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Local family heartbroken by daughter’s murder Edison State Community RYAN BERRY

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ARCANUM – On Jan. 31, the lives of a local family was changed forever by an event that took place nearly 1,000 miles away. William Boyette burst into a hotel room in Milton, Fla. and killed two women. One of those women, Jacqualine Jeannette Moore, 39, has ties to Darke County. Her father, Cecil Louk, lives in Greenville and she has family in the Arcanum community. Her mother, Brenda Louk-Stockhill retired from the US Army as a nurse, but grew up in the area and now lives in North Carolina. Jaci was raised in the Dayton area. By all accounts, Jaci was in the wrong place, at the wrong time, but doing the right thing. Brenda explained she was helping Alicia Greer get away from Boyette, her ex-boyfriend. Jaci had been in an abusive relationship in the past and was always willing to help others escape from those situations. According to Brenda, Jaci had rented the room for Greer, but in the small community of Milton, Fla. it is hard to hide. When Boyette came to the door, Brenda believes her daughter was there im-

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mediately to do whatever she needed to do to protect Greer. Both women were gunned down and died immediately. Brenda takes comfort in knowing her daughter didn’t suffer. Jaci left behind three children, Dazjia Richardson, Donavan Louk and Ciera Penix. She had moved to Florida eight months ago to be closer to Dazjia who joined the US Navy and was stationed in the area, but was set deploy soon. Boyette was a habitual offender and was often accused of beating and stabbing previous girlfriends, but never served more than a year in jail for the accusations. He was released from jail four-months ago after serving time on a parole violation. Boyette and the person police believe

to be an accomplice, Mary Rice, are suspected of two additional killings in their crime spree throughout southern Alabama and the Florida Panhandle. Brenda called Boyette a coward after he killed himself with a self-inﬂicted gunshot. However, she believes there was some justiﬁcation in that he didn’t die immediately and suffered tremendously before succumbing to his injury. Rice was taking into custody and is expected to be charged with capital murder in the deaths of at least one of the couple’s victims. Brenda noted Jaci was in the process of moving back to Ohio and expected she would bring Greer with her. “Jaci had a big heart,” she said. “There was never

a picture taken where she was frowning. She was bubbly and never knew a stranger.” Jaci chose a career as a waitress because she enjoyed meeting people. In fact, service is in her genes. Her family history includes restaurant ownership, Houston’s in Arcanum. Although Brenda called Jaci her “Wild Child,” it was meant as a compliment. “She was very spirited and did things her own way.” She loved children and even taught Sunday school. “Most of all, she loved her three children very much,” said Brenda. “I will miss her laughter,” said Brenda. “Her laughter would brighten everyone’s day.” She continued, “Her humor, smile, laughter, and love for family were contagious.” To honor Jaci, her family held a candlelight vigil in Arcanum. Approximately 50 to 60 people from around the country came to the small Darke County village to celebrate her life. The family released 39 balloons with kisses and notes attached. Brenda believes their family was blessed to have her for 39 years, but “I’m a little angry that I didn’t get to say goodbye to that beautiful smile.” Her suggestion to other families, “Hug your children a little tighter.”

Kindergartners ‘a 100 days smarter’ SUSAN HARTLEY

STAFF WRITER shartley@earlybirdpaper.com

GREENVILLE – Greenville’s kindergarten students spent the day Thursday surrounded by hundreds of 100s – it was the 100th day of school for the 2016-17 school year. The school’s new kindergarten gym was the perfect spot for students in Megan Delk’s and Lydia Brenner’s classes to divide up into small groups and use their creativity to build something out of 100 interesting items. From colorful plastic cups, to Lincoln Logs to bright yellow sponges, the groups worked together to create an object. They were then asked to write what they made on a piece of poster board. Lincoln Log swimming pools and Rapunzel’s Tower to a SpongeBob smiley face, the ﬁve-and six-yearolds got their creative juices ﬂowing. When asked if he thought the number 100

A group of Greenville kindergartners separate colorful links to create a 100-piece necklace on the 100th day of school. (Susan Hartley photo)

was a big number, Laden Daikin, 5, said “Yes. Because it is bigger than 99.” Students have been working up to Thursday’s big day all week, learning exactly what 100 items looks like. Posters hanging in the kindergarten hallway included a ﬁshbowl with 100 ﬁsh crackers swimming around, a gumball machine with 100 colorful craft balls, and

Coffee with the Commissioner GREENVILLE – On Feb. 25, 8-10 a.m., Commissioner Mike Stegall will be holding a “Coffee with the Commissioner” meeting for those interested at the Bob Evans Restaurant, 1403 Wagner

Ave., Greenville. This is an opportunity for people to discuss county matters with one of its local elected ofﬁcials. Come on out, enjoy a delicious breakfast and discuss county matters.

a poster which read “I’ve bugged Mrs. Delk for 100 days” complete with 100 bug stickers. “We’ve been telling them they are 100 days smarter than when they came to school on that ﬁrst day,” Delk said. Travion Jones Jr., 6, eagerly pointed to his “100 crown” he created with a big 100 written on the front. “One hundred is a lot because it has a 1 and an 0 and another 0,” he said. The 100-day activity ﬁts in well with kindergarten curriculum, Delk explains, including spelling, math and writing. “We had them answer the question ‘If I had $100’ us-

ing their writing skills,” she said. Students also had to come up with a list of 100 words they can spell, which is quite an accomplishment since a lot of students come to kindergarten only knowing how to write their own ﬁrst name. “We’re incorporating STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) thinking and skills,” Delk said, by having the students use math, science (engineering) and writing skills. Greenville’s 100th day of school was a little later in the season this year due to the long winter break prior to moving into the new K-8th grade facility.

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Board tables hiring of high school principal SUSAN HARTLEY

STAFF WRITER shartley@earlybirdpaper.com

GREENVILLE – Greenville Board of Education called a brief mid-meeting executive session during its regular monthly meeting Thursday, Feb. 16. The move was made just prior to the superintendent’s personnel items on the agenda, dealing with resignations and new hires. Upon returning to regular session, board member Fred Matix motioned to table a recommendation to approve a two-year contract to hire Stan Hughes as the high school principal. The board this past fall approved the retirement resignation for current high school Principal Jeff Cassell, effective at the end of this school year. Hughes currently serves as the district’s Career Technology Director/Coordinator of Technology. The proposed administrative contract for Hughes was for the 2017-18 and 201819 school years at a compensation rate of $98,349 yearly. Following the meeting, board president James Sommer said members wanted to have “more discussion” as well as “input from (board member) Mr. (Brad) Gettinger,” who was absent from Thursday’s meeting. “We want him to be involved,” Sommer said of Gettinger. Also Thursday, the board discussed two school calendar proposals for the 2017-18 school year. One calendar has school starting immediately following the county fair. The other option would be for

GREENVILLE – The Board of Directors for the Darke County Agricultural Society will host an Open House for the outgoing Fair Manager/Secretary Daryl Rifﬂe on March 1, in

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school to start the week prior to the fair, with a planned break for students to participate in fair activities. Following a discussion, board member Dave Madden suggested building administrators gather additional information from staff as to whether starting school prior to the county fair would be beneficial. Mixed feelings were expressed by board members and building administrators in attendance at the board meeting. All agreed planning additional school days to get a jump on academics would be beneficial, but it also was noted many staff as well as students participate in 4-H and other fair activities each summer. Superintendent Doug Fries also cautioned board members that due to the extended winter break for the new K-8th grade facility move, summer break already will be shorter this coming summer. During a 6 p.m. work session, board members also discussed the upcoming public dedication and open house for the new K8th grade building. A dedication service, February 26, will begin at 2 p.m. Additional overflow parking with shuttle service will be available at Trinity Wesleyan Church, Rest Haven Nursing Home, American Legion and the VFW. Following the dedication ceremony, an open house will be held for the public to visit classrooms, listen to performances by some of the school groups in the middle gym and have refreshments in the cafeteria.

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GREENVILLE POLICE BEAT

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On Feb. 11 an officer was on patrol in the area of the 400 block of Harrison Avenue. While in the area the officer located Michael Harris and had prior knowledge he had a bench warrant from the Greenville Police Department for failure to appear on two driving under suspension charges and an OVI charge. Harris was arrested and transported to the Darke County Jail where he was incarcerated with a $2,550 bond.On Feb. 11 an officer responded to the 100 block of East Water Street to assist other officers with a reported drug overdose. Upon arrival, suspect Alexis Peden was located in the house along with the overdose victim, Adam Kolb. The officer had prior knowledge

the suspect had an active bench warrant through Darke County for a probation violation. Paden was placed under arrest and placed in handcuffs. When the suspect was placed in the back of the cruiser she started to complain of chest pains. The suspect was transported to Wayne Healthcare and was eventually released into the care of Darke County Sheriff’s Department. There was no bond on the warrant. DUI

On Feb. 11 an officer observed a white vehicle traveling eastbound on East Main Street at a high rate of speed. The officer conducted a traffic stop and noticed while walking up to the vehicle the driver jumped over the center console and was sitting in the passenger seat. The

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officer made contact with the driver, Edwin Robbins, who admitted to going 70 mph. When asked why he was sitting in the passenger seat, Robbins told the officer he was “scared.” The officer could smell a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage coming from the vehicle while speaking with Robbins, who also said he just left Danny’s Place where he consumed a few shots and a few beers. The officer asked Robbins to exit the vehicle and complete field sobriety tests, which he failed. Robbins was placed under arrest for OVI and transported to the Greenville Police Department. Robbins agreed to a breathalizer and then was placed under an administrative license suspension, issued a citation for OVI and reckless operation. Robbins was released to his mother. On Feb. 12 an officer observed the defendant, Jeffrey Green operating a vehicle south bound on Ohio Street at a speed appearing to be over the

posted speed limit of 35 miles per hour. The radar detected a reading of 47 mph. The officer conducted a traffic stop and made contact with Green, who stated to the officer “you got me, I was moving kind of quick.” While speaking with the defendant, the officer detected a strong odor of alcohol coming from his person. When asked about alcohol consumption prior to driving, the defendant said he consumed a couple of beers. Green also later admitted to smoking marijuana. He gave consent to search his vehicle and while doing so a marijuana smoking device was located in the driver side compartment. The device had a small amount of marijuana inside. The defendant was asked to perform field sobriety tests, which he agreed and did poorly on. The defendant was placed under arrest for OVI, and transported to the Greenville Police Department. Green was placed under an administrative license suspension and issued a

citation for OVI and speed. He also was given a warning for the marijuana paraphernalia. On Feb. 12 an officer observed a van driving westbound on West Russ Road without any headlights on. The officer conducted a traffic stop and upon making contact with the driver, detected a strong odor of alcohol coming from inside the vehicle. The driver was identified as Elvis Wright. When asked about alcohol consumption, Wright said he probably had too much alcohol to drink and he shouldn’t be driving. Wright was asked to perform field sobriety tests, which he agreed and did poorly. Wright was unsteady on his feet during the test and had to be told the instructions multiple times. Wright’s eyes were blood shot and his speech was very slurred. During the tests the officer detected a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage coming from his person. Wright’s passenger was released from the

scene. Wright was placed under arrest for OVI and transported to the Greenville Police Department. Wright initially agreed to a breath test but was unable to follow directions to give a breath sample. Wright was placed under an administrative license suspension and issued a citation for OVI and headlight requirements. He was released to his wife. EARLY BIRD POLICY 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 until proven guilty and welcomes comments and concerns regarding this community service.

Hancock County driver sentenced for injuring Greenville couple BY CLINTON RANDALL STAFF WRITER crandall@earlybirdpaper.com

GREENVILLE – A Hancock County man was sentenced to a twoyear prison term for a road rage crash that seriously injured a Greenville couple on Memorial Day weekend of last year. Nathan A. Nisley, 34, of Rawson, Ohio entered a plea of ‘no contest’ to two counts of Felonious Assault, felonies of the second degree, Thursday afternoon in the Darke County Common Plea Court. He was charged and later indicted following the crash which occurred on May 29, 2016 – that left Justin Ungericht and Tyra Vanatta badly hurt. According the the crash investigation by the Darke County Sheriff’s Ofﬁce, Nisley is said to have changed lanes on US 127, near Children’s Home Bradford Road, in his 2012 Ford Fiesta and struck a northbound 2001

Harley Davidson Sportster motorcycle occupied by Ungericht and Vanatta. The contact caused the couple to crash the bike and were airlifted to Miami Valley Hospital for their injuries. Nisley reportedly made “bizarre and hurtful” comments, directed towards the victims, at the scene of the accident – which led authorities to believe he struck the motorcycle intentionally. Local defense attorney David A. Rohrer was appointed to represent Nisley following the offense. He ﬁled a ‘not guilty by reason of insanity’ plea after interviewing his client, who appeared to be suffering from a mental disorder. Nisley was evaluated at a Toledo hospital and was recently found competent to stand trial. According to Rohrer, his client is in a better state-of-mind now and he is only pleading ‘no contest’ due to a potential civil case in the future.

Agreeing with the recommended sentence, as part of a plea agreement, Judge Jonathan P. Hein ordered the two years in prison, with 264 days of jail credit. According to court records, Nisley has served time in prison previously for similar behavior in Hancock County. “The offense is so serious that it warrants a prison sentence,” Darke County Prosecutor Kelly Ormsby stated. “There were injuries suffered here, but thankfully nobody was killed – which is what could have happened.” Though he did not admit to trying to hurt them, Nisley turned to and verbally apologized to Ungericht and Vanatta, who

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were present in the courtroom during Thursday’s sentencing. Following the court hearing, Nisley was transported back to the Darke County Jail to await transfer to the Correctional Reception Center (CRC) to begin his prison sentence.

Howell accused of stealing pain meds BY CLINTON RANDALL STAFF WRITER crandall@earlybirdpaper.com

GREENVILLE - A Versailles woman was recently indicted on multiple felony counts after being accused of stealing pain medications while working at a local nursing home. Misty Howell was arraigned last week in the Darke County Common Pleas Court after a Grand Jury returned a fourcount indictment for Theft of Drugs, felonies of the fourth degree. According to the Darke

County Prosecutor’s Ofﬁce, she allegedly took the narcotics from four different patients from April to June of 2016 - while being employed at the nursing home. Howell was granted an own recognizance (OR) bond at the arraignment and a status conference is scheduled for Mar. 13 in the case. She could face up to six years and $10,000 if convicted as charged.

Living with MS group GREENVILLE – A newly formed support group for those living with multiple sclerosis (MS) and their loved ones will hold its initial meeting on Feb. 28, from 7-8:30 p.m. in the private dining room of the Brethren Retirement Community. The group will meet on the fourth Tuesday of each month for the remainder of the year at the same location. Light refreshments will be served. The group’s organizers are looking forward to fellowship and sharing insights and information pertaining to living with MS. Their mission is to provide hope and empowerment to those who attend. For more information, call Terri at (937) 621-3337.

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WILLIAMS – Nina Lou Williams, 92, of Greenville, died Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017. A Celebration of Life Service was held Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017 at the Hollansburg Congregational Christian Church. Burial is in Hollansburg Cemetery.

