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WEEKEND EDITION - MARCH 4, 2018

THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE GREAT DARKE COUNTY FAIR!

Greenville City Schools classiďŹ ed staff seek to form union SUSAN HARTLEY

STAFF WRITER shartley@earlybirdpaper.com

GREENVILLE – Greenville City Schools classiďŹ ed employees have taken steps to unionize.

According to a letter obtained by The Early Bird dated Jan. 9, and sent by Superintendent Doug Fries to all support staff, district administration has “agreed to allow the State Employment Relations Board to conduct the secret mail-in vote.�

In a statement to the newspaper on Wednesday, Fries said “In late fall we learned from the State Employment Relations Board (SERB) that a union was seeking to unionize and represent Greenville School’s classiďŹ ed employees. We want to make sure our classiďŹ ed employees get a secret ballet as to whether they want a union or not, and we are working through the SERB process to do that.â€?

Employees who are involved in the action include secretarial, bus drivers,

First responders were called to the scene to help rescue a man trapped in the Greenville Creek. (Clinton Randall photo)

clerks, crossing guards, Education custodians, Management Information System (EMIS) employees, maintenance/maintenance assistant, paraprofessionals, and mechanics.

The school’s food service employees opted not to join the effort, said Mark Herrington, the Ohio Association of Public School Employees coordinator of organizers representing Greenville’s classiďŹ ed staff.

The Jan. 9 letter from Fries told classiďŹ ed staff “we will make sure to give you accurate factual information about what is going on and why we believe paying dues to a union is not in your best interest.â€?

ClassiďŹ ed employees received at least two additional communications from Fries, which also were provided to The Early Bird.

One outlines several points concerning job security, including that a union

cannot prevent the school district from ďŹ ring an employee who deserves to be ďŹ red; a union cannot force administrators not to consider subcontracting for needed services; and if the district were to experience a downturn in enrollment or funding; and a union cannot stop layoffs.

Fries strongly encourages classiďŹ ed staff to vote no on unionizing, stating “Frankly, the union does not have a single thing to offer you in terms of job security that you don’t have now.â€?

Another letter from Fries tells classiďŹ ed employees that “with the election only a few weeks off, it’s now time to remind ourselves that voting the union in here is not in your or the Board’s best interests.â€?

According to Herrington, there are 104 support staff employees who will be eligible to vote in favor of unionizing. The votes will

be counted in Columbus on April 4. A 50-plus 1 is required for the vote to be successful.

Herrington said OASPE was contacted earlier this school year by a group of Greenville City Schools’ support staff. “My duty is to help them get the recognition they want and ďŹ le with the state,â€?

Herrington said, noting that according to Ohio Revised Code, school support staff have the right to have representation in the work place. “There’s been a group to ask for our assistance and upon success we would represent them as they sit down to negotiate a contract with Greenville City Schools,� he said.

Efforts to speak with a local organizer/supporter were unsuccessful. “Due to potential retaliation,� Herrington said, “they would choose to remain nameless until the election

is done.�

When asked what the group’s grievances may be, Herrington cited several “potential� issues, including wages, healthcare, adequate training opportunities and adequate equipment to do their job.

Support staff members are not currently under contract, Herrington said, but are approved on a year-toyear basis.

Upon a successful vote, Herrington said the next step would be for the union to assign a ďŹ eld representative, then set a meeting to elect local ofďŹ cers. “Then they would be willing to talk to (the media) and get community support,â€? Herrington said.

Herrington also said if support staff vote in favor of unionizing, that it should be recognized during a regular monthly board of education meeting.

bring us out of a over the past six bad spot and Jeff years. has worked very When asked hard at that.â€? by former board Teacher Rick member Dean Ingold said, “For Thompson why close to a decade he was resignI’ve devoted a ing, Patrick revery signiďŹ cant sponded, “I was portion of my told on Friday, life to the sucFeb. 16 that my Jeff Patrick cess of our youth contract would both in and out not be renewed.â€? of the classroom. For much Pointing his comments toof that time, I’ve ďŹ rmly been ward the board, Thompson under the belief that our said, “It would have been district was a united front in better if he would have the quest for the betterment known it a year ahead, but of the students that walked you couldn’t even do that.â€? through our doors each and He continued, “I’ve heard every day. Unfortunately, I people say you don’t have to don’t believe that’s the case accept his resignation. I can any longer. I believe that say that, too. But what I’m petty squabbles and per- saying is Mr. Patrick, why sonal conicts have cloud- would you want to stay?â€? ed the view of our district Following the meeting leadership.â€? He called the Superintendent Patrick said “untimely departure of our he was encouraged by the superintendentâ€? an “injus- support he received from ticeâ€? that he cannot ignore. staff and students. “I hear it He called Patrick a positive on a daily basis and it means impact on the vision and di- a lot to hear it in a public forection of Franklin Monroe rum,â€? he said. He believes

because of his philosophy of putting the “kids ďŹ rstâ€? in every decision.

Patrick is leaving his options open for his future, but is concerned with his children who are students at Franklin Monroe. Depending on where he lands, he may have to uproot his family and move them to a new school. “It angers me that I put them through that,� he said.

He is proud of the progress Franklin Monroe has made under his leadership, especially when it comes to improved performance for elementary students. With an increase in state testing scores, he believes Franklin Monroe has the best elementary school in the county. Over the past six years he has also been able to add more college credit classes on, which means more students are staying at the school. “From year one to year six, we’ve done a heck of a lot,� he concluded.�

Citizen helps rescue man FM superintendent not renewed; resignation approved you hired him to trapped in Greenville Creek School District he has received that support RYAN CLINTON RANDALL

CORRESPONDENT crandall@earlybirdpaper.com

GREENVILLE – A citizen helped rescue a man that was trapped in the rising waters of the Greenville Creek Sunday afternoon, near the East Fourth St. Bridge.

At approximately 1:30 p.m., dispatch received a report of a man yelling for help while hanging on to a tree after being trapped in the high water of the creek.

According to the Greenville Police Department, a nearby neighbor of the bridge tossed out a garden hose

which the man caught and was able to escape the frigid water. Reports also indicate the neighbor jumped into the water to help the trapped man while another neighbor stood on the banks holding the water hose.

CareFlight then transported the man to Miami Valley Hospital. After further investigation, it was discovered the man suffers from mental illness and may have possibly jumped into the water with intention to harm himself. At last check, the man was being held for mental evaluation and possible treatment for his condition.

New leadership at Greenville plant Manager, and GREENOperations DiVILLE – Whirlrector at both pool CorporaClyde and tion recently Findlay Operaannounced tions. Hossler changes to their has been plant manufacturlead for Greening leadership. ville Operations Greenville’s since 2012. Ken plant lead, Ken enjoys spending Hossler will be time with his assuming the family, includPlant Lead poJenni Hanna ing his wife of sition in their Marion, Ohio operations, 29 years, Jill and his two reporting to Byron Green, sons.

Hanna has been with Vice President of North American Region manufac- Whirlpool since 1991. She turing beginning March 1, started in Whirlpool Corpo2018. The opening created ration’s Findlay, Ohio facilby Hossler’s move will be ity as an hourly employee ďŹ lled by Ottawa Operations in assembly. Jenni also had Plant Lead, Jenni Hanna. several roles with increasing Hanna’s move is effective responsibility including Director of Human Resources, March 1, 2018.

Hossler has been with Director of Operations and Whirlpool since 1986 when most recently, the Plant he started at the Clyde, Ohio Lead at the company’s Otfacility as an hourly employ- tawa facility. Hanna enjoys ee in assembly and support spending time with her famoperations. Hossler has had ily and friends and is lookseveral roles with increas- ing forward to exploring and ing responsibilities includ- learning about Greenville ing Production Supervisor and the surrounding areas.

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PITSBURG – The Franklin Monroe Board of Education voted unanimously to accept the resignation of Superintendent Jeff Patrick at its regular meeting on Feb. 26. However, the decision to accept the resignation was met with objections from several educators and community members.

Patrick’s current contract will end on Aug. 1 and the board has not tendered a renewal. Some of those speaking felt the board should have informed the superintendent a year ago as to whether or not he would be renewed.

Board members sat silent and listened to each speaker for nearly 25-minutes. Brett Tillman called Patrick an “outstanding member of the community.� Denise Hangen, FM treasurer assistant, said, “He saved our district a lot of money that’s never been done before. I know

Commissioners approve several county requests SUSAN HARTLEY

STAFF WRITER shartley@earlybirdpaper.com

DARKE COUNTY – Darke County has received a Homeland Security grant in the amount of $37,300, which will most likely go toward the purchase of handheld radios.

The radios, said Comissioner Mike Rhoades would be used by Darke County Sheriff’s Deputies with the county’s new MARCS communication system, scheduled to go online next month.

Commissioners accepted the grant on Monday during their regular bi-weekly session, giving credit to the county’s Emergency Management Director Mindy Saylor for applying for the

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During their Wednesday meeting, commission approved a resolution allowing Jim Surber, county engineer to apply and submit an application for Ohio Public Works funds.

During 2017, Surber reported, 15 miles of county roads and nearly 15 miles of roads in 10 of the county’s townships were paved using a $777,000 grant.

Surber said he’s planning on applying for $800,000 “give or take� to use toward paving projects to be split between the county and the remaining 10 townships during 2019.

Last year, Surber said, the grant money allowed the townships to pave at “10 to 12-year-old prices It’s been a tremendous help to the

townships,� he said.

Commission also approved a quote for Foster’s Tree Landscaping for tree clearing at the Darke County Airport. The quote for $18,800 includes taking the identiďŹ ed trees down, as well as chipping. The project will be paid for using the 2017 FAA grant and must be completed prior to renovation work, which is expected to be started in the near future.

Rhoades announced a meeting will be held between commissioners and the airport project contractors on March 23 to determine the airport project timeline.

Work will include a runway extension, a turn-around at the west end of the runway, lighting, and grading.

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mandated by the FAA to meet ight requirements, Rhoades said.

Commission also gave approval to Susan Laux, consultant, to write a letter to the FAA requesting the county be permitted to carryover $150,000 from the ďŹ scal year 2018 Entitlement Grant to ďŹ scal year 2019.

The $300,000 total could be used for a more extensive project at the airport, Laux said.

Also on Wednesday, commission accepted the recommendation from Matt Staugler, executive director for Darke County Visitor’s Bureau to replace Tracy Tryon with Jeff Whitaker as the Greenville City Council’s representative on the visitor’s bureau board.

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Shoplifter hits two Greenville stores in same day Shoplifting

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back into the store, but he ran toward a black truck parked in the lot outside.

Information about the truck and its license plate was dispatched to officers, but the plate did not match the vehicle’s description.

When dispatch relayed the call to the reporting officer, a Greenville High School Resource Officer reported an employee of the school overheard the call and said she saw the vehicle, and gave officers another license plate number. That registration matched up with the truck and its owner, a family member of Rose.

An officer who was familiar with the name on the registration determined the driver was most likely Rose. Officers checked an address in the 200 block of Ft. Recovery Road, where Rose stays. The vehicle was not found at that location. Darke County Sheriff’s Deputies also checked another residence, in the 2000 block of State Route 571. No one answered the door and the vehicle was not found at that location. A short time later, a shoplifting was reported at Family Dollar on Martin Street. The same suspect and vehicle description as the Dollar General incident was reported by Family Dollar. Officers were dispatched to Family Dollar and checked the area for the suspect’s vehicle.

When it was not located in the area, one of the officers went back to the residence on Ft. Recovery Road and located the vehicle and the suspect in the detached garage located at the rear of the property.

When asked, Rose told the officers he had been at the ‘dollar store’ on Wagner.

Rose was placed under arrest for a warrant from the Greenville Police Department for failure to comply on misuse of credit cards and failure to comply for fingerprints. Permission to search the vehicle was given by the owner of the truck. Stolen property was recovered from the front seat and included multiple items stolen from Dollar General, Family Dollar and Harbor Freight Tools.

Rose was transported to the Darke County Jail, for failure to comply on the outstanding warrant. He also was cited for theft and was trespassed from all three stores.

DUI

On Feb. 17 while on routine patrol, an officer saw a vehicle traveling north-

bound on Wagner Avenue at a high rate of speed. The officer attempted to conduct a traffic stop on the defendant, Thomas Goers by activating the cruiser’s overhead lights. Goers continued traveling northbound on Wagner Avenue then turned westbound on Russ Road and back northbound onto North Chippewa Drive. The officer sounded the air horn to get his attention and he finally came to a stop in the 1300 block. The officer could smell a strong odor of alcohol coming from inside the vehicle. The officer asked Goers for his driver’s license and proof of insurance. Goers handed the officer his license only and when he spoke the officer noticed his speech was slurred and his eyes were glassy and bloodshot. The officer asked Goers where he was coming from and if he had consumed any alcohol. Goers admitted he had a few beers and was coming from Danny’s Place. The officer asked him to exit the vehicle to perform a field sobriety test, to which he initially agreed. While giving the instructions for a test, Goers staggered and nearly fell down. When asked to perform the walk and turn test, Goers began to get belligerent with the officer and eventually refused to do any more field sobriety tests. Goers was placed under arrest for OVI and transported to the Greenville Police Department, where he refused to provide a breath test. Goers was placed under an ALS for his refusal and issued a citation for OVI and speed.

Harassment

On Feb. 24 an officer was dispatched to the Comfort Inn in reference to a telecommunication harassment complaint.

The complainant, Matthew Behrens told the officer a male subject who was previously trespassed from the hotel had been calling and threatening him. Behrens said he was working at the hotel when James Thomas was trespassed earlier on Feb. 23, when he and his girlfriend were fighting in their room. Behrens said Thomas had been continuing to call the hotel to try and speak with his girlfriend who wasn’t answering her phone. When Behrens answered the phone a final time, he said he heard threats from Thomas, including “this is James. I will shoot you, your family, and blow up your car.”

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Behrens hung up and called Greenville Police Department. According to the police report, Behrens said he was scared for his life due to the threats from Thomas and had been carrying a Taser for protection during his shift. While speaking with Behrens, the officer was made aware Thomas was walking on Wagner Avenue. The officer made contact with Thomas in the Chase Bank parking lot and asked him why he was calling the hotel. Thomas told the officer his girlfriend had tried to harm herself when she was drinking and she wasn’t answering her phone after drinking that night. When the officer asked Thomas if he had made any threats to the male employee at the Comfort Inn, he stated “no.” He also said he never called the hotel directly, that he only called his girlfriend’s cell phone. Thomas was cited for telecommunications harassment and sent on his way. The officer went back to the Comfort Inn because Behrens was found to have a warrant out of Preble County for a felony failure to appear for diversion hearing, with an original charge of child endangering. Beh-

rens was taken into custody by another officer and transported to Castine, where he was released to a Preble County deputy.

The officer was then advised that Thomas was on the sidewalk outside at the Comfort Inn and yelling at employees. His girlfriend also was calling the front desk non-stop from inside her room. The Comfort Inn wanted the girlfriend removed from the facility and trespassed. Due to her extremely intoxicated condition and being unable to care for herself, she was transported to the Town House with Thomas.

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.

Davidson speaks to Republican Women GREENVILLE – The Darke County Republican Women will hold its regular monthly dinner/meeting on March 12, 6 p.m., at Chestnut Village, Brethren Retirement Community. This month’s guest speaker is Congressman Warren Davidson.

Davidson was born and raised in Sidney. After high school he enlisted in the Army and went on to earn an appointment to West Point. He served in the Old Guard, the 75th Ranger Regiment, and the 101st Airborne Division.

He returned to Ohio to help his father’s business.

He helped grow one company with 20 employees to multiple companies with

over 200 employees.

Davidson earned an MBA from the University of Notre Dame. He has been married to wife Lisa for more than 20 years, the couple has two children.

He won a special election to fill the remaining term of outgoing U.S. Representative John Boehner and was re-elected to his first full term in November 2016. Davidson sits on the prestigious House Financial Services Committee.

The public is invited to attend this meeting. For more information or to reserve a seat, call Wavelene at 547-6477 or email wdenniston@woh.rr.com before noon on March 8.

BBBS scholarship opportunity available GREENVILLE – Big Brothers Big Sisters of Shelby and Darke County will be offering four $500 scholarships for students attending college in the 2018/2019 academic year.

Two scholarships will go to Darke County graduates, and two will go to Shelby County graduates.

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% 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.org on the “Resources” page.

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Alderman to serve jail time for his role in burglary

BY SUSAN HARTLEY STAFF WRITER shartley@earlybirdpaper.com GREENVILLE – Daniel F. Alderman, 49, of Greenville will serve 30 days in the Darke County Jail for his role in a 2017 burglary.

Alderman was indicted by the grand jury last August for complicity to bur(Photo courtesy of WHIO-TV)

glary, a fourth-degree felony and pleaded guilty Jan. 12. On Thursday, March 1, Alderman appeared before Judge Jonathan P. Hein for sentencing.

Defense attorney Paul Wagner said his client was participating in a “self-help scheme” and was the driver of the vehicle used in the in-

Rollover crash sends six to area hospitals NEW MADISON – On Feb. 28, 2018 at approximately 8 p.m., Darke County Deputies along with New Madison Fire, Tri-Village Rescue, Arcanum Rescue, Versailles Rescue, Greenville Rescue and Darke County Sheriff’s Office Accident Reconstruction Team responded to the 1900 block of New Madison Coletown Road on a report of a one vehicle roll-over crash with multiple ejections with serious injuries.

