a way to make the parks better, the residents who banded to-

Tracy Tryon

gether to rebuild the Marling Band Shell, citizens from the Gardenwood area who were active in getting their street done the way they wanted it done, and the We are the Majority movement who saw a need in the community and are helping the youth realize the majority is drug free. He feels his role on council is to do what all of these groups have done and come up with solutions instead of complaints. “I’ve never made a decision

on council that it’s what I think, it’s what’s been for the benefit and opinion of the majority of the city. Tryon, who has served on the finance committee in the past, has been a watchdog of the city’s finances and is proud of some of his past work. “When I came back on (council) in the 2007, when the city was financial hardships they cut workers, they cut hours and they cut pay and things; we were able to get everything back. It took some doing and that was through fiscal responsibility.” He is pleased the city has had the funds to be able to complete major infrastructure projects. Although the city’s finances are his main focus, Tryon doesn’t discount the other committees. He noted that he has served on the law, ad hoc, utilities and personnel committees in the past, but found that all of the work performed by any of the committees eventually makes its way

back to the finance committee. In addition, to serving on committees for the city, Tryon has also served as the council representative to the Greenville-Union Cemetery board and the Darke County Visitors Bureau board, both of which he found extremely rewarding. Tryon touts being retired as a benefit to the city’s residents. He said he now has more time to devote to the city’s business. He believes being informed is necessary for council representatives. With his schedule, he is able to hold and attend meetings throughout the day, which enables him to gain first-hand knowledge of issues and projects taking place in the city. Above all, Tryon wants residents to know he is approachable. He wants citizens to feel free to contact him if they have questions or concerns.

McCleskey is Ansonia’s new ﬁre chief LINDA MOODY

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ANSONIA – Paul McCleskey was sworn in as Ansonia Fire Department’s new chief at Tuesday night’s meeting of Ansonia Village Council. Swearing him in was Mayor Rick Lee, also a former Ansonia fire chief. McCleskey, who has been assistant chief for the past year, showed an interest in the position after former chief Bill Clark left. The position was offered in-house first before it was open to the public. “It’s a good feeling to know I was supported by everybody,” said McCleskey, a firefighter/EMT. “I’m a late-bloomer, having gotten started in this when I was 40.” He said his initial intent was to serve the community for 10 years. “Well, now I’m 53 and still doing it,” said McCleskey. He got his start in this public service work in Union City, Ohio, where he got dually certified. He

Paul McCleskey is ready to take on the challenges of ﬁre chief for the Ansonia Fire Department. (Linda Moody photo)

was there three years before he came to work for Ansonia. “My wife, Renea, worked there and I would go over there and hang out with her and the guys,” he said. “I thought I was too old.” He went on, “I was not certiﬁed yet, and Renea had a heart attack. I didn’t know anything and I had this helpless feeling.” “I had two heart attacks in one week in 2004,” said Renea, in her 17th year as an EMT. “The ﬁrst one was on my 30th

birthday. A couple of days later, there was a big one. He hauled me into the hospital after which I was sent to Dayton Heart and they fixed the blockage in my heart.” “I was thinking about being in EMS and that pushed me into it,” he said. Originally from Rockford, Ill., McCleskey joined the Army, where he was a combat engineer serving in Germany and Fort Hood, after graduation in 1983. It was when he was in Fort Hood that he met Renea. They were married March 31, 1987. “After I got out of the service, there was a recession and I was looking for a job,” he said. So they moved here and he found a job. His first plan is to focus on recruitment and retention of firefighters. There are now 13 firefighters and two probationary. “It wouldn’t hurt to have extra guys and gals,” he said. He said a newer tanker is ready to come into service within the month and he’s looking forward to that.

“We have a grant for brand new gear and air packs,” he said. “We are working on cancer awareness with ﬁreﬁghters. Cancer is huge right now. And, we want to keep our gear cleaner and do a little bit of re-training.” McCleskey realizes there will be a lot of meetings to attend and more paper work, but he’s looking forward to the challenges and serving the community. A member of the American Legion, he loves to travel, ride his motorcycle, take photographs and spend time with his grandchildren. “I’ll promote family around here,” he said. “I will have them visit to help them understand. Stuff like that is important to me. I feel strong about that. It’s builds a bond. I want to make sure family is important.” Renea said she is proud of her husband. “I think he’ll do a good job,” she said. “I enjoy this or I wouldn’t be here if I didn’t,” he said. “There are negatives, but many positives.”

County seeking applicants for facilities and safety manager SUSAN HARTLEY

STAFF WRITER shartley@earlybirdpaper.com

DARKE COUNTY – Darke County is again seeking to ﬁll the position of facilities and safety manager. On Monday, commissioners accepted a resignation letter from Rodney O’Connor, who was hired last summer to ﬁll the position of John Cook, who retired at the end of November.

According to Commissioner Matt Aultman, O’Connor has accepted a position with his former employer with “a considerable raise, effective the end of February.” Commissioner Mike Rhoades made a motion to accept O’Connor’s resignation “with regret.” Commissioner Mike Stegall said “we wish Rodney the best with his old, new” position. The job has been posted on Hometown Opportunities website as well as Jobs

Ohio and on the commissioner’s website. Commission will be accepting applications through the end of next week, Aultman said, or until a “suitable candidate” is found. Also on Monday, commissioners approved an amended contract with Perry ProTech concerning copies at the sheriff’s department. A few weeks ago, commissioners approved a 60-month lease with Perry ProTech for $1,114.10 per month to conduct upgrades

on six copiers housed at the sheriff’s ofﬁce. After reviewing the contract, Darke County Chief Deputy Mark Whittaker negotiated with Perry ProTech to reduce the copiers needed to ﬁve and the cost to $823 each. Perry ProTech will be supplying new copiers, and will be disposing of the old copiers, Whittaker said, with the sixth copier remaining “isolated” for use by the county’s solid waste department.

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Step on in to this 3-bedroom, 1.5 bath home and be welcomed to the charm and warmth of the original woodwork. The cook’s kitchen is appliance packed that includes a deluxe viking gas stove with convection oven and stainless-steel hood. Upstairs you will find a large landing and 3 spacious bedrooms that offer large closets, wood flooring and a full bath. Outside you will find a large deck from the kitchen. A 24x52 above ground pool. Property also offers a 24x24 pole barn with an attached 8x24 porch that looks out onto the playground. Garage and barn both offer 100-amp service. (783064) Stop in for your personal tour with REALTOR® Lisa Francis.