BURTON – Hobert C. Burton, 81, of New Madison, passed away at 10:10 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017, at Upper Valley Medical Center, Troy. Hobert was born July 9, 1935 in Lincoln County, Ky., to the late Elva & Lula (McNeese) Burton. Hobert is survived by his wife, JoAnn M. (Rodgers) Burton whom he married June 26, 1954; children, Lois Wendel of New Weston, David Burton of New Madison, Danny Burton of Greenville, Alan & Vickie Burton of Greenville, Christopher & Cindy Burton of Greenville and Gregory Burton of West Milton; 15 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; 2 great-great grandchildren; sisters, Helen Burgess of Kentucky and Eileen Miller of Indiana; and numerous nieces and nephews. Hobert was also preceded in death by a son, Elva Joe Burton; brothers, Leon, Charles & Delbert Burton; and sister, Dorothy Burgess. Hobert was a farmer. He was a member of The New Beginning Church of God in Greenville. A funeral service was held Monday, Feb. 13, 2017, at The New Beginning Church of God, 802 E. 4th St., Greenville with Pastor Dennis Martin ofﬁciating. Burial is in Greenville Township Memorial Gardens. Memorial contributions may be made to The New Beginning Church of God in Greenville. Arrangements are under the direction of Zechar Bailey Funeral Home. Condolences for the family may be expressed through www.zecharbailey. BRIGHT – Marc D. Bright, 47, of Greenville, died Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 20, 2017 at Zechar Bailey Funeral Home, Greenville. Burial will follow in Palestine Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Monday from noon to 2 p.m. at the funeral home.

WILLIAMS – Barbara Gibson Williams, 84, of Greenville, died Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017. Private services were held. MILLER – Elsie Mill-

er, 95, of Greenville, died Friday, Feb. 3, 2017. A service was held Saturday, Feb. 18 at Bailey Zechar Funeral Home, Versailles. Burial is at the Greenlawn Cemetery in Versailles.

PETERS – Brian Scott Peters, 34, of Greenville, died Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017. A Celebration of Life Service was held Friday, Feb. 17, 2017 at Lighthouse Christian Center, Greenville. Burial is in Greenville Cemetery. MOORE

– Jacqualine Jeannette Moore, 39, passed away on Jan. 31, 2017 in Santa Rosa, Fla. She was preceded in death by grandfather Jack Ullmer (2005), grandfather Lowell McClurg (2012), Uncle Johnny Louk (2002), and Aunt Tamara Beltran (2014). She was survived by husband David Moore of Tampa, Fla.; mother Brenda Delk Louk Stockhill of Salisbury, NC; father Cecil Louk Jr. of Greenville; son Donavan Louk of Salisbury, NC; daughter Dazjia Richardson serving in US Navy at Atsugi, Japan; daughter Ciara Penix of Rockford, Ill; grandmother Jean Ullmer of Arcanum; and grandmother Loretta McClurg of Greenville. She was born in Washington, PA but raised in Dayton. She graduated from Robinson High and attended Cecil College. She was Christian and loved to do volunteer work for her church especially devoted to teaching bible studies to the children and church activities. She was compassionate towards others and was always there for her family and friends. She came from a familial military back ground and she was a proud mother, daughter, cousin, wife, niece and granddaughter. Her free spiritedness, vibrant bubbly personality, bright smile, and contagious laughter was a huge part of how family and friends will always remember her.

HICKEY – Lucille H. McGuire Hickey, 92, of Greenville, died Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017. A service was held Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017 at Zechar Bailey Funeral Home, Greenville. Burial is in the Old Teegarden Cemetery, Ansonia.

STRAIT – Marjorie L. Strait, 82, of Greenville, died Monday, Feb. 13, 2017. A funeral service

was held Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017 at Zechar Bailey Funeral Home, Greenville. Burial is in Greenville Cemetery.

EDWARDS – Tommy D. Edwards, 77, of Celina and formerly of Ansonia, died Monday, Feb. 13, 2017. A funeral service was held Friday, Feb. 17, 2017, at Bailey Zechar Funeral Home, Versailles. Burial is in Greenville Township Memorial Garden. WHITTINGTON – Irma Lee Whittington, 91, of Versailles, died Friday, Feb. 10, 2017. A Celebration of Life Service was held Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017 at Oliver Floyd Funeral Home in Greenville. Burial is in St. John Lutheran Church Cemetery.

Timmerman discusses Where am I Wearing? GREENVILLE – Edison State Community College will welcome New York Times Best Selling Author, Kelsey Timmerman on March 1 to discuss his book, Where am I Wearing? The events are being offered free charge and are open to the community. A Darke County native, Timmerman will engage listeners during two sessions on March 1. The ﬁrst speaking engagement will begin at 10 a.m. at the St. Clair Memorial Hall in Greenville and the second will begin at 12:30 p.m. in the Robinson Theater at Edison State’s Piqua Campus. Timmerman is the author of two books, Where am I Wearing? and Where am I Eating? In both books, Timmerman travels the world to meet the people who make his clothes or grow his food. In doing so, he puts readers face to face with globalization and the interconnectedness of all of

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our lives. An acclaimed public speaker, Timmerman has lectured on travel and globalization around the world. He is particularly passionate about educating students through humor and storytelling, and encourages them to think globally and act locally. These events are sponsored, in part, by a grant from The Piqua Community Foundation and with the support of Greenville High School.

OBITUARIES

Commission approves airport manager’s resignation

BY SUSAN HARTLEY STAFF WRITER shartley@earlybirdpaper.com DARKE COUNTY – Darke County Commissioners will be seeking a new airport manager. On Monday, Feb. 13, commissioners approved a letter of resignation submitted last Friday from long-time facility manager Dave Spillers. Spillers’ last day will be March 31. “He had talked about retiring in 2017, but we didn’t know what date,” John Cook, county business administrator said. Spillers had worked as the airport manager for 23 years, Cook said. Prior to the county purchasing the airport, the facility was owned by the Spillers family. Former Governor James Rhoades mandated each county have an airport, and the Spillers’ facility was the natural choice, commissioners explained. Spillers said Monday afternoon he was “just gonna sit back and retire. I’ve got other things to do. No problems, just thought it was time.” What’s next as far as ﬁlling the manager’s position will be discussed during the airport advisory meeting, set for 4 p.m. Feb. 27 at the airport. “We’ll be talking to the advisory board,” explained Commissioner Mike Rhoades, “and get their suggestions on” how to proceed. At the Feb. 27 meeting, Rhoades said, a job description for the manager’s position most likely will be discussed. It is still unclear whether commissioners will advertise for someone to replace

Spillers or if the advisory board will have other suggestions. One option would be to appoint an interim manager until a replacement is approved, Rhoades said. “The advisory board suggests what they would like to see,” he said What is clear, commissioners say is the airport is in the process of growing in order to attract new business opportunities to the county. The new manager will be asked to assist with the commission’s plan for growth, Rhoades said. Plans are continuing with the expansion of the runway in order for larger planes ﬁlled with fuel to have room for take-off, Rhoades said, as well as other improvements around the facility. As part of the contract with Spillers, a house trailer he had resided in, which is located on airport property, must be moved by March 31. Spillers said it would be moved to his new home he’s building on Chase Road. Also Monday, commission approved the renewal of two people to continue to serve on the airport advisory board. Monty Stamp of Greenville and Ken Timmerman of Ansonia were approved to serve three-year terms, beginning January 2017 through December 2019. “We’ve had people come in that are really enthusiastic in the way we are going,” said Mike Stegall in reference to approving the two individuals’ renewal to the advisory board. Commission also said they are looking into adding additional people to the board, if permitted.

Homeschool students invited to CCP session PIQUA – Edison State Community College invites homeschooled students and their parents to attend a presentation about the statewide College Credit Plus (CCP) program on Feb. 23, 6:30 p.m. in room 504/505 on the Piqua Campus. Students enrolled in the CCP program can earn college and high school credit concurrently, accelerating their college careers at little to

no cost to them. Credits earned in the program are easily transferable to public and private universities nationwide under robust articulation agreements. While on campus, attendees can learn: what CCP is; how credit is

earned; how to apply and qualify for acceptance into the program; how to apply for state funding; learn about class options and scheduling; learn about assessment options such as ACT and ACCUPLACER; and learn about additional policies,

procedure, and funding deadlines. For more information, contact Velina Bogart, Coordinator of College Credit Plus for Edison State by calling (937) 778-7854 or emailing ccp@edisonohio.edu.

BBBS scholarship applications taken GREENVILLE – Big Brothers Big Sisters of Shelby and Darke County will be offering two $500 scholarships for students attending college in the 2017/2018 academic year. One scholarship will go to a Darke County graduate, and one will go to a Shelby County graduate. Those who wish to be considered for the scholarship should be students who have maintained at least a 2.5 GPA throughout high school and enrolled in a school within Shelby or Darke County. They also must have been a volunteer for the Big Brothers Big Sisters Buddies program for two full academic years and have attended at least 75 percent of the sessions of which they were involved. Applicants must also plan to pursue an associate’s or bachelor’s degree in any ﬁeld of study at an accredited two- or four-year college or university or technical school. Students interested in applying can get the application from their guidance ofﬁce, their Big Brothers Big Sisters Community Service Coordinator, or online at www. bigbrobigsis-shelbydarke.

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Pregnancy Help Center hosts concert GREENVILLE â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Darke County Pregnancy Help Center, 105 W Third St., Greenville, is bringing the Collingsworth Family back to Memorial Hall in Greenville for another beneďŹ t concert. The concert will be held April 13, 7 p.m. A very limited number of tickets are still available; mainly in the balcony. Ticket prices are $20 for General seating. All seats are reserved seating. You do not want to miss this opportunity to see this amazing group.

More information about the Collingsworths is available at their website, TheCollingsworthFamily.com. All proceeds will beneďŹ t the Pregnancy Center. The center wishes to thank the following sponsors for their assistance in bringing this group back to Darke County: Scott Rowland Trucking, Jim Gableâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s State Farm Insurance, Jack Curryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Creative Carpets, Tim Shellabarger for Arcon Builders and Eric Fee with Oliver Floyd and Braund Pope Funeral Homes.

Museum will visit nearby communities VERSAILLES â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Versailles Area Museum will be on the road again and this time will travel to Troy on March 14. They will be leaving the museum at 9 a.m. for a tour of the WACO Museum to learn about this all-important Troy industry and its contribution to the WWII efforts. Then theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll travel to Tipp City for lunch at the historic downtown restaurant, Harrisonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. Finally, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll visit the Tipp City Museum. This cozy little hometown museum shares the story of Tipp City from 1840 to the present and her role on the legendary Miami Erie Canal. What would a day out be without a little shopping? Tipp City is known for its famous antique

shops and for the world famous Trophy Nut Company, which are available to enjoy as time permits. They plan to be back in Versailles by 4 p.m. To sign up, call and leave your name and number at the museum and theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll return your call to conďŹ rm your booking. The cost is $6 for the WACO Museum, plus lunch which runs about $8. They are limited to 20 guests unless more drivers volunteer. If the weather is bad they will reschedule. Plan to join them and learn a little about whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in our neighborhood. Thanks are given to Versailles Area Museum volunteer Tom Mendenhall for coordinating this ďŹ rst adventure of 2017.

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Darke County Dart League winners choose annual donation DARKE COUNTY â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Darke County Dart League recently made their annual donation to another welldeserving local organization. The winning team, sponsored by Plattyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s of Versailles, chose this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s donation be presented to Hospice of Darke County. The team, made up of Jordan DePoy, Jerry DePoy, Brent Mellott, Kasey Stellar and Jerrod DePoy, presented the check of $507

to Hospice on Saturday at the leagues season-ending banquet at Hot Rods and Harleys Bar & Grill in Greenville. In addition, the league raised over $350 for the Journey Home, to beneďŹ t veterans. To learn more about the Darke County Dart League, ďŹ nd them on Facebook at www.facebook. com/DarkeCountyDartLeague.

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Clingen celebrates 75th birthday GREENVILLE â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The family of Sheryl Ann (Davis) Clingen would like to celebrate her 75th birthday with a card shower. Sherylâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 75th birthday was on Feb. 15. Sheryl is a graduate of Newton Sheryl Clingen with her father, 96 1/2-yearLocal School old Gerald (Jar) Davis. where all of F. Clingen and they have her eight siblings also grad- two daughters: the oldest, uated. They are John (Su- Elizabeth Marie (Tony) san) of P. Hill, Rosemary DiPinto lives in Canyon of P. Hill, Brenda (Bruce) Country near Los Angeles, of Salmon, ID, Judy (Paul) Calif. She and her husband of P. Hill, Debra (Larry) have two daughters; Adriof Colorado Springs, CO, ana and Gabriella. Sherylâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Anita of Dayton, William/ youngest daughter, CatheBill of Birmingham, AL, rine Ann lives in Las Vegas, Margaret (Tim) of P. Hill. Nev. She is married to Robert Sheryl was an RN in California for over 50 years. She was a labor and delivery nurse and also worked in the NICU and nursery. GREENVILLE â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The She graduated from the Mifamily of Rev. Dr. Car- ami Valley Nursing School roll Pahl is celebrating his in Dayton in 1964. 85th birthday and would Sheryl and Bob are aclike to have a card shower tive members of the Bible for him. He will be hitting Fellowship Church in the milestone birthday Greenville. on March 6. Cards can be Please send cards to her sent to 2866 State Route at PO Box 715 Greenville, 571 W., Greenville, Ohio Ohio 45331. 45331-3223.

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Names: Lane Andrew, Gabrielle Rose and Wesley James Bergman Age: 5 Years Birthday: Feb. 20 Parents: Brad & Heather Bergman, West Manchester Grandparents: Alice & John Otte, St Henry; Jerry & Deb Bergman, Rossburg; Daniel & Heidi Line-

Local church hosts events ANSONIA â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Ansonia Methodist Church is hosting its monthly meals on the ďŹ rst and third Wednesday of each. The meals will be served unless the area is on a level two snow emergency or higher. The meals are free, but donations are welcome. They will start their Lenten Bible Study on Feb. 21 and it will continue through April 11, 7-8:30 p.m. The cost is $9 for books. The study will be held in the AUMC Gathering Place. For more information contact Pastor Ron Hoeksema, (937) 337-5781.

FMABC hosts Monte Carlo PITSBURG â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Franklin Monroe Athletic Boosters will host its second annual Monte Carlo Night and Dinner on March 11, 6-11 p.m., at Romerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Catering & Entertainment, 118 E. Main St., Greenville. This fun-ďŹ lled evening will give attendees an opportunity to win a wide variety of great prizes, including a television, gift cards and more. Enjoy a great meal from Romerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and then enjoy some fun casino games like Black Jack, Texas Holdâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;em, Chuck Luck, Showdown and more. Tickets for this event are $30 each and are available from the Athletic Boosters board members. For more information or tickets, contact Chad Booher, president, at (937) 459-7879 or Monique McGlinch at (937) 564-8059.

baugh Union City, OH; and Henry Post, Greenville Great Grandparents: Ruby Bartos, Eldorado; and Nancy Linebaugh, Union City, OH

GREENVILLE â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The 1974 ďŹ lm The Conversation is an American psychological mystery thriller written, produced, and directed by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Gene Hackman with supporting roles by John Cazale, Allen GarďŹ eld, Cindy Williams, Frederic Forrest, Harrison Ford, Teri Garr and Robert Duvall. The plot revolves around a surveillance expert and the moral dilemma he faces when his recordings reveal a potential murder. Coppola cited the 1966 ďŹ lm Blowup as a key inďŹ&#x201A;uence. However since

the ďŹ lm was released to theaters just a few months before Richard Nixon resigned as President, he felt that audiences interpreted the ďŹ lm to be a reaction to the Watergate scandal. It was nominated for three Academy Awards in 1974 and lost Best Picture to The Godfather Part II, another Francis Ford Coppola ďŹ lm. Join the Greenville Public Library on Feb. 23 at 7 p.m. Ryan Carpe will be leading a brief discussion after the movie and as always there will be free theater popcorn, candy, coffee, and Jones Soda.