Preliminary investigation revealed a Tan 2002 Chevy Suburban driven by Tyler Harrison 21, of Hollansburg, was traveling southbound in the 1900 block of New Madison Coletown Road when his front seat passenger Alicia Schroeder 25, of Greenville, grabbed his arm causing him to drive off the right side of the roadway, over-correcting and then driving off the left side of the roadway into a field causing the vehicle to roll multiple times ejecting five of the six occupants. Occupants ejected were the

driver, second row passengers Nathan Remencus 18, of New Madison, Trevor Harrison 18, Hollansburg and third row passengers Travis Harrison 12, Tiah Harrison 12 of Hollansburg. The front seat passenger was the only occupant wearing a seat belt.

Tyler was transported to Miami Valley Hospital from the scene, Trevor was transported to Wayne HealthCare and later to Miami Valley Hospital by MICU, Travis and Tiah were both taken to Wayne HealthCare and later to Dayton Childrens Hospital, Nathan was transported to Wayne HealthCare and later to Miami Valley Hospital by MICU, and Alicia was taken to Wayne HealthCare and later released.

CareFlight and MedFlight were originally requested to the scene but couldn’t fly due to weather conditions.

This accident remains under investigation by the Darke County Sheriff’s Office.

Harris receives judicial release

BY SUSAN HARTLEY STAFF WRITER shartley@earlybirdpaper.com GREENVILLE – After serving nearly five months at Pickaway Correctional Institute, Robert L. Harris, 31, of Piqua, has been granted an early release

by Darke County Common Pleas Judge Jonathan P. Hein.

In October, Harris was sentenced to an 18-month prison term after pleading guilty in September to illegal assembly or possession of chemicals for the manufacturing of drugs, a thirddegree felony.

In December, defense attorney Paul Wagner filed a motion for early release on behalf of his client.

Via video conference on Thursday, March 1, Harris told the court he had been in the Oasis drug treatment program while at Pickaway.

“I have been working on myself since I’ve been in here and have a plan to do better,” Harris said.

Wagner also spoke on behalf of Harris, explaining how his client’s employer had held his position open while he was in prison and was scheduling him to come to work the day after he would be released.

Hein granted release, adding Harris also had completed 40 days of jail time in Darke County.

Hein placed Harris on community control sanctions for 60 months. He was ordered to stay clean, pay court costs and do 100 hours of community service.

Harris also was told to report to the county’s probation department the morning after his release.

“I’m giving you a chance to keep your nose clean,” Hein told Harris.

Harris had a similar conviction in 2013, where he received a three-year sentence, but was granted judicial release after serving half the time.

Christopher Rhoades sits with attorney Randall Breaden during his sentencing hearing on Monday. (Susan Hartley photo0)

Rhoades to serve 7 days in jail for identity theft

BY SUSAN HARTLEY STAFF WRITER shartley@earlybirdpaper.com GREENVILLE – Christopher Rhoades, 46, of Greenville, will serve seven more days in jail for identity theft – a 5th degree felony.

On Monday, Rhoades appeared before Judge Jonathan P. Hein in Darke County Common Pleas Court.

Earlier last year, Rhoades obtained credit cards and opened a line of credit, using the identity of two other individuals, including a cousin who took him into her home when he became homeless.

Rhoades said he didn’t want to use his bi-polar and PTSD diagnoses as an excuse for his behavior, but did admit to Hein he believed he had “mental health issues. I’m sorry for the fact this did happen. I believe I need to deal directly with that. I now have to deal with the reality of going on medicine.”

The two individuals whose identities were stolen also were in court on Monday and told Hein they were continuing to deal with the effects of getting these incidents off their credit reports.

“He stole our info while we were sleeping at night,”

Birds, Houses and Blooms

WINCHESTER, Ind. – The Randolph County Extension Homemakers will host a free workshop “Birds, Houses & Blooms” presented by Amy Alka, Randolph County Agriculture & Natural Resources Extension Educator. This lesson will be held in the Dining Room at the Randolph County Fairgrounds on Monday, March 12, 6:30 p.m.

There is no charge for this workshop, but reservations would be appreciated by calling the Randolph County Extension Office at 765-584-2271 by Friday, March 9.

one of the individuals reported. “I do hope he gets needed mental health (help) he needs. We tried to help him with his mental health issues. We feel like you should give him the maximum amount you can.”

Rhoades’ attorney, Randall Breaden told Hein that his client’s action “wasn’t your typical criminal type of behavior” and that his mental health issues “seem to be the trigger that leads to these behaviors.”

Hein set Rhoades’ jail time for 10 days with three days already served. He also must abide by other community control sanctions, including maintaining his job in order to pay off the line of credit he illegally obtained as well as court costs.

Rhoades also must complete 100 hours of community service, complete reasonable substance abuse and mental health screenings.

He also received 60 months court-ordered supervision.

cident.

Alderman told Hein he was sorry for his role in the burglary and that he was trying to take back “tools made by my father. I know what I did was wrong. I shouldn’t have done it. It was stupid.”

Referring to Alderman’s past criminal history and using the old adage ‘you can’t teach an old dog new tricks,’ Hein told Alderman “I don’t care what people say, it’s what they do.”

In addition to serving the 30-day jail sentence, Hein ordered Alderman to 60 months community control, which includes no illegal drugs or alcohol, submit to drug testing, and perform 100 hours of community service.

If Alderman does not comply with these sanc-

Daniel Alderman listens to defense attorney Paul Wagner during his March 1 sentencing. (Susan Hartley photo)

tions, he could be ordered to serve an 18-month prison sentence.

Alderman’s jail term is to commence when he is “medically able to do so,” Hein said. Prior to his March 1 sentencing date, Alderman had a previously scheduled medical procedure.

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Honor a veteran with a nomination COLUMBUS - State Senator Bill Beagle (R-Tipp City) is calling on residents to take a moment to recognize the lifelong achievements of veterans in our community by submitting nominations for the Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame. “Many veterans take off the uniform for the last time, hang up their boots, and go on to become great community leaders in business, government and other areas of public service,� said Beagle. “I urge you to recognize their lifelong accomplishments by nominating these outstanding individuals in our community for this great honor.�

The Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame recognizes the efforts of Ohio’s distin-

guished men and women who have worn the uniform of our nation’s armed forces and then continued to contribute to their communities, state and nation through exceptional acts of volunteerism, advocacy, professional distinction, public service and philanthropy.

The program is not intended to focus on what Ohio military members accomplished while in uniform but rather their contributions to their community outside of and beyond their military service.

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Brown named co-chair of Pension Committee WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) was recently named co-chair of the bipartisan House and Senate Joint Select Committee on Pensions, tasked with solving the pension crisis threatening more than 60,000 Ohioans and 1.5 million workers and retirees nationwide. Brown and one Republican co-chair will lead the Committee, which is made up of eight Republicans and eight Democrats from both the House and Senate.

Brown secured the creation of the Committee as part of the overall budget compromise that passed earlier this month. At Brown’s urging, the Committee will have instructions to report a bill by the last week of November, and will be required to hold at least ďŹ ve public meetings, including the option of ďŹ eld hearings outside of D.C., so members of Congress can hear directly from retirees, workers and businesses affected by the pension crisis. The solution the Committee produces will be guaranteed an expedited vote in the Senate without amendments. “Washington bailed out Wall Street, and Wall Street turned around and stole the pensions Ohioans worked for. Now Congress has responsibility to protect the pensions workers earned before it is too late,â€?

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Brown has been ďŹ ghting for a solution to the pension crisis for years and recently introduced the Butch Lewis Act, named for a retired Ohio Teamster from West Chester, who passed away while ďŹ ghting against cuts to the retirement he and his fellow workers earned. The creation of the Committee will force both Houses of Congress to consider Brown’s proposal and produce a bipartisan solution that can be voted into law.

Numerous Ohio pension plans, including the massive Central States Teamsters Pension Plan, the United Mine Workers Pension Plan, the Ironworkers Local 17 Pension Plan, the Ohio Southwest Carpenters Pension Plan and the Bakers and Confectioners Pension Plan are currently on the brink of failure. If nothing is done to the plans, they will fail and retirees will face massive cuts to the beneďŹ ts they earned over decades of work.

If the plans are allowed to fail, not only will they no longer be able to pay promised beneďŹ ts, but taxpayers would be at risk of having to pay billions because the Pension BeneďŹ t Guarantee Corporation (PBGC) would be on the hook for tens of billions of dollars it cannot pay. PBGC is the arm of the federal government that insures pension plans.

Linda’s Mood Swings

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Hopefully, people will be seeing less of son Jamie and me. No, we’re not leaving Darke County; instead, we’re dieting...that’s where the seeing less of us comes in.

I recently saw a post on Facebook and thought that I could do it, but knew that I needed Jamie’s participation and for him to be in my corner as well or I probably wouldn’t go through with it.

The diet lasts 30 days and includes 10 things that you are not supposed to eat during that time. Boy did I have some begging and pleading to do with him, but he agreed.

I wanted to do it so that we could stay healthy for the rest of our lives; however long that would be. We have seen so many family and friends suffering from illnesses and have even lost quite a few acquaintances that did not pull through from what was ailing them.

Life is short and it’s precious.

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I am cooking more and it takes some work to get it done but it will be worth it in the end if it helps us both.

I am trying to be creative in the kitchen like my mother used to do in getting the right foods in our bodies.

Jamie likes spicy foods and thinks it’s bland if it doesn’t have avor so I’m trying to do that for him. I like spice too in moderation.

Pray that we get through the next 17 days without incidence so I can prove to Jamie and myself that this can be done. Sure, there are a few things that we might not be doing just right, but at least we’re trying and I hope that we will continue to do so after that time is up.

Here are the things that we’re giving up on this diet, just to let people know.

We’re not to have chips, potatoes, fast foods, fried foods, ice cream, chocolate, breads, cakes or doughnuts, cookies or candy and sodas or juice.

Now, I just want us to start walking more for the exercise and to enhance this thing called a diet...and to keep our minds off of food. ***** Happy birthday: March 8 to Janet Clemens, Morgan Anderson, Aaron Guthrie, Bradin Daniels, Nicole Williams, Tim Hiestand, Lucinda Shaner and Laura Everman.

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Ansonia boys earn first basketball tournament win in 1o years GAYLEN BLOSSER

SPORTS WRITER gblosser@earlybirdpaper.com

PIQUA – The Ansonia Tigers took advantage of first half three point shooting and 16-17 fourth quarter free throw shooting to defeat the Botkins Trojans 59-57 in tournament play.

“We had guys step up and make free throws at the end because without it we don’t win,” said Ansonia Coach Chad Cramer. “We didn’t take care of the ball well full court but when our guys went to the foul line they made them and they deserve credit for that because that takes some toughness – that takes some character.”

The Tigers had to stave off a frantic late fourth quarter Botkins rally to secure their first tournament win in 10 years.

“I know we didn’t finish the game the way we want-

ed to but it’s our first tournament win in 10 years,” Cramer noted, “and we played awful well for three quarters.”

The Tigers jumped out to a 9-2 lead only to have Botkins battle back to trail 9-8.

Ansonia’s 6’4” Hunter Muir was helped to the bench with an injury after logging three minutes of play and would not return.

The Tigers closed out first quarter play on a 5-0 run to lead 14-8 after one period with Trevor Alexander, Hunter Muir, Hunter Buckingham and Devyn Sink each hitting a three pointer in the opening quarter.

The Tigers doubled up on Botkins 22-11 in the second and closed out first half play with four unanswered points including an Andrew Rowland tip-in at the buzzer to lead 29-17 at the break.

“Rowland was great,” said Coach Cramer of his player’s 17 minutes off the bench. “We talked a little bit before we came out about in tournament play you need guys to step up and make plays for you.

Rowland’s not going to be a guy that’s going to score 30 but he had eight points and 10 rebounds and that’s a great night for him – and his energy was infectious tonight.”

Ansonia took period No. 3 by a 12-10 score sending the teams to the final period of play with the Tigers holding a 14 point 41-27 lead.

Ansonia grabbed its largest lead of the night, 43-27 to open fourth quarter play only to have the Trojans battle back to make it a three point 57-54 game with 0:26 on the fourth period clock.

Back-to-back Sink free throws put the Tigers up 59-54 before Botkins nailed

a three point buzzer-beater for a two point Ansonia win.

“We ran out of gas and part of that was my fault, part of that was Hunter (Muir) getting hurt in the first three minutes, Brayden (Swabb) fouling out and (Andrew) Rowland fouling out.”

“Aydan (Sanders), Trevor (Alexander) and Devyn (Sink) … we just couldn’t take them out of the game and we wore out,” continued Cramer. “They kept coming and coming – they fought. Give them credit.

They played their tails off tonight.”

Ansonia drained nine 3-pointers to go along with the team’s 94 percent shooting at the charity stripe to earn the win.

Trevor Alexander led Ansonia and all scorers with a game high 19 points and Devyn Sink added 15 points including a perfect 8-8 at the fourth quarter free throw line.

Devyn Sink scores for Ansonia Tigers in OHSAA D-IV tournament win over Botkins. (Gaylen Blosser photo)

Emmanuel Christian knocks Franklin Monroe out of tournament Versailles advances in tournament Franklin Monroe batplay with win over Houston tled the Lions even in secBY GAYLEN BLOSSER SPORTS WRITER gblosser@earlybirdpaper.com

TROY – The Franklin Monroe Jets boys basketball team bowed out of OHSAA Division-IV tournament play with a 7054 loss to the Emmanuel Christian Lions.

The Jets sent Emmanuel Christian to the charity stripe to knock down 29of-36 fourth quarter free throws in the battle of the fourth with the Lions taking the final period by a 35-28 score.

The teams started slow with Emmanuel taking the opening period by a 7-5 score.

ond quarter play with both squads adding 11 points to the board sending the teams to the break with FM trailing 18-16.

Emmanuel Christian was seven better in Period No. 3 by a 17-10 count giving the Springfield private school a 35-26 lead with one quarter to play.

The final quarter was no better to the Jets with the Lions using the charity stripe to move on in tournament play.

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Seven Franklin Monroe Jets played their final game for the Blue and White: Kyle Ressler, Bryce Filbrun, Matthew Williams, Bryce Robison, Zach Cable, Cole McGlinch and Parker Hesler.

Franklin Monroe junior Ethan Conley led all scorers with a game high 28 points.

CLAYTON - The Versailles Tigers defeated the Houston Wildcats in the opening round of OHSAA D-III tournament play by a 73-40 score.

“Houston had nothing to lose here tonight,” said Versailles coach Travis Swank. “They have seniors on their team that knew it would be their last game if they don’t win it.”

“We have a big bullseye on our back with the No. 1 seed,” continued Swank.

“You’re going to get everybody’s best shot – everybody is playing for their basketball lives right now.

If you don’t come to play you’re going to get beat.”

The teams opened the Friday night game sluggish with the No. 1 seed Tigers only three better than the No. 22 seed Wildcats after a period of play with the teams headed to second with Versailles leading 12-9.

“It always seems to be that way in tournament, especially the first game,” Swank said of the slow start. “You kind of get the jitters out of the way. We had only three guys that had significant minutes on this court last year so for a lot of guys it’s kind of new.

You expect it in the first game. I’m glad it’s under our belt and we can move on.”

Versailles found its stride in the second outscoring the Shelby County school by a 23-8 score to take a 35-17 lead at the break.

Justin Ahrens scores two of his game high 24 points for Versailles in tournament win over Houston. (Gaylen Blosser photo)

The Tigers made it a 26 point game after three periods of play outscoring the Wildcats 19-11 with Versailles holding a 54-28 advantage with one quarter to play.

With the game well in hand, Coach Swank emptied his bench at the 6:00 minute mark in the fourth with the Tigers advancing in tournament play with a 33 point win.

Versailles made an impressive 18-22 at the charity stripe good for 82 percent while Houston would only connect on 1-9 for 11 percent free throw shoot-

ing. Unofficially, the Tigers pulled down 50 rebounds on the day.

“That’s a lot,” Coach Swank said of his team’s rebounding. “We don’t cause a lot of turnovers.

We make them take tough shots though – that’s been our MO this year. Teams are shooting below 35 percent on the year so we’re going to have opportunities to get rebounds on the defensive end. We have to make sure we clean those up.”

Justin Ahrens led Versailles and all scorers with a game high 24 points.

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Tri-Village advances with win over Miami Valley

BY GAYLEN BLOSSER SPORTS WRITER gblosser@earlybirdpaper.com

TROY – The Tri-Village Patriots boys basketball team defeated the Miami Valley Rams 68-53 in Tuesday night OHSAA Division IV tournament play.

“It feels good,” Tri-Village coach Mackenzie Perry said following the win.

“I just wanted it more for them than anything else and I’m excited for them.”

The Patriots took a 5-0 lead at 6:09 in the first getting an opening Jared Buckley drive to the hoop followed by a Gage Hileman 3-pointer.

A Christian Ricker bucket at 0:52 had the Patriots leading 14-8 before the Rams would get the final two points to close out first quarter play with TriVillage up 14-10.

Miami Valley battled back to open second quarter play cutting the Patriots’ lead to 16-15 with 6:23 showing only to have TriVillage take advantage of a 10-0 run to lead 26-15 with 3:21 remaining in the second.