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Ansonia 4-H

The Ansonia 4-H Club met on Dec. 11 at the Ansonia Methodist Church. Pledges were led by Grace Dapore, and roll call was taken by Macy Dapore. The members responded with their favorite Christmas activity. There were 19 members present at the meeting. In reports, Grace Dapore said Merry Christmas and Secretary Macy Dapore and Reporter Allison Warner gave their reports also. In news, Lisa needs ofﬁcer books by the ﬁrstweek of January. Bring any ideas for activities or guest speakers for future meeting to the next meeting. Also the mem-

PRIVATE SALE OF REAL ESTATE BY SEALED BID RONDA J. POSPISCHIL

Ronda J. Pospischil, will take sealed bid on the real property located on the west side of Shields Road and south side of Folkerth Road, Greenville, Ohio 45331 identified as follows: 71.14 acres more or less of tillable agricultural ground, (bare ground-no improvements), Township of Van Buren, Darke County, Ohio. Parcel ID No. Q62-0-309-17-00-00-103-02. The subject property is being sold “as is”. The sealed bids will be accepted at the Law Office of Garbig & Schmidt, LLC, 2840 Alt. St. Rt. 49 N., Suite A, Arcanum, Ohio, until Wednesday, March 6, 2019 at 2:00 P.M. Ohio time. Bidder must clearly set forth his/her bid in a total dollar amount. The sealed bids will be opened at the office of Garbig & Schmidt, LLC on the same day, Wednesday, March 6, 2019 at 2:00 P.M. Ohio time. All interested bidders who have submitted sealed bids may be present at the opening of the bids and may raise their bids. Seller reserves the right to accept or reject any and all bids. The successful bidder shall enter into a contract for the purchase of said real estate subject to no contingencies. The successful bidder shall pay $25,000.00 earnest money deposit on date of sale. The balance of the purchase price shall be due and payable upon delivery of an Ohio Warranty Deed no later than April 6, 2019. At the closing, all real estate taxes and assessments, if any, for the year in which the closing takes place shall be prorated to the closing date using the short form tax proration method based upon the most recent real estate tax bill for the Property. Such proration shall be final, and after such proration is made the successful bidder shall be responsible for paying all installments of such taxes and assessments becoming due and payable thereafter, including CAUV recoupment costs, if any. Possession shall be given at closing. Any statements made on day of sale shall take precedence over any statements made in this advertisement. A bid packet including a map of real property and bid form will be available at the office of Garbig & Schmidt, LLC, Attorneys at Law at 2840 Alt. St. Rt. 49N, Suite A, Arcanum, Ohio 45304 or call (937) 692-5278.

4-H CLUB NEWS bers were asked to bring community service ideas and places for meetings to the

next meeting. The members also voted on new ofﬁcers for the club at this meeting.

GREENVILLE CITY 2017 Financial Statement

The 2017 basic financial statement for the City of Greenville is on file in the office of the City Auditor, Room 200, 100 Public Square, Greenville, Ohio and can be examined between the hours of 8:00 — 4:30 Monday through Thursday and 8:00 — 1:00 on Friday. The statement can also be viewed on the Auditor of State’s website www.auditor.state.oh.us Roxanne Willman, City Auditor 2/10, 2/17 2T LEGAL NOTICE

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CITY OF GREENVILLE On February 5, 2019, the City of Greenville, Ohio adopted the following legislation:  Ordinance #19-10 supplemental appropriations  Resolution #19-11 authorizing the Public Transportation Director to purchase through the Ohio Department of Transportation, state administrative services, in conjunction with the 2020 grant proposal, certain equipment used in connection with the City Public Transportation program  Resolution #19-12 authorizing submission of proposal(s) with the Ohio Department of Transportation for grants for other than urbanized areas the Ohio Elderly and Disabled Transit Fare Assistance program and execution of a contract with the Ohio Department of Transportation upon grant proposal acceptance for calendar year 2020  Resolution #19-13 authorizing the Mayor to advertise for bids and enter into contract for the rendering of Public Transportation Services  Resolution #19-14 authorizing the S/S Dir. to enter into a contract with Hull & Associates, Inc. for the rendering of professional consulting services  Resolution #19-15 authorizing contract for storm sewer repair in the industrial park  Resolution #19-16 authorizing accepting the bid for the Water Treatment Plant removal & disposal of lime sludge  Resolution #19-17 for pick-up contribution to the voluntary purchase of service credit to the Ohio Fire Department Pension fund  Resolution #19-18 for pick-up contribution to the voluntary purchase of service credit to the Ohio Police Department Pension fund This legislation can be read and examined in its entirety at the office of the City Auditor, Room 200, Municipal Building, Greenville, Ohio, between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 4:30 P.M., Monday through Thursday and 8:00 A.M. and 1:00 P.M. on Friday. Approved: Eric Brand, Law Director Vicki Harris, Clerk of Council City of Greenville 2/10, 2/17 2T

After the meeting was over, the members played White Elephant and some participated in the Most Christmas Spirited Dress contest. The next meeting will be Jan. 8, 2019 at the Ansonia Methodist Church, 7 p.m. Allison Warner, reporter

In the Common Pleas Court of Darke County, Ohio In the Matter of Issuance of a Certificate of Title for 1996 Chevrolet 3500 Case No. 19CVT00050 Notice of Hearing To Ramone Benevitez, or other persons having any interest in the following described motor vehicle: You will take notice that an application for issuance of title has been filed by Matthew Isaacs for the following motor vehicle: 1996 Chevrolet 3500 Serial No. 1GBKC34FXTJ104854 The application will be considered by Judge Jonathan P. Hein, Darke County Common Pleas Court, on March 11, 2019, at 8:30 a.m. Any persons having an interest in said motor vehicle should appear at the hearing and prove their interest therein of the title issuance will be granted as requested. Jonathan P. Hein, Judge Matthew Isaacs, Applicant 2/10, 2/17 2T

HERITAGE PARK BOARD – VERSAILLES, OHIO HERITAGE PARK AMPHITHEATER

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Sealed Bids will be received by the Heritage Park Board (Owner) at the office of the Consulting Engineer Mote & Associates, Inc. located at 214 West Fourth Street, Greenville, OH, 45331 until 1:00 PM on February 22, 2019, for furnishing all labor, materials, and equipment necessary to complete the project known as Heritage Park Amphitheater. The Bids received will then be publicly opened and read aloud. The work for which proposals are invited consists of construction of a pre-engineered amphitheater with open platform, concrete plaza, rear block wall, electrical service for lighting, and related incidental work. The Contract Documents including Specifications may be examined or obtained from the Issuing Office of the Consulting Engineer, Mote & Associates, Inc., 214 West Fourth Street, Greenville, Ohio 45331 (937.548.7511). A non-refundable charge for the Contract Documents will be required in the amount of $50.00, payable to Mote & Associates, Inc. An additional non-refundable handling charge of $15.00 will be required if documents are to be shipped. An electronic version of the Contract Documents is also available for a non-refundable charge of $25.00. The Owner and/ or Engineer will not be responsible for full or partial sets of Bidding Documents, including Addenda if any, obtained from sources other than the Engineer. Proposals will only be accepted from bidders who have purchased the Contract Documents from Mote & Associates, Inc. and are registered as a planholder. Each Bidder is required to furnish with its proposal a Bid Guaranty and Contract Bond in accordance with Section 153.54 of the Ohio Revised Code. Bid security furnished in Bond form shall be issued by a Surety Company or Corporation licensed in the State of Ohio. Each Proposal must contain the full name of the party or parties submitting the Proposal and all persons interested therein. Each Bidder must submit evidence of its experience on projects of similar size and complexity and a complete list of all subcontractors. The Owner intends and requires that the project be completed no later than August 16, 2019. No bidder may withdraw his bid within sixty (60) days after the actual date of the opening. A Pre-Bid meeting will be held on Thursday, February 14, 2019, at 1:00 PM at Versailles Savings & Loan, 10413 Kley Road, Versailles, Ohio, 45380. A project site visit will immediately follow. This meeting is not mandatory, but is strongly encouraged. Bidders must comply with the prevailing wage rates on Public Improvements in Darke County, Ohio, as determined by the Ohio Bureau of Employment Services, Wage and Hour Division, 614-644-2239 and included in the Contract Documents. State of Ohio Fund 7031 or 7035 monies are being used to assist in the construction of this project. All relevant state requirements will apply to this contract. DOMESTIC STEEL USE REQUIREMENTS AS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 153.011 OF THE REVISED CODE APPLY TO THIS PROJECT. COPIES OF SECTION 153.011 OF THE REVISED CODE CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE OFFICE OF THE OHIO FACILITIES CONSTRUCTION COMMISSION. Steel products is defined in Revised Code Section 153.011 as: “…products rolled, formed, shaped, drawn, extruded, forge, cast, fabricated or otherwise similarly processed…..and used for load-bearing structural purposes….” The Heritage Park Board reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids, to waive any informalities in the bidding, and to enter into a contract with the bidder whom in their consideration offered the lowest and best proposal. Heritage Park Board Mike Poling, President 2/3, 2/10 2T