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YOLO’s Urban Park beneﬁts city & county Tourism Talks Matthew Staugler Darke County Visitor’s Bureau Executive Director

When you travel to larger cities in Ohio and across the country, what is one thing you see cities making a large investment in? Urban greenspace. Consider the development of the riverfront in Cincinnati. Roughly 20 years ago, there sat bland sports stadiums and a multitude of mundane parking garages, a sea of concrete along the gorgeous Ohio River landscape. Fast forward to the present day, and The Banks project in the riverfront district is alive with the hustle and bustle of the Reds and Bengals, vibrant nightlife, new housing, and terriﬁc parks, with water features, art, and color in what was once shrouded in shades of grey. And it’s paying dividends – projections of total economic impact through 2020 amount to $2.7 billion. The YOLO Organization has been working to bring a slice of that energy to Darke County. They’ve proposed constructing a new urban park at the entrance of the historic downtown district in Greenville, a new welcome to those entering the city. The park will be a gathering place downtown, where families can bring children to play, performances can be held, and a destination can be created. The YOLO Organization applied for and was awarded a $250,000 grant from the state of Ohio, through collaboration with former state rep. Jim Buchy and then-state senator Keith

Faber. The Darke County Visitors Bureau was happy to lend a letter of support for that application, and was pleased to see YOLO receive it. Further private investment in the project has moved it to the doorstep of work commencing. Studies show that investment in urban greenspace infrastructure contributes to the local economy in a variety of ways – it creates a new sense of place and a destination for visitors and citizens and creates demand for housing for those who want to live nearby. The cascade effect can also spark new business investment, such as new restaurants, retail shops, and nightlife. This momentum can lift up a whole district, and eventually creates a place where people congregate and visitors ﬂock to, like the Short North in Columbus or Oregon District in Dayton. YOLO should be commended for their commitment to the area, as they also are planning an amphitheater project in Versailles, which can have the same cumulative effect on the village and county. To survive in the new experience-driven world where cities and counties are competing for both residents and visitors, we should continue to make investments that attract young people back to our communities to spend money, work, and raise their families. Working together with city and village government, county government, and privatesector partners, we can achieve the goal of creating compelling places all over the county to have great experiences, promote economic impact, and raise quality of life.

READERS WRITE Frustrated with Council Dear Editor, Let me introduce myself I am Sue House candidate for Greenville City Council Member at Large. The issue with the Erwin Brothers Fueling station has gone far enough, and I have talked to a lot of citizens while collecting signatures to get my name on the ballot, that are unhappy with our City Council’s response to this issue. I would like to invite anyone that is unhappy with how the Greenville City council is handling this matter to meet me at the City Chambers on Feb. 21, 2017 at 7:30 p.m. So that we can show the council how many people think the city council is not doing their job in representing the citizens of Greenville. During the public hearing portion of the meeting anyone wanting to speak their mind about this or any other issue are free to step up to the podium state their name and address and address the

council. I would encourage all that are upset with how the Greenville City Council is handling this issue to join with me to let them know how we feel about this issue. Also as a reference anyone wanting to run against any current City Council Members at Large are free to get petitions and run as an independent. In the General Election there will be three City Council Members at Large selected by the voters. The Darke County Board of Elections can give you the deadline for getting your signatures to get your name on the ballot and ﬁle the petitions for the position you are wanting to run for. The Darke County Board of Elections can be reached by calling (937) 548-1835. This is how we as citizens of Greenville can make a difference in our city and make it a better place for all of us to live and work. Sincerely, Sue House, Greenville

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I’m the Deﬁnition of Motivator

Motivator – Something that provides a reason or stimulus to do something. A person who promotes interest in or enthusiasm for something. While that may be the actual deﬁnition all it really needs to say is “Motivator – Ryan Berry, ‘nuff said.” Oh yeah, I am the supreme motivator and now I have proof. I single handedly caused my daughter to go from a good mark in shot put to a great mark. Oh sure, she will say it was her skill and power, but a monkey could do that. I’ve been to the zoo. I’ve seen them ﬂing their poo with great force and power. A shot put is not much different. I’m sure you are questioning what it takes to be a great motivator like me. First and foremost, you must be able to com-

Keep Students Safe To all parents and grandparents who have children riding Versailles school buses to school or to all school activities including sports, band and ﬁeld trips. On Feb. 9, all schools in the area had a delay and then closed, except Versailles. On the evening news that night was a video showing how the children were thrown around when a bus was hit by a car and turned on its side in the WHIO TV viewing area. I am sure that you remember last school year when in Chattanooga, TN a crazy bus driver wrecked his bus overturning it, when six students died and many more were seriously injured. The Versailles schools have buses that carry

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incredible. You have the power. You have the skill. You are much better than that monkey at the zoo. Now go out there and win one for the Gipper.” I don’t think she knows who the Gipper was. (By the way, it’s George Gipp who played football for Notre Dame and died from a strep throat infection days after beating Northwestern during his senior year. Yep, I know how to Google stuff.) I took a different approach. I appealed to her likes and took it one step further to appeal to her loves. I pulled the makeup card and combined it with her love of embarrassing me. I made her a deal – if she threw 44’ she could put make-up on me and if she hit 45’ she could post the pictures online. She went out and set a new personal record by throwing more than four-feet than she had ever thrown before. She hit 47’ 6.5”. I’ve been told she is going to wait until an evening when she is bored to

cash-in on our deal. I’m almost willing to wear a dress with the make-up if she hits 50’ over the next few weeks. I guess there is a ﬁne line between motivation and bribe, but I’ll use whatever works. I do want to give a shout out to her coach. She wouldn’t be anywhere close to where she is today without Coach Rick Ingold. We knew nothing about throwing, but he was able to take the talent she had and turned her into an incredible competitor. He doesn’t get paid to coach her at these indoor meets, but he has been with her every step of the way. He’s traveled to Cleveland on his own dime and he will be traveling with her to the New Balance Indoor Track & Field Nationals in Brooklyn, NY; again at his own expense. Franklin Monroe is fortunate to have him as a coach and a teacher. We are fortunate to have had him be a big part of our daughter’s life.

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municate. Well duh! I’m a writer. We can mark communicator off the list of things to do. Second, you must understand the person you are motivating. This one is a little more tricky, especially when dealing with a teenage girl. When all else fails, appeal to their likes – in my daughter’s case make-up, money, tacos or any combination of the three. My wife, who is a pretty darn good motivator in her own right, always offers our oldest daughter the money in her pocket if she hits a certain mark. We’ve taken a pretty good hit to our wallets during the indoor track season. However, we had a big meet and money wasn’t going to be enough to motivate her. Yes, I said we. As long as I’m paying for the trips and hotel rooms I will continue to say we. When she achieves a certain mark. We, as a family, achieve that mark. I could have taken her aside and said, “Listen here, oldest daughter. You are great. You are

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more than 70 students. My grandchildren ride on one of those buses. On a morning like Thursday, the bus will be driving east on Wolf Road. Just as it turns onto Wolf, there is a great big drop on the south side. You don’t need a crazy driver or a car hitting the bus. All you need is for the bus to slide off the road and turn over on its top. Also, the heavy book bags (my grandson’s weighs 16 pounds, which is heavier than a bowling ball), gym bags and band instruments would be flying around hitting the children. Last summer I had a meeting with the Versailles superintendent. The first question I asked him was, “What is the first thing you do when you get into your car?” His reply was, “Put on my seatbelt.” I question, “If you put on your seatbelt, then why don’t we have seat belts on the school buses?” He then gave me a list of why nots, which included cost for installations, maybe needing more buses and drivers (which are hard to find) and an aide to help the small children with their seatbelts. This last cost could be avoided by giving incentives to the older children to help the younger children. If

you can’t ﬁnd enough bus drivers, then pay more. The voters of the Versailles school district agreed to continue the quarter of a percent income tax, after the district no longer needed it. This is about $500,000 a year. This money could be used to put seat belts in all of the buses and/or buy new buses with seat belts already installed and hire more drivers if needed. The money is currently being used to reduce the debt on the new school. I personally feel that the safety of our

students far outweighs the little money my real estate taxes are being reduced. If you agree with me, please call of your school board members. They are our superintendent’s boss and are responsible for what he does or does not do. They are Ron Gehret (937) 417-2637; Tom Ording (937) 5647120; Hope Batty (937) 554-7677; Jim Raterman (937) 564-6574; and Steven Ruhenkamp (937) 417-2444. Alma Broerman Versailles

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PITSBURG â&#x20AC;&#x201C; From a small Darke County school to a No. 4 National ranking didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t come by chance for Franklin Monroeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Nicole Berry, the daughter of Ryan and Mindy Berry. â&#x20AC;&#x153;With the good coaching that I have had, my parents always being there for me, supporting me, getting me to practice on time, everything that I need to do and protein shakes, keeping me up and ready to go,â&#x20AC;? Berry noted of what got her to this point in her throwing career. The MileSplit Scholastic Showcase at Spire held at Geneva on the Lake this past weekend produced an incredible amount of elite performances in the track and ďŹ eld events. Several new Ohio and other state No. 1â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s were achieved as well as a number of new facility records and a few US No. 1â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s for the 2017 indoor season. The prestigious meet highlighted the tremendous showing of Nicole Berry

of Franklin Monroe High School in the Girls Shot-Put competition. Berry claimed 1st place with her powerful throw of 47â&#x20AC;&#x2122;6.5â&#x20AC;?. Berryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mark is an Ohio No. 2, a US No. 4 and new Spire Institute indoor record for high school girls. Berry was the top performer in the highly competitive Shot-Put event edging out high level competitors Tori McKinley of Pennsylvaniaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hickory and Anthony Wayneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Madison Pollard. Berry leaped over McKinley who was the previous US No. 4 and Pollard who was the previous Ohio No. 2. McKinley posted a throw of 46â&#x20AC;&#x2122; 4â&#x20AC;?, just ahead of Pollardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 45â&#x20AC;&#x2122;10.5â&#x20AC;? result. With the new PR (personal record) in hand Berry will be competing at the Ohio Association of Track & Cross Country Coaches State Championship State indoor event held March 4 at Akron University. The following week, March 11th, Berry will be throwing at the New Balance Indoor Nationals at the Armory in Brooklyn, New York.

Berry has signed to throw at the college level; signing early this year with TifďŹ n University, a DII institution known for its competitive track and ďŹ eld programs. With recent success, Berry is receiving much attention from universities nationally. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Obviously when you uncork a throw of 47 feet you kinda start to turn some heads,â&#x20AC;? said FM Coach Rick Ingold. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nicole did sign early with TifďŹ n and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to be a great ďŹ t for her. TifďŹ n is a university where she is really going to ďŹ t in so I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think there are any second glances and going, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;aw shoot, we should have waitedâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, but I have received some contacts from some pretty big name schools that I have never heard from before, some Big Ten schools and things like that but I think TifďŹ n is going to treat her right. I think she has a chance to be a very elite level thrower at the DII level for sure.â&#x20AC;? Berryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s workweek has the FM athlete spending an hour and 15 minutes weightlifting followed by

an hour of practice each day. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And then I take a little bit of extra time at home to work on drills and stuff that Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not quite as good at,â&#x20AC;? said Berry. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a total body exercise,â&#x20AC;? Coach Ingold said of Berryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work ethic in the weight room. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our record board is up there. Look at the top â&#x20AC;Ś Nicole is at the top of every single lift that we do. Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s upper body strong, sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lower body strong. She does the explosive movements well. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a testament to her as an athlete.â&#x20AC;? Much of Berryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s success comes from her desire get better, willingness to learn and her coachability. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The technical aspect of everything is exactly what I ask her to do, even the most difďŹ cult things sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s willing to change where she needs to,â&#x20AC;? said Ingold. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The mental aspect of things is the most difďŹ cult she and I have dealt with. She is a teenage girl, so sometimes you run into some of those issues as Ryan (Berry) has attested to a million times in the Early Bird paper.â&#x20AC;?

Nicole Berry competes in shot put at a recent 2017 indoor meet (Ryan Berry photo)

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Aside from that, Nicole is about as easy going as they go,â&#x20AC;? added Ingold. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pretty driven, she is very modest in whatever. Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s competitive when it gets down to it and at some point you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really coach that. At some point youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re either competitive and you want to do that

and you want to beat those girls next to you or you go in your hole and shy away from competitiveness. Luckily Nicole not only has the physical ability but she has that kind of competitive edge to go against the really big time throwers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Go Jets,â&#x20AC;? concluded Berry.

Arcanumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lady Trojans 7th grade girls CCC Champs BY GAYLEN BLOSSER SPORTS WRITER gblosser@earlybirdpaper.com

PITSBURG â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Arcanum Lady Trojans 7th graders closed out the 2016-17 season with a perfect 15-0 record defeating the Bradford Lady Railroaders 4022 to claim the Cross Country Conference (CCC) Tournament Trophy. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We came out strong and on top,â&#x20AC;? said Arcanum 7th grade coach Ashley Matheson. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our offensive game was on point that ďŹ rst quarter and I think that gave us some momentum to carry us through.â&#x20AC;? Playing six minute quarters, the Lady Trojans used a Haley Unger basket at 5:52 to take a 2-0 lead and by 5:25 had a 5-0 advantage with Madelyn Fearon draining her ďŹ rst of two three-pointers on the day. A Taylor Gray bucket had the girls from Arcanum leading 7-1 followed by a

Meghan McCans bucket for a 9-1 score. Ungerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second and third baskets of the ďŹ rst quarter made it a 13-1 score with 2:01 on the ďŹ rst quarter clock. Ellie Fout rounded out ďŹ rst quarter Lady Trojans scoring sending the teams to the second period of play with Arcanum holding a 15-3 advantage. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our girls were a brick wall,â&#x20AC;? Matheson said of her teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ďŹ rst period defensive play. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get past us.â&#x20AC;? The Lady Railroaders battled back in period No. 2 with Austy Miller scoring eight of her teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nine points while a Fearon three and 2-2 at the line and Gray adding two baskets had the teams heading to the break with Arcanum owning a 2412 halftime lead. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The second quarter we were getting into foul trouble,â&#x20AC;? Matheson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We

told them we have to slow it down. We need to spend more time on the offensive end than the defensive end.â&#x20AC;? A Fout layup had the Lady Trojans on the board to open second half play giving Arcanum a 26-12 lead, but it was Bradford getting three points each from Raylee Canan and an Alexis Barhorst trey to take period three by a 6-5 score with Arcanum leading 2918 with three quarters in the book. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We needed to settle down a little bit,â&#x20AC;? Matheson said of third period play. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We were getting a little out of control that we do sometimes. Our girls have learned this season that when we get to that point itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time to regroup, start back over and take it to them.â&#x20AC;? The Lady Trojans would use the fourth quarter to win going away led by Grayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

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PITSBURG â&#x20AC;&#x201C; If Thursday nightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ďŹ rst round tournament match-up is any indication of whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s to come on the tournament trail for the Lady Tigers, Versailles is on track to make a deep run in tournament play with a lopsided 86-16 win over the Triad Lady Cardinals. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re 1-0 in the tournament now,â&#x20AC;? said Versailles Coach Jacki Stonebraker. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I thought the girls played well tonight.â&#x20AC;? The Lady Tigers used a game opening full-court press to take an 11-0 lead and close out ďŹ rst period play putting 32 points on the board while holding Triad to four points in the

opening quarter. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We wanted to get out on them and set the tone for the game,â&#x20AC;? Stonebraker said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We always press at the beginning of the game so I felt like we canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t change anything now, we have to go out with our best and then play our half-court.â&#x20AC;? Three Versailles girls led with eight ďŹ rst quarter points; Kami McEldowney eight including 2-2 at the line, Clair Schmitmeyer eight points including 4-4 at the line, Daniel Winner four baskets for eight points, a three-pointer each from Camille Watren and Kami Ording and a basket from freshman Lindsey Winner to round out ďŹ rst quarter scoring. Period No. 2 had the

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Lady Indians win Regional, advance to state ďŹ nal four BY CLINTON RANDALL STAFF WRITER crandall@earlybirdpaper.com

SHARPSVILLE, Ind. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; For the ďŹ rst time in 16 years, the Union City girls basketball team can call themselves Regional Champions. The Lady Indians won the title Saturday night with a 59-39 victory over Riverton Parke. After knocking out Tri-Central 53-41 in the semiďŹ nals of a regional rematch earlier in the day, Union City advanced to the championship game for a second time in as many seasons. With the stands packed with fans, the atmosphere was electric from the onset of the IHSAA Class 1A Regional Championship between Union City (22-4) and Riverton Parke (23-4). From the tip, both teams pressured defensively while trying to keep the score advantage early on. Hitting two momentum-building threes, junior guard Justiss Cantu helped the Lady Indians hold a slight edge with a 15-13 lead heading into the second quarter. Holding the Lady Panthersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; scoring threat, Tayler Vauters, in-check again in the second period, Union City went on a 14-8 run and extended their lead to 29-21 at the half. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We tried some things defensively that seemed to work and kept her (Vauters) from beating us,â&#x20AC;? said UC head coach Sarah

Kami McEldowney drains a trey for three of her game high 24 points for the Lady Tigers in win over Triad (Gaylen Blosser photo)

E. Ording 6, C. Watren 5, B. Blakeley 4, E. Langenkamp 4, B. Huffman 4, K. Ord-

ing 3, H. McEldowney 3, L. Winner 2, C. McEldowney 2, K. Custenborder 2

Bradford 8th grade girls CCC Champions The Union City Lady Indians basketball team won the IHSAA Class Regional Championship and advanced to the state ďŹ nal four for the ďŹ rst time in school history. (Clinton Randall photo)

Black. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She is a very good player and ďŹ nds her way to the basket. For the most part we did what we needed to do defensively to be able to stop their drive and putting up more points on us.â&#x20AC;? A third quarter run by Vauters and the Lady Panthers chipped away at the UC lead, until senior Kelsey Zimmers drained two of her ďŹ ve three-pointers to help keep the Lady Indians in command by 10 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; headed into the the ďŹ nal eight minutes. They say defense wins championships, and the Lady Indians proved that in the fourth quarter, holding the Lady Panthers to just two points. UC won in convincing fashion with a 20point victory and punched their ticket to the ďŹ nal four as the student section chanted, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Semi-Stateâ&#x20AC;Ś Semi-Stateâ&#x20AC;ŚSemi-State!â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;We told the girls we needed to win every quarter and we did that tonightâ&#x20AC;Śwhich was huge,â&#x20AC;? said Coach Black. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We ďŹ nished hard with a great run in the end.â&#x20AC;?