The teams would close out first half play with TriVillage taking a 29-20 advantage at the break.

Trey Frech led the Patriots in second quarter scoring knocking down three 3-pointers good for nine points.

Tri-Village opened an 18 point lead at 4:21 in third with a 38-20 score before the teams would close out third quarter play with the Patriots holding a 45-30 advantage.

Miami Valley cut the Patriots’ lead to 12; 49-37 with 4:47 on the fourth

quarter clock.

The teams combined for 35 points in just over four minutes to close out play with Tri-Village and Miami Valley putting matching 23 fourth quarter points on the board.

Buckley paced the Patriots fourth with 10 points while Noah Burns was adding six including a perfect 4-4 at the line and the Rams 6’5” Mark Williams was scoring 14 points including 4-4 at charity stripe.

“Our All-Conference performers stepped up,” Perry said of Buckley and Frech. “The thing I liked about it, they didn’t take bad shots. There was never a shot where I was like; no – that was a dumb one.”

“They trust their teammates,” continued Perry.

“When they were open

Bradford plays well in loss to state’s No. 4 ranked team

BY GAYLEN BLOSSER SPORTS WRITER gblosser@earlybirdpaper.com

PIQUA – The Bradford Railroaders dropped a 6740 tournament game to the No. 1 seed Fort Loramie Redskins.

“Shocked some people – we came out here to win,” said first year Bradford coach Dante Dunston. “Got all my guys fired up. We were excited about the opportunity to even play against a team like that. We were just a couple subs short – just didn’t have enough.”

Fort Loramie’s No. 4 state ranking was put to the test as the 1-19 Bradford Railroaders gave the Redskins all they could handle in first half play.

Bradford’s Andy Branson answered a Redskins’ three to knot the score at 3-3 followed by a second Branson trey giving the Roaders a 6-3 lead.

A Loramie three evened the score at 6-6 with a Branson drive to the basket giving Bradford an 8-6 lead advantage.

The Redskins used an 8-0 run to lead 14-8 only to have the Railroaders battle back with six unanswered points to knot the score at 14-14 getting back-to back Branson baskets as the Bradford senior would score the team’s first 12 points of the night. A Jake Barga drive in the lane capped the Roaders 6-0 run.

A late first quarter Loramie basket had the Redskins holding a slim 16-14 lead after one period of play.

The Redskins completed a 10-0 run in the second to lead 24-14 followed by a Branson 3-pointer and a two point goal making a 2419 game.

The pesky Railroaders made it a 3-point game with scores of 26-23 and 28-25 before the teams would close out first half play with Loramie taking a 31-25 lead

Andy Branson scores two of his 24 points for Bradford in tournament game with Fort Loramie. (Gaylen Blosser photo)

at the break.

An injury kept Branson sidelined for much of the Railroaders season noted by the large brace on the senior’s right leg.

“It was great having him back,” Coach Dunston noted of Branson’s mid-season return. “It was hard for him to get in shape but once he got back in shape, we started rolling as a team. He brought a lot of continuity back to our offense that we were lacking.”

The Redskins took period No. 3 by an 18-9 score to lead 49-34 with one quarter to play and would take the final period by an 18-6 score.

“Late in the third quarter guys just didn’t have anything left,” Dunston said of his team’s all-out hustle. “I can definitely stand behind that because they gave it all I asked.”

“Guys go out here – give it all you got and 100 percent,” Coach Dunston told his team in the locker room before the game. “I think everyone in the guy saw what

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With the Redskins lofty No. 4 standing in the state rankings and 19-2 season record up against the Railroaders 1-19 record, many in attendance expected a second half running clock.

“My team didn’t expect that at all,” Dunston stated.

“My guys showed up and just didn’t have enough energy to pull it out.”

Eight seniors played their final basketball game for the Railroaders: Parker Smith, Christian Ross, Dialaquan Millhouse, Andy Branson, Johnny Fike, Jake Barga, Clay Layman and Josh Phillips.

Branson led Bradford with 24 points and Josh Phillips hit double digits for the Railroaders with 10 points.

Dillon Brown led Fort Loramie and all scorers with a game high 29 points.

they knocked it down.

When there was a layup available, they finished. It was beautiful to watch.”

The Rams Marc Williams led all scorer with a game high 33 points. Buckley was high scorer for the Patriots with 19 points, Trey Frech was good for 17 points including five 3-pointers.

“I told them it was a 6’5” guard and he was everybig 6’5” with those long arms,” Coach Perry said of the Rams’ Williams.

“He made it very difficult for us. He’s a great player.

Hopefully he gets a look at the next level because he’s good enough.”

Jared Buckley drives to the basket for Tri-Village in tournament win over Miami Valley. (Gaylen Blosser photo)

WL-S knocks Arcanum out of tournament

BY GAYLEN BLOSSER SPORTS WRITER gblosser@earlybirdpaper.com

CLAYTON – The Arcanum Trojans dropped a 5630 tournament game to the West Liberty-Salem Tigers.

“We struggled early and once that happened it just kind of compounded on us the remainder of the game,” said Arcanum Coach Marcus Bixler.

The Tigers used a balanced scoring attack hitting double digits in each of the four quarters played while Arcanum struggled on the offensive end without the aid of a double digit period.

WL-S took the opening stanza by a 15-6 score with the Tigers 6’4 post player, Trevor Burdon knocking down eight points in the lane.

“I thought they did a good job,” Bixler noted. “They really hurt us in the paint.”

Period No. 2 went to the Tigers 13-7 sending the teams to the break with WL-S holding a 28-13 advantage.

Arcanum scored nine third quarter points while WL-S was extending its lead by three with the teams heading to the final period of play with the Tigers up 40-22.

WL-S took the final period 16-8 and advance in tournament play with a 26 point win.

We kept the ball away from the paint for the most part,” said WL-S coach Darrin Leichty. “The second half they got there a little bit on some drives but other than that we contested pretty well.”

“The motto is; ‘we got to get better,’” Coach Bixler said looking ahead to the 2018-19 season.

Three Arcanum seniors played in their final basketball game; Andrew Baker, Wills Troutwine and Dylan Lumpkin.

“We talk about life after basketball and we have seniors that understand that,” said Coach Bixler.

“Great kids – disappointed for them. It’s been 990 days since we won a tournament basketball game and it weighs on me a lot. I wanted it bad for those seniors – to have that opportunity. Unfortunately it didn’t come to fruition tonight.”

Eggleston led WL-S with a game high 18 points. Arcanum sophomore Carter Gray paced the Trojans with 15 points.

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Swingin’ with the Saints set GREENVILLE – Swingin’ with the Saints, a free concert for the community, will be presented Sunday, March 18 at 3 p.m.

Joseph Helfrich will bring a bit of Ireland to Greenville with his songs and instruments. Don Lockhart, vocalist, will take us back to the 70’s with several classics, including Spinning Wheel. Jeff Barga will add his drum skills to Don’s selections. Darrell Fryman will be featured at the piano

with a solo and duet. The Presby Trio (Terri Fryman, Jane Tester and Don Lockhart) will bring the swing with arrangements from Just a Closer Walk With Thee to See Ya Later Alligator.

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Arcanum Faith UMC serves their own ARCANUM – A recent nancial contribution to his project for Arcanum Faith United Methodist Church mission committee was helping one of their own.

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schooling and the university will match the amount in the Church Matching Grant Fund program.

Pastor Tim Pieper has acted as a senior mentor for Caleb here locally. The church wishes Caleb great success as he continues his life’s journey for Christian service.

Arcanum Faith United Methodist Church is a mission minded church located at 101 E South St., Arcanum.

All are welcome to attend the weekly service at 10 a.m. each Sunday morning.

GREENVILLE – A Special Birthday for an Unstoppable Lady. Mary Evelyn (Lephart) Bankson will be celebrating her 90th birthday on March 26.

To commemorate the 90th birthday of a wonderful mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sisterin-law, aunt, DAR sister, chaplain for the Gideon’s Auxiliary, server, and community member, her family would like to honor her with a card shower.

Well wishes may be sent to: Mary Bankson, c/o 421 Public Square, Greenville, OH 45331.

If you’ve ever been waited on by Mary at the E & J, Schumeth’s, Longfellow’s, DeVault’s, etc., worked alongside her at the Cleveland Steel Barrel, or eaten her soups and sandwiches from Chic’s Chuck Wagon, please let her know you

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appreciated her. If you worked with her at community events sponsored by the LWV or the CO2 group, or were cheerfully assisted by her at the Garst Museum’s genealogy room, or sat beside her in a pew at the Congregational Christian Church, please send her your well wishes and include an anecdote or two of your memories of this exceptional woman.

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Willie will be celebrating with his wife, Karen (Hoverman) Gehron; his children, Mike and Christine Gehron (Vandalia), Bill and Christie Rindler (North Star), Debbie Stewart (Rossburg), and Annette Shroyer (Willshire); along with grandchildren and great-grandkids.

Please omit gifts. If unable to attend well wishes can be emailed to chrrindler@gmail.com or mailed to Willie Gehron, PO Box 115, North Star, Ohio 45350.

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RSVP to Pam at (937) 902-5612.

GHS Class of 1958 GREENVILLE – The Greenville Class of 1958 is having a luncheon on Friday, March 9, 1 p.m., at the Fairlawn Restaurant.

Lenten services in Bradford

BRADFORD – The Bradford community will host Lenten services on the following dates: March 7 - Harris Creek COB; March 14 - Bradford Church of the Nazarene; and March 21 - First Presbyterian Church (7 p.m.).

Good Friday Cross Walk and Service at United Methodist Church on March 30.

Spaghetti Dinner set VERSAILLES – The annual Spaghetti Dinner at Trinity Lutheran Church, 204 E. Wood St., Versailles will be March 11. Serving will be from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m.

The meal includes “All you can eat� spaghetti, garlic bread, salad, homemade pies and cakes; coffee and beverages.

Donations are $6.50 for adults; $4 for children (6-12); and children 5 and under are free. Tickets will be available at the door or you may call the church of ofďŹ ce at 526-3091. Carryout is available.

This event is open to the public. Bring your family and friends!

Trinity’s worship service begins at 10:30 a.m. with Holy Communion being of offered. All are welcome.

Left to right, Greenville Middle School students Luke Hocker and Max Jordan recently performed with the OHU Middle School Honor Band in Columbus.

Two selected to perform with OSU Honor Band GREENVILLE – Greenville Middle Schools School eighth-graders Luke Hocker and Max Jordan were recently accepted to perform at the 2018 Ohio State University Middle School Honor Band Festival.

Eighth-graders Adron Howard (trumpet) and Parker Bailey (percussion) were selected as alternates.

According to honor band coordinators, 380 middle school band musicians were selected from

more than 900 nominations to form two seventhand two eighth-grade concert bands.

Hocker and Jordan began their day on the OSU campus at 7:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 17, rehearsed all day and performed in the Mershon Auditorium at 4 p.m.

Hocker plays alto saxophone and Jordan plays baritone saxophone in the GMS band, under the direction of Brian McKibben.

Preble Co. Winter Career Fair is March 7 EATON – CareSource Life Services along with Preble County Ohio Means Jobs, Preble County Development Partnership and Preble County Chamber of Commerce invite you to the Preble County Winter Career Fair. The career fair will be held Wednesday, March 7, from 5-7 p.m. at Twin Valley Community Local School District, 100 Education Drive, West Alexandria.

The career fair is open to the public and an opportu-

Arcanum Fish Fry ARCANUM – The Arcanum VFW will host an all-you-can-eat ďŹ sh fry on March 10. Dine in or carryout. The cost is $8. Serving begins at 5 p.m.

The menu includes ďŹ sh, cole slaw, baked beans and baked potato.

nity to meet with local employers and take advantage of on-site life coaching, job readiness and resume support.

Childcare will be provided at no cost for ages 2-12 by local National Honor Society students and the Kiwanis Club will have food available for purchase.

The following employers will be on site: Avon, B Concrete Incorporated, Empowering People Foundation, Fitzwater Tree & Lawn Care, Pratt Industries, Henny Penny, LCNB National Bank, Maple Gardens Rehabilitation Center, Meridian Health Services, Preble County Sheriff’s of ofďŹ ce, Primex, Reid Health, Staffmark and more.

If you are an employer and interested in setting up at this event or have any other questions, call the CareSource Life Services Hotline at 1-844-543-7378.

OBITUARIES

FINKBINE – Saundra (Sandy) Sue Finkbine, 75, of West Manchester, passed away gently on Feb. 22, 2018 at home, surrounded by family and friends. She was born on May 9, 1942 in Hamilton, Ohio to the late Joseph McQueen and Gladys (Rogers) Frost. Sandy graduated in 1960 from Talawanda High School in Oxford, Ohio and later from Wright State University. On September 24, 1960, she married Robert Tobias Finkbine at the Oxford Presbyterian Church in Oxford, Ohio.

Sandy was a longstanding teacher within the Arcanum-Butler Schools where she served as a Title 1 Reading Teacher for 20 years. In 2010, Sandy was named the Ohio State Teacher of the Year. Prior to being a teacher, Sandy worked on the family farm, at Monsanto’s Mound Lab, and as a 4-H co-advisor along with her husband, Bob Finkbine where they were highly and passionately involved in the Darke County Fair. Sandy frequently attended with family the Castine Church of the Brethren and had a strong commitment to following Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior, deeply reading the Bible as a guide to life, and serving others in God’s name. She was a voracious reader who loved to pass on chapters, pertinent news items, and relevant magazine articles to family and friends in times of need, encouragement, or support. She was known in her family for always having an encouraging word, saying “I’m so thankful,” and for noting that we “are all special and different” while acknowledging the special gifts each person brought to bear in this world. She enjoyed world events, was an outstanding mother and grandmother, and was a fan of the Cincinnati Reds and the Cincinnati Bengals.

Surviving are her husband, Robert Finkbine of West Manchester; their daughter Teresa (Finkbine) Woodin (husband, Michael) of Oxford, and their sons Rob Finkbine (wife, Amy Summers Finkbine) of New Madison, and Joseph Finkbine (wife, April Fairclough Finkbine) of New Madison. She also leaves eleven grandchildren, including Adriana Burnside of Greenville, Dakota Finkbine of New Madison, Connor and Brendan Woodin of Oxford, and Dylan, Justin, Carter, Noah, Alexis, Shelby Jo, and Jamie Grace of New Madison. Saundra also leaves her brother, Darrell Frost of Tampa, FL, her sister, Connie Brooks (husband, John and their family) of Jacksonville, FL, and her nephew Ragon Frost of Tampa, FL (son of her deceased brother Ron and his wife Sandra Frost). In ad-

dition to her brother Ron Frost and his wife Sandra of Tampa, FL, Sandy was also preceded in death by her parents and her brother, Clifton (Tunie) Frost of Tampa, FL. A viewing was held at the Castine Church of the Brethren 624 U.S. Route 127, Castine, OH 45304, on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2018.

The funeral service was held Wednesday at the church with Rev. Gary Cloyd officiating. Burial is at Ithaca Cemetery, 711 Ohio 503, Arcanum, OH 45304.

Memorial contributions can be directed to Castine Church of the Brethren, Hospice, or any child-related organization. For additional information and to view Saundra’s online video tribute, visit www. churchfuneralsdirect.com

THOMPSON

– I r e n e (Warn e r ) Thompson, 95, a resident of the Brethren Retirem e n t Community, passed away at 2:20 p.m., Feb. 27, 2018, at Wayne Hospice Care, Greenville.

She was born May 1, 1922 in Pleasant Hill, and the daughter of the late Ernest and Emma (Davis) Warner.

She was preceded in death by her husband Hubert; four brothers, Clarence, Robert, Russell, and Harold Warner; sister, Velma Rodefer; and brother-in-law, Dwight Thompson.

She is survived by her sons, Verlin (Ione) Thompson of Greenville, Donald (Bonnie) Thompson of Logan, and Rick (Jill) Thompson of Greenville; daughter, Shirley (Ben) Ressler of Greenville; sister-in-law, Mryna Lou Warner; brother-inlaw, Byron (Ann) Thompson of Englewood; grandchildren, Trent (Melinda) Thompson of Troy (Kristen) Thompson, Kevin (Vicki) Ressler, Kraig (Shannon) Ressler, Brian (Robin) Thompson, Melissa (Scott) Fickel, Jeff May, Jenny Pauly and 20 great grandchildren.

She graduated from Newton High School Class of 1940. She was a member of the Oakland Church of the Brethren, Bradford.

She and Hubert farmed in Miami and Darke counties. They were snowbirds to Sebring, FL every winter until a few years before her passing. They enjoyed fishing, shuffleboard, and playing cards.

Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Saturday, March 3, at Jackson-Sarver Funeral Home, 1 S Main St., Pleasant Hill, with Rev. David Cummings officiating. Burial will follow

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at Pleasant Hill Cemetery.

The family will receive friends from 1-2 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Brethren Retirement Community, 750 Chestnut St, Greenville, OH 45331 or State of the Heart Hospice, 1350 N. Broadway, Greenville, OH 45331.

Online memories may be left for the family at www. jackson-sarver.com.

ROBERTS

– Ida A v o n Durham Roberts, 87, of Arcanum went to be with the Lord on Feb. 28. She was welcomed by the love of her life, Wendel Roberts, to whom she was married for 47 years. She was also welcomed into Heaven by her parents, Preston and Ida Durham, and daughter Betsy Charlene.