DARKE COUNTY SHERIFF’S ESTATE SALES

FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL 937-547-4603 OR GO TO WWW.DARKECOUNTYSHERIFF.ORG Sheriff’s Sale of Real Estate Revised Code, Sec. 2329.26

Sheriff’s Sale of Real Estate Revised Code, Sec. 2329.26

Ditech Financial VS. No. 18CV00270 Beverly Pierce, et al.

US Bank VS. No. 18CV00250 Pamela Gillespie, et al.

PNC Bank VS. No. 18CV00428 Ashley Lear, et al.

JPMorgan Chase VS. No. 18CV00380 Jack & Janet Keiser, et al.

Pursuant to an Order of Sale, I will offer for sale at public auction, in the meeting room of the County Commissioners Building in Greenville, on Friday, February 22, 2019, at 10:00 A.M., the following described real estate, in the City of Greenville in Darke County to-wit:

Street Address: 215 Hiddeson Ave. Greenville, Ohio Parcel Number: F27221235020613700

Street Address: 7105 St. Rt. 49 N Greenville, Ohio Parcel Number: F24021222000030200

Street Address: 6893 Smith Rd. Bradford, Ohio Parcel Number: A01040929000010800

The complete legal description of the parcel may be obtained from the county auditor. Property was appraised at $64,000.00 and cannot be sold for less than two-thirds of that amount. Appraisal did not include any interior examination. If any parcel does not receive a sufficient bid, it shall be offered for sale the same time of day and same place on Friday, March 8, 2019. There will be no minimum bid set for this sale according to ORC Section 2329.21. The purchaser shall be responsible for costs, allowance, and taxes that the proceeds of the sale are insufficient to cover. TERMS OF SALE: Deposit required for this property: $5,000.00 Balance due within 30 days after Confirmation.

The complete legal description of the parcel may be obtained from the county auditor. Property was appraised at $72,000.00 and cannot be sold for less than two-thirds of that amount. Appraisal did not include any interior examination. If any parcel does not receive a sufficient bid, it shall be offered for sale the same time of day and same place on Friday, March 8, 2019. There will be no minimum bid set for this sale according to ORC Section 2329.21. The purchaser shall be responsible for costs, allowance, and taxes that the proceeds of the sale are insufficient to cover. TERMS OF SALE: Deposit required for this property: $5,000.00 Balance due within 30 days after Confirmation.

The complete legal description of the parcel may be obtained from the county auditor. Property was appraised at $61,000.00 and cannot be sold for less than two-thirds of that amount. Appraisal did not include any interior examination. If any parcel does not receive a sufficient bid, it shall be offered for sale the same time of day and same place on Friday, March 8, 2019. There will be no minimum bid set for this sale according to ORC Section 2329.21. The purchaser shall be responsible for costs, allowance, and taxes that the proceeds of the sale are insufficient to cover. TERMS OF SALE: Deposit required for this property: $5,000.00 Balance due within 30 days after Confirmation.

Street Address: 405 Hollansburg Arcanum Hollansburg, Ohio Parcel Number: G28011005000020400

Toby L. Spencer, Sheriff 2/3, 2/10, 2/17 3T

The complete legal description of the parcel may be obtained from the county auditor. Property was appraised at $50,000.00 and cannot be sold for less than two-thirds of that amount. Appraisal did not include any interior examination. If any parcel does not receive a sufficient bid, it shall be offered for sale the same time of day and same place on Friday, March 8, 2019. There will be no minimum bid set for this sale according to ORC Section 2329.21. The purchaser shall be responsible for costs, allowance, and taxes that the proceeds of the sale are insufficient to cover. TERMS OF SALE: Deposit required for this property: $5,000.00 Balance due within 30 days after Confirmation. Toby L. Spencer, Sheriff 2/3, 2/10, 2/17 3T

Sheriff’s Sale of Real Estate Revised Code, Sec. 2329.26

Lakeview Loan VS. No. 18CV00307 Amy Godown, et al.

Wells Fargo Bank VS. No. 18CV00369 Nathaniel Reser, et al.

PNC Bank VS. No. 18CV00407 Robbie Henninger, et al.

Greenville National Bank VS. No. 18CV00190 Timothy Cole, et al.

Street Address: 175 N. Main St. Hollansburg, Ohio Parcel Number: G30211005040412901

Street Address: 118 N. Main St. Greenville, Ohio Parcel Number: F27221234010111400

Street Address: 6941 Requarth Rd. Greenville, Ohio Parcel Number: A02031028000020200

Street Address: 3860 St. Rt. 121 Greenville, Ohio Parcel Number: L82121127040111300

The complete legal description of the parcel may be obtained from the county auditor. Property was appraised at $62,000.00 and cannot be sold for less than two-thirds of that amount. Appraisal did not include any interior examination. If any parcel does not receive a sufficient bid, it shall be offered for sale the same time of day and same place on Friday, March 8, 2019. There will be no minimum bid set for this sale according to ORC Section 2329.21. The purchaser shall be responsible for costs, allowance, and taxes that the proceeds of the sale are insufficient to cover. TERMS OF SALE: Deposit required for this property: $5,000.00 Balance due within 30 days after Confirmation.

The complete legal description of the parcel may be obtained from the county auditor. Property was appraised at $49,000.00 and cannot be sold for less than two-thirds of that amount. Appraisal did not include any interior examination. If any parcel does not receive a sufficient bid, it shall be offered for sale the same time of day and same place on Friday, March 8, 2019. There will be no minimum bid set for this sale according to ORC Section 2329.21. The purchaser shall be responsible for costs, allowance, and taxes that the proceeds of the sale are insufficient to cover. TERMS OF SALE: Deposit required for this property: $5,000.00 Balance due within 30 days after Confirmation.