Senior Kelsey Zimmers led the way in scoring with 20 points, that included ďŹ ve three-pointers. Junior Justiss Cantu followed with 17 and seniors Courtney Wise and Baylee Hartman added 10 points each in the championship win. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Anytime we have four girls in double ďŹ gures that is a great thing,â&#x20AC;? added Black. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have a lot of talented girls and all get along so great â&#x20AC;&#x201C; which carries onto the court. I couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be more proud of each one of them!â&#x20AC;? The ďŹ rst time Union City claimed a regional title was in 2001, when Coach Black was a sophomore guard on the team. Though this was the second Regional Championship, this is the only time in school history the girls basketball program has made it to the state tournament ďŹ nal four. Log on to bluebagmedia.com to see coverage of Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s IHSAA Class A Semi-State game between Union City (23-4) and Marquette Catholic (21-5).

Greenvilleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Logan Eldridge named All GWOC BY GAYLEN BLOSSER SPORTS WRITER gblosser@earlybirdpaper.com

GREENVILLE â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Greenville High School senior Logan Eldridge was recently honored at the halftime of a GHS varsity boy basketball game for being named to the Greater Western Ohio Conference (GWOC) First Team All-Conference Football Team. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I would like to thank everyone including my teammates and coaches that helped me achieve this award,â&#x20AC;? said Eldridge. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a great honor and proves hard work pays off.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;To be selected All GWOC â&#x20AC;Ś all the divisions is quite an honor,â&#x20AC;? said Greenville head varsity football Coach Aaron Shaffer. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They only take 30 total players and to have Logan on there obviously is a great honor for him, our school and our com-

ing ďŹ ve did not see the court in fourth quarter play as Coach Stonebraker continued to use her bench while giving her younger girls valuable tournament experience on the court. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everybody played well,â&#x20AC;? Stonebraker said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They played well together. It didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t matter what matchups I had out there, they were always talking. Everyone was communicating which is good.â&#x20AC;? Versailles easily took the fourth quarter by a 13-2 score for a ďŹ nal 86-16 win. The Lady Tigers easily won the battle of the boards including 20 ďŹ rsthalf offensive rebounds. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I thought our rebounding was superb tonight,â&#x20AC;? said Coach Stonebraker. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think we had 20 offensive rebounds in the ďŹ rst half â&#x20AC;Ś thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a great stat to have.â&#x20AC;? A total of 13 Lady Tigers got in the scoring column led by junior Kami McEldowneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 24 points, four threes and a perfect 2-2 at the line. Lady Tigers scoring: K. McEldowney 24, D. Winner 15, C. Schmitmeyer 12,

Greenville High School football Coach Aaron Shaffer presents Logan Eldridge with All GWOC honors (Gaylen Blosser photo)

munity.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Logan is just a special player playing offense, defense, special teams, basically didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t come off the ďŹ eld all year,â&#x20AC;? added Shaffer. â&#x20AC;&#x153;To be able to perform the way he did is just amazing,â&#x20AC;? Eldridge was also named the 2016 GWOC North Division Athlete of the Year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;On a Friday night and

Logan Eldridge is with you, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to get everything heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s got,â&#x20AC;? stated Shaffer. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re just real fortunate as a school, as a team and a coaching staff to have had Logan around for four years. To see him play the way he plays is something that as a father I hope my son plays that way and as coach the rest of my guys play that way also.â&#x20AC;?

BY GAYLEN BLOSSER SPORTS WRITER gblosser@earlybirdpaper.com

PITSBURG â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Lady Railroaders 8th graders used defense to defeat the Bethel Lady Bees 18-16 in the Cross County Conference (CCC) tournament championship game. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got to give all credit to the girls,â&#x20AC;? said Bradford Coach Chris Besecker. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They worked hard in the gym every day of the week when we were in there. They were in there working hard. They listen and bought in on what we were teaching them.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;They just played some tremendous defense â&#x20AC;Ś big games and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what wins games for you,â&#x20AC;? added Besecker. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what won a game today â&#x20AC;Ś was defense.â&#x20AC;? Bethel took an early 2-0 lead before Skipp Miller hit a jumper at 3:41 in the ďŹ rst to even the score at 2-2 only to have the Lady Bees take a substantial 8-3 lead after one period of play. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Just keep playing,â&#x20AC;? Besecker told his team after the ďŹ rst quarter of play. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our execution wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t very good in the half-court offense. We were not timing things up properly and once we got that dialed in we went back to just move the ball and looking for our shot.â&#x20AC;? The Lady Railroaders took advantage of a second quarter Skipp Miller basket, an Abby Gade trey and ďŹ ve Emma Canan points including a threepointer and a bucket while holding the Lady Bees to two points to take a 13-10 lead at the break. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Perimeter shots fell â&#x20AC;Ś when Emma and Abbie started knocking down some shots, that made a big difference,â&#x20AC;? Besecker said of the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second quarter success. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That was key offensively for us. Our guards got it lit up there in the second quarter and got us back in the game in terms of the scoreboard. That was huge shots Emma and Abby hit.â&#x20AC;? Period No. 3 had the

Bradford 8th Grade Lady Railroaders 2016-17 CCC Champs (Gaylen Blosser photo)

teams battling even on the defensive end of the court with each team scoring two points in the quarter sending the game to the ďŹ nal period of play with Bradford holding a slim 15-12 advantage. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve stressed it (defense) all year,â&#x20AC;? noted Besecker. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We had an outstanding effort at the defensive end today. I just know from experience when you get in these kinds of games you got to out-defend your opponent â&#x20AC;Ś thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what it takes to win.â&#x20AC;? Bethel got on the board ďŹ rst with a bucket to make it a 15-14 game at 5:41 in the fourth followed by a Bradford layup from 5â&#x20AC;&#x2122;7â&#x20AC;? Skipp Miller putting the Lady Railroaders up 17-14 with 4:22 on the clock. A Miller free-throw at 3:27 gave the Bradford

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GREENVILLE - Disney’s Peter Pan Jr. will be flying into Memorial Hall on Feb. 24 at 7 p.m. for one weekend through Feb. 25. The 60-minute musical, designed for middle-school aged performers, is based on the play by J.M. Barrie and the 1953 Disney film. The theatre workshop cast and crew contains approximately 30 students led by Kari Lemon, advisor. Peter Pan Jr. is the story of the boy who wouldn’t grow up and the girl who has to. After finding his shadow in the Darling family nursery, Peter teaches Wendy, Michael and John how to fly and sweeps them off to Never Land, where they meet Lost Boys, mermaids, Indians and, of course, pirates. If the children are ever to return home, Peter must defeat Captain Hook with the help of Tinker Bell and her fairy friends. Peter Pan Jr. features classic songs from the 1953 film such as, You Can Fly, Following the Leader, and The Second Star to the Right as well as songs from the Pirates of the Caribbean ride and the 2008 Disney film Tinker Bell. All performances are open to the general public. Admission is $5 and it is general admission. Doors to Memorial Hall will open at 6:30 p.m. both evenings. Lemon, who is in her second year of advising the group, stated that, “The students have been working on this production since November.” She continued, “This production is not like any other we have done in the history of Theatre Workshop being founded. The students took on the challenge and have done an absolute fantastic job.” Greenville Junior High Theatre Workshop was founded by Grace Kensinger and Marty Davis in 1985.

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PORTLAND, Ind. – The Jay County Visitor and Tourism Bureau will hold its 14th annual Fiber Arts Festival on March 10 and 11, at the Jay Community Center, 115 E. Water St. Portland, Ind. The two-day event devoted to the fiber arts will include classes, hands-on activity, and a variety of demonstrations. On Friday at 6 p.m., Kate Larson, a well-known fiber artist loves using fiber arts as a bridge between art and agriculture, will be featured. She is the author of The Practical Spinner’s Guide: Wool (Interweave, 2015) and several videos, including How to Spin Yarn to Knit. Her work has appeared in Spin-Off, Jane Austen Knits, and more. Follow her at KateLarsonTextiles.com. On both days there will be an opportunity for children to earn a fun patch. Curt Burnette, Limberlost Naturalist will

have a display table on Limberlost wildlife with a focus on how fibers are used in nature and storyteller. Carol Knarr Geberet will keep the kids entertained with a variety of her exciting stories. Reduce ReUse Recycle - stop by the Jay County Solid Waste Management District booth at the Fiber Fest and spend a few moments making a “Firefly” from recycled items. The “young at heart” will enjoy this “make it and take it” item. A variety of demonstrations will take place both days and there will be activities for the children. The Fiber Arts Festival will feature fiber artists of all descriptions. There will be vendors of all kinds of fibers, from the common to the exotic, including wool, mohair, angora, flax, alpaca, cotton, silk and buffalo. Other related items will be for sale including sweater yarn, homemade

Visitors to the Fiber Arts Festival in Portland, Ind. will see a variety of demonstrations on how people work with different ﬁbers.

soap, and equipment for all ﬁber crafting needs. This is an opportunity to observe ﬁber artists in a relaxed atmosphere and to purchase their products. Homemade food is also available both days. Thursday evening is open for class only and not open to the public. For more information or to register for classes, visit

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Greenville TSC hosting fundraiser for FFA GREENVILLE – The Greenville-area Tractor Supply Company store will collect donations during National FFA Week to support grants for FFA chapters in Ohio. During National FFA Week, Feb. 17-26, Tractor Supply shoppers can donate $1 or more at checkout. Donations will fund the Grants for Growing Program, which supports Ohio FFA chapters that are making a difference in their communities with unique and sustainable agricultural projects. The program is coordinated through a partnership with the National FFA Foundation and Tractor Supply. “Through the commitment of our loyal customers and team members who

raise money for the Grants for Growing program, Tractor Supply is excited to support Ohio’s FFA chapters that represent America’s bright future in agriculture,” said Christi Korzekwa, senior vice president of marketing at Tractor Supply Company. “When we invest in FFA students through this program we are making a great investment in the next generation of agricultural leaders.” In 2016, the program’s ﬁrst year, Grants for Growing raised more than $700,000, funding 374 grants supporting projects involving 39,038 students. Notable 2016 grant recipients included the Jemison, Alabama FFA chapter, which used program fund-

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UD graduates DAYTON – Bradley Luthman, of Versailles, and Stephanie Hoelscher, of Yorkshire, are among the more than 300 undergraduates who received their degrees from the University of Dayton during the winter commencement ceremony.

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Maple Sugarin’ at the Prairie on March 4 GREENVILLE – The sap is flowing and the fire is roaring in the Sugar Shack; that means it’s time to enjoy nature’s sweet treat. March 4, from 8 a.m.-3 p.m., is Maple Sugarin’ at the Prairie. The Friends of the Parks will once again be serving up a hearty breakfast of waffles, sausage, juice, coffee and pure Ohio maple syrup. Breakfast will be March 4, from 8 a.m.-noon, and carryout is available. Tickets are available at the door on the day of the breakfast for $6 for adults and $3 for kids ages 3-12, or presale is available at the Nature Center from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday.

This festival at Shawnee Prairie offers guided tours through history and science to learn the process of turning sap into syrup. After the tour through the woods, visit the sugar shack and warm up in the steam-ﬁlled evaporator room as the sap spends countless hours on a boil to reduce it down to syrup. Then head out to the log house and blacksmith shop to visit with the pioneers from two-hundred years ago and learn historical maple sugar uses. Finally, complete the day at the Nature Center where the gift shop and bake sale will be full of maple goodies for anyone’s sweet tooth. If you have any ques-

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Preserving Farmland TAX DEADLINE with CAUV meeting ARCANUM – Calling all Ohio farmers, farmland owners, woodland owners, conservationists and preservationists to an informative meeting on the issue of farmland preservation and the Current Agricultural Use Valuation (CAUV) property taxation. Have you noticed an increase in your property taxes? Are they higher than you feel is affordable? Did you vote for this increase? On March 6, 6:30 p.m., at the Old Arcana Restaurant, 109 George St., Arcanum, farmers and landowners will meet to learn about the intricacies of this form of taxation and discuss the processes available that would remedy the excessive cost to our rural citizens. There will be a dinner followed by several presentations and educational workshops. Recently, CAUV values for rural property owners have sky-rocketed tremendously with increases as high as 200-600 percent, leading to a heavy and unwarranted tax burden switch onto the backs of Ohio farmers. We need to achieve CAUV values that are closer to the actual income-producing ability of Ohio farmland and thus realize the original purpose and policy of the CAUV law, which is to allow farmland owners to pay reasonable real estate taxes based on a farm’s “use” rather than its speculative fair market value. Legislation recently re-introduced in the General Assembly seeks to correct these spikes in value and also provide that CAUV land used in a conservation practice, either state or federal program, would be valued at the lowest value assigned on the basis of soil type. This requirement would encourage farmers to engage in practices that protect the environment and water quality. Currently, under the CAUV rules, farmers are discouraged from participating in these programs because the farmland is taxed as though it is producing crops. The legislation would provide that conservation acres under CAUV would be valued at the minimum values used in the formula which would be appropriate because these lands are not producing any crops.

The meeting is sponsored by Ohio Farmers United, Ohio Farmers Union, NFO, Ohio Farm Bureau Federation, Ohio State Grange, Woodland and Forestry Farmers, Ohio Family Farm Center, Second National Bank, Crop Production Services, Seed Consultants, Inc., Merchants Bank of Indiana and Finnarn Ag Law.