The children who celebrate her life are: Mike and Jeanne Roberts, Tony and Roberta Roberts, Dave and Kim Roberts, Jeff and Lin Roberts, Linda and Larry Snyder and Jason and Linda Roberts. Her grandchildren were her joy: Bethany and Ben Bradfield, Joshua and Vida Roberts, Jenna and Dan Davis, Elise and Justin Spaid-Roberts, Ian and Catherine Roberts, Tyler and Beth Roberts, Dr. Dan and Emilee Roberts, Leah and Drew Huffgarden, Jon Roberts, Skye Roberts, Chelsea Preston, Lauren Snyder, Lacey Snyder, Kayla Diamond, and Betsy Roberts. Her great grandchildren were her additional joy: Hayley Roberts, Hunter Roberts, Gwenyth Roberts, Isaiah Roberts, Silas Roberts, Anthony Roberts, Grant Roberts, Garrett Roberts, Alec Roberts, Eli Huffgarden, Lennon Huffgarden, Stella Roberts, Isadora Roberts, and Caleb Bradfield.

She also has a loving brother and sister-in-law, Sonny and Nancy Durham of Tucson, Arizona. She has two wonderful sistersin-law, Louise Myers and Geyneal Palmer, numerous nieces, nephews and countless friends.

She had a love of the Lord beyond measure.

One could find her often with her crocheting and enjoyed giving her creations as gifts. She loved crossword puzzles, Sudoku, coloring books, Fox News and UK Basketball.

But her love for her family surpassed them all.

Hours of visitation will be held Tuesday, March 6, 4-8 p.m. with the funeral Wednesday, March 7, 10 a.m. at Immanuel Baptist Church, 500 W. South St., Arcanum. In lieu of flowers, the family would appreciate a donation to Immanuel Baptist

Church Youth Group. Arrangements made by Kreitzer Funeral Home, 204 N. Main St. Arcanum, OH 45304. Email condolences may be sent by going online to www.kreitzerfuneralhome.com.

MARTINO – Joseph

Paul Martino, 82, of Greenville, died Friday, Feb. 23, 2018.

A Mass of Christian Burial was held Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Greenville. Burial is in Greenville Township Memorial Garden in Darke County.

MCGLOTHLIN

– Vera M. McGlothlin, 78, died Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018. Private Graveside services were held in the Union City Cemetery.

HORA – Susan J. Hora, 66, of Lewisburg, died Feb. 23, 2018. A Celebration of Life service was held Friday, March 2, 2018 at Castine Church of the Brethren. Burial is at Greenmound Cemetery in New Madison.

SHELL – Phyllis A. Shell, 81, of Greenville, died Saturday, Feb. 24, 2018. Services were held Friday, March 2, 2018 at Zechar Bailey Funeral Home, Greenville. Burial is in Greenville Cemetery.

CRANDALL – Thomas Ernest Crandall, 43, of Bradford, died Sunday, Feb. 25, 2018. A celebration of Tom’s life will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 3, 2018, at Zechar Bailey Funeral Home, Greenville. Burial will follow in Gettysburg Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Saturday from 9:30-10:30 a.m. at the funeral home.

SEIBER

– Wallace R. “Jack” Seiber, 91, of Greenville, died Feb. 22, 2018.

It was Jack’s wishes to be cremated and buried at sea.

MCNUTT – Oma Eileen McNutt, 86, of Greenville, died Sunday, Feb. 25, 2018. A service was held Friday, March 2, 2018 at Zechar Bailey Funeral Home, Greenville. Burial is in the Greenville Cemetery, Greenville.

HODGE – Terra Ann

Hodge, 33, of Greenville, died Monday, Feb. 26, 2 0 1 8 .

Services will be held on Monday, March 5, 2018 at 2 p.m. at Zechar Bailey Funeral Home, Greenville. Burial will be held at Brock Cemetery at a later date. The family will receive friends from noon until 2 p.m. on Monday at the funeral home.

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Registration for 4 Miles for Heart & Health VERSAILLES – Midmark Corp. recently announced open registration for the third annual “4 Miles for Heart and Health” 2018 fundraising event, which will take place on Oct. 20, 2018, in Versailles. The running, jogging or walking event raises funds and awareness of heart disease and the importance of vascular screenings. Midmark and Wayne HealthCare Foundation are once again partnering to bring awareness to the general public.

Former Midmark Teammate, Bob Menke of Versailles, passed away of heart disease in 2015 at the age of 38. With a healthy lifestyle and no family history, his condition went undiagnosed—a low-cost vascular screening could have saved his life. The Menke family, Midmark and Wayne HealthCare of Greenville, teamed up last year to help prevent this from happening to anyone else. The mission of the event is to help make vascular screenings more accessible to save lives and honor Menke. The first event, held in October 2016,

hosted 151 participants and made 186 heart tests available at a steep discount through Wayne HealthCare.

Of those 186 tests, 63 follow-up appointments were recommended.

Last year, Midmark raised more than $15,000 toward low-cost vascular screenings in the Darke County area. Mitch Eiting, global philanthropic and corporate giving manager for Midmark stated, “In 2017, with the funds raised from the first year, Midmark was able to offer 390 discounted screenings to the public, and of the screenings delivered, more than 30 percent of the participants required physician referrals. Our goal is to raise $20,000 in 2018 through sponsorships and registrations. Last year we increased registration by 28 percent.”

The event in October will start at Midmark’s Versailles campus located at 60 Vista Drive and end at the Winery at Versailles. To register for the event, visit https://runsignup.com/Race/OH/Vers ailles/4MilesforHeartandH ealth.

Union City Ohio Wall of History seeks help UNION CITY – The Union City, Ohio Wall of History committee is still active in researching and compiling the history of the village and its beginning to the present.

Their mission was, and still is, to preserve the history of the village for this generation and upcoming future generations.

You can help them accomplish their goal by writing and submitting your memories of your experiences while living there; tell them about your family, friends, neighbors, schools and businesses. Sharing the copies of any buildings, churches or businesses or anything of interest, such as obituaries of those who have passed, would also benefit their cause.

They currently have books filled with photographs of people and stories of those people, old businesses, churches, early settlers, council minutes from the early 1900s, a leatherbound book with the history of the first platting of our

streets, electric, water and contracts with the railroads, A 1926 map of our Village that shows who owned every lot at that time and every street is also listed.

Currently, they are located at the entrance of the city building, 419 East Elm St., Union City. Their growing compilation of data has led to a space issue and they are always looking for ways to solve this problem. Betty Grimes, chairperson, said, “At my home office, I have several books of information that I have finished and several stacks of folders of pages I have stored for future organizational efforts; these include many small advertising items and photographs that need to be available for public viewing.

If you have space or know of empty space that would be suitable for our purposes, please call me or any committee member.”

The committee welcomes your interest and/or assistance. If you have any questions, call Grimes at 937968-4756.

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Y reschedules Coffee with Congressman GREENVILLE – The YMCA of Darke County will host a “Coffee with Your Congressman” with Rep. Warren Davidson, March 12 from noon to 1 p.m. The event, which was previously postponed due to a government shutdown, will be at the Greenville branch, located at 301 Wagner Ave. Rep. Davidson will be on hand to meet person-

ally with his local constituents to discuss their legislative interests and concerns, and also inform area residents of the services available to them through his office.

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The event is open to the public. Reservations are

not required, but those wishing to attend the event are encouraged to call the Y at 548-3777 by Thursday, March 8, to ensure adequate seating and refreshments are available.

The YMCA of Darke County is hosting this event as a public service.

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According to Ed Ault, member of the Friends of the Darke County Parks and currently chairman of its Endowment Fund Committee, reported that the endowment fund that was featured in an article in The Early Bird last weekend, did not create the Pioneer Cabin, Blacksmith Shop and Sugar Shack on the parks’ property, but were examples of what the committee could do for the future because of this fund.

“The goal of the endowment fund is to provide for the future growth of the parks and the services that are offered to our residents,” said Ault in that first newspaper article. “One example of what the funds could be used for in the future would be enabling the purchase of additional park lands for all to enjoy.

The Early Bird regrets the error.

is the one of the nation’s five oldest rural garden cemeteries and a unique cultural, botanical and educational resource in the heart of Dayton, Ohio. If you drive though Woodland Cemetery you will see magnificent structures with family names carved into the stonework. These family mausoleums not only reflect the men who commissioned the work but the industry in which they served. Hoschouer will speak about and show the architecture and styling of the mausoleums and tell about the lives lived by the men and women entombed within.

Hoschouer is the Manager of Development and Marketing for Woodland.

She is a founding member of the Randolph Twp. Historical Society, a member of the Ohio Genealogical Society with status as a First Family of Ohio, First Family of Greene County and a member of the Society of Civil War. This program is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served following the presentation as well as the regular meeting of the Society.

Many of the vendors at the Downtown Greenville Farmers’ Market return each year, creating a close-knit group and fun selling environment.

Farmers’ Market vendor open house GREENVILLE - Calling all crafters, artisans, gardeners, farmers and bakers! Have you considered selling your items at the Downtown Greenville Farmers’ Market?

The market is presented

by Main Street Greenville and they are looking for vendors. Celebrating its 20th year, the market will be open every Saturday morning, June 2 through Oct. 13, from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. in front of the Courthouse.

Those interested in selling their items at the Farmers’ Market are invited to join Main Street Greenville for their Vendor Open House. This will take place at KitchenAid Experience (423 S. Broadway) on Thursday, March 22, 7-8 p.m. Main Street Greenville will be answering questions, greeting returning vendors and helping new vendors sign-up for the 2018 season.

“The Downtown Greenville Farmers’ Market provides a friendly and fun location for local individuals to sell their goods.

If you’re looking for local produce in the summer months the Farmers’ Market is a great way to get the freshest goods and support local farmers,” said Crysta Hutchinson, executive director of Main Street Greenville.

If you are interested in selling goods at the Farmers’ Market, but are unable to attend the open house, contact Main Street Greenville for an application form at 937-548-4998 or info@mainstreetgreenville.org.

Main Street Greenville is a non-profit organization committed to stimulating and supporting revitalization efforts, historic preservation and economic growth in Historic Downtown Greenville.

To learn more about the organization, visit www.

MainStreetGreenville.org or call 937-548-4998. You can also like the organization on Facebook to receive updates on a regular basis (www.facebook.com/ mainstreetgreenville).

FM registers kindergartners PITSBURG – Franklin Monroe Elementary will hold its kindergarten registration on March 7, 6 p.m. The event will be held in the cafetorium.

Parents registering a child will need to bring the child’s social security card, original birth certificate, vaccination report and proof of residency.

For more information, call the school at (937) 947-1327.

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Celebrate with DCCA at Irish Wave fundraiser GREENVILLE – Darke County Center for the Arts will host “Irish Wave� at Montage Cafe in downtown Greenville on Friday, March 16, 6:30 p.m.; an annual

Jenny Clark, Gathering Chairman, received sponsorship from Angie Arnold, Rodney Oda, Dr. Stephen Stentzel, Phillip Pierri and, Kent Zechar.

Not pictured is Dr. Dave Trimble.

DCCA fundraiser, “Irish Wave� features Irish music, Irish food, and an assortment of beers.

The lucky winner of the “Off to the Isle� limited edi-

March 2018 This educational class is held on the 2nd Tuesday of the month and is designed to help you understand and manage diabetes.

Join Karen Droesch, CertiďŹ ed Diabetes Educator, for a free class each month.

Road closed DARKE COUNTY – Ohio Department of Transportation has announced State Route 121 between Arnold Street and Harter Road will be closed March 12-April 13 for road work. The ofďŹ cial detour is State Route 722 to US 127 to State Route 503.

30 familiar hits and tells the story of America’s band - the Beach Boys.

The four incredibly talented band members have known each other since grade school and shared a love of 1960’s music and Beach Boys’ harmonies. The band has been playing across the Midwest and South since 2015, delivering audiences an authentic sound and appearance, taking them back to memories of the 1960s. Sounds of Summer: A Beach Boys Tribute has received praise for staying true to the Beach Boys sound and had the privilege of playing a live hourlong special on AXS TV’s “World’s Greatest Tribute Bands� in September 2016.

The Gathering at Garst returns to the grounds of Garst Museum on July 28 and 29. The band will take the stage at 8 p.m. on Saturday night; be sure to mark your calendars and plan on having a fun evening of great music.

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Tuesday, March 13th, 2:00pm-3:00pm

GREENVILLE – Garst Museum is excited to announce the Sounds of Summer: A Beach Boys Tribute will be headlining the Saturday evening concert at the Gathering at Garst on July 28.

This free concert is made possible by a generous sponsorship from Kent Zechar and Phillip Pierri of Zechar Bailey Funeral Home, Stephen Stentzel, DDS, Matt and Angie Arnold of Financial Achievement Services Inc., Dr. Dave Trimble of the Maid-Rite Sandwich Shoppe, and Rodney Oda. The Sounds of Summer is a tribute band based in Southern Indiana. The band plays over

Special Beginnings 3-Week Thursday Series Childbirth Class

Beyond Blood Sugar: Diabetes from Head to Toe

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yours by contacting DCCA at 937-547-0908 or dcca@ centerforarts.net, or purchase on-line at www.centerforarts.net. Tickets are also available at Montage.

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Diabetes Education Programs

Wayne HealthCare, 3rd Floor Conference Room #2 For more information or to register call (937) 547-5755.

Karen Droesch, RD, LD, CDE Diabetes Educator will present and lead all diabetes education classes and programs.

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Diabetic Group Classes March 7th, 14th, 21st & 28th 6:00pm-8:00pm

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Wayne HealthCare, Room 405 Insurance may cover the cost of the class.

Monday, March 19th, 1:00pm-3:00pm Wayne HealthCare, Room 405 Cost to attend is $10 per class. Insurance may cover the cost of this class.

For more information or to RSVP contact Karen Droesch at (937) 547-5750 or karen.droesch@waynehealthcare.org

Better Breathers Support Group

This free support group is for Chronic Lung Disease patients and their families.

Participants have the opportunity to learn ways to cope and live with Chronic Lung Disease, gain support from others who share similar struggles, and receive tools to help enhance the quality of life.

Tuesday, March 20th

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DCCT brings Stuart Little to the stage GETTYSBURG – The Darke County Civic Theater will present Stuart Little, an endearing classic about a mouse named Stuart Little who is born into an ordinary New York family. All the charm, wisdom and joy of the E.B. White original are captured in this adaptation

by Joseph Robinette, who also dramatized the highly acclaimed stage version of Charlotte’s Web. The many adventures— both big and small—of Stuart Little are brought vividly to life in this story theatre presentation. The acting ensemble plays many human and animal roles in a series of delightful scenes that make up the marvelous maneuverings of a mildmannered mouse trying to survive in a “real people’s

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Tickets for Stuart Little are on sale now and will be on sale through March 15.

Performances take place on Saturday, March 17 at 7 p.m. and on Sunday, March 18 at 2 p.m. at the Cardinal Center (260 E Main St, Gettysburg, OH 45328). There are two ways to order your presale tickets: Purchase your tickets from a cast or crew member or come to

Shawnee Prairie Nature Center on March 4 between 6 and 6:30 p.m. or March 15 between 5:30 and 6 p.m. to purchase your tickets.

Tickets are $5 for Children 12 and under presale and at the Door (2 and under are free), $7 for adult presale or $10 for adult tickets at the door. Visit www.darkecountycivictheater.org for more information.

VAM to host annual Historic Dinner VERSAILLES – On April 8, 4:30 p.m., the Versailles Area Museum (VAM) will welcome guests to the Father Jackle Room at the Versailles Knights of Columbus Hall for their historic dinner. This year’s dinner is titled “An Evening in France.� The room will be transformed into a barn located somewhere in France in the early 18th Century. The Revolution is over, but farmers are beginning to talk about moving to this America that Lafayette spoke about.

Using a new caterer, they will have a fantastic menu to reect various re-

gions of France.

For VAM’s history portion they will have reenactors portray former members of the French Aristocracy, who now are working as a lace maker to keep his family fed. They will tell their story of why America might be where they may seek a future and a new home.

The decor will reect an old barn in perhaps Alsace or Normandy. Its charm comes from the use of the ordinary that will give guests a glimpse of France in an earlier time long before the World Wars could ever be imagined.

Also, they will have several local guests whom have traveled to France and will briey share their recollections of the country and the people.

Tickets go on sale March 1 at $50 each or $45 for VAM members by contacting the museum at 937-526-4222. A 6oz. glass of wine is included in each dinner package with a nominal charge for additional wines. For this historic dinner they will use communal seating to reect the time. If you wish to sit with friends, please include names when ordering your tickets.

Leave No Child Inside Summit is March 10 DAYTON – The Miami Valley Leave No Child Inside Summit is Saturday, March 10 beginning at 9:30 a.m. The Summit will be held at the Main Branch of the Dayton Metro Library, 215 E. Third St., Dayton.

The Miami Valley Leave No Child Inside Committee has once again put together a fantastic array of breakout sessions, trainings, speakers and a youth panel discussion.