The complete legal description of the parcel may be obtained from the county auditor. Property was appraised at $46,000.00 and cannot be sold for less than two-thirds of that amount. Appraisal did not include any interior examination. If any parcel does not receive a sufficient bid, it shall be offered for sale the same time of day and same place on Friday, March 8, 2019. There will be no minimum bid set for this sale according to ORC Section 2329.21. The purchaser shall be responsible for costs, allowance, and taxes that the proceeds of the sale are insufficient to cover. TERMS OF SALE: Deposit required for this property: $5,000.00 Balance due within 30 days after Confirmation.

The complete legal description of the parcel may be obtained from the county auditor. Property was appraised at $39,000.00 and cannot be sold for less than two-thirds of that amount. Appraisal did not include any interior examination. If any parcel does not receive a sufficient bid, it shall be offered for sale the same time of day and same place on Friday, March 8, 2019. There will be no minimum bid set for this sale according to ORC Section 2329.21. The purchaser shall be responsible for costs, allowance, and taxes that the proceeds of the sale are insufficient to cover. TERMS OF SALE: Deposit required for this property: $5,000.00 Balance due within 30 days after Confirmation.

Toby L. Spencer, Sheriff 2/3, 2/10, 2/17 3T

General Information The Sheriff is issued Orders of Sales from the Clerk of Courts Office. Sales are advertised in The Early Bird once every week for three consecutive weeks. The Sheriff’s Office does not mail or give away a list of properties or information about purchasing foreclosed property. The properties are not available for tour or inspection as the Sheriff’s Office does not have keys to any properties. Prior to the sale, most properties are appraised from the outside only. The property is sold “as is”, caveat emptor (let the buyer beware). The Sheriff’s office does not have information on liens or taxes.

Real estate tax information can be found at the following web site: darkepropertymax.governmax.com real estate appraisal database. All sales are held in the meeting room of the County Commissioners Building, 520 South Broadway, Greenville. All sales begin promptly at 10:00 a.m. Bidding information Bidding starts as directed in each sale ad. Successful bidders must deposit in the following: If appraised value of property is less than or equal to $10,000 the deposit is $2,000.00; $10,001 - $200,000 the deposit is $5,000.00; greater than $200,000 the deposit is $10,000.00.

Personal check (proper ID, local check signed in our presence), cashier’s check or cash is accepted. The buyer will be required to sign a disclaimer that relieves the Sheriff and appraising agents of liabilities of hazards, or past due bills, as it it the responsibility of the buyer to look into these matters before the sale date. The unpaid balance of the purchase price is due within 30 days after confirmation of sale is filed. More Information You may contact Abby Wilson at (937) 547-4603 if you require further information. A listing of properties can be viewed at darkecountysheriff.org.

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Copy of entire ad available at the store starting Monday morning. AD PRICES IN EFFECT MON., FEB. 11 - SAT., FEB. 16, 2019 HOURS: Mon.-Sat. 8-9, Sun. 10-8 WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO LIMIT QUANTITIES - NO DEALER PURCHASES *Additional purchase requirements do not include the item, 24 pack soft drinks, tobacco products and alcohol products*

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APPLES 2.49ea ................................................ Jumbo

RED ONIONS .99lb ................................................ Washington

ANJOU PEARS .59ea ................................................ California 4 oz. Seedless

NAVEL ORANGES 2.99ea ................................................

DAIRY ................................................ Smith Dairy 16 oz.

reg. 2.19

FRENCH ONION CHIP DIP 1.19gal ................................................ Smith Dairy 16 oz.

reg. 2.39 SOUR CREAM 1.19 gal ................................................ Borden’s 12 oz. reg. 2.69

AMERICAN CHEESE SINGLES 1.69ea ................................................ Essential Everyday 8 oz.

reg. 2.39-2.49

MEAT In Store Made, Fresh Bulk

Lebanon

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Arctic Shores 16 oz.

PORK SAUSAGE 1.69lb ............................................... HAM LOAF 3.99lb ............................................... Colby Longhorn or

TURKEY BREAST 2.19lb ...............................................

PORK LOIN CHOPS 1.69lb ................................................

Carolina 96% Fat Free

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GARLIC BOLOGNA 2.39lb ............................................... Cooper Farms

HONEY ROASTED SMOKED TURKEY BREAST 4.39lb ...............................................

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BUTTER QUARTERS 2.99ea ................................................

SMOKED BEEF LOAF 6.29lb ...............................................

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WHIPPED TOPPING .99ea ................................................

TEXAS GARLIC TOAST 1.99ea ................................................ Michelina 4-10 oz.

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FROZEN ENTREES 1.19ea ................................................

Essential Everyday reg. 1.99-2.79 18 oz. Corn Flakes, 12 oz. Crispy Rice, 13 oz. Berry Crunch, 17.3 oz. Bran Flakes or 18 oz.

Gold Peak 52 oz.

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Minute Maid 59 oz.

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TEA 2.49ea ................................................ PREMIUM ORANGE JUICE 1.79ea ................................................

GROCERY ................................................ Frito Lay 9½-10 oz.

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FRITOS OR CHEETOS 2.49ea ................................................ Duncan Hines 15.25 oz. Classic or Signature

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CAKE MIXES 1.19ea ................................................

Duncan Hines 18-18.3 oz. reg. 1.49 BROWNIE MIX 1.19ea ................................................ Duncan Hines 14-16 oz. reg. 2.49

READY TO SPREAD FROSTING 1.69ea ................................................

Beef Boneless Beef Boneless

BOTTOM ROUND STEAKS 3.49lb ................................................

Stouffer’s 10.37-12.5 oz.

reg. 3.79

FRENCH BREAD PIZZAS 2.49ea ................................................

Essential Everyday reg. 2.99 20-32 oz. Onion Rings, Tots, Hash Browns and FRENCH FRIES 1.69ea ................................................ Eggo 12.3 oz. reg. 2.99-3.29 10 Count WAFFLES 1.99ea ................................................ Jack’s 12 Inch reg. 3.49 ORIGINAL PIZZAS 1.99ea ................................................

GROCERY

CRESCENT ROLLS CINNAMON ROLLS 1.49ea ................................................

73% Lean In 3 lb Pkgs or Larger

FROZEN

General Mills reg. 4.19-4.99 12 oz. Cheerios or 15.4 oz.

or 12.4 oz.

PORK LOIN ROAST 1.49lb ................................................ COUNTRY STYLE SPARE RIBS 1.69lb ................................................

CHUCK ROAST 3.99lb ................................................

SOFT SPREAD MARGARINE 1.79ea ................................................

reg. 1.99-2.19

Sirloin End

Harvest Brand

COOKED HAM 2.79lb ...............................................

Essential Everyday 45 oz. reg. 3.89

Essential Everyday 8 oz.

Our Best, Bone-In, Center Cut

GROUND BEEF 2.39lb ................................................