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Open house offers a glimpse into county’s 4-H Clubs SUSAN HARTLEY

STAFF WRITER shartley@earlybirdpaper.com

Like Darke County Upward Sports on Facebook for photos and more from the season. (Clinton Randall photo)

Upward Sports annual celebration to be held Feb. 26 DARKE COUNTY - To celebrate its sixth year, the Darke County Upward Sports program will hold its season-ending celebration next Sunday at Arcanum-Butler High School. The annual event, previously held at Franklin Monroe, will take place on Feb. 26 and start at 4 p.m. in the gym at Arcanum. The famous Clevier family, seen on Ameri-

ca’s Got Talent, will return again this year with their Champions Forever Ministries and “Spin-tacular Basketball Show”. In addition to the show, each and every basketball team, cheer squad and coach will be recognized. This event is free and is open to the public. Come out for a great time and learn more about Darke County Upward Sports.

Community grants from Greenville Rotary GREENVILLE – Once again, the Rotary Club of Greenville will allocate grant funding to non-proﬁt, charitable organizations for general operating needs or other programs related to your organization’s mission. If you wish to apply for grant funding, contact Lindsey Gehret, Committee Chair, at (937) 5643016 or email, lgehret@ vancrest.com, for an application or any other questions you may have. Please note the application deadline is April 15. All applications received after the deadline will not be considered for funding.

Requests are reviewed by the club’s Charitable Committee and are then approved by the club’s Board of Directors. While they strive to provide support for all organizations who apply, please keep in mind that not all requests can be met. If your organization received funds in past years, it is not guaranteed that you will receive funds in the future, as all requests are reviewed new each year. Funds distributed to organizations are made possible by the Greenville Rotary Lemon Shakes sold at The Great Darke County Fair, as well as their Election Machine Project.

DARKE COUNTY – Several Darke County 4-H Clubs gathered Monday, April 13, at Lighthouse Christian Center for the organization’s annual open house. April 1 is the deadline to sign up with a club for 2017. Participating in the open house is a “pretty nice way” for families seeking speciﬁc clubs to gather information, says Rhonda Williams, Darke County 4-H Extension Educator. Darke County boasts 44 4-H clubs, serving more than 1,000 members last year. There were 168 Cloverbuds (students age 5 and in kindergarten through age 8) registered last year and 230 volunteer advisers. Cloverbuds who have turned 8 and are in third grade will be moving on to join a 4-H club in order to complete individual projects. Nine-year-old Emma McVey, daughter of Paul and Barb McVey spent some time Monday checking out the booth for the Darke County Shooting Sports Club. McVey said her dad had already introduced her to shooting sports. “I’m growing up in Greenville. My dad has inspired be to do this. He’s teaching me safety rules,” said Emma, who admitted she’d like to follow in Annie Oakley’s footsteps. Participating in 4-H not only helps young people learn new skills and interests, it sometimes leads to speciﬁc career choices. Hanna Rice, 18, has participated for seven years with Canine Capers 4-H Club. “I love it,” Rice said. “I want to make a career out of dog training.” During 2016, 32 dogs were trained by members of the Canine Capers

Hanna Rice displays a poster for her dog training 4-H project from 2016. Rice is planning to make a career with everything she’s learned as a member of Canine Capers 4-H Club. (Susan Hartley photo)

club. Rice has taken her skills to state fair competition for four years in a row and has earned three championship titles. She suggests those wishing to join 4-H look through the project books and do something they love. “Maybe one day they will ﬁnd something they want to make a career out of.” New projects for 2017 include Young Engineers in Solar Energy, All About Dogs and Club Leadership 2. There’s something for every interest, from cooking and sewing to genealogy and computers. Most club members who belong to a livestock club also take a general interest project. There’s also some new classroom projects for 2017, said Williams, including climate exploration and the wonderful world of worms. Extension educators will be taking these projects into county classrooms for students in grades 1 and 3 and grades 4 and 5. The Versailles Busy Beavers is looking for more members to join their group of 30. Brooke

VERSAILLES – The week of Feb. 20-24, the YMCA Child Development Center in Versailles will be holding its ﬁrst Child Fitness Week for their Preschool and Pre-K classrooms. The YMCA of Darke County is dedicated to the HEPA Initiative (Healthy Eating and Physical Activity) where they

want to promote health and wellness throughout all YMCA programs. The children in Versailles will be actively participating in the following activities: American Martial Arts on Monday; swimming on Tuesday; gymnastics on Wednesday; Zumba on Thursday and yoga on Friday.

However, Davidson doesn’t want this administration to rely on creating legislation via “cell phone and a pen.” Davidson isn’t sure how this Congress will handle the Affordable Care Act (aka ObamaCare). Even though the Republicans have a plan, there is still a misconception they will simply repeal the act without a replacement. The Congressman said he has resorted to carrying the booklet, The Better Plan. “It’s our playbook,” he said. He’s been asked, “When are you going to run a play?” He readily admits that has been a problem. Members of congress in swing districts as well as some senators are “getting gun shy.” There is also a lot of pressure from Republican governors who accepted Medicaid expansion, including John Kasich. “Their legacy is at stake. If they don’t

keep getting federal dollars it will look like they made a bad decision.” He added, “Which some of us would say you did.” Even though he doesn’t have a vote on Neil Gorsuch’s conﬁrmation, Davidson is pleased with Trump’s pick for the Supreme Court. He explained Gorsuch seems to be an originalist. Some people believe the Constitution is a living document and can be reimagined to mean whatever you want it to mean. “They (framers) meant it to be living in the sense that it is amendable. You can pass amendments, but you can’t re-imagine what this (Constitution) means. It means what it says.” As a representative for an agricultural district, Davidson understands some of his constituents where disappointed with the Trans-Paciﬁc Partner-

ship trade agreement being dropped. “I think we had a bad deal,” he said. There were four or ﬁve provisions he would have liked to have had changed, but President Obama basically gave the ultimatum of “take it or leave it.” Davidson does support incentivizing exports. If you export there would be no tax. If you import, there would be a 20 percent tax. “It’s going to affect lots of the economy, but it would be great for the food economy,” he said. He is also in favor of completely repealing the death tax. “It’s good for business in general, but agriculture especially. I’m pushing that bill right now.” He noted that under the previous administration there was a push to change how business or farms are valued for estate purposes. He doesn’t see that push continuing.

Timmerman, 14, was on hand Monday to share her family history project. “I learned a lot more than I thought I would,” about family members, she said. Holding a threering binder ﬁlled with family history, Timmerman said she spoke with great-great-grandparents, searched Ancestry. com and visited local libraries to gather her information. Club adviser and Brook’s dad Nick Timmerman said the county’s open house is a good way for “families to shop around” for a club that meets on a night that suited his family’s needs and project interests. Fellow club member

McKayla Hess, 16, said participating in 4-H has “helped my speaking and interviewing skills. I’ve not been so shy and have learned valuable skills at getting a job. And I’ve met a lot of friends in 4-H.” Madyson Hess, 13, is learning skills she will be able to use the rest of her life with her quilting projects. “I’ve also learned embroidery and this year I’m doing a self-determined quilting project,” she said, looking forward to designing her own quilt project. For more information about Darke County’s 44 4-H clubs, check out darke.osu.edu or call 5485215.

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Rep. Davidson discusses issues facing Congress RYAN BERRY

MANAGING EDITOR editor@earlybirdpaper.com

GREENVILLE – Congressman Warren Davidson, Darke County’s representative in Washington, DC spent time in Darke County on Monday to visit local citizens and to meet with The Early Bird to get better acquainted with the community and the locally owned and operated newspaper. The visit allowed Representative Davidson to clarify where he stands on some of the issues facing America and, more importantly, the people he represents in the eighth district. Darke County is not alone when it comes to facing the heroin epidemic. Families are being broken apart and lives are being lost. It is widely understood the vast majority of these drugs are coming from out-

side the country into ours. Davidson’s fear is that communities declaring themselves as Sanctuary Cities are going to be hit hard by drug dealers. “When people say we will be a sanctuary city, they are effectively saying this would be a great place to locate your operations. ‘We’ll keep you safe. You won’t have to worry about security problems.’ That just seems crazy in the midst of the epidemic we are having with drugs,” he said. He believes America is going to take a more serious look at border security under President Trump. He warned you will see the “left” talking about deporting people, but they will fail to point out “President Obama deported more than anybody previously.” Under President Trump and Attorney General Jeff Sessions, Davidson believes

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COLUMBUS – Starting to gather receipts and deductions to ﬁle your taxes before the deadline in April? For people who enjoy the great outdoors, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) is asking Ohioans to support their love of nature by donating a portion or all of their state income tax refund to support Ohio’s state nature preserves and wildlife. “The tax refund donations Ohioans give to ‘State Nature Preserves’ and the ‘Wildlife Diversity Fund’ have greatly furthered the protection of the state’s most endangered and threatened species and natural landscapes,” ODNR Director James Zehringer said. The ODNR Division of Natural Areas and Preserves oversees the state’s 136 nature preserves across Ohio. These beautiful natural areas are open year-round for people to visit and explore nature. The tax refund donation program directly supports facility improvements, invasive species management, land purchases, education programming and scientiﬁc research. Ohio State Nature Preserves provide habitat for endangered species and enhance the quality of life within Ohio’s communities. Donations to the “State Nature Preserves” fund help protect Ohio’s prairies, old growth forests, wetlands, rare geologic formations and the biodiversity of those habitats. Hiking, bird watching and photography are but a few of the activities that can be enjoyed at Ohio State Nature Preserves. Ohioans may also be interested in making do-

nations to the “Wildlife Diversity Fund.” For some background, the ODNR Division of Wildlife was created during a time when wildlife populations were vanishing at an alarming rate across Ohio. The mission of the division was and still is to manage, protect and restore wildlife populations to improve quality of life for Ohioans. The ODNR Division of Wildlife does not receive taxpayer dollars. Nearly all wildlife conservation in Ohio is funded by people who hunt, fish and trap. The tax donation program is an important way that all wildlife enthusiasts can help restore and manage endangered and threatened wildlife and other species of special interest. By making a tax donation to the “Wildlife Diversity Fund” while filing your taxes, Ohioans will be benefiting wildlife around the state. The Wildlife Diversity Fund supports projects that have worked to reintroduce native Ohio species, such as river otters and ospreys, as well as increase numbers of rare species such as bald eagles, brook trout, lake sturgeon and freshwater mussels. In addition, the Wildlife Diversity Fund allows the ODNR Division of Wildlife to form partnerships with Ohio’s zoos, allowing them to help create exhibits and displays, as well as educational products and publications for students, teachers and wildlife enthusiasts. ODNR ensures a balance between wise use and protection of our natural resources for the benefit of all. Visit the ODNR website at ohiodnr.gov.

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ARCANUM â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Students of the Month for January from Arcanum High School are Pierce Lindemuth and Brittany Kinney. Selections were made by the faculty on the basis of accountability, honesty, and service demonstrated at Arcanum High School. Pierce has been a tremendous help to the school through various leadership positions. Brittany consistently helps others during the school day, has a positive attitude and a willingness to make others better. The Student of the Month program is sponsored by McDonaldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and Hot Head Burritos.

GREENVILLE â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Kiwanis of Greenville, plus long-time Kiwanian and board member Al Greiner, recently made donations supporting the Empowering Darke County Youth programs. The funds will be used for the After School Program at Edison State Community College and, once school is out, the Summer Tutoring Program at the Greenville Public Library. Kiwanis of Greenville is a community service organization that meets every Wednesday at noon in the Chestnut Village Center at Brethren

Retirement Community. Kiwanis supports youth in a variety of programs, including the Key Club at Greenville High School. Empowering Darke County Youth is a 501c3 community service organization focused on tutoring and mentoring kindergarten through sixth grade students who need academic help. Empowering relies on community support for its programs. More than 100 students have been helped since the organization formed in March 2016. Check out Empowering Darke County Youth on Facebook.

Shown are Al Greiner, Kiwanis of Greenville board member, and Mike Snyder, Kiwanis of Greenville past president.

Libraryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lunch & Learn for Wellness Darke County Parkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Antler Amble

GREENVILLE â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Greenville Public Libraryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lunch & Learnâ&#x20AC;? Wellness Program continues on March 1 at 12:30 p.m. in the upstairs meeting room. Guest speaker Jordan Francis, director of Wellness Services and the Lifestyle Enhancement Center at Wayne HealthCare will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;Eat Well 101: Treat your Body Right with Every Bite.â&#x20AC;? This program will cover the basics of nutrition, including what a well balanced diet looks like, understanding the role of calories and energy expenditure in weight management, macro- and micronutrients, and the role of nutrition in preventing chronic disease. Lunch will be provided by Brendaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Beanery at a cost of $5. You are invited to enjoy this lunch or bring your own or just come for the free program. Call the library to make a reservation if you would like to buy the

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GREENVILLE â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Late winter and early spring means one thing for whitetail deer enthusiasts: sheds! Join a naturalist at Worth Family Preserve on Spring Hill Road, just north of SR 502 West on Feb. 25, 2 p.m., to look for shed antlers. During the late winter, when the amount of daylight is very low, the bucksâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; bodies will break down the connective tissue, and the antlers will fall off. Not all antlers

fall off in pairs though. Matched sets have been found miles apart. Participants will see if they can ďŹ nd any sheds or at least signs of these large mammals in the area. Remember to dress for the weather and for walking off-trail and to meet at Worth Family Nature Preserve. Call the Nature Center at (937) 548-0165 for more information about this free and exciting program by your Darke County Parks.

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Naturally Fit Series Tri Kappa Week in Union City proclaimed continues Feb. 20 GREENVILLE â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Darke County Parks is hosting a ďŹ tness program called Naturally Fit. Everyone wants to lead healthier lives and spend more time outdoors. However, workout machines arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t always environmentally friendly, gyms arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t very exciting, and the cold winter weather makes it even less appealing. Besides, sometimes life just gets in the way. Use this program as an â&#x20AC;&#x153;excuseâ&#x20AC;? to schedule time outside and get moving. It will focus more on ďŹ tness than nature, with everyone moving at their own pace, whether thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one loop or 10. The February

program will take place Feb. 20, 4 p.m., at Donna May Campbell Preserve outside of Beamsville. This short walking path explores ďŹ ve acres of riparian habitat along the State Scenic Stillwater River, and it will make the last 1,000 steps of the day easy to ďŹ nish. The park is located on Greenville-St. Marys Road just off of US Route 127 near Beamsville. Meet there, and donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t forget to bring a water bottle. The brisk winter air will do your lungs (and the rest of your body) some good. For questions or weather updates, call the Nature Center at 548-0165.

Columbus State CC graduates COLUMBUS â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Columbus State Community College is pleased to announce local students who graduated during the Fall Semester Com-

mencement Ceremonies. Graduates include Hannah Arling, of Osgood, and Rachel Wenning, of Yorkshire.

Lions Pancake Breakfast set BRADFORD â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Bradford Lions and the Bradford Athletic Boosters will be having a Pancake & Sausage Day on Feb. 25 in the Bradford School auditeria. Serving will be from 7 a.m. to noon. The menu consists of all-you-can-eat pancakes

served with sausage patties, applesauce, and drink. Cost for adults will be $6 and $4 for children (12 and under). All proďŹ ts will be split between the two groups with the Lions giving a scholarship and the Boosters purchasing items for the athletic department.