Parents, teachers, healthcare professionals and community members alike are invited to participate in a Growing UP WILD Workshop with Lauren Stayer Asquith of Five Rivers Metroparks, Family CafĂŠ Discussion with Abby Rymarczyk from University of Dayton, Green Schoolyard Workshop and Book Club Discussion fea-

turing How to Raise a Wild Child; all of this takes place in the morning. The afternoon sessions include the Five Rivers MetroParks OUTstanding Teacher Awards, Keynote Speaker Dr. John Duby “Building Brains Through Outdoor Play� and more.

Lastly, the most recent recipients of the Connect

to Nature Awards will be honored as well.

For more information or to register for this FREE event please visit the website https://ohiolnci. org/ohio-regions/miamivalleydayton/summit/ or email Mandy Martin at mmartin@darkecountyparks.org.

Henry earns accreditation COLDWATER – Jack Hartings, president/CEO of The Peoples Bank Co. announced the recent accreditation of Master Registered Financial Consultant (MRFC) for Mike Henry of PBC Financial Services.

This accreditation from the International Association of Registered Financial Consultants (IARFC) promotes ďŹ nancial professionals who adhere to a strict

code of ethics and provide clients with the highest level of expertise.

Mike has approximately 20 years of experience in banking and ďŹ nancial planning. He studied at Bowling Green State University and has his Bachelor of Science degree in Finance. He is an active member in several local communities and enjoys spending time with his family.

WEEKEND EDITION, MARCH 4, 2018

Huff elected 2nd-vice of Ohio Twp. Assoc.

LINDA MOODY

CORRESPONDENT

The New You Consignment shop opened Jan. 22 at 5494 State Route 121, just south of Greenville. Owner is Jamie Smith, right, shown here with her daughter Kelsi, who also works at the store. (Linda Moody photo)

New You Consignment opens in Greenville LINDA MOODY

CORRESPONDENT

GREENVILLE – Jamie Smith, who has worked in consignment for 17 years, has decided to open up her own shop, and it’s located at 5494 State Route 121, just south of Greenville, at the former location of the Hillbilly Mall.

“I had worked at CC’s Consignment, which closed in August, and I was bored so I decided to give this a try,” Smith said.

Her oldest daughter, Kelsi, is helping out at the shop, which she has dubbed New You Consignment.

The business, which opened Jan. 22, features women’s, men’s and children’s clothing, including plus-sizes, purses, shoes, decorations, jewelry, some

kitchen ware, toys, DVDs and cookbooks.

“We will accept anything, except spotted, worn or older style clothing,” Smith said. “We’re seasonal and now accepting summer clothing. But, we take jeans, sweatshirts and sweatpants all year-round.”

She said her shop also features some prom dresses.

“We get 60 percent and the consignees get 40 percent,” according to the owner, who is the daughter of Georgia and Keith Martin.

“Come in and get a consignment number and sign a contract.”

New You Consignment, it was noted, accepts credit cards.

Smith and husband Dan, Greenville residents, have two other children besides Kelsi. They are Macey, 18, and Preston, 12.

Council holds public hearing GREENVILLE – A public hearing will be held by Greenville City Council on Tuesday, March 6, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. in the Council

Room, Municipal Building, Greenville, regarding an application for placement of farmland in an agricultural district.

Special session for council GREENVILLE – Greenville City Council will meet in special session on March 13, 6:30 p.m., Council Room, Municipal Building, Greenville. The will rise to

a Committee of the Whole to review the preliminary downtown redevelopment district plan. There will be no action taken on this issue.

SUSAN HARTLEY

also with the state and federal legislative issues level as they relate to public education. Mr. Sommer has always been very committed to ongoing boardmanship training provided by the Southwest District Ohio School Board Association as well as the Ohio School Board Association. We salute Mr. Sommer in this milestone award.”

When he first ran, Greenville “didn’t have anyone on the board who had an education background. There were seven individuals running for two seats. I beat out an incumbent for one of the seats,” Sommer recalls.

Now retired as an elementary educator from North Star and Versailles schools, Sommer said he told himself when he retired he would run for a board seat.

“I felt we needed me or someone else who had an education background,” Sommer explained, to bring ideas from an educator’s point of view.

During Sommer’s tenure on the school board there have been quite a few changes, with “technology,

ANSONIA – Ed Huff Jr. of Ansonia and Brown Township trustee has been elected by the Ohio Township Trustees and Fiscal Officers to the office of second vice president for a two-year term at the recent Ohio Township Association (OTA) Board’s annual Winter Conference and Trade Show held at the Greater Columbus Convention Center.

More than 3,500 people attended the many educational workshops, tradeshow and sessions offered during the conference which was held Jan. 31-Feb. 3.

Trustees and fiscal officers elect the officers of the OTA Board.

As an officer of the OTA Board, Huff will help manage the state association, which entails adopting an annual budget, authorizing all expenditures of association funds, the employment of personnel, setting forth a legislative agenda and managing the public relations tools of the OTA. He will sit on committees and assist with winter conference and golf outing.

Huff, currently serving as

executive secretary of Darke County Township Association (DCTA), serves as chairman of Brown Township.

He is past president and past secretary of the Health Board Advisory Committee, past chairman of the Ansonia Rescue Squad and past chairman OTA Ohio State Fair. He has also served on Issue II Public Works representing Darke County in Springfield.

As second vice, his duties will include attending county banquets and quarterly meetings, speaking and networking with township officials and discussing updates on legislative bills, testifying in Columbus on township issues and traveling to Washington D.C. to meet with legislators on township matters.

The 1969 Ansonia High School graduate said he got into politics in the late 1980s.

“I ran against Wayne Slyder and Tony Walters (for township trustee) and lost by 30 votes,” he said. “I then got elected in January 1996.”

He said that 18 of 23 years he has been with the DCTA he has served as president and vice president. He recently termed out as being

Ed Huff will continue to spend time on the road in his new position as second vice president of the Ohio Township Association, in addition to local duties as a home inspector, Brown Township Trustee chair and other memberships. (Linda Moody photo)

the president and is now the executive secretary.

“My passion is helping and representing the people and township trustees and fiscal officers,” he said.

He got involved on the state level nine years ago. He was a director for four years and also served as secretarytreasurer for four years before becoming the second vice president.

Some of the projects the trustees have done include the Issue II money received for bridges on Washington and Potter-Lyons Roads.

“I was project manager of the Potter-Lyons Road bridge project,” he said.

“Our township roads were not blacktopped until I got on and most of the roads are blacktopped now.”

The Ohio Township Association is a statewide organization dedicated to the promotion and preservation of township government in Ohio. The association works with federal and state lawmakers on behalf of legislation that affects local government, townships specifically.

Pitsburg Fire Aux. changes date for Bingo RYAN BERRY

MANAGING EDITOR editor@earlybirdpaper.com

PITSBURG – The Pitsburg Women’s Fire Department Auxiliary will hold its 14th annual Bingo Night on March 24 in the Franklin Monroe Cafetorium from 6-9 p.m.

Organizers pointed out this a change from the event’s normal date. Bingo had previously been held on the third Saturday, but due to the school being booked that day the auxiliary was forced to move to the fourth

Saturday of March.

The Bingo fundraiser supports the Pitsburg Volunteer Fire Department.

They use the funds to provide food and drinks at fire scenes and to buy equipment for the department.

Funds from past Bingos have been used to purchase equipment for the new box truck and engine.

The auxiliary’s Bingo continues to grow, which forced them to move from the Pitsburg Community Building to the school a few years ago. Fourteen years ago they were pleased to

Members of the Pitsburg Women’s Fire Auxiliary are preparing for the 14th annual Bingo fundraiser.

have 50 people and last year they had over 200 people attend.

More than 80 businesses have donated to Bingo this year.

Sommer to be honored for Board of Education service STAFF WRITER shartley@earlybirdpaper.com

GREENVILLE – The Ohio School Board Association (OSBA) will honor a longtime member of the Greenville Board of Education during its March 13 Southwest Regional Spring Conference.

Currently serving his fourth term, Jim Sommer says he’s planning on seeking a fifth, which would commence January 2020.

“I still feel I have something to offer,” Sommer said.

Superintendent Doug Fries commended Sommer during the board’s February meeting, and in a statement made to The Early Bird this week, Fries said: “Jim Sommer has been an outstanding board member over four terms. The fact that he has served the Greenville School District as a board member for 16 years shows excellent leadership to our school district students, staff and entire community. Mr. Sommer is not only active with our local board of education but

Jim Sommer

without a doubt,” he said as the most obvious.

As the Greenville board’s legislative liaison, Sommer keeps board members updated on policy changes coming from Columbus and Washington, D.C. His commitment to the legislative process has led him to serve as a representative for the OSBA’s southwest district.

Sommer recently returned from a conference in Washington, D.C., where board members from across the nation are invited to lobby their concerns with their state leaders.

“We need to keep our eyes and ears open about certain bills coming up,” he said of decisions being made by elected officials.

Sommer has served at least 13 years on the region-

al board. He’s also served as a member of the state board of trustees.

Student achievement has been at the top of Sommer’s personal agenda.

“Trying to get students involved. We started showcasing some of our classes at the state level at conferences,” he said. “Now we have had at least one student group for the last 10 years showcased at the Capital Conference. Some years we’ve had as many as three. That’s pretty good for a smaller district, when there’s a limit of 100 student groups selected. For us to have three is phenomenal.”

Another recent accomplishment Sommer is proud of is the district’s new K-8th grade building, which recently earned a Gold Rating for energy saving efficiencies.

“Our goal was to reach the silver rating,” he points out. “But we did some things right and ended up with the gold.”

During his remaining time on the board, Sommer said he would like to “see continued progress on our

students’ achievement and report card scores. I think we’re headed in the right direction. We just have to keep pushing.”

Sommer also said he’s happy with recent progress being made with state testing.

“Fortunately, through legislative and my involvement, we’ve got the state to back off on some of that,” he said. “We can now compare apples to apples, oranges to oranges” as far as report card results. “For the past couple years, testing/ scoring has changed for the better.”

As a member of the Education Standard’s Board for the OSBA, Sommer also has been instrumental in assisting with changes for Ohio’s teacher evaluation process.

The state is currently looking at similar changes for principal and superintendent evaluations.

For the past five years, Sommer, has worked part time at KitchenAide and spends as much time as possible attending school events.

“I think it’s important as a board member to be in-

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volved in your schools, be out in the community and attend school functions,” he said.

Sommer and his wife Alicia, a retired Greenville teacher, met while he was stationed at at Wright Patterson Air Force Base.

Sommer served from 1967 to 1971, first in Texas, then at Wright-Patterson.

A 1962 Greenville graduate, Sommer earned both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees at Wright State University.

He and Alicia are parents of two sons, Todd and Justin. Justin and his wife Nicky are parents of three daughters, all students at Greenville’s K-8 building.

All three were selected to participate in the building’s dedication ceremony last winter, Sommer noted.

Sommer is active in the community, serving on the Greenville High School Alumni Foundation Board, the Greenville School Foundation’s Board of Directors, is a 50-plus year member of Knights of Columbus and is an Elks and American Legion member.

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Edison launches scholarship campaign PIQUA – The Edison Foundation at Edison State Community College will launch the second annual Illuminate the Future Community Campaign to support student scholarship opportunities beginning March 5.

It is through campaigns such as this that many Edison State students are afforded the opportunity to further their education and, ultimately, secure a rewarding career without the ďŹ nancial burden typically associated with a college education. “Amid the smiles, hugs, and tears witnessed at an Edison State graduation ceremony, you will hear

the voices of gratitude for the ďŹ nancial help that came during a student’s most difďŹ cult hour and understand how that assistance solved a ďŹ nancial need and provided a spark which made the difference between dropping out or continuing,â€? said Edison State President Dr. Doreen Larson.

This year alone, The Edison Foundation has granted over $40,000 in scholarships to Edison State Community College students from Auglaize, Champaign, Darke, Logan, Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, and Shelby counties. “The goal of the Foun-

dation Board is to organize and update our Foundation operations,� added Stan Evans, Chairman of The Edison Foundation. “We are very proud to say we are doing that and are committed to assisting as many deserving students as possible through our scholarship donations of more than $1,000,000.

We can only do this with the support of many donors to which we are extremely grateful.�

The mission of The Edison Foundation is to assist Edison State Community College in meeting its educational and community

service goals. The Foundation shall accomplish this through the identiďŹ cation, cultivation, and solicitation of corporate foundation and individual donors, and by communicating the goals and needs of the College to the communities of Darke, Miami, and Shelby counties.

To learn more about giving to The Edison Foundation’s Illuminate the Future Campaign, visit www.edisonohio.edu/ community. The Edison Foundation is a 501(c)3 nonproďŹ t, tax-exempt organization.

Peacefully Parenting from OSU Extension

POOCH PARLOR SUPPORT

GREENVILLE – OSU Extension, Darke County, has scheduled parenting series, “Peacefully Parenting.� The classes will be held April 9, 17 and 24, at the OSU Extension Learning Center, 603 Wagner Ave., Greenville. The class times are from 6-8 p.m.

There is no fee for this class. This is an adult only series.

The “Peacefully Parenting� classes are for parents who wish to develop better parenting skills or parenting techniques for children ages 0-17 years. The three class series will focus on child development and how it impacts parenting,

GREENVILLE – Jeanne and Gary Grosch, owners of Pooch Parlor have once again donated to the Darke Co Special Olympics Program. They are shown here after presenting ribbons to Emma Kavy, special athlete at Mississinawa Valley Elementary and Evie Osterday, FM Elementary, at last May’s Track and Field Event. Over 350 students participated at

this annual school aged special athletes’ event. Darke Co. Special Olympics has activities year-round for special needs student and adult athletes. Presently there are three basketball teams and a cheerleading squad.

apply parenting principles into everyday situations, engage in healthy communication with their children and strengthen their overall parenting skills.

To register or for further information, please call OSU Extension at (937) 548-5215 or email Diane Barga at barga.8@osu. edu. Registration needs to be completed by April 4.

Arcanum BOE

ARCANUM – The Arcanum-Butler Local Board of Education will hold its regular Board of Education meeting on March 8, 7 p.m. in the Board of Education OfďŹ ce.

Worship Guide

Solid Rock Apostolic 8991 Old US 36, Bradford, 937-718-0351 CAC of Greenville 630 Pine, Greenville 937-730-1313 Greenville First Assembly of God 7219 State Route 118N Greenville, Oh 937-548-5445 Favorite Hill Baptist Church 1601 South Street, Piqua, 773-6469 First Baptist Church 7233 Ohio 121-North, Greenville 548-7616 Faith Baptist Church 740 E Russ Rd., Greenville, 548-1808 Greenville Baptist Temple 4689 Childrens Home Bradford Rd., 548-7283 Union City First Baptist Church 225 S. First St., Union City, OH 937-968-6163 Cornerstone Historic Baptist Church 933 N Howard St, Union City, IN 765-964-3119

BRETHREN

Beech Grove Church of the Brethren 3420 Harrison Rd., Hollansburg 937-997-4895 Bradford Church of The Brethren 120 West Oakwood St., 448-2215 Castine Church of the Brethren 624 State Route 127, Arcanum 678-9945 Cedar Grove Church 373 Love Rd., New Paris, 997-3675 Greenville Church of the Brethren 421 Central Ave., 548-3583

Wieland Jewelers Fine Jewelers Since 1907 Marriage Symbol Necklace 414 S. Broadway, Grenville

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CATHOLIC

CHURCH OF CHRIST

Oakland Church of The Brethren 8058 Horatio-Harris Creek Rd. Bradford * 448-2287 Pitsburg Church of Brethren 8376 Pitsburg Laura Rd., Arcanum 937-692-8772

ASSEMBLY OF GOD

BAPTIST

CHRISTIAN

St Mary’s Catholic Church 233 W Third St. Greenville 548-1616 St Denis 14 E Wood St, Versailles 937-526-4945 Holy Family (Frenchtown) 11255 St Rt 185, Versailles 937-526-4945 St Louis 15 Star Rd, North Star 419-582-2531 Immaculate Conception 5874 N. Buckneck Rd., Bradford, 937-526-4945 St Mary 425 W Hickory St, Union City, IN 765-964-4202

CHRISTIAN

Ansonia Christian Church 123 W. Weller St., Ansonia, 548-5490 Coletown Congregational Church 2876 State Route 571, Greenville 548-6590 East Zion Church 6171 St. Rt. 36, Greenville First Congregational Church 115 W. 5th St., Greenville, OH 937-548-3575 Woodington Congregation Church 8978 N State Route 49, Greenville 548-9441 Stelvideo Christian Church 6808 Church St., Stelvido, Greenville, OH 316-8198

Restaurant & Catering

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METHODIST-UNITED

Abbottsville United Methodist Church 3145 St. Rt. 49, Arcanum Ansonia United Methodist Church Corner of Pearl and High St., Ansonia 337-5781 EUM Church 1451 Sater Street, Greenville, OH 45331 Faith United Methodist Church 101 E. South St., Arcanum, 692-8934 First United Methodist Church 202 W 4th St. Greenville, 548-3075 Fort Jefferson United Methodist 3856 Church St., Greenville 548-4410 Gordon United Methodist Church 311 East St., Gordon, OH 937-884-5129 Ithaca Grace United Methodist 750 Arcanum-Ithaca Rd 678-9062 Nashville United Methodist 5984 Palestine Union City Rd. Greenville 548-1421 New Madison United Methodist 149 N. Main St., New Madison 937-996-5341 Rossburg United Methodist 117 Ross St., Rossburg, 937-338-4765 Trinity United Methodist Church 112 West South Street Arcanum, OH 692-8530 Versailles United Methodist 122 W Wood St, Versailles 937-526-3855 Webster United Methodist Church 8849 Seibt Rd., Versailles 526-3855

Teegarden Congregational Church 2753 State Route 47 W., Ansonia 337-4249 CMA Church 306 Devor St., Greenville, OH 937-548-4955 Greenville Church of Christ 4599 Chldrns Hm Brdfrd Rd., Greenville, 937-548-4467

CHURCH OF GOD

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A Taste of Wine and Jazz included four wines for tasting, complemented by exceptional hors d’oeuvres created by Aaron and Michelle Cox of Montage.