FLAVORED COFFEE CREAMERS 2.99ea ................................................

Essential Everyday 1 lb.

CHICKEN BREASTS 1.59lb ................................................

Farmland 95% Fat Free

Stone Ridge 30 oz. reg. 3.49 12 Count Orange Cream Bars or FUDGE BARS 2.99ea ................................................ New York 10.5-11.25 oz. reg. 3.29 Garlic Breadstick or

REAL WHIPPED CREAM TOPPING 1.49ea ................................................

reg. 3.49

POLLOCK FILLETS 2.99ea ............................................... Boneless, Skinless, In 3 lb. Bag or Larger

Essential Everyday 8 oz.

Essential Everyday 6.5 oz. reg. 2.19 Aerosol Can

BOLOGNA 6.29lb ...............................................

CO-JACK SLICED 3.99lb CHEESE CHUNK 3.79lb ...............................................

SOFT OR WHIPPED CREAM CHEESE 1.79ea ................................................

Essential Everyday 24 oz. reg. 2.99 COTTAGE CHEESE 1.99ea ................................................ Coffee Mate Assorted reg. 3.99 32 oz.

HONEY NUT CHEERIOS 1.99ea ................................................

FROSTED SHREDDED WHEAT CEREALS 1.49ea ................................................

Essential Everyday 18 oz. reg. 1.79 Old Fashioned or QUICK OATMEAL .99ea ................................................ Swiss Miss 8-10 Count reg.2.49 HOT COCOA 1.79ea ................................................ Hostess 9.5-11.25 oz. reg. 2.99 MINI DONUTS 1.99 ea ................................................ Donut House 12 Count reg. 7.99 K CUP COFFEE 5.99ea ................................................ Keebler 13.7 oz. Original reg. 3.29 CLUB CRACKERS 2.49ea ................................................ Nabisco 16 oz. Premium reg. 3.49

SALTINE CRACKERS 2.49ea ................................................ Starkist 5 oz. Oil or Water Pack

ANTIQUES, COLLECTIBLES, AND THE UNUSUAL WOODWORKING EQUIPMENT & WOODCRAFT PROJECTS FARM ITEMS, TOOLS, HARDWARE, & MUCH MORE

At the Miami Co Fairgrounds, 650 N. Co Rd 25A. From I-75 take Exit 74 east on Rt 41, & then north on Elm at the Marathon Station.

937-548-2640

3 lb. Gala, McIntosh, Red or Golden Delicious

we discussed new business, including our Christmas party in December. Members signed up for ofﬁcer positions for the new year, and voting will be held during the December meet-

TROY, OHIO

220 E. 4th St., Greenville, OH

IDAHO POTATOES 3.49ea ................................................

Osgood Jolly

On Nov. 11, the Osgood Jolly 4-H Club had its fall awards banquet. We started the meeting with a meal with members and their parents. Afterwards, Very Good

Mike Baker, Auctioneer/Broker

10 lb.

4-H CLUB NEWS

reg. 1.49

CHUNK LIGHT TUNA .89ea ................................................

Essential Everyday 14.5-15.25 oz.

reg. 1.69

FRUIT .99ea ................................................

Essential Everyday 16 oz. reg. 1.59 Macaroni, Spaghetti and ASSORTED PASTA .99ea ................................................ Essential Everyday 24 oz. reg. 1.79 PASTA SAUCE .99ea ................................................ Ragu 45 oz. reg. 3.99 PASTA SAUCE 2.99ea ................................................ Essential Everyday 5.5 oz. reg. .79 Spiral Macaroni & Cheese or 7.25 oz.

MACARONI & CHEESE .49ea ................................................

Essential Everyday 10 oz. reg. 4.89 MIXED NUTS 3.49ea ................................................ Nabisco 10.1-15.35 oz. reg. 4.19 OREO COOKIES 2.99 ea ................................................ Essential Everyday 32 oz. reg. 2.29 Cooking Stock or Beef or CHICKEN BROTH 1.49ea ................................................ Green Giant 11 oz. reg. 1.99 Corn Niblets, Mexicorn or White Shoepeg WHITE CORN .99ea ................................................ 2 Liters Select Varieties

7-UP PRODUCTS .99ea ................................................

NOTE: As I begin my 45th year as an auctioneer, I have learned that my clients create collections that Hollywood could never duplicate on film. This is a single owner collection that fits the above description and warrants your attendance, so that we all get to watch this unique offering cross the auction block. Details & photos at www.stichterauctions.com Hartzell wooden 6 ft,plane propeller; NCR 717 cash register; full line of primitive farm items; FAIRBANKS MORSE sgl cylinder gas engine; 12” brass steam whistle; bells; sirens; ooga horn; piano rolls; crocks & jugs; Dandy 4 qt glass butter churn & MUCH MORE! Unique wooden hand crafted whimsies; trunks; Fishing items; BB guns; Red Light traffic signal & red flashing light; beer signs; Wilesco platform engine; etc. RR MEMORABILA & TOY TRAINS: Penn Central oil can, etc; Lionel: Oil derrick & pumper, coal & log loaders, water tower; cattle car & platform; ZW & RW transformers; Santa Fe diesel & Pennsylvania steam turbine engines; HO: Over 65 cars plus 2 engines. WOODWORKING EQUIPMENT & SHOP ITEMS: Craftsman radial arm saw; table saws; router & table; floor model drill press; AMT 14” band saw; Grizzly wood lathe; Rigid 13” thickness planer; Rigid air filter; Delta disk/belt sander systems; etc. Great mix of old & new hand tools; handy man items & more! Drafting & precision tools; K&E civil engineer’s surveyor’s leveling transit; Craftsman 3 pc roller base tool cabinet; whetstone grinders; like new blower-heaters & the list goes on. FARM ITEMS, TOOLS, GARAGE & OUTDOOR ITEMS: Three point, PTO, 6 ft flail mower; pull-type PTO, 6 inch waste pump w/ 20 ft intake pipe; pull-type 50 gal sprayer w/ gas engine & boom; Onan 8 HP generator; Mighty Mac gas powered chipper-shredder; Honda Harmony small tiller; Honda 2600 PSI power washer; small tri-leg forge; blacksmith’s leg vise; few bench top anvils; acetylene cart & torches; Lincoln 225 amp welder; Lawn & garden tools both vintage & modern; barn related merchandise; incubators; chicken feeders, waterers, brass hatchery lamp; egg baskets; Incredible Egg Washer, NIB; Jerco tin litho Rat Bait Station; live traps; etc. Paddle boat, low hrs gas scooter & bicycles.