UNION CITY â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Union City Mayor Bryan Conklin has proclaimed the week of February 19 through 25 as Tri Kappa Week. Kappa Kappa Kappa, Inc. is a philanthropic sorority founded in 1901 to promote charity, culture and education in Indiana. There are 276 active and associate chapters in Indiana with over 10,000 members. The Union City chapter was chartered on Jan. 4, 1907. The charter members were Adeline E. Smith, Mina E. Harris, Lena Iuka Wogaman, Florence Ruby, Grace Trine, Marie Vivian Northlane, Inez Alberta Tritt, Ava Glunt, Mary Elizabeth Twigg, Florence Deem Reynard, Nina Marie Pinta Gordon. The charter members had a combined membership of over 160 years. In recognition of the celebration, members from the Union Cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Psi chapter will celebrate the spirit of volunteerism and kindness for 12 days during the month of February in the community and area nursing homes. The proclamation notes this is the 110th year anniversary for the Union City Psi Chapter. Current members of the Union City Psi chapter are Lisa Arnold, Elaine Bailey, Jana Bruggeman Joy Chalfant, Angie Da-

vis, Kathy DeBolt, Cynthia Lea, Susan Marsh, Nicole Morrow, Doris Schweppe, Pam Shoemaker, Nedra Swanagan, and Leslie Zimmers. Susan Marsh and Kathy DeBolt each have served 36 and 32 years, respectively. The chapter gives four scholarships for Randolph Eastern and Mississinawa Valley school districts and monies for libraries, Randolph County Art Association, performing arts, mental health, medical charity, Rileyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Children Foundation and many other community projects. Their most popular fundraising activities are noodles, cheese balls, and submarine sandwiches. 425 Memorial Dr. Greenville, OH 45331

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Darke County Agricultural Society OPERATING The Darke County Fair

“THE GREATEST FAIR ON EARTH” 9 DAYS 9 NIGHTS 800 SWEITZER STREET, GREENVILLE OH 45331

NOW HIRING

The Great Darke County Fair is looking for a new

Darke County Fair Manager

New manager will be a person that best matches the job description. If you are interested in applying for the position, please pick up application and the job description at ofﬁce or online. Return with resume and cover letter to ofﬁce. We will begin reviewing resumes during the week of February 20, 2017.

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The Fair Manager plans, supervises, and directs the operations of the Great Darke County Fair and fairgrounds facilities; markets the fairgrounds; and participates in the staging of various events at the fairgrounds. Computer and social media skills required. Works closely with Darke County Agricultural Society Board of Directors and reports to the Fairboard President. Full time position with vacation on board approval. Exception for pre-fair setup, operation and post-fair tear down. Valid Ohio driver’s license and appropriate insurance. More detailed Essential Duties and Responsibilities, Supervisory Responsibilities, Qualiﬁcations, Education and/or Experience, Language Skills, Physical Demands and Work Environment information is contained in Job Description. The Darke County Agricultural Society is an EOE/M/F/D/V/SO drug free workplace.

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Part-time position available in Greenville small retail business. Fridays 10am-6pm & Saturdays 9am-5pm are required, more hours possible. Must be friendly, reliable & trustworthy. Duties: Selling merchandise, Inventory upkeep, Cleaning, plus more. MUST have some computer skills & be able to operate a cash register. Some heavy lifting. Send resume: Help Wanted/ PT, c/o The Early Bird, 5312 Sebring-Warner Rd,Greenville, OH 45331 LANDSCAPE/LAWNCARE POSITION Experience not required. See our block ad on page 20. Crowell Lawn Service, PO Box 141, Greenville, OH 45331 Livestock Auction Facility in Eaton, OH is hiring experienced barn help to work every Tuesday. If you are interested please call Scott Rittenhouse at 937-456-4161

HELP WANTED Seeking class A or B CDL Drivers for Spring Season. Apply at CROP PRODUCTION SERVICES, 100 W Vernier St, Ansonia, OH 45303 937-337-0111

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Custom built one owner home/condo is looking for you to call it home. Built in 1985 by Tom Haworth, no expense has been spared with this property. Enjoy the spectacular golf course view from the enclosed screened porch or multi-level decking. Inside features an updated appliance packed kitchen. Great room features ceiling to floor stone gas fireplace, cathedral ceiling, with an abundance amount of natural light. Large master suite with a recently updated 21x11 on suite bathroom that features two walk in closets, soaking tub, his and her sinks, heated flooring, huge walk-in shower. Guest bathroom newly updated. Partial finished walk-out basement with a kitchen area for all your entertainment needs. Three car attached heated garage. Much more to see. (714520) Stop in for your personal tour with REALTORÂŽ Lisa Francis & register to win a gift card.

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RONALD A. BUHRMAN, SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE OF THE ROBERT AND ATHLEEN BUHRMAN FAMILY TRUST DATED DECEMBER 12, 1995 SHALL OFFER AT PRIVATE SALE BY SEALED BIDS THREE (3) TRACTS OF FARM REAL ESTATE DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: TRACT 1 3072 WILT RD., NEW MADISON, OH 45346 PARCEL ID: D17-0-210-17-00-0040100 BEING 40.218 ACRES SITUATED IN THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION SEVENTEEN (17), TOWNSHIP TEN (10) NORTH, RANGE TWO (2) EAST, BUTLER TOWNSHIP, DARKE COUNTY, OHIO, INCLUDING A RESIDENCE AND BARN. TRACT 2 WILT RD., NEW MADISON, OH 45346 PARCEL ID: D17-0-210-17-00-00-10301 BEING 78.066 ACRES BARE GROUND SITUATED IN THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION SEVENTEEN (17), TOWNSHIP TEN (10) NORTH, RANGE TWO (2) EAST, BUTLER TOWNSHIP, DARKE COUNTY, OHIO. TRACT 3 3241 WILT RD., NEW MADISON, OH 45346 PARCEL ID: D17-0-210-17-00-0020500 BEING 73.181 ACRES SITUATED IN THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION SEVENTEEN (17), TOWNSHIP TEN (10) NORTH, RANGE TWO (2) EAST, BUTLER TOWNSHIP, DARKE COUNTY, OHIO, INCLUDING UNINHABITABLE RESIDENCE AND OUTBUILDINGS. THE DESCRIPTIONS OF SAID TRACTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. SAID FARM REAL ESTATE IS BEING OFFERED AS FOLLOWS:

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NOTICE OF PRIVATE SALE OF THREE (3) TRACTS OF FARM REAL ESTATE BY SEALED BIDS

937-547-3077

CITY OF GREENVILLE

On February 7, 2017, the City of Greenville, Ohio adopted the following legislation: • Ordinance #17-11 supplemental appropriations • Ordinance #17-12 transfer • Ordinance #17-13 authorize transfer from CIP Rail Bond Retirement Fund to General Bond Retirement Fund • Ordinance #17-14 establish wages/ salaries for various City employees not covered by wage agreements. This ordinance has an emergency clause. • Resolution #17-15 authorize financial assistance in support of Union Cemetery • Resolution #17-16 authorize the S/S Dir. to enter into contract with Hull & Associates, Inc. for the rendering of professional consulting services 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 Greenville City Council 2/12, 2/19 2T

THE SUBJECT TRACTS ARE BEING SOLD “AS IS”. THE SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE RESERVES THE RIGHT TO ACCEPT OR REJECT ANY AND ALL BIDS. SAID SEALED BIDS MAY BE DELIVERED TO THE LAW OFFICE OF DYNES & DYNES, LLC, 2840 ALT. ST. RT. 49 N, SUITE B, ARCANUM, OH 45304 PRIOR TO THE DATE OF BID OPENING OR MAY BE SUBMITTED ON DATE OF BID OPENING BUT PRIOR TO BID OPENING. BIDDERS MAY BID ON SEPARATE TRACTS OR ON ALL THREE TRACTS TOGETHER. IF BIDDING ON SEPARATE TRACTS, BIDDER SHALL SUBMIT A BID FOR EACH SUCH TRACT. IF BIDDING ON ALL THREE TRACTS TOGETHER BIDDER MAY SUBMIT ONE TOTAL BID FOR ALL THREE TRACTS. ALL BIDDERS WHO HAVE SUBMITTED SEALED BIDS MAY BE PRESENT AT THE OPENING OF THE BIDS. SAID SEALED BIDS SHALL BE OPENED ON THE 28TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2017, AT 9:00 A.M. AT WHICH TIME ANY BIDDER MAY INCREASE HIS/HER BID. SAID BIDS SHALL BE OPENED AT THE ARCANUM WAYNE TRAIL HISTORICAL SOCIETY, INC. BUILDING LOCATED AT 123 W. GEORGE ST., ARCANUM, OH 45304. THE SUCCESSFUL BIDDER(S) SHALL EXECUTE A NON-CONTINGENT CONTRACT FOR THE PURCHASE OF SAID REAL ESTATE. THE SUCCESSFUL BIDDER SHALL MAKE A TEN PERCENT (10%) EARNEST MONEY DEPOSIT OF THE PURCHASE PRICE ON DATE OF SALE. THE BALANCE OF SAID PURCHASE PRICE SHALL BE DUE AND PAYABLE UPON DELIVERY OF FIDUCIARY DEED WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS. SUCCESSFUL BIDDER RESPONSIBLE FOR 2ND HALF 2016 INSTALLMENT OF REAL ESTATE TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS WHICH ARE DUE IN JULY, 2017 AND ALL SUCH TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS DUE AND PAYABLE THEREAFTER. POSSESSION OF EACH TRACT SHALL BE GIVEN UPON DELIVERY OF FIDUCIARY DEED. ANY STATEMENTS MADE ON DAY OF SALE SHALL TAKE PRIORITY OVER ANY STATEMENTS MADE IN THIS ADVERTISEMENT. BID PACKETS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE LAW OFFICE OF DYNES & DYNES, LLC, 2840 ALT. ST. RT. 49 N. SUITE B, ARCANUM, OH 45304 OR CALL (937) 692-5712

Bank of America, N.A. VS Mary Ann Sonner aka Mary Ann Proctor et. al

LEGAL NOTICE

Mary Ann Sonner a/k/a Mary Ann Proctor, whose last place of residence is known as 530 East 4th Street, Greenville, OH 45331, but whose present place of residence is unknown and Unknown Spouse, if any, Mary Ann Sonner a/k/a Mary Ann Proctor, who current place of residence is unkown, will take notice that on December 5, 2016, Bank of America, N.A. ﬁled it’s Complaint in Case N. 16CV00648 in the Court of Common Pleas of Darke County, 4th & Broadway, Greenville, OH 45331, seeking foreclusure and alleging that the Defendants Mary Ann Sonner a/k/a Mary Ann Proctor and Unknown Spouse, if any, Mary Ann Sonner a/k/a Mary Ann Proctor have or claim to have an interest in the real estate described below: Permanent Parcel #: F27-2-212-35-01-03-11700 Property Address: 530 East 4th Street, Greenville, OH 45331 The Defendant(s) named above are required to answer on or before the 3rd day of April, 2017. Bank of America, N.A. BY: Shapiro, Van Ess, Phillips & Barragate, LLP Matthew Murtland 4805 Montgomery Road, Suite 320 Norwood, OH 45212 (513) 396-8100

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Republican oﬃcers named

GREENVILLE – The Darke County Republican Women’s Club congratulates the newly elected Ohio Republican Party ofﬁcers: Jane Timken – Chair; Matt Borges – Chairman Emeritus; Mary Ann Christy – Vice Chair; Marilyn Ashcraft – Secretary; Tracy Winbush – Treasurer; and Stephanie Garrett – Assistant Treasurer. Election was held when the State Central Committee convened on Jan. 6 at the Nationwide Conference Center in Columbus.

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211 S. Jefferson St., Pitsburg 4 bedroom, 2 bath home with large eat-in kitchen, many updates, ready for your growing family, Franklin Monroe Schools, $109,900 Call Doug for details.

AFFORDABLY PRICED! 1½-ST frame home in Palestine. 5 BR! 2 BA. LRM & DRM. Needs TLC. MLS 725862 #4530 CALL TO SEE this 2-ST aluminum sided home w/3 BR, LRM & DRM. Nice KIT! 2-car detached garage. 60x120 lot. MLS 621307 #4491 SIGNS OF SPRING ARE POPPING UP! Unique 2 BR home in Wayne Lakes. 7 lots w/3 docks included. MLS 557621 #4357

LEGAL NOTICE

GROUND MAINTENANCE Miami Memorial Park Cemetery is looking for full-time ground maintenance personnel able to operate power equipment, a backhoe and commercial lawnmower; learn how to locate & dig graves; lift, set & maintain memorial markers; prepare for funeral ceremonies, set up tent & chairs. Any mechanical repair experience a plus. Contact Lora Aleo 602-565-2687 cellphone. Email resume to llaleo@q.com. 90 day probation. No smoking, drinking or chewing; random drug testing. Clean driving record; must have own transportation & live within 20 miles of property. Applications available in office by request Mon. thru Fri. 9-4pm WANTED Part-time Bartender Wanted: Used house wanted. Northern Pre- trailers in good condible County area. 937- tion. Please call 937423-5563 448-2974 HELP WANTED Looking for a Great Career with a Growing Company? Fitzwater Tree and Lawn Care of Greenville, Ohio is one of the area’s largest growing tree and lawn care companies. We are now accepting applications for full-time permanent employees. We are looking to hire Landscaping and Mowing positions. We offer great company benefits including medical, 401K, paid vacations, and much more. We are a drug-free company and you must be able to pass a drug test. No Experience needed, we will train. We are an EEOC. You can fill out an application between the hours of 9am and 3pm: Fitzwater Tree and Lawn Care, 4617 Jaysville-St John’s Rd, Greenville, OH 45331

CITY OF GREENVILLE

On February 9, 2017, the City of Greenville, Ohio adopted the following legislation: • Ordinance #17-17 authorize the hiring of an interim Sewer Plant Superintendent. This ordinance has an emergency clause. 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 Greenville City Council 2/19, 2/26 2T

PROBATE COURT OF DARKE COUNTY, OHIO JASON ASLINGER, JUDGE In Re: Change of Name of Raymond Holland McNutt (present name) to Tony McNutt (name requested

NOTICE OF HEARING ON CHANGE OF NAME (R.C. 2717.01)

Applicant hereby gives notice to all interested persons that the applicant has filed an Application for Change of Name in the Probate Court of Darke County, Ohio, requesting the change of name of Raymond Holland McNutt to Tony McNutt. The hearing on the application will be held on the 28th day of March, 2017, at 9:00 o’clock A.M. in the Probate Court of Darke County, located at 300 Garst Ave., Greenville, Ohio 45331 Raymond McNutt 5950 Lake Ave. Greenville, OH 45331 VILLAGE OF ARCANUM EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY WATER/WASTEWATER OPERATOR APPRENTICE & UTILITY CRAFTSMAN The Village of Arcanum Utility Department is now accepting applications for a Water/ Wastewater Operator Apprentice & Utility Craftsman. Duties include operating and maintaining electric generation facilities, monitoring water/sewer facilities, and performing physical labor within the Village Utility Department as needed. Starting pay for Utility Craftsman is $14.00 per hour. Starting pay for Operator Apprentice is $14.50 per hour. Requirements include a high school education, a valid Ohio driver’s license, obtain a class B CDL endorsement within 6 months of employment. Applications are available at the City Building located at 104 W. South Street, Arcanum, Ohio 45304. Applications and/or resumes must be returned no later than March 10, 2017. Job applications are not kept on file beyond six months, so any previous applicants are encouraged to re-apply. EOE.

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Edison State will hold open house on March 2 PIQUA – Edison State Community College invites community members, area high school stu-

dents and their parents to an open house on March 2 from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Robinson Theater on the

Piqua campus. In addition to exploring over 30 of Edison State’s academic programs,

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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2017 TIME: 10:00 AM

REAL ESTATE SELLS AT 12:00 PM

40 X 30 metal/ frame pole barn. Built in 2001. Concrete floor with 4 overhead doors 9’wide x 8’ high. Maintenance free. Terms: $3,000 down day of sale, balance due upon delivery of deed within 45 days. Possession at closing. Seller will pay real estate taxes due February 2017. Buyer will pay real estate taxes due July 2017 and thereafter. The sale of this property will be “As Is” with no warranties of any kind to be given or implied. The successful bidder will be required to sign a non-contingent purchase contract immediately following the auction. Anything said day of sale takes precedence over printed matter. Auctioneer represents the seller. Sells with Owner confirmation. Note: Also selling same day – Automobiles, tools, vintage car parts & collectables. For complete listing and pictures see: www.auctionzip.com Auctioneer ID# 4771

OWNER: ROBERT RIDENOUR

BILL ROLL – AUCTIONEER & REALTOR® 419-336-6272 or 937467-3205. For more information or private showing, contact Bill Roll or EB Real Estate.