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Bradford High School honor roll listed

Shown are Dustina Schroder, Jenna Kettering and Jenny Dietz.

UVMC maternity nurses earn certification TROY – Three maternity nurses who work in the special care nursery at Upper Valley Medical Center (UVMC) recently achieved professional certification in neonatal touch and massage.

Newly certified are Dustina Schroder, BSN,RN,IBCLC,NTMNC, of Bradford; Jenna Kettering, BSN,RNCEFM,IBCLC,NTMNC, of Covington; and Jenny Dietz, BSN,RNC-OB,CEFM,CKC,NTMNC, of Tipp City.

The nurses completed certification requirements that included 15 hours of specialized education and eight hours of targeted hands-on training following at least 1,000 hours of neonatal bedside experience.

The UVMC Maternity Department includes a Level II special care nurs-

ery to provide for newborns that need more specialized care. Physicians and nurses in the special care nursery are experienced in treatments to address high-risk conditions such as prematurity, low birth weight, infections, respiratory distress, genetic conditions, and drug dependency.

“We’re thrilled to have our special care nursery RNs become certified in neonatal touch and massage,” said Teri Gulker, director of women’s and children’s services at UVMC. “The power of touch is significant when we are talking about infant development,” she added. “It can help newborns to regulate their breathing, eat better and gain weight. It helps babies to thrive.”

To learn more about UVMC’s special care nursery and/or maternity care, visit UVMC.com.

Sister Act coming to Union City school UNION CITY, Ind. – The drama team at Union City Junior/ Senior High School will present its annual spring musical on March 16. This year’s presentation is Sister Act. Sister Act is the feelgood musical comedy smash based on the hit 1992 film starring Whoopi Goldberg and Maggie Smith. Featuring original music by Tony- and eighttime Oscar winner, Alan Menken.

This year’s cast includes Reagan Hoggatt (Deloris Van Cartier), Mackenzie Neeley (Mother Superior), Heidi Livingston (Sister Mary Robert), Kaley Adkins (Sister Mary Patrick), Audrey Sullenbarger (Sister Mary Lazarus), Benji Casillas (Curtis), and Alex Bragg (Officer Eddie Souther).

Also, Braydon Hoggatt (Monsignor O’Hara), Courtney Whitesel (TJ), David Bowers (Joey), Katie Elliott (Pablo), Shelby King (Sister Mary Martinof-Tours), Lyndsee Mills (Sister Mary Theresa), Mikayla Green (Tina), Madisyn Hill (Jolene Finnochio), with Hannah

Phillips and Courtney Hofacker. Most of the names listed are portraying multiple characters within the production.

The familiar songs from the movie and their awesome sing-ability have been replaced with all-original music that is even more fun to sing and that reflect the late 1970s, inspired by the likes of ABBA, Donna Summer, and Barry White.

As in years past, this year’s production is being directed by Gary Zimmers and Brad Hoggatt, with accompaniment by Melanie Neargarder.

Pre-sale tickets can be purchased from any cast member, $5 for Adults and $3 for Students, or can be reserved by calling (765) 964-6430 ext. 138.

Records Commission

GREENVILLE – The Greenville City Records Commission will meet on Wednesday, March 14, 1 p.m., in the Planning & Zoning Conference Room, Room 120 of the Municipal Building, 100 Public Square, Greenville.

BRADFORD – Bradford Middle/High School is pleased to announce its honor roll for the second quarter.

Honor Roll Sixth Grade – Selena Gilmore 4.0, Hudson Hill 4.0, Samuel Hill 4.0, Tucker Miller 4.0, Aubreyonna Bayless, Owen Beachler, Ethan Brogan, Brooklyn Crickmore, Eric Keener, Quentin Lear, Karissa Rush, and Garret Trevino Seventh Grade – Isabella Brewer 4.0, Isabella Hamilton 4.0, Dalton Reck 4.0, Logan Daugherty 4.0, Joshua Derstine 4.0, Sarah Beckstedt, Molly Clark, Lovena Grillot, Remi Harleman, Landon Monnin, Dalten Skinner and Shayleigh Swick Eighth Grade – Alexis Barhorst 4.0,Aidan Beachler 4.0, Rylee Canan 4.0, Austy Miller 4.0, Jenna Shellabarger 4.0, Madison Simons 4.0, Karissa Weldy 4.0, Nylani Beireis, Zoe Brewer, Joey Brussel, Macy Bubeck, Devin Carine, Macy Cassel, Katelynne Clack, Kaylynn Key, Devin Miller, Ramse Smith, and Alycia Wackler Ninth Grade – Aliviyah Boggs 4.0, Samantha Brewer 4.0, Justin Bryan 4.0,Emma Canan 4.0, Olivia Daugherty 4.0, Abby

DCRTA will meet March 15

GREENVILLE – The first Darke Co. Retired Teachers Association (DCRTA) general meeting/luncheon of 2018 will be on March 15, 11:30 a.m., in the Brick Room of the Brethren Retirement Community, Greenville.

The meal will consist of soup of the day, chips, cookies, and a box lunch sandwich, or a chicken Caesar salad. The cost of the meal is $8 with checks payable to DCRTA. Ruth Macklin will be speaking on the advantages and availability of the Silver Sneakers Program.

To make reservations, contact Jean Kelly by March 6, using any of the following contact information: Jean Kelly, 606 W. South St., Arcanum, OH 45304; 937-692-6248 (leave message if no answer); or mjkelly@woh. rr.com.

SOTHC hosts Lunch & Learn

GREENVILLE – On March 9, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., State of the Heart Care will host a Lunch & Learn event at its Darke Community Room, 1350 N Broadway St., Greenville.

The event will feature a light lunch and a discussion on volunteer opportunities, hospice care, and grief support services. To register for this free event, call 937-548-2999.

Gade 4.0, Kendall Hill 4.0, Maggie Manuel 4.0, Cassi Mead 4.0, Skipp Miller 4.0, Dylan Mitchell 4.0, Ethan Reed 4.0, Kiersten Kitts, Courtney Monnin, and Gage Wills Tenth Grade – Victoria Derstine, Erica Gaynor 4.0, Riley Houser 4.0, Ashlee Jones 4.0, Brayden Sanders 4.0, Shelby Shafer 4.0, Mercedes Smith 4.0, Jericka Thacker 4.0, Corey Cotrell, Brant Helman, Caroline Gleason, Jaiden Leistner, Kaileigh McGlinch, Jessica Roth, Courtney Smidutz, Jared Shellabarger, and Gaven Trevino Eleventh Grade – Michelle Bixler 4.0, Josiah Brewer 4.0, Shane Bryan 4.0, Marissa Cassel 4.0, Bianca Keener 4.0, Deja Lear 4.0, Elisa Martinez 4.0, Macie Reck 4.0, Jarrett Boggs 4.0, Nate Fries, Dakata Glick, Hunter Lear, Kassandra Miranda, Larkin Painter, Joe Roth, Taylor Stine, Lexi Wackler, and Jackson Moore 4.0 Twelfth Grade – Ivee Brubaker 4.0, Christina Crosby 4.0, Brooke Fair 4.0, Hannah Fout 4.0, Chelsea Gill 4.0, Kurt Hoover 4.0, Cierra Houser 4.0, Valerie Kissinger 4.0, Hunter Penkal 4.0, Adam Rostkoweski 4.0, Maia Stump 4.0, Andrew Branson 4.0, Paige Canan, Irina Ding-

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Greenville High School announces 2nd quarter honor roll GREENVILLE – Greenville High School is pleased to announce its second quarter honor roll.

Highest Honors

Grade 12 – Mikayla Bailey, Dakota Browder, Landin Brown, Danielle Colby, William Coomer, Sarah Crumwine, Carissa Deal, Addyson Frens, Hayley Maher, Kyle Ressler, Braden Russell, Lynsie Siegler, Alexander Vehre, and Tabetha Westfall Grade 11 – Carson Clark, Macy Denlinger, Lauren Dull, Jada Garland, Lauren Hartzell, Yarimar Hernandez, Ashley Jolley, Alexis Kallenberger, Valerie Myers, Gracie Pell, and Courtney Snell Grade 10 – Sarah Abell, Maggie Bankson, Andrew Bonfiglio, Amanda Chui, Alec Fletcher, Joshua Galloway, Sophie Gettinger, Angelina Hayes, Taylor Hines, Sarah Horger, Kelli Kretschmar, Natalie Milligan, Chloe Mitchell, Jessica Mortensen, Mersadie Pittsenbarger, Devin Shepherd, and Lucy Stiefel Grade 9 – Kendra Arnold, Jordan Booher, Jonathan Coomer, Cameron Fletcher, Kole Francis, Noah Frazee, Chloe Freeman, Emily Fyffe, Brooke Garber, Reed Hanes, Faith Mansfield, Emily Marchal, Allison Powell, Isabelle Rammel, Alexander Subler, Kary Tollefson, and Ash Williams

Honor Roll

Grade 12 – Hunter Anderson, Katelyn Avore, Bailey Bach, Breanna Bailey, Madison Baker, Alison Baughman, Bailey Bennett, Sierra Bowers, Payton Bradenburg, Lauren Burns, Paige Burns, Joanna Burton, Alex Chui, Zane Clark, Grace Coakley, Seth Conway, Taryn Cooper, Carter Cox, Sierra Cress, Pryce Durnye, Isabel Elliott, Laura Fields, Grayson Glancy, Lauryn Goehrich, Autumn Grice, Kevin Gulley, Shayla Henderson, Geanette Henning, David Holdeman, Matthew

Hounshell, Kathryn Hurd, Emma Jennings, Cameron Kaiser, Ashley Karns, Andrew Kocher, Kourtney Kretschmar, John Lemaster, Aaron Lobenstein, Tani Mancillas, Kiersten Martin, Zachary Miller, Hannah Morrow, Maxwell Nealeigh, Maxwell Onkst, Owen Paulus, Alexis Phillips, Zachary Pohl, Bethany Potter, Brooke Quinn, Nathan Remencus, Haylee Rohr, Julie Roseberry, Paige Ross, Jacob Schneider, Maxyn Sharp, Madison Shepard, Brianna Smith, Macey Smith, Shane Sprowl, Emma Teeter, Ryan Toombs, and Logan Wead Grade 11 – Katelyn Baughman, Gabrielle Boettcher, Matthew Boltin, Cassey Bolyard, Levi Cain, Layla Carrington, Kinzie Clark, Chloe Cox, Jordan Dill, Joseph Edwards, Kenneth Forsythe, Tessa Garber, Charles Grider, Kaitlyn Hackett, David Hartsock, Issabella Hartzell, Blaine Hawkey, Shelby Herrmann, Cheyenne Hinshaw, Brooklyn Hosbrook, Andrew Kiryluk, Kimberly Lewis, Micah Light, Jayce Lovett, Anna Manges, Kaitlyn Marker, Dylan Martinez, Mackenzie McMiller, Jacob Mikesell, Clairise Monnin, Saki Nakamura, Mariah Nicholas, Shawna Osborne, Hayley Penka, Gwyneth Poteet, Christian Price, Eli Quellhorst, Kelsie Ruble, Reagan Satterwhite, Lani Shilt, Skyler Sierer, Riley Slade, Ryan Slade, Alexa Snyder, Dylan Snyder, Kelsey Stewart, Lily Stiefel, Rachel Unger, Noah Walker, Alyssa York, Mark Zeiler, and Colton Zumbrun Grade 10 – Monserratte Bandedo, Rae Benedict, Tyler Beyke, Courtney Bryson, Mary Burk, Kiersten Cates, Abigail Cattell, Nicholas Colby, Cole Foster, Caleb Coppess, Zachary Coppess, Kathy Dang, Natea Davidson, Brianne Delong, Taylor Denniston, Ethan Detrick, Macee Dunfee, Christopher Elliott, Alyssa Evers, Dennis Forte, Madilyn Francis,

Morgan Gilbert, Makenzi Glancy, Ethan Godown, Brittany Grice, Vanessa Gutierrez, Cheyenne Harmon, Gloria Harrison, Adeline Haupt, Meghan Holman, Peyton Horr, Ryan Howard, Riley Hunt, Alex Hutt, Ryan Jaros, Shelby Johns, Matthew Karns, Emma Klosterman, Madison Klosterman, Cheyenne Knisley, Aubrey Landis, Victor Livesay, Jessica Maize, Anthony Masso-Rivetti, Cole Miller, Mikayla Miller, Terry Miller, Samantha Newberry, Kelly Nguyen, Lainey Oswalt, Shannon Parent, Baylee Petry, Zoe Pressnall, Eric Price, Matthew Price, Enric Sanchez Ros, Hope Schaaf, Kaitlyn Schmidt, Alexandria Sease, Wesley Shaffer, Riley Smith, Chloe Sowry, Andrew Stachler, Abigail Swensen, Asia Sykes, Alexandria Tanner, William Weaver, Brianna Wolf, Josilyn Worden, Mason Wykes, and Taylor Yates Grade 9 – Casey Baker, Tommy Bandedo, Brooklyn Bush, Grace Conway, Kale Conway, Carleigh Cox, Milan Denlinger, Ryan Dull, Aubrey Evers, Kailey Fourman, Christopher Hadden, Addyson Halcomb, Paige Hall, Tristan Heaton, Austin Jolley, Felicity Lance, Jesse Lavy, Jacob Maher, Aaron Matthew, Sarah McDaniel, Connor Mills, Lynndee Mitenberger, Landon Muhlenkamp, James Normile, Luke Perreira, Anson Phillips, Alexander Rasool, Kristin Rieman, Cole Sanders, Evan Saylor, Joy Schaaf, Jaden Sensano, Grace Shaffer, Hadyn Sharp, Logan Sibery, Brianna Smedley, Amy Starnes, Erin Stephens, Gabriel Stevens, Ashley Strosnider, Aaron Suter, Aubree Sutherland, Abbygail Sutton, Brittni Walker, Cristian Warner, Jordan Warner, Jacob Watson, Mikayla Wiskerchen, Logan Witwer, Eva Woodworth, and Jiahao Zhang

Merit Roll

Grade 12 – William Anderson, Rianna Apple, Carissa Arnett, Isaac Baker, Morgan Becker, Cullen Blinn, Hunter Bradburn, Hope Byrum, Cassandra Clark, Cassie Cromwell, Alex Davis, Connor Fuller, Caden Gonzalez, Barbara-Ann Grant, Lane Grant, Chloie Graves, Monique Green, Sydney Grote, Sydney Harshman, Joseph Henry, Hailey Hunt, Amber Hutt, Itzel Jarrett, Clayton Klosterman, Austin Lacey, Leslie Lauth, Hayley Meade, Jordan Miller, Kyle Mills, Kyia Mustain Richard, Renee Netzley, Connor Null, Meetkumar Patel, Shelby Pell, Nolan Peters, Cassie Profitt, Dalton Ratcliff, Layne Ratcliff, Taira Ruble, Larisa Schmitmeyer, Joshua Schrock, Ryan Schweiterman, Jeffery Shunk, Derrick Smith, Christian Spahr, Dylan Stepp, Nicole Stewart, Garrett Strait, Tyler Strait, Ryan Trick, Noah Vanhorn, Bonita Wentworth, Josiah Westfall, Samantha Whritenour, and

Edie Woodworth Grade 11 – Pablo BadellKestler, Kamron Berghoff, Rose Blocher, Chase Bowers, Madison Bradburn, Madelyn Breig, Jacob Brodrick, Cameron Bucklew, Jenna Capstick, Anna Chavez, Hayden Clabaugh, Ryan Clefford, Zachary Davis, Nikkole Denlinger, Koryann Elliott, Addison Ernst, Maxwell Erwin, Di’Maurye Ewing, Christian Fluke, Nathan Fry, Jesse Goney, Jordan Grote-Kayler, Clayton Herron, Dean Hurd, Adam Kermeen, Caleb Kolb, Marabelle Lance, Casey Malott, Jaracet Marrero, Tess McClure, Jenna Netzley, Ashlynn Pack, Christopher Palmer, Jessica Peters, Dalton Petry, Hannah Phipps, Noah Rasor, Phillip Roberts, Ethan Saylor, Jordan Seaman, Ezra Setser, James Smith, Zachary Stump, Kelsey Thompson, Shila Thompson, Riley Thornbury, Chancellor Wilson, and Andrew York Grade 10 – Samuel Cheadle, Caitlin Christman, Hunter Drew, Reece Flora,

Zachary Foster, Katrina Garcia, Dustin Grant, Kierra Gump, Patrick Harsh, Makayla Hess, Madison Hollopeter, Megan Johnston, Ian Laux, Branson Leigeber, Zane Mancillas, Gabriel Market, Haleigh Mayo, Tristan McDaniel, Elisha Meeks, Baliey Ryan, Sarah Sanders, Taylor Schmidt, Tony Sells, Isabel Shaw, Logan Shields, Brandon Spencer, Madelyn Stewart, Hailey Stringfield, Aubrey Thompson, Kelsey Underwood, Chase Waddle, Marcus Wood, and Eliza Wysong Grade 9 – Coltin Addis Henninger, Carlos Badell Kestler, Ryleigh Barber, Dylan Bingham, Laine Brickler, Eriq Cline, Anna Marie Comer, Jaden Cress, Hanna Denney, Isaac Elliott, Riley Emerick, Logan Hittle, Allison Miller, Colt Miller, Hayden Nealeigh, Nathan Perreira, Aeris Raffel, Tylend Rehmert, Landyn Ross, Emily Snyder, Martina Spahr, Alexander Strait, Joseph Thomas, Jasmine Trent, Harley West, and Abigail Yoder

Local MVCTC students earn certification ENGLEWOOD – Miami Valley Career Technology Center (MVCTC) Auto Collision seniors have recently received their I-CAR PDPEE Level 1 refinishing and non-structural certification and are currently working on Level 2.