DEAN RUWE, OWNER

ing. President Kurt Meiring read the year in review. Perfect attendance prizes were given to Hannah Rindler, Mallory Hemmelgarn, Lauren Meiring, Kurt Meiring, and Caitlynn Schemmel, and all members received their award packet about their accomplishments for the year, read by the advisors. The packets also contained their fair premium money, certiﬁcate for the year in 4-H, and county and state fair judging slips. We also discussed ideas for

guest speakers and educational tours for next year. All members were reminded that on Jan. 18 all ofﬁcer’s books, county medal and premier member awards, as well as achievement records are due at the county extension ofﬁce by closing. Finally, we gave out scented candles as door prizes. We closed the meeting by giving the advisors, Patty Meiring and Courtney Schemmel, Christmas gifts and took group pictures for the historian’s scrapbook. Lauren Meiring, reporter

United Way POWER gives to BBBS SIDNEY – Shelby County United Way’s POWER group recently awarded a grant to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Shelby & Darke County to assist with their Career Quest and Sister Power programs. Career Quest

is a partnership with Sidney High School’s Opportunity School and offers one-to-one mentoring for youth to develop hope, build skills, and prepare for future careers in the community. The Sister Power program is for current Community-

Based “Big Sister” and “Little Sister” matches and offers bonding between female participants. The grant is being utilized for the purchase of personal and feminine hygiene kits that will be given to children enrolled in these two programs.

POWER is the Shelby County United Way’s Women’s Initiative Group. POWER stands for Passionate, Optimistic, Women, Encouraging, Results. The mission of POWER is to build a powerful force of women philanthropists who develop

ﬁnancial resources, unite in service, and are advocates for programs and initiatives that beneﬁt children and their families in Shelby County. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Shelby & Darke County’s Executive Director, Jennifer Bruns, added, “the

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new support that we received from the POWER grant will be used to teach the youth in our program about Healthier Futures. Each student involved in Career Quest and Sister Power will be taught the fundamentals and importance of hand washing along with personal hygiene as habits of good

health. At the end of each session the students will take home a hygiene kit for their own personal use. We are appreciative of the POWER support to make all of this possible.” Big Brothers Big Sisters is a nonproﬁt United Way partner agency. The agency currently has over 25 children

ready and waiting to be matched with a caring adult. If you would like to make a difference in the life of a child, either through volunteering or ﬁnancial contribution, please contact the agency at 937-492-7611, 937-547-9622 or go to www.bigbrobigsis-shelbydarke.org for more information.

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NOW

$6,995 2017 Kia Soul, 1.6 ltr., 4-cyl., FWD, remaining factory warranty, only 27,XXX miles, WAS $14,499 ...................................................... $13,995 2016 Kia Sportage LX, 2.4 ltr, 4 cyl., 6-speed auto, FWD, only 27,XXX miles .............................................................................. $15,995 2016 Honda Fit, 1.5 ltr, 4 cyl., FWD, Hatchback, 40 mpg ........................... $14,995 2015 Jeep Patriot Latitude, 2.4 ltr, 4 cyl., 4x4, 33,XXX miles.................... $15,995 2015 Chevy Trax LT, 1.4 ltr, Turbo, 4 cyl., FWD, white, only 27,XXX miles, WAS $15,495.................................. NOW $14,995 2015 Chevy Trax LT, 1.4 ltr, Turbo, 4 cyl., AWD, New Tires, red, WAS $16,495 .............................................................................. NOW15,995 2015 Honda CR-V Touring Edition, 2.4 ltr, 4 cyl., AWD, loaded, only 40,XXX miles, WAS $23,995 ............................................ NOW $23,495 2013 GMC Yukon Denali, 6.2 ltr, V8, AWD, sunroof, DVD, loaded ............ $25,995 2013 Chrysler Town & Country, 3.6 ltr., V6, touring edition, FWD, DVD, loaded, very clean, blue, WAS $14,750.......................... NOW $13,995 2012 Chevy Malibu LT, 2.4 ltr., 4 cyl., FWD, sedan, 55,XXX miles, silver, WAS $11,995 ................................................................. NOW $10,995

$7,995 2010 Honda Odyssey, 3.5 ltr, V6, Touring Edition, sunroof, 4 new tires ............................................................................ $12,995 2007 Chevy HHR LT, 2.4 ltr., 4 cyl., sports wagon, FWD, only 91,XXX miles WAS $7,495 ......................................................................................... $6,995 2006 Buick LaCrosse CXS, FWD, new tires, sunroof, only 66,XXX miles ................................................................................ $7,995 2003 Jeep Liberty, 3.7 ltr., V6, 4x4, new tires, 128,XXX miles One Owner ................................................................................. NOW $5,995 2002 Pontiac Montana, 3.4 ltr, V6, FWD, 7 Passenger................................ $2,995 2002 Dodge Ram 1500, 5.9 ltr, V8, 4x4, short bed, Quad Cab, WAS $4,495 ............................................................. NOW $3,995 2000 Ford Ranger-Super Cab, 3.0 ltr., V6, 4x4, Local Trade, only 15,XXX miles ................................................................................ $7,995 1995 Buick LeSabre, 3.8 ltr., V6, custom sedan, local trade, 132,XXX mi ........................................................................ $2,495 1963 Buick Riviera, 430 Cubic Inch, 2 owners, very well maintained........ $39,995 ALL PRICES PLUS TAX, TITLE & FEES