Equal Housing Opportunity 937-548-4663 Not responsible for accidents. Auctioneer is licensed by the Ohio Department of Agriculture and a participant of the auction recovery fund. Anything said day of sale takes precedence over printed material.

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REAL ESTATE AUCTION

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those in attendance will also have the chance to meet with professors, tour the state-of-the-art facilities, and attend breakout sessions to learn more about internship, scholarship, and financial aid opportunities. High school students in attendance are also encouraged to learn more about College Credit Plus, which affords them higher learning opportunities at little to no cost. Guests can also speak with university partners about transferring credits earned at Edison State to a four-year college. “This event is a great opportunity for folks to see for themselves all Edison State has to offer,” said Christina Raterman, Edison State Enrollment Manager. “Attendees will have the opportunity to connect one-onone with faculty in all of our academic areas, which is such a huge benefit.” A comprehensive list of career programs will be highlighted including, Business, Computer Information Technology, Engineering Technology, Health Science, Industrial

Management and Technology, and Social and Legal Services. Participants can also learn more about Edison State’s 2+2 University Transfer Degrees, which allows students to complete the first two years of a bachelor’s degree at Edison State before transferring to their university of choice. Industry leaders will also be in attendance to speak oneon-one with students and parents about the need for skilled workers in the Miami Valley. “We are looking forward to the opportunity to connect with families and showcasing our wonderful college,” added Raterman. The evening includes light refreshments and attendees will also be entered to win a three-credit hour tuition waiver. The first fifty people who register to attend online will be entered into a drawing to win one of ten $25 Amazon gift cards. Register to attend online by visiting www.edisonohio. edu/Explore. For more information, call (937) 778-8600.

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

US Bank VS. Tamara Deaton, et al. No. 16CV00568

Pennymac Loan Services LLC VS. Scott Hill & Melinda O’Rock, et al. No. 16CV00615

Bank of NY Mellon VS. Martha Shahan, et al. No. 16CV00413

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, March 10, 2017, at 10:00 A.M., the following described real estate, in the City of Greenville in Darke County to-wit:

Street Address: 239 Morrow St. Greenville, Ohio Parcel Number: F27221235010511800

Street Address: 405 N. High St. Bradford, Ohio Parcel Number: A04240921010611500

Street Address: 160 Bellevernon Ave. Greenville, Ohio Parcel Number: F27221235010612000

The complete legal description of the parcel may be obtained from the county auditor. Property was appraised at $30,000.00 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 24, 2017. 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.

The complete legal description of the parcel may be obtained from the county auditor. Property was appraised at $57,000.00 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 24, 2017. 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.

The complete legal description of the parcel may be obtained from the county auditor. Property was appraised at $51,000.00 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 24, 2017. 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 2/19, 2/26, 3/5 3T

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

Fifth Third Mortgage VS. No. 16CV00351 Rebecca Hatfield, et al.

JPMorgan Chase VS. Shawn Wogoman & Emily Mumaw, et al. No. 13CV00013

Greenville National Bank VS. Deborah Starks, deceased, et al. No. 16CV00392

Street Address: 1112 Lakeview Dr.Wayne Lakes Greenville, Ohio Parcel Number: L80221128020114400

Street Address: 145 Winchester Ave. Greenville, Ohio Parcel Number: F27221234010210200

Street Address: 505 Markwith Ave. Greenville, Ohio Parcel Number: F27221235020310300

The complete legal description of the parcel may be obtained from the county auditor. Property was appraised at $71,000.00 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 24, 2017. 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.

The complete legal description of the parcel may be obtained from the county auditor. Property was appraised at $25,000.00 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 24, 2017. 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 2/19, 2/26, 3/5 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.

Sheriff’s Sale of Real Estate Delinquent Lands Revised Code, Sec. 5721.191

Notice of sale under judgment of foreclosure of liens for delinquent land taxes: In the Common Pleas Court of Darke County, Ohio, Case No. 16CV00617, in the matter of foreclosure of liens for delinquent land taxes Scott J. Zumbrink, County Treasurer of Darke County, Ohio, Plaintiff, vs. Paul Studebaker, deceased, et al., Defendants. Whereas, judgement has been rendered against certain parcels of real property for taxes, assessments, penalties, interest, costs, and charges as follows: $2,443.25 (Two Thousand Four Hundred Forty Three and 25/100) 160 N. Main St Hollansburg, Ohio G30211005040411100 Whereas, such judgement orders such real property to be sold by the undersigned to satisfy the total amount of such judgment; Now, therefore, public notice is hereby given that I, Toby L. Spencer, Sheriff of Darke County, Ohio, will sell such real property at public auction, for cash, to the highest bidder of an amount sufficient to satisfy the judgment against each parcel at the County Commissioners Building in Greenville, in the above named County, on Friday, the 10th day of March, 2017 at 10:00 o’clock A.M., and continuing from day to day thereafter, if any parcel does not receive a sufficient bid, it shall be offered for sale, under the same terms and conditions of the first sale and at the same time of day and at the same place, on Friday, the 24th day of March, 2017, for an amount sufficient to satisfy the judgment against the parcel. TERMS OF SALE: Deposit required for this property: 15% of purchase price Balance due within 30 days after Confirmation. PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT ALL SUCH REAL PROPERTY TO BE SOLD AT PUBLIC AUCTION MAY BE SUBJECT TO A FEDERAL TAX LIEN THAT MAY NOT BE EXTINGUISHED BY THE SALE, AND PURCHASERS OF ANY SUCH REAL PROPERTY ARE URGED TO SEARCH THE FEDERAL TAX LIEN INDEX THAT IS KEPT BY THE COUNTY RECORDER TO DETERMINE IF NOTICE OF A FEDERAL TAX LIEN HAS BEEN FILED WITH RESPECT TO ANY SUCH REAL PROPERTY. Toby L. Spencer Sheriff, Darke County, Ohio 2/19, 2/26, 3/5 3T Sheriff’s Sale of Real Estate Delinquent Lands Revised Code, Sec. 5721.191

Notice of sale under judgment of foreclosure of liens for delinquent land taxes: In the Common Pleas Court of Darke County, Ohio, Case No. 16CV00616, in the matter of foreclosure of liens for delinquent land taxes Scott J. Zumbrink, County Treasurer of Darke County, Ohio, Plaintiff, vs. James Voiles, et al., Defendants. Whereas, judgement has been rendered against certain parcels of real property for taxes, assessments, penalties, interest, costs, and charges as follows: $7,432.98 (Seven Thousand Four Hundred Thirty Two and 98/100) 151 Elm St. Hollansburg, Ohio G30211005040210600 Whereas, such judgement orders such real property to be sold by the undersigned to satisfy the total amount of such judgment; Now, therefore, public notice is hereby given that I, Toby L. Spencer, Sheriff of Darke County, Ohio, will sell such real property at public auction, for cash, to the highest bidder of an amount sufficient to satisfy the judgment against each parcel at the County Commissioners Building in Greenville, in the above named County, on Friday, the 10th day of March, 2017 at 10:00 o’clock A.M., and continuing from day to day thereafter, if any parcel does not receive a sufficient bid, it shall be offered for sale, under the same terms and conditions of the first sale and at the same time of day and at the same place, on Friday, the 24th day of March, 2017, for an amount sufficient to satisfy the judgment against the parcel. TERMS OF SALE: Deposit required for this property: 15% of purchase price Balance due within 30 days after Confirmation. PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT ALL SUCH REAL PROPERTY TO BE SOLD AT PUBLIC AUCTION MAY BE SUBJECT TO A FEDERAL TAX LIEN THAT MAY NOT BE EXTINGUISHED BY THE SALE, AND PURCHASERS OF ANY SUCH REAL PROPERTY ARE URGED TO SEARCH THE FEDERAL TAX LIEN INDEX THAT IS KEPT BY THE COUNTY RECORDER TO DETERMINE IF NOTICE OF A FEDERAL TAX LIEN HAS BEEN FILED WITH RESPECT TO ANY SUCH REAL PROPERTY.

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.

Toby L. Spencer Sheriff, Darke County, Ohio 2/19, 2/26, 3/5 3T 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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Annie Oakley Festival prepares for 2017 DCP’s Nature Notes for nearly two decades won the title of 2016 Miss Annie Oakley. They concluded their Annie Oakley Shooting Contest by attending the annual Pilgrimage to Annie Oakley’s grave. They had another beautiful day for one of the oldest and dearest parades, the

LARGE PUBLIC AUCTION

SAT. FEB. 25TH, 2017 - 10:00 A.M. DOORS OPEN AT 8:00 A.M.

5862 KRUCKEBERG RD. GREENVILLE; OH 45331

OWNERS- ESTATE OF BERNICE BARGER,

P.O.A Doug Barger, Attorney Margaret Hayes, Darke Co. Probate # 81-6961395 & Personal property of others TERMS: CASH or local checks w/proper ID. Visa & Master Card Accepted w/3% Clerk Fee. Auctioneer licensed in Ohio. Auction held INSIDE heated facility. We must collect Sales tax.

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SATURDAY – MARCH 4, 2017 @ 9:30 AM

3840 Richmond-Palestine Rd. – New Madison, OH 45346 WOOD WORKING EQUIP – SHOP TOOLS 4 WHEELER – LAWN & GARDEN Honda Foremann 4x4 Wheeler & Snow blade attach; 782 Cub Cadet lawn tractor w/ mower & snow blower attach.; Craftsman rear tine tiller; Agri Fab Mow-NVac self contained vac system; Central Machinery disc & belt sander; Craftsman 6HP shop vac; Campbell Hausfeld port. air compressor; Huskee 22 ton log splitter on trailer; Craftsman 10” Elec. radial arm saw; Craftsman 3HP table saw; Craftsman router & table; Craftsman 10” vertical band saw; Delta Shop Master drill press & scroll saw; Homelite & Stihl chainsaws; Sm. Anvil; (2) Bench top vises; Wood clamps; Dremel tools; Elec. power tools; Delta double end grinder/ buffer; Power sanders; Heat gun; Wood & C-clamps; Elec. chainsaw; Halogen lights; Miter box; Cordless saw kit; Mitre power saw; Hardware cabinets; Professional power eel; Hitches & sway bars; Ash vacuum; Scotts seeder; Saw horse sets; Gas power trimmers; Garden hose & reel; Garden tools; Elec. blower & hedge trimmers; 30ft. Alum ext. ladder; Fiberglass step ladder; Antiques – Household – Collectables: Huffy womens 1950’s bicycle; Milk cans; Coleman cooler; Sewing table; Toys; Red globe lantern; Glass front bookcase; 33 Record albums; Knee hole desk; Glass front china cabinet; Parlor table; Sm. Collect. Figs; HH Goods & Furn: 5 pc. Decorative bedroom suite; Pool table; Matching caramel suede 3 cushion sofa, recliner, & loveseat; (2) Refrigerator/freezer; Washer & dryer; Upright freezer; Lawn furniture; Outdoor holiday lighting; Lg. selection of New Pampered Chef products; (2) Computer desks & chair; Computer & electronics; Flat screen TV & DVD player; VCR tapes; Air purifier; (6) Oak pressed back swivel bar chairs; SS Panasonic microwave; Folding 3 ft. step ladder; Wood decorative kitchen cabinet; Bookshelf; Oak end tables; Table lamps; Rainbow sweeper; Coolers; Rubbermaid trashcans; Lg. sel. of glassware; Cookware; Kitchen items; Sm. Appliances; Decorative items & more not listed. Terms: All items must be paid for day of auction. Accepted payment is cash, check w/ ID, and Credit cards w/ an additional 3% clerking fee. Please visit our website for more info and pictures.

HARRY & PATRICIA HUBLER, OWNERS

Midwest

Auctioneers & Realty, Inc

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

AUCTIONEER DIRECTORY

Weekly Auctions now featuring audio/video bidding. Convenience fee for on-line bidders only.

(937) 316-8400 (937) 459-7686

fast, Take Flight: A Celebration of Our Feathered Friends on Earth Day, and the annual Darke County Parks’ Native Plant Sale held near Mother’s Day this year. The Nature Notes are “one of the primary ways we reach our constituents,” said Roger Van Frank, Director of the Darke County Park District. He also went on to mention their Facebook page www.facebook. com/darkecoun-

typarks/, their new Instagram presence at “darkecoparks,” and their beautiful new website www. darkecountyparks. org where color copies of the Nature Notes are available for download in pdf format. After weeks of staﬀ preparation, nearly 2,000 copies of this quarter’s Nature Notes will go to print, and about 1,400 will arrive in mailboxes all across the region very shortly. To receive

your very own copy either by email or postal mail or if you would like to reduce paper usage and switch your postal mail subscription to email, call the Nature Center at (937) 548-0165 or email info@darkecountyparks.org.

Remember, the

DEADLINE

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Ads is NOON on Thursday.

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MARCH 2, 2017 @ 5:PM

Auction location for all lots & units:

Woodland Heights School 7550 St. Rt. 118 – Greenville, OH 45331 Inspections by appointment

15 Portable Modular Classroom Units

Live onsite auction and live internet bidding will be available via www.Proxibid.com 15 mobile modular classroom/building units consisting of 8 lots located in 2 locations, both in Greenville, will be offered separately and in combination. 13 units, lots 1-6 are located at Woodland Heights School (7550 St. Rt. 118) and 2 units lots 7 & 8 are located at the South School (701 Wayne Ave.). Units range in years of 1997, 1999, and 2000; Sizes are 68’ x 24’ and 68’ x 28’; All equipped with electric panels w/ 200 amp service 120/140 voltage and wall mount HVAC units; Aluminum and T111 siding, carpet throughout; Most manufactured by Whitley MFG and Manufactured Structures Corp. Wood decking and walkways will also be sold. TERMS: There will be a 10% buyer’s premium in effect on all purchases for this auction. Additional terms apply to online bidders. Accepted payment is Cash, check w/ ID, and credit cards. There will be an additional 3% clerking fee for credit cards. Units can be inspected anytime by appointment. Removal time for modulars will be within 45 days beginning March 23rd, but not prior to. Please visit our website WWW.MIDWEST-AUCTIONEERS.COM for complete information including detailed terms and pick up information.

GREENVILLE CITY SCHOOLS

Midwest

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

AUCTION Greenville City Schools – South Middle School 701 Wayne Ave. – Greenville, OH 45331

FEBRUARY 25, 2017 @ 9:00 AM

Live onsite auction and live internet bidding available NOW via www.Proxibid.com Onsite INSPECTION: Thurs., Feb. 23rd from 5pm – 7pm & Fri., Feb. 24th from 9am - 5pm APPROX. 1,000 LOTS – SCHOOL SURPLUS & LOOSE FURNISHINGS – COMMERCIAL KITCHEN & RESTAURANT EQUIPMENT – ELECTRONICS WOOD & METAL CABINETRY This is the second auction being offered to liquidate the furnishing and assets of the k-8 buildings of Greenville City Schools. Items will include: Comm. Kitch/Rest. and Cafeteria Equip to include coolers, freezers, ovens, prep tables, prep sinks, serving lines and steam tables, mixers, attachements, pots and pans and more; Electronics: Smartboards; NEC Projectors; Elmo document readers; Computer monitors & towers; Notebook laptops; DVD/VCR players; Routers; Media carts; Lg. sel. of wood and metal storage & file cabinets and shelving; 100’s of Student desks & chairs; Lockers; Portable & stationary work stations; Antique book cases; Teaching supplies/aids; White boards; Smart Boards & long arm projectors; Office equipment; Laboratory supplies/equipment; Nurse’s exam tables; Sound equipment and musical instruments; Sports and gym equipment; Basketball bank boards, rims, & nets; Wall hangings; Shop items and tools; Alum Ext. ladders; Floor stripers; Housekeeping & Janitorial aids; (2) Outdoor utility sheds. More information will become available including pictures and order of sale. Please check our website at www.midwest-auctioneers.com daily for updates on this auction, as well as future scheduled dates for the remaining 3 auctions. Terms: This auction is being conducted with no buyer’s premium to onsite bidders and no state sales tax is required to be collected. All items are required to be paid for day of auction with the following payment options: Cash, personal or business check w/ID, or Master Card and Visa. There will be an additional 3% clerking fee added for credit cards. Additional terms and conditions apply to internet bidders.