The I-CAR Professional Development Program (PDP) trains collision repair professionals in essential role-relevant knowledge and skills. Designed with extensive input from the collision repair industry, PDP training gives collision repair professionals the knowledge and skills they need to perform complete, safe and quality repairs. The collision industry has identified two roles that are most sought-after by shops hiring new graduates: the NonStructural Technician and Refinish Technician roles.

Each student has the oppor-

tunity to graduate having completed all ProLevel 1® requirements for their PDP role, earning them I-CAR’s Platinum designation. As Platinum individuals, these students will be well-positioned for employment in collision repair businesses.

Local MVCTC students completing the requirements to be I-CAR PDP-EE Level 1 certified include: Stephen Baker and Brody May of Franklin Monroe, and Gabrielle McCarrol of Arcanum.

Three Auto Collision students are also working apprenticeship positions while completing their senior year, including McCarrol who is working for Troy Ford, and May who is employed at Evans Arena CDJR in Dayton.

The Auto Collision Program is for students who desire employment and advancement in the auto col-

lision area. Areas of preparation include automobile dent repairing, welding, auto detailing, removing and replacing parts, electrical systems, cooling systems, and estimating. Also includes instruction in repairing of plastics, fiberglass and rubber bumpers, and instruction in refinishing of all metals and plastics used in the manufacturing of automobiles and trucks.

Working with local collision repair shops, students are given apprenticeship and advanced placement work options and the opportunity to earn the Tech Prep Scholarship to Sinclair. Careers in this area are in demand and considered a priority by the State of Ohio For more information about the MVCTC Auto Collision program, visit http:// www.mvctc.com/futurestudents/programs/ac.

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ABMS announces honor and merit roll

Pictured are John Swallow, president/CEO of Second National Bank, Eric Fellers, president of Greenville Girls Softball Association, and Joy Greer, vice-president of Second National Bank.

SNB helps with GGSA major expansion GREENVILLE – The Greenville Girls Softball Association with the support of Second National Bank is planning a major expansion project that includes installing two new ball diamonds and upgrading the current four field facility including Lady Wave Stadium at its Stebbins Field location on State Route 49 North in Greenville. GGSA would like to thank Second National Bank for its longtime support of the community based organization and Stebbins Field.

The additional diamond space will allow GGSA to expand upon its already busy league and tournament schedule by adding additional teams to its league and tournament rosters and would also open up the possibility of bringing other special softball events to the Greenville community.

Stebbins Field plays host to its traditional GGSA slow pitch and fast pitch

DC Park Board meets GREENVILLE – The Darke County Park District Board of Commissioners will hold its regular meeting on March 8, 4 p.m., at 4267 State Route 502 W., Greenville.

summer softball leagues, as well as, recreational league and all-star tournaments, travel/select fast pitch tournaments, the GGSA Fall Fast Pitch League, and the Greenville Jr. High Lady Wave 7th & 8th Grade Softball teams who play a full GWOC home schedule at the facility every spring.

Lady Wave Stadium is home of the Greenville High School Lady Wave Softball team and for a second consecutive year has been chosen by the Ohio High School State Athletic Association to be a District and Regional host site for the Division IV OHSAA State Softball Tournament this spring.

The Greenville Girls Softball Association is a community based 501(C) (3) Non-Profit organization. Anyone who would like to contribute to this project or to the organization may contact any GGSA officer or trustee.

For more about the organization, contact information, league sign-up information, and the upcoming season should go to www. ggsaonline.com for more information or find them on Facebook by searching Greenville Girls Softball Association.

ARCANUM – The following Arcanum-Butler Middle School students have been named to the honor and merit roll for the second nine-week grading period.

Honor Roll Fifth Grade – Brooke Anderson(4.0), Pearl Angle, Sydney Archer, Shiloh Brown(4.0), Graham Brubaker, Mackenzie Cantrell, Addy Cass, Zoe DeHut, Carrie Denlinger, Rhianna Denniston, Dylan Dillman, Layla Dimitriou, Suhmer Doolin, Madison Downing, Noah Egnor, Mercedes Eichelberger(4.0), Alivia Ellis, Seth Fearon, Landon Flatter, Alexis Gibbons, Keyana Hackney, Ethan Hartman(4.0), Lily Hayes, Aubrey Hutchinson, Mora Menzie, Brooks Merriman, Katelynne Michael, Landon Miller, Isaiah Myers, Elizabeth Parks, Payten Parks, Cohen Protzman(4.0), Carter Rice, Blake Riffell, Claire Rogers, Emma Rogers, Anna Stump, Hailie Terry, Mason Todd(4.0), Evan VanHoose, Landon Wagner(4.0), Morgan Weaver, William Wenning, Wyatt Wilson, and Alex Wooten(4.0).

Sixth Grade – Ethan Bennett, Caleb Burke, Liam Chadwick, Tera Couch, Devin Craport, Ava Cyphers, Isaac Dues, Laney Edwards, Braylen Etherington, Kianna Farmer, Emilie Fout, Kolin Frazee(4.0), Arianne Garrison(4.0), Ava Gilbert, Kamon Grubbs, Isabella Harleman, Jaelynn Hatfield(4.0), Luke Henninger, Ayden Hess, Lily Johnting(4.0), Hannah Kendig(4.0), Rylee Leeper(4.0), Kaitlynn Lipps, Brady Lock, Michael Mann(4.0), Ashlyn Miller, Rylan Murray, Payton Oda, Alex Rader, Carley Rieman(4.0), Garrett Rose, Kaitlyn Sharp(4.0), Zade Simon, Haley Smith, Gabriel Snyder, Taelen Unger, Blake

Weaver, Xavier Woodall, and Karis Wright(4.0).

Seventh Grade – Annalise Arnett, Ian Ball, Charles Barry(4.0), Reece Blinn, Katie Brown, Allison Brumbaugh, Paige Burrell, Christian Cantrell, Jaxson Christ, Grace Collins, Mollie Ericksen, Garrett Garno, Lauren Gower, Caleb Hartman, Bayleigh Hensley, Lani Hollinger, Nate Kessler, Eleanor Knaus, Sarah Koehl, Claire Lemons, Jill Miller, Amanda Morgan, Ashton Paul(4.0), Aiden Psczulkoski(4.0), Jacob Rayburn, Dominic Rhodehamel, Jacob Rice, Emily Riffell, Bryce Schondelmyer, Zade Shank, Bryson Sharp, Nicholas Sharritts, Owen Stephens(4.0), Sierra Stryker, Carson Tegtmeyer, Kaitlyn Toy, John Trittschuh, Brookelyn Ullery, Katie Weiss, Quentin Wilson, and Max Wooten.

Eighth Grade – Ian Baker(4.0), Luke Brinksneader, Griffin Cates(4.0), Jakob Couch, Ryan Delk, Ashton Etherington, Madelyn Fearon(4.0), Andrea Garrison, Jake Goubeaux, Landon Haney, Tyler Huber, Riley Ignaffo, Grace Kinstle, Melanie Kutter, Ryan Martin, Meghan McCans, Jorie McDermott, Isabella O’Daniel(4.0), Tyler Pfahler, Chad Pitzer(4.0), Tessa Riegle, Hunter Roberts, Hailey Sager, Lydia Shannon, Lidia Shearer, Eliza Smith, Brennen Troutwine, Hailey Unger, Chase Werling, Alli Whiting, Jenson

FOR A COMPLETE LISTING OF OVER 80 SALE ITEMS!

Copy of entire ad available at the store starting Monday morning.

AD PRICES IN EFFECT MON., MAR. 05 - SAT., MAR. 10, 2018 HOURS: Mon.-Sat. 8-9, Sun. 10-8 WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO LIMIT QUANTITIES - NO DEALER PURCHASE * Eligible additional purchase requirements for sale prices do not include tobacco products, 12 pack advertised soft drinks & the purchased item*

PRODUCE ................................................

ROMA TOMATOES .99lb ................................................

TOMATOES .99lb ................................................

ASPARAGUS 1.29lb ................................................

3 lb. Bags McIntosh, Gala, Red or Golden Delicious

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

3 lb. Medium

YELLOW ONIONS 1.29ea ................................................

6 lb. Seedless California

NAVEL ORANGES 5.49ea ................................................

DAIRY ................................................

Kraft 12 oz. 16 Pack

reg. 3.59

AMERICAN CHEESE SINGLES 2.29ea ................................................

Smith Dairy ½ Pint Heavy reg. 2.59 WHIPPING CREAM 1.99ea ................................................

Kraft 8 oz, Philadelphia reg. 2.99 CREAM CHEESE BAR 1.69 ea ................................................

Blue Bonnet 1 lb. reg. 1.19 Soft Spread

MARGARINE QUARTERS .89ea ................................................

Essential Everyday 12 oz. reg. 1.59 6 Count Sour Dough ENGLISH MUFFINS .99ea ................................................

FROZEN ................................................

Smith Dairy 4 Quart “Whale O’ Pail”

Portland, IN 260-766-4262 www.wholesalecarpetgettysburg.com

Lipari Pepperjack, Co-jack or Colby

Center Cut or Butterfly Cut

ITALIAN PORK SAUSAGE 2.79lb ................................................

MINI CHEESES 3.49lb ................................................

Carolina

TURKEY HAM 3.19lb ................................................

Kahn’s Deluxe Club

ALL MEAT OR GARLIC BOLOGNA 2.19lb ................................................

Cooper Farms Honey Roasted

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

TOSSED SALAD .88ea ................................................

Mon-Fri 8:00-8:00/Sat 9:00-5:00

Gerber Amish Farms Fresh, Never Frozen,

JUICES 2.49ea ................................................

Dole 12 oz. Classic

301 E. Main St., Gettysburg 937-447-4265

In Store Made, Bulk or

CHERRY TOMATOES 1.49ea ................................................

Bolthouse 15.2 oz.

Wholesale Carpet Outlet Express

MEAT

SMOKED TURKEY BREAST 4.39lb ................................................

Pint Sweet Grape

Wholesale Carpet Outlet

ARCANUM – The 7th and 8th grade Arcanum-Butler Middle School boys basketball teams and cheerleaders recently participated in a community service project. They collected stuffed animals to give to the police department. The stuffed animals will be distributed to children who might be scared or upset when officers respond to an accident or other call.

Pictured are members of the basketball team with Officer Jeramy Hyden.

www.facebook.com/newmadisonsupermarket

Large Slicing Hydroponic

• TILE • CARPET • LAMINATE • HARDWOOD

ABMS HELPING KIDS

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TOMATOES .99lb ................................................

YOUR TAX REFUND S CHECK GORE FURTHE HERE!

Trogdon, and Patience Wilson.

Seventh Grade – Victoria Cave, Braelynn Garland, Lacy Hittle, Alaina Huffgarden, Chase Jackson, Lily Lindsey, Eain Parks, Vahn Plessinger, Kaitlyn Ramey, Olivia Shaffer, Gage Shiflet, Heather Sowers, Caden Thompson, Brooklyn Venrick, Wyatt Via, and Nate Wright.

Eighth Grade – Brittany Ashbaugh, William Brehm, Nicole Daugherty, Ellie Fout, Peyton Garbig, Brooklyn Haney, Madison Hildebrand, Joshua Lambert, Karlin Merriman, Madelyn Shaffer, Aaliyah Shroyer, Brenden Sidenstick, Collin Sloan, Jacob Warren, Alexis Wilcox.

NEW MADISON SUPERMARKET

On the Vine

BLOW PRICI -OUT N OUTGT THRU ENTIR H E STOE RE!!

Whittaker, Rylee Wilson, and Zeke Wright(4.0) Merit Roll Fifth Grade – RJ Brothers, Mackenzie Byrne, Emma Cantrell, Austin Carlisle, Chance Diehl, Danica Dillman, Shanona Hamilton, Cheyenne Hofacker, Truman Knaus, Aidan McCombs, Owen Netherly, Kenna Quigney, Levi Rehmert, Kennedy Rose, Samuel Rose, Carson Short, Shyenne Smith, Tylan Stapleton, and Eli Stephens.

Sixth Grade – Chloe Besecker, Amelia Davis, Payten Dillman, Austin Engle, Kaylee Flatter, Trenten Hissong, Tristan Keckler, Lily Kuhbander, Kaylee Mangen, Lauren McDermott, Hannah Nickol, Sean

reg. 4.99

ICE CREAM 3.99ea ................................................

Klondike 6 Pack

reg. 3.99 ICE CREAM BARS 2.99ea ................................................

Essential Everyday reg. 2.49-2.99 10.5-16 oz. Garlic Breadsticks, Texas Toast or GARLIC BREAD 1.79ea ................................................

Gorton’s 24.5 oz. reg. 5.99 Value Pack Fish Portions or FISH STICKS 3.99ea ................................................

Shopper’s Value 5 lb. reg. 3.99 Crinkle Cut FRENCH FRIES 3.49ea ................................................

Eggo 12.3 oz. 10 Count reg. 3.29 WAFFLES 1.99ea ................................................

GROCERY ................................................

Mikesell’s 6 oz.

reg. 2.00

PUFFCORN DELIGHTS 1.49ea ................................................

Frito Lay 10-11 oz.

reg. 4.29

DORITOS 2.29ea ................................................

Frito Lay 9-10½ oz.

Cheetos or

reg. 3.69

FRITOS 2.49ea ................................................

Farmland 95% Fat Free Harvest Brand

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

Lebanon

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

Arctic Shores 16 oz.

reg. 5.49

PINK SALMON FILLETS 4.49ea ................................................

Eckrich 14 oz.

reg. 3.49

SMOKED SAUSAGE 2.49ea ................................................

Oscar Mayer 8-10.7 oz.

reg. 2.79

FUN PACK LUNCHABLES 2.49ea ................................................

WHOLE FRYER 1.69lb CUT-UP FRYER 1.79lb ................................................

BONELESS PORK LOIN CHOPS 1.99lb ................................................

Cubed

PORK CUTLETS 2.99lb ................................................

Whole

BONELESS PORK LOINS 1.79lb ................................................

81% Lean, In 3 lb. Pkgs or Larger

GROUND CHUCK 2.59lb ................................................

Beef

BONELESS NEW YORK STRIP STEAKS 6.99lb ................................................

Beef

BONELESS BOTTOM ROUND ROAST 3.49lb ................................................

Beef

BONELESS CUBED STEAKS 3.99lb ................................................

½ GROUND CHUCK-½ SMOKED BACON

“SQUEALIN COW PATTIES” PA 100% MOO OINKIN’ GOOD

GROCERY Kellogg’s 10.6-13.1 oz.

reg. 4.79

SPECIAL K CEREALS 2.49ea ................................................

Kellogg’s 14.5 oz. reg. 3.99-4.69 Raisin Bran Strawberry Apple, 18.2 oz. Raisin Bran Crunch or 18.7 oz.

RAISIN BRAN CEREALS 2.49..... ea ...........................................

Post 11-14.75 oz. reg. 4.49-4.59 Alpha Bits, Fruity or Cocoa Pebbles, Golden Crisp, Waffle Crisp or

HONEYCOMB CEREALS 1.99ea ................................................

Maxwell House 30.6 oz.

reg. 7.99

Heinz 20 oz.

reg. 2.99

Keebler 13.7 oz.

reg.3.29

ORIGINAL GROUND COFFEE 5.99ea ................................................

SQUEEZE LIMIT 1 KETCHUP 1.99ea ................................................

ORIGINAL CLUB CRACKERS 1.69ea ................................................

Essential Everyday 16 oz. reg. 2.19

SALTINE CRACKERS 1.49..... ea ...........................................

Castleberry 10 oz.

reg. .99 HOT DOG CHILI .79ea ................................................

Essential Everyday 16 oz. reg. 1.99

HAMBURGER DILL PICKLES 1.39ea ................................................

Kraft 7.25 oz, reg. 1.49-1.89 Three Cheese or Blue Box

MACARONI & CHEESE .99ea ................................................

Kraft 22-30 oz, Real

reg. 3.99

Kraft 22-30 oz,

reg. 3.99

Kraft 16 oz. Pourable

reg. 2.99

MAYONNAISE 2.49ea ................................................

MIRACLE WHIP 2.99ea ................................................

SALAD DRESSINGS 1.99ea ................................................