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TRUCKS, VANS & SUV’S

WAS

NOW

2018 CHEVY TAHOE LT 4X4, 5.3L V8, leather, all power, like new, blue, 45,670 miles......................... $45,995 .........$44,500 2017 CHEVY TRAVERSE LT FWD, 3.6L V6, one owner, all power, like new, maroon, 16,894 miles .... $25,995 .........$24,500 2017 CHEVY EQUINOX PREMIER FWD, 2.4L 4 cyl., one owner, leather, loaded, super nice, white, 43,234 miles ........................................................................................................................ $22,995 .........$21,900 2017 CHEVY ½ TON SILVERADO DOUBLE CAB LT 4WD P.U., 5.3L V8, one owner, loaded, like new, red, 15,463 miles ........................................................................................................................... $33,995 .........$32,500 2017 CHEVY EQUINOX PREMIER FWD, 2.4L 4 cyl., heated leather, loaded, like new, gray, 38,202 miles .......................................................................................................................... $23,995 .........$22,500 2017 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN GT,, 3.6L V6, leather, loaded, exc. cond., gray, 48,378 miles .......... $19,995 .........$18,500 2017 CHEVY EQUINOX LT FWD, 2.4L 4 cyl., one owner, loaded, super nice, gray, 41,156 miles ........ $19,995 .........$18,900 2017 CHEVY EQUINOX LT FWD, 2.4L 4 cyl., one owner, loaded, like new, black, 27,111 miles .......... $20,995 .........$19,900 2017 CHEVY TAHOE LT 4WD, 5.3L V8, leather, loaded, exc. cond., black, 56,673 miles ..................... $39,995 .........$38,500 2017 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN GT,, 3.6L V6, leather, loaded, super nice, black, 47,084 miles ........ $22,995 .........$21,500 2016 CHEVY EQUINOX LTZ FWD, 2.4L 4 cyl., leather, loaded, one owner, exc. cond., maroon, 50,539 miles .................................................................................................................... $20,995 .........$19,500 2016 CHEVY ½ TON SILVERADO LT CREW CAB 4X4 P.U., 5.3L V8, all power, one owner, exc. cond., blue, 42,918 miles ....................................................................................................... $30,995 .........$29,900 2015 CHEVY ½ TON SILVERADO LT EXT. CAB 4x4 P.U., 5.3L V8, leather, loaded, one owner, very nice, silver, 30,797 miles ........................................................................................................ $29,995 .........$28,500 2015 CHEVY EQUINOX LT AWD, 2.4L 4 cyl., one owner, sunroof, loaded, exc. cond., silver, 41,734 miles......................................................................................................................... $16,995 .........$15,900 2015 CHEVY ½ TON SILVERADO LT CREW CAB, 4X4 P.U., 5.3L V8, one owner, loaded, exc. cond., red, 38,156 miles ......................................................................................................... $31,995 .........$30,500 2015 NISSAN ROUGE SV AWD, 2.5L 4 cyl., one owner, all power, exc. cond., silver, 77,849 miles ..... $17,995 .........$16,900 2015 GMC ½ TON SIERRA SLE EXT CAB 4X4 P.U., 5.3L V8, Z71 Suspension, one owner, loaded, like new, black, 33,792 miles ......................................................................................................... $31,995 .........$30,900 2015 CHEVY ½ TON SILVERADO CREW CAB LT 4WD P.U., 5.3L V8, leather, one owner, loaded, super nice, silver, 44,363 miles ...................................................................................................... $31,995 .........$29,900 2014 GMC ½ TON SIERRA SLE CREW CAB 2WD P.U., 4.3L V6, all power, very nice, black, 100,757 miles ...................................................................................................................... $22,995 .........$21,900 2014 CHEVY ½ TON SILVERADO LT DOUBLE CAB 4X4 P.U., 5.3L V8, one owner, loaded, super nice, black, 41,386 miles...................................................................................................... $27,995 .........$26,900 2014 CHEVY ½ TON SILVERADO LT CREW CAB 4X4 P.U., 5.3L V8, one owner, leather, loaded, exc. cond., red, 45,561 miles ......................................................................................................... $30,995 .........$29,500 2014 CHEVY EQUINOX LTZ FWD, 3.6L V6, leather, one owner, loaded, super nice, crystal red, 53,627 miles ................................................................................................................ $20,995 .........$19,500 2014 CHEVY EQUINOX LTZ FWD, 2.4L 4 cyl., leather, sunroof, loaded, exc. cond., blue, 73,764 miles .. $17,995 .........$16,900 2014 CHEVY EQUINOX LTZ FWD, 2.4L 4 cyl., leather, loaded, exc. cond., crystal red, 73,013 miles .. $18,995 .........$17,900 2014 CHEVY EQUINOX LT FWD, 2.4L 4 cyl., one owner, sunroof, loaded, super nice, white, 71,441 miles ........................................................................................................................ $18,995 .........$17,500 2013 GMC TERRAIN SLE FWD, 2.4L 4 cyl., one owner, all power, exc. cond., black, 60,758 miles ..... $13,995 .........$12,900 2013 GMC TERRAIN SLT AWD, 3.6L V6, leather, sunroof, loaded, exc. cond., white, 110,314 miles ...................................................................................................................... $14,995 .........$13,500 2013 CHEVY ½ TON SILVERADO LT EXT. CAB 4X4 P.U., 5.3L V8, all power, exc. cond., maroon, 109,583 miles .................................................................................................................. $19,995 .........$18,900 2013 FORD EXPLORER XLT FWD, 3.5L V6, leather, loaded, one owner, sharp, gray, 78,898 miles .... $18,995 .........$17,500 2011 CHEVY ½ TON SILVERADO EXT. CAB 4x4 P.U., 5.3L V8, one owner, loaded, very nice, blue, 119,819 miles ........................................................................................................................ $15,995 .........$14,900 2011 CHEVY TRAVERSE LT FWD, 3.6L V6, one owner, loaded, super nice, beige, 51,002 miles ...... $15,995 .........$14,500 2011 CADILLAC SRX LUXURY AWD, 3.0L V6, leather, sunroof, all options, super nice, black, 90,041 miles ........................................................................................................................ $13,995 .........$12,500 2009 CHEVY TRAVERSE LT FWD, 3.6L V6, all power, very nice, blue, 146,336 miles........................... $8,995 ...........$7,500 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY VAN, 3.5L V6, leather, loaded, good cond., silver, 235,438 miles........................ $6,995 ...........$5,900 2008 CHEVY UPLANDER EXT. LS VAN, 3.5L V6, auto, fair cond., silver, 121,275 miles ....................... $5,995 ...........$4,500 2008 FORD ESCAPE XLT FWD, 2.3L 4 cyl., loaded, good cond., beige, 111,705 miles ......................... $6,995 ...........$5,900 2007 CHEVY ½ TON SILVERADO LT CREW CAB 2WD, P.U., 5.3L V8, all power, good condition, black, 199,709 miles ...................................................................................................................... $10,995 ...........$9,900 2007 CHEVY ½ TON SILVERADO LT, EXT. CAB 2WD, P.U., 5.3L V8, leather, sunroof, loaded, very nice, maroon, 141,575 miles .................................................................................................. $11,995 .........$10,500 2006 DODGE RAM 2500 CREW CAB SLT 4X4 P.U., 5.7L Cummins Diesel, Big Horn Edition, lift kit, sharp, silver, 151,582 miles............................................................................................................ $21,995 .........$20,500 2006 GMC ENVOY XL DENALI 4WD, 5.3L V8, leather, sunroof, loaded, very nice, gray, 199,889 miles....$8,995 ...........$7,500 2006 CHEVY COLORADO Z71 4X4 CREW CAB, 3.5L 5 cyl., all power, good cond., white, 228,586 miles .$8,995 ........... $7,900 2006 CHEVY ½ TON SILVERADO LT CREW CAB 4X4 P.U., 5.3L V8, all power, very nice, black, 102,187 miles ...................................................................................................................... $13,995 .........$12,500 2005 BUICK RENDEZVOUS FWD, 3.4L V6, all power, good cond., blue, 139,557 miles........................ $5,995 ...........$4,900 2005 PONTIAC MONTANA SV6 VAN, 3.5L V6, leather, loaded, very nice, silver, 149,430 miles ........... $3,996 ...........$2,900 2005 CHEVY ½ TON SUBURBAN LT 4WD, 5.3L V8, leather, loaded, good cond., beige, 261,369 miles ........................................................................................................................ $8,995 ...........$7,500