GREENVILLE CITY SCHOOLS

Midwest

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

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GREENVILLE – Nineteen years ago the very first Nature Notes, Darke County Parks’ quarterly newsletter, went to print. It not only promoted the parks’ upcoming programs, it provided yet another creative outlet for the staff. One naturalist described the spring warbler migration, one explained spring medicinal plants, and another drew the beautiful trillium gracing the front cover. Almost two decades later, the Nature Notes is still one of the best ways for the park district to communicate with its regular visitors. Whether it’s Prairie Days in autumn or Maple Sugarin’ at the Prairie in spring, the main event for the quarter always graces the front page. Inside teachers can find descriptions of field trips and naturalist in the classroom programs. Parents can learn about monthly programs tailored to children in age groups from preschool through sixth grade. Families can even discover programs for all ages about learning new outdoor skills, natural history topics, or cultural and history programs. The “3 Months at a Glance” calendar really helps put all the programs into perspective and keep everyone (including the naturalist staff) organized. Though it doesn’t include as many articles as in years past, the “Naturalist Corner” still appears with a new and exciting topic each quarter, like this quarter’s article on amazing salamanders. Highlights from the upcoming spring issue include Maple Sugarin’ at the Prairie Festival on March 4, which includes the Friends of Darke County Parks Waffle Break-

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DIRECTIONS: From downtown Dayton; Ohio Take I -70 West to St. Rt. 127 North to Greenville to Kruckeberg Rd. Turn right on Kruckeberg go approx. 1 mile to sale site on left. (Watch for signs) Auctioneers Note –The auction starts at10:00 A.M. with internet bidding to follow. Go to edwardsauctions.com for more information and pictures. Featuring Live Audio & Video so you can bid at home or on the go with your smart phone or tablet. Go to www.auctionzip.com; enter auctioneer ID # 3426; click on the current auction date; click on bid now button to enter auction. No buyer’s premium charged for attending the live & collectible auction. Buyer’s premium applied to online and remote bidders only. ANTIQUES-COLLECTIBLE-GLASSWARE- DOLLS-FURNITURE Glassware-Large Collection of Salt & Pepper Shakers; Collection of Cup and Saucers; Carnival Glass Punch Bowl with 11 Carnival Glass Tea Cups; Fire King Dishes Creamer, 2 Sugars, 3 Tea Cups, and 3 Saucers; 9 Frosted Glass Glasses; Vintage Juice Glasses; Fostoria Coin Glass Punch Bowl with Stand and 12 Glasses; Fostoria- Coin Glass Candy Dishes, Candle Holders, Ruby Coin Glass Creamer and Sugar, Coin Glass Handled Nappy, Sherbet Glasses, Fostoria American Pattern 9” & 10” Sandwich Plates; Heisy Glass Pitcher; Majolica Plate; Flower Vase; Dolls-Vintage Composition Doll; Vintage Barbie’s; 1988 Mattel ‘57 Chevy Barbie Car; 5 Collector’s Edition Little Debbie Barbie’s; Barbie Doll Outfits; Vintage Made in People’s Republic of China Doll; Vintage Penny Brite Doll and Heidi’s Lil Friend PIP; 2 -1960’s I Love Lucy Barbie’s; Hand Crafted Wooden Doll Crib; Vintage Composition Doll; Ginny 8” Poseable Vinyl Dolls; and More. Misc. -Ambassador Clarinet with Case; Bundy Saxophone with Case (Missing Mouth Piece);King 600 Trumpet with Case; 14 Karat Gold Ring; 10 Karat Gold Bulova Watch; Fossil 1954, Dooney & Bourke 1975, and Viv ace Purses; Framed Art Work; Stream King Split Bamboo Rod Fishing Kit; Double Cola Metal Thermometer Sign; Vintage Official Roger Maris Baseball Game; and More. Vintage Furniture- Vintage Claw Foot Tub; Vintage Seller’s Type Cabinet; Vintage Buffet Server; Hand Crafted Solid Maple Buffet; Vintage Secretary Desk with Skeleton Key; Lighted Storage/Display Cabinet ; Vintage Wooden Sewing Rocker ; Vintage Child’s Dresser ;Vintage Iron Lamp; Modern Furniture- Invacare Full Electric Hospital Bed W/Rails; King-Size Bedroom Suit Head W/Footboard, Mattress and Box Springs, 3 Dressers (1 with Mirror),& 2 Night Stands; Kitchen/ Dining Room Table W/4 Chairs & Bench; Gray Couch Made by Fabrique Par ;Admiral Chest Freezer; Computer/Office Desks; Metal Stand with Glass Shelves; Industrial Type Metal Shelf on Wheels ;Wooden 2 Door Cabinet; 3 Door Display Cabinet with Glass Shelves; Hanging Display Shelf ; Metal Wall Hanging Coat/Hat Rack; 5’ x 8” Shelf ;2 Steel Bar Stools;2 Wooden Bar Stools; Large Blue Feet Shaped Planters Garage Items- Huskee Adjustable Width Rototiller with 5 HP Briggs & Stratton Motor; Decorative Window Panes; and more.

annual Annie Oakley Parade. Adults and children lined the streets as they watched as over 100 entries made their way down Broadway in Greenville. They had many activities during the weekend, including story time with our 2016 Annie Oakley and Buffalo Bill, and various marksmanship shooting contest, National Fast Draw Competitions and a Fast Draw Reaction 50/50. They continued to oﬀer the historical bus tours, family fun games, car show, and melodrama as well as various groups of musical entertainment. They were thrilled to have The Whip Artistry Studio and the Annie Oakley Western Arts Showcase by GLD Enterprises Entertainment, Ltd come back for both Friday and Saturday, as well as having a couple diﬀerent thrilling horse shows on Saturday afternoon. We had a bounce obstacle course for kids and adults to run through, and we also had the Kiddie Tractor Pulls, which brought a lot of activity and fun to the festival. Be sure to mark your calendars for the 2017 Annie Oakley Festival to be held on July 28, 29 and 30. They will have all of the above listed activities as well as some new events. They have some new members as the committee has grown and they are now able to bring back some events that you have been asking for. If you would like to volunteer to help with the festival you will be welcome. They meet the second Wednesday of the month, 7 p.m. at the Nature Center. You can also call President JoEllen Melling at 548-1018 or email president@ annieoakleyfesitval. org.

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DCVB annual report GREENVILLE – The Darke County Visitors Bureau has released its 2016 Annual Report. The report can be accessed through the Visitors Bureau’s website, www.VisitDarkeCounty. org, or by picking up a printed copy at the Darke County Welcome Center, 421 S. Broadway, Greenville. “2016 was a banner year for us,” said Matthew Staugler, executive director of the Darke County Visitors Bureau. “Between ten ‘Best of Ohio’ awards around the county, record distribution of our visitors guide, and outstanding results through our digital platforms, the Visitors Bureau continues to grow and help our Excellent

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African-American history in rural Ohio GREENVILLE – Garst Museum’s 2017 Speaker Series will kick off at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 26. Ric S. Shefﬁeld will speak on the diverse African-American history in rural Ohio. Many rural areas in Ohio have long established black communities, such as Darke County’s Longtown community, that are often invisible to the larger white communities in which they reside. Shefﬁeld’s program relates the adventure of reclaim-

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ing the lost history of African-Americans in Ohio and explains the beneﬁts of including minority populations within celebrations of heritage. Shefﬁeld is a Professor of Legal Studies and Sociology at Kenyon College. In addition to having served as Associate Provost of the College, he is the director of Kenyon’s Law and Society Program and the John Adams Summer Scholars Program in Socio-legal Studies. His research has focused upon the relationship between law and issues of gender, race, and ethnicity. He has lectured widely on issues of race and law as well as African Americans in rural Ohio. All lectures are free and open to the public. However, regular admission will apply to tour the exhibit

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ODNR Director James Zehringer said. “These improvements will provide our day-use visitors and overnight guests with a better experience as they explore Ohio State Parks.” The Ohio State Parks capital improvement projects, and others like them around the state, are made possible through the support of Governor John Kasich and the Ohio General Assembly. Ohio State Parks received an unprecedented $88.5 million for capital improvements to strengthen the infrastructure and modernize facilities in the previous capital budget. An additional $38 million from the current capital budget was awarded to Ohio State Parks, and that funding will continue to be invested in park improvements. More capital projects are scheduled or nearing completion across the state. Ohioans are encouraged to offer suggestions about where they would

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................................................................................................................ $25,995.........$23,900 2013 CHEVY EQUINOX LT AWD, 2.4L 4 cyl., loaded, exc. cond., blue, 30,505 miles .......................... $19,995.........$17,900 2013 CHEVY EQUINOX LT FWD, 2.4L 4 cyl., all power, super nice, blue, 13,242 miles ....................... $21,995.........$19,900 2013 CADILLAC SRX, AWD, 3.6L V6, leather, sunroof, loaded, like new, white, 26,600 miles ........................................................................................................................ $33,995.........$31,900 2013 GMC TERRAIN DENALI AWD, 3.6L, V6, leather, sunroof, loaded, super nice, black, 26,787 miles................................................................................................................................... $28,995.........$25,900 2012 JEEP LIBERTY LIMITED 4WD, 3.7L, V6, leather, sunroof, loaded, super nice, white, 61,113 miles ........................................................................................................................ $18,995.........$17,500 2012 GMC SIERRA SLE CREW CAB 4X4 P.U., 5.3L, V8, leather, all power, super nice, brown, 28,881 miles ....................................................................................................................... $30,995.........$28,900 2011 CHEVY TRAVERSE LT FWD, 3.6L V6, one owner, all power, very nice, blue, 111,816 miles ........................................................................................................................ $15,995.........$14,500 2008 FORD ESCAPE XLT FWD, 3.0L, V6, sunroof, loaded, very nice, gray, 130,295 miles ................... $8,995...........$7,500 2008 CHEVY HHR LT PANEL, 2.4L, 4 cyl., leather, loaded, very nice, red, 154,107 miles...................... $6,995...........$5,900 2007 CHEVY SILVERADO LT ½ TON CREW CAB 2WD P.U., 6.0L V8, one owner, all power, exc. cond., blue granite, 29,150 miles .............................................................................................................. $21,995.........$20,900 2007 CHEVY HHR FWD, 2.2L, 4 cyl., all power, very nice, purple, 219,971 miles ................................... $4,995...........$3,500 2007 DODGE RAM 1 TON CREW CAB 4X4 P.U., 5.9L, Cummins Diesel, leather, loaded, very nice, blue, 181,253 miles ........................................................................................................................ $19,995.........$17,900 2007 CHEVY HHR LS FWD, 2.2L, 4 cyl., loaded, good cond., blue, 242,686 miles ................................ $4,995...........$2,900 2006 PONTIAC MONTANA SV6 AWD VAN, 3.5L V6, DVD System, loaded, very nice, beige, 109,623 miles ........................................................................................................................ $6,995...........$5,900 2005 CHEVY COLORADO LS EXT. CAB 2WD P.U., 3.5L 5 cyl., all power, exc. cond., maroon, 101,959 miles .................................................................................................................. $10,995...........$9,500 2005 CHEVY EQUINOX LT FWD, 3.4L V6, leather, sunroof, loaded, super nice, black, 101,622 miles .. $6,995...........$5,900 2005 CHEVY ½ TON SILVERADO REG. 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PONTIAC

2007 PONTIAC G6, 4 dr., 3.5L V6, sunroof, all power, super nice, beige, 114,592 miles......................... $7,995...........$6,900 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT, 4 dr., 3.4L V6, one owner, sunroof, leather, loaded, exc. cond., green, 204,608 miles ....................................................................................................................... $4,995 ...........$3,500 1998 PONTIAC FIREBIRD COUPE, 3.8L V6, loaded, exc. cond., red, 129,135 miles ............................ $6,995 ...........$5,500

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2016 BUICK VERANO, 4 dr., 2.4L 4 cyl., sunroof, leather, loaded, like new, black, 720 miles............... $22,995.........$21,900 2013 BUICK REGAL GS, 4 dr., 2.0L turbo 4 cyl., leather, sunroof, all power, super nice, crystal red, 23,473 miles ................................................................................................................ $24,995.........$22,900 2013 BUICK REGAL PREMIUM, 4 dr., 2.0L turbo 4 cyl., leather, loaded, super sharp, silver, 15,358 miles......................................................................................................................... $19,990.........$17,900 2011 BUICK REGAL T-TYPE, 4 dr., 2.0L turbo, 4 cyl., leather, sunroof, loaded, exc. cond., mocha, 38,487 miles ...................................................................................................................... $16,995.........$15,500 2007 BUICK LUCERNE CX, 4 dr., 3.8L V6, one owner, loaded, exc. cond., silver, 87,130 miles ............ $9,995...........$8,900 2003 BUICK PARK AVENUE, 4 dr., 3.8L V6, one owner, leather, loaded, very nice, maroon, 175,676 miles .................................................................................................................... $6,995...........$3,900 2002 BUICK LESABRE LIMITED, 4 dr. 3.8L, V6, leather, loaded, super nice, white, 201,609 miles....... $5,995...........$3,900 2000 BUICK LESABRE LIMITED, 4 dr. 3.8L, V6, leather, loaded, good cond., blue, 159,260 miles ....... $4,995 ...........$3,900

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GREENVILLE – Darke County Parks invites students in grades 3-6 to join them for the Jr. Naturalists program on Feb. 25, 9:30 a.m. to noon at Shawnee Prairie Preserve on SR 502 west of Greenville. This month will focus on animals and their tracks. Animal tracking is as old as the human race. Students will follow our ancestor’s footsteps by following the animals’ footsteps. They’ll learn to identify basic tracks and signs; then head outside to check out the snow (or more likely mud) and see where the footsteps lead them. The Jr. Naturalists is a series of monthly programs designed to give third through sixth grade students hands-on interaction with the natural world and a look at our current and historical place within it. Hikes, games, crafts, and service projects are all a part of

GREENVILLE – Ryan D. Butts, of Greenville, recently received his Doctor of Chiropractic degree with honors from Logan University in Chesterﬁeld, Mo. Butts graduated from Greenville High School in 2009 and earned his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Toledo in 2013. Dr. Butts joined the practice of the Advanced Wellness Center in Upper

A domestic dog’s track (left) is usually much more round in shape while a coyote’s track (right) is a much more oval shape.

this exciting integrated study group. A fee of $3 is charged for the program, and registration is required. For questions about the Jr. Naturalists program or

VFW fish fry ARCANUM – Arcanum VFW will host an all-youcan-eat fish fry on Feb. 25. The menu will include fish, cole slaw, baked beans and baked potato. Dine-in or carryout is available. The cost is $8 and begins at 5 p.m.

any other park district programs or to register for the February class, call the park ofﬁce at (937) 548-0165 or email info@ darkecountyparks.org.

Ansonia schools will hold kindergarten registration ANSONIA – Kindergarten registration at Ansonia Schools will be held March 8 and 15 in the Ansonia Elementary ofﬁce, 4-6 p.m. Your child will need to be

Arlington and resides in the Columbus area with his wife Kurstin (Wysong), also a 2009 graduate of Greenville High School. Dr. Butts is the son of Dean and Susan Butts, the grandson of Corrine Leis, and the son-in-law of Duane and Cheryl Wysong, all of Greenville.

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