Essential Everyday reg. 1.99 10-16 oz. Tortilla Chips, Cheese Curls and Assorted POTATO CHIPS 1.69ea ................................................

Planter’s 16 oz. reg. 4.49 Cocktail Peanuts or Dry Roasted or Honey Roasted PEANUTS 2.99ea ................................................

Keebler 8-13.6 oz. reg. 3.00-3.29

FUDGE SHOPPE COOKIES 1.79ea ................................................

Keebler 10-15 oz. reg. 3.29-3.69 Animal Crackers, Oatmeal Cookies or

SOFT BATCH COOKIES 1.99ea ................................................

50 oz. Liquid Laundry

reg. 9.39

Campbell’s 16.1-16.3 oz.

reg. 2.99

TIDE DETERGENT 5.99ea ................................................

WELL YES! SOUPS 1.69ea ................................................

2 Liters Selected Varieties

PEPSI & MT DEW 1.09ea ................................................

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hereby informed that all dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis.

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NOW HIRING

Part-time bartenders needed.

AVAILABLE NIGHTS & WEEKENDS Apply in person at 219 North Ohio Street, Greenville. www.mprichmond.com

Parker Hannifin has

IMMEDIATE OPENINGS

Lewisburg & Eaton locations.

WANTED Wanted: Used house trailers in good condition. Please call 937448-2974

HELP WANTED Part-time Bartender wanted, Eldorado Amvets. Weekend work.

Call Bob 937-423-5563

Sire Technician

Birchwood Genetics, Inc. has a 3rd shift sire technician position available at our West Manchester, OH facility.

Responsibilities include care and feeding of boars, collection of product, cleaning, and routine maintenance of barn equipment. Livestock experience is preferred. This is a high-health herd with strict bio-security. Contact with other swine is not permitted. $13 per hour starting wage and excellent benefits package. EOE. If you are interested in joining our team email a resume to jamie. hundley@genusplc.com or call 1-800-523-2536 for more details.

High School Diploma or GED preferred.

Kim at 1-800-432-2664

WE’RE GROWING! WHISTLE STOP

Attention Family Health Patients Family Health patients may no longer leave a message for a medication refill on our phone system.

BAR & GRILL

D OW N TOW N A N S O N I A , O H

NOW HIRING:

GRILL/FRY COOK • PIZZA MAKERS Experience preferred. Must have ability to multitask in a high paced team environment.

FULL TIME AND PART TIME Competitive pay, weekly performance bonuses, summer and winter bonus, holiday pay, vacation pay.

Stop in or fill out an application online whistlebarandgrill.com/jobs

Family Health will now be refilling prescriptions during your office visit or by an electronic request generated from your pharmacy. If you need a refill, please contact your pharmacy who will send the refill request to your provider, or if you prefer, you may schedule an appointment with your provider.

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For ad to appear in the following weekend’s Early Bird, order blank with payment must be received in our office NO LATER THAN NOON THURSDAY!

Unless you have an open account with Brothers Publishing Company, payment for business line ads must be in our office by noon on Thursday for your ad to appear in Sunday’s Early Bird.

You may also place your ad and use your Visa, MasterCard or Discover Cards. These ads may be phoned in by calling (937) 548-3330. Fax: (937) 548-3376.

Classified Display...............4:00pm Thursday Classified Liners...............Noon Thursday Classified ads may be mailed or brought into our office at 5312 Sebring-Warner Road, Greenville, OH 45331 or emailed to classifieds@earlybirdpaper.com Office Hours Mon.-Thurs. 9am-5pm/Fri. 9am-4pm

Concrete Construction company looking for men who are interested in investing themselves into the concrete construction trade. We offer competitive wages with benefits. If you are interested in working next to good men with high quality equipment, please call Eric at 937603-3868 Greenville small retail business has parttime position available.

Some Fridays & every Saturday 9am-5pm are required, more hours possible. Must be energetic, 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 Responsible & dependable individuals needed to deliver Early Birds in many GENERAL AREAS. There are MOTOR & WALKING routes. Southern New Madison/Hollansburg motor route. Arcanum motor route. If you are interested, please contact Becky at 937-5470851 and leave your name, address & phone number, if no answer Full or part-time Carpenter. Minimum 2 years experience. 548-2307 Seeking Class A CDL Semi truck drivers.

Dump truck drivers.

Full & part-time positions. Loads within 100 mile radius. Drivers are home nightly. Hourly pay dependent upon your experience & paid weekly. Interested parties apply at Spencer Landscaping Inc, 5338 St Rt 571 Greenville or submit your resume to sales@spencerlandscaping.com SERVICES OFFERED PENNY’S HOUSECLEANING For busy people on the go!

Weekly & bi-weekly cleans only. Call/text 937-564-2016 for Free Estimate MOWING, large or small jobs. Also Landscaping, Shrub Trimming, Spraying/ Fertilizing, Snow Removal. Reasonable rates.

References available. Very dependable. 548-1716, ask for Justin Dealing with water damage requires immediate action. Local professionals that respond immediately.

Nationwide and 24/7.

No mold calls. Call today! 1-800-730-9790 SPECIAL NOTICES Lung Cancer? And 60 Years Old? If So, You and Your Family May Be Entitled To A Significant Cash Award. Call 800-897-7205 To Learn More. No Risk. No Money Out of Pocket WANTED TO BUY Cars/Trucks, running or not UP TO $500. Free pick-up. 937-423-2703 or 937-621-5809

WANTED TO BUY BUYING OLD GUITARS, Banjos, Mandolins & Amplifiers. ALSO buying Flutes, Saxophones, Trombones, Trumpets in good condition, Yamaha, Selmer, King, Conn. Bring them to Bach to Rock Music, 334 S. Broadway, Greenville, OH for an offer. 937-547-1970, email: bachtorock@ earthlink.net FOR RENT 2 bedroom mobile home, Castine. $475/ mo + deposit & utilities.

No Pets! 937-678-2409 GROUND FOR RENT: 49.67 tillable acres for rent by Sealed Bid on Southeast corner of New Harrison-Bradford and Auld Roads. Send Name, Address, phone number and bid to 115 Reed Ave, Versailles, OH 45380 by March 10, 2018 Grnvl- 3 BR Duplex.

With refrig & stove, with w/d hookup. $575/mth plus deposit. 937-6543173 Brick duplex, Chippewa, Greenville. 2 BR, 1 bath, L/M, Kitchen, W/D hookup, A/C, Stove, Microwave, Fridge. 1 car garage w/opener. Owner pays water/maintains yard. NO Pets, Metro or Smoking. $625/mo + deposit. 564-1658

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CIVIL SERVICE EXAM FOR BEGINNING FIREFIGHTER

Notice is hereby given that the Civil Service Commission of the City of Greenville, Darke County, Ohio, will hold a written examination for the position of Beginning Firefighter for the City of Greenville, Ohio, on Wednesday, March 21, 2018 at 6:00 pm in the Greenville Municipal Building Basement Classroom, 100 Public Square, Greenville, Ohio 45331. Salary ranges from $34,497 to $56,986 annually, plus benefits.

Additional information, including minimum requirements; a detailed job description; the addition of credits; and how to obtain an application is available on-line at cityofgreenville. org or from the Office of the Mayor in the Municipal Building at 100 Public Square, Greenville, Ohio 45331, from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm Monday through Thursday and from 8:00 am to 1:00 pm on Fridays.

An application fee of $25.00 must accompany the application upon submission. Completed applications are due to the Office of the Mayor no later than 4:00 pm on Monday, March 12, 2018 to be eligible to take the examination.

The City of Greenville is an Equal Opportunity Employer, m/f 2/18, 2/25, 3/4 3T

Plastic Recycling Technology, Inc. NEEDS ONE SHORT TRIP TRUCK DRIVER Qualifications:     

Class A CDL 2 Years Driving Experience Pass DOT Physical Pass Drug Screening Good Driving Record

Benefits after 90-Days:  Paid Vacation  Paid Holidays  Health Insurance  401K Plan Please apply within or mail your resume to PRT, Inc. at 9054 N. County Rd. 25-A in Piqua, Ohio or Call 937-615-9286 and ask for Mike B.

SATURDAY, MARCH 10 10 A.M. to 2 P.M. 5755 St. Rt. 571 E. Greenville, OH Great Opportunities for growth within company Starting Wages: $13.50 hr.

3 month increase to $14.80 and 12 month $16.08 Excellent benefits including Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k Attendance and profit sharing bonuses Light Manufacturing Environment, Uniforms Provided Looking for highly motivated and dependable individuals for production positions in our climate controlled Greenville, Ohio manufacturing facility.

Open positions in Injection, Assembly and Paint Departments on 2nd and 3rd shifts.

We are an equal opportunity employer. Drug testing required.

General Associate Production Positions 2nd or 3rd shift Greenville Technology Inc., a plastic injection molding company serving the automotive industry, is interested in highly motivated and dependable individuals for production positions in our climate controlled Greenville, Ohio manufacturing facility.

Open positions are in Injection, Assembly and Paint Departments on 2nd and 3rd shifts.

Skills/Requirements: Hand and tool-assisted assembly Inspection, sanding and buffing of painted parts Machine operation High regard for quality Willingness to work overtime Team-oriented Proven work record Rate: $13.50 starting pay per hour. $16.08 per hour after one year of service.

Great Opportunities for growth within company Excellent benefits including Medical, Dental, Vision, 4011k Attendance and profit sharing bonuses Light Manufacturing Environment, Uniforms Provided Please send resume to: Greenville Technology, Inc. PO Box 974 Greenville, Ohio 45331 Or hr_employment@gtioh.com ***Open Interviews on Wednesdays from 1:00-3:00PM at 5755 State Route 571 E. Greenville, Ohio 45331***

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FOR RENT Storage for personal & business use. Penske Truck Rentals. Call Greenville Stor & Lock.

548-1075, 5328 Michelle St Greenville, large 1 BR upstairs apt. Stove furnished. W/D hookup. $400/mo + deposit.

937-459-0334

2 BR. Ranch double in Rollin Acres. 1 car garage. Washer/dryer hookup. Central air. NO Pets/Smoking. $500 a month. 937-548-2397 2 BR brick duplex w/ attached garage. Arcanum schools. Rural area. No Pets. $500/ mo + deposit. Call evenings 423-2200

Currently Hiring for Full Time and Part Time RN’s, LPN’s & STNA’s

We oer competitive compensation and beneďŹ t packages

To Learn More -Join Us March 6th 10am-2pm at Ohio Means Jobs 631 Wagner Ave. Greenville, OH 45331 Or Apply at jobs.hcr-manorcare.com

FOR RENT COMMERCIAL PROPERTY for rent, 410 S Broadway. Call for info 937-417-0841 2 BR apt includes stove, refrig, W/D hookup. $475/mo. No Pets or Metro. 548-9600 Nice 3 BR ranch style house in Greenville North End. $650. No Pets. 937-447-7845 Very nice 2 BR apt. Near Grnvl park. Stove & refrig, w/d unit. NO PETS. $475/mo. 937-548-5053 3 bdrm, 1.5 bath, basement, garage, fenced yard. Near hospital. $600/mo ++credit checked. 548-4448 Arcanum 2 BR downstairs apt w/deck, stove/ refrig. Provided. Water paid. $425 month.937760-1110 Land Contract/Rent.

212 N Main, Palestine.

Remodeled 3 BR home, w/d unit, central air, 2 car garage. New exterior paint in spring. $2K down/$605 mo or $625/ mo. 937-548-5053 or benanzer.com

Be Part of Our

GROWING TEAM

at WHIRLPOOL Kelly Services, in partnership with Whirlpool, is getting ready to ramp their assembly lines in Greenville, Ohio!

Be the first to apply with Kelly Services to work at Whirlpool and be a part of the growing team.

WAGES START BETWEEN $13.00-$13.50 depending on shift.

This is an entry level position that is temporary to hire. Once hired on by Whirlpool full time you would enjoy the following benefits: Medical insurances, Prescription coverage, Vision insurance, Dental insurance, Life Insurance & Accident Insurance, Short Term Disability & Long Term Disability, Parental Leave Benefit.

Apply today by calling 937-316-3782

Come To Our

HIRING EVENT

TUESDAY March 6

10 A.M. - 2 P.M. 639 Wagner Ave. Greenville

$

2 BR downstairs apt w/ garage, Greenville. No Pets, Smoking. $625/ mo, water incld. 5489400 Willow Place Apartments - We’re better than ever! 3 bedrooms, 1.5 baths. Call 937-3168489. Equal Housing Opportunity LIVESTOCK Brown egg laying pullets. 937-526-4541 REAL ESTATE Move in ready! 3 BR brick ranch. New roof, 2 baths, optional in-law suite, 1700 sq ft., 12x14 outbuilding w/loft, new roof. 5112 Culbertson Rd, 3 miles east of Greenville. $145,000.

937-459-4038. No land contracts LENDER ORDERED SALE! 20 ac - $39,900 Pond, stream, woods, wildlife.

6 miles from Cooperstown, NY! Twn rd utils.

Terms avail. 888-7386994 NewYorkLandandLakes.com FARM ESTATE SELLOFF! 28 ac - $46,900.

Stream, pond, stonewalls, great hunting!

Near major upstate NY lakes! 888-4317214 NewYorkLandandLakes.com AUTOMOTIVE 2007 HHR $4195. 2006 Impala $4195. 2006 Grand Prix $4195. 2007 Focus $4495. 2008 Cobalt $4995. 2005 Grand Am $3695. 1998 Buick Park Ave $1195. 2001 Grand Am $1995. 2003 Dakota $2495. 2001 Ranger $3695. Buy Sell - Trade! CountryAutoSalesGreenville.com 548-1337 MOBILE HOMES For Sale 16x18 mobile home with 10x10x12 wooden storage shed.

For Information call 937-615-6063

MISC. FOR SALE Men’s 26� multi-speed bicycle by Concord, good condition, $50.

937-548-4178 Oak tree firewood for sale plus storage rack & cover, $75. 937-5484178 PROFESSIONAL SOUND SYSTEM Rental, Sales & Installation. Free quotes to your business, church or home for sound system updates & improvements. JBL, EAW, QSC, PEAVEY, CROWN. Bach to Rock Music 547-1970, email: bachtorock@earthlink. net. Also Renting sound systems for Weddings, Graduations, Business Meetings, or any other engagements!

Dish Network-Satellite Television Services.

Now Over 190 channels for ONLY $49.99/ mo! HBO-FREE for one year, FREE Installation, FREE Streaming, FREE HD. Add Internet for $14.95 a month.

1-800-219-1271 Stereo Paradigm speakers, two 15-5/8x93/16x12-3/4, $150. Onkyo receiver $75. Panasonic DVD/CD 5-disc changer $50. Paradigm amplifier PS1000 $195.

Accessories included.

Buy all together for discount price of $395. Excellent condition - Like New! 937-548-4178 Safe Step Walk-In Tub Alert for Seniors. Bathroom falls can be fatal.

Approved by Arthritis Foundation.

Therapeutic Jets. Less Than 4 Inch Step-In. Wide Door. Anti-Slip Floors.

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fel, Allyson Martin, Lucie Morris, Jerin Necessary, Jacob Siegrist, and Johnna Siegrist E I G H T H GRADE - Kylie Beisner, Meghan Downing, Sydney Lipps, Madeline Mead, Allison Milliff, Willow Moore, Maria Petry, and Isabela Ramirez SEVENTH GRADE - Alyssa Begoon, Halle Bell, Gage Lochard, Natalie Miller, Latorie Richards, Austin Rismiller, and Rylee Sagester Honor Roll SENIORS - Brittany Brewer, Rachel Crist, Lauren Flory, Trey Frech, Garrett George, Jazmine Hileman, TreyLuke Holsapple, Cassity Jackson, Titus Lavy, Isabelle Middleton, Mia Middleton, Camren Munchel, Ashley Penny, and Joseph York JUNIORS - Logan Brooks, Haven Buckley, Mason Coby, Derek Eyer, Desiray Fourman, Allison Godown, Gage Hileman, Corbin Holzapfel, Breeann Lipps, Breanna Locke, Mala-

COCA COLA ADVERTISING PEPSI ICE CHEST - MCCORMICK DEERING POSTER - INDIAN LITHOGRAPH - GREENVILLE ITEMS – RR PCS – NY WORLD’S FAIR

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At the Youth Bldg of the Darke County Fairgrounds, 800 Sweitzer St.

SATURDAY, MARCH 10 at 9:30 AM COCA-COLA, SPRITE, PEPSI: A great collection w/ NOS (New Old Stock) & excellent condition items! We will be featuring Coca-Cola signs, thermometers; calendars; bottles; carriers; rack & crates; 24” Santa; Sparky & other posters; old photographs:; trays; 1960’s salesman’s catalog; print blocks; Many unusual small items incl: Early 1900’s “Spin to Win” Coke spin-pointer; lighters; 3 Coke machine transistor radios; Cobot the Robot in original box miniature trucks; & much more! SPRITE: Gas powered, 1970’s Indy toy race car in orig box; Sprite Boy poster; etc. PEPSI COLA: Double flip top, 1930’s, 5 Cent country store iced cooler; thermometer (no tube); signs; etc.

PLUS: Rare McCormick, 1831 to 1931 ANNIVERSAY POSTER FOR CREAM SEPARATORS; DeLaval Cream Separator porcelain sign; 890’s Blue Jeans