Troutwine CHEVROLET

TRUCKS, VANS & SUV’S

WAS

NOW

2005 CADILLAC SRX AWD, 3.6L V6, leather, sunroof, loaded, exc. cond., diamond white, 154,592 miles ....................................................................................................... $10,995 ...........$9,500 2004 PONTIAC AZTEK FWD, 3.4L V6, loaded, exc. cond., gold, 92,219 miles ...................................... $6,995 ...........$5,900 2004 CHEVY TAHOE Z71 4X4, 5.3L V8, leather, sunroof, loaded, good cond., beige, 224,739 miles..... $6,995 ...........$5,500 2004 CADILLAC SRX AWD, 4.6L V8, leather, loaded, good cond., beige, 105,466 miles ...................... $7,995 ...........$6,900 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER LS 4WD, 4.2L, 6 cyl., all power, exc. cond., blue, 148,224 miles ............. $6,995 ...........$5,900 2004 CHEVY ½ TON SILVERADO CREW CAB 4X4 P.U., 5.3L V8, one owner, loaded, fair condition, black, 342,618 miles .................................................................................................. $8,995 ...........$7,900 2003 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE VAN, 3.4L V6, leather, loaded, fair cond., maroon, 163,782 miles .. $1,995 ..............$900 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER LT 4X4, 4.2L 6 cyl., loaded, good cond., blue, 135,132 miles .................. $5,995 ...........$4,500 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER LTZ 4WD, 4.2L 6 cyl., leather, loaded, poor cond,. blue, 197,443 miles ... $1,995 ..............$900 2002 CHEVY ½ TON SUBURBAN LT 4WD, 5.3L, V8, leather, loaded, good cond,. red, 231,470 miles ........................................................................................................................... $7,995 ...........$6,500 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER LTZ 4X4, 4.2L, 6 cyl., leather, sunroof, loaded, very nice, maroon, 215,294 miles .................................................................................................................... $6,995 ...........$5,900 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER LT 2WD, 4 dr., one owner, cloth seats, loaded, exc. cond., beige, 182,686 miles ........................................................................................................................ $9,995 ...........$8,900 2001 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY LXI VAN, 3.8L V6, leather, loaded, very good cond., maroon, 165,697 miles .................................................................................................................... $3,995 ...........$2,500 2001 DODGE DAKOTA SPORT REG CAB 4X4 P.U., 3.9L V6, loaded, fair cond., red, 171,545 miles ... $4,995 ...........$3,900 2001 FORD F150 XLT SUPER CAB 4X4 P.U., 4.6L V8, 5 speed, loaded, good cond., red, 146,376 miles ........................................................................................................................... $5,995 ...........$4,500 2000 CHEVY TAHOE LS 4X4, 5.3L V8, leather, loaded, good cond., beige, 192,922 miles .................... $5,995 ...........$4,900 2000 DODGE DAKOTA SPORT EXT. CAB 4X4 P.U., 4.7L V8, loaded, very nice, white, 167,762 miles ........................................................................................................................ $6,995 ...........$5,900 2000 MERCURY VILLAGER ESTATE VAN, 3.3L V6, leather, loaded, fair cond., maroon, 150,889 miles .................................................................................................................... $2,995 ...........$1,900 1999 PONTIAC MONTANA VAN, cloth seats, all power, nice cond., green, 160,151 miles..................... $6,995 ...........$5,900

CHEVROLET

2017 CHEVY CRUZE LT, 4 dr., 1.4L 4 cyl., loaded, exc. cond., silver, 46,522 miles .............................. $16,995 .........$15,500 2017 CHEVY MALIBU LS, 4 dr., 1.5L 4 cyl., all power, exc. cond., silver, 43,214 miles......................... $17,995 .........$16,500 2017 CHEVY IMPALA LT, 4 dr., 3.6L V8, all power, exc. cond., pepperdust, 40,800 miles .................... $19,995 .........$18,900 2016 CHEVY CRUZE PREMIUM, 4 dr., 1.4L 4 cyl., leather, loaded, super nice, white, 52,338 miles...................................................................................................... $16,995 .........$15,500 2016 CHEVY MALIBU LT, 4 dr., 1.5L 4 cyl., all power, exc. cond,. black, 44,973 miles ......................... $17,995 .........$16,500 2014 CHEVY MALIBU LT, 4 dr., 2.5L, 4 cyl., one owner, loaded, exc. cond., champagne silver, 54,491 miles ..................................................................................................... $15,995 .........$14,900 2012 CHEVY IMPALA LT, 4 dr., 3.6L V6, all power, very nice, gold, 117,523 miles ................................. $8,995 ...........$7,900 2010 CHEVY IMPALA LT, 4 dr., 3.5L V6, leather, sunroof, loaded, exc. cond., blue, 118,206 miles ...... $11,995 ...........$9,900 2008 CHEVY IMPALA LS, 4 dr., 3.5L V6, all power, very nice, red, 159,466 miles .................................. $5,995 ...........$4,900 2008 CHEVY IMPALA LT, 4 dr., 3.9L V6, sunroof, loaded, very nice, maroon, 167,922 miles ............... $10,995 ...........$9,500 1989 CHEVY CAMARO IROC Z28 COUPE, 5.7L V8, T-Tops, loaded, show car, white, 63,899 miles ........................................................................................................................ $18,995 .........$17,500 1979 CHEVY CAMARO SHOW CAR, 5.7L V8, nicely equipped, super nice, red, 833 miles since restoration ..................................................................................................... $18,995 .........$17,500

OTHER MAKES

2018 CHRYSLER 300 AWD, 3.6L V6, leather, loaded, super nice, black, 28,612 miles ........................ $23,995 .........$22,500 2017 HYUNDAI SONATA, 4 dr., 2.4L 4 cyl., nicely equipped, exc. cond., gray, 49,823 miles ................ $14,995 .........$13,900 2017 BUICK VERANO, 4 dr., 2.4L 4 cyl., loaded, exc. cond., white, 52,584 miles ................................. $16,995 .........$15,500 2011 FORD FIESTA SEL, 4 dr., 1.6L 4 cyl., 5 speed, leather, loaded, good cond., white, 156,011 miles ........................................................................................................................ $5,995 ...........$4,500 2008 CHRYSLER SEBRING LIMITED CONVERTIBLE, 3.5L V6, leather, loaded, sharp, maroon, 112,081 miles .................................................................................................................... $7,995 ...........$6,500 2008 MERCURY MILAN PREMIER, 4 dr., 3.0L V6, leather, sunroof, loaded, super nice, beige, 69,814 miles ........................................................................................................................ $10,995 ...........$9,500 2007 AUDI A4 QUATTRO, 4 dr., 2.0L 4 cyl., leather, sunroof, loaded, very nice, black, 177,453 miles ........................................................................................................................ $5,995 ...........$4,500 2002 BUICK PARK AVENUE, 4 dr., 3.8L V6, leather, loaded, good cond., beige, 191,894 miles ............ $3,995 ...........$2,500 2002 VOLKSWAGON PASSAT STATION WAGON, 1.8L 4 cyl., sunroof, loaded, good cond., gray, 151,325 miles .......................................................................................................................... $4,995 ...........$3,900 1999 FORD MUSTANG GT CONVERTIBLE, 4.6L V8, leather, loaded, sharp, gray, 68,000 miles ........ $10,995 ...........$9,900 1995 CADILLAC DEVILLE, 4 dr., 4.9L V8, leather, sunroof, loaded, good cond., white, 146,338 miles ........................................................................................................................ $3,995 ...........$2,900 1994 JAGUAR XJS CONVERTIBLE, 4.0L 6 cyl., leather, loaded, show car, maroon, 52,066 miles...... $17,995 .........$16,500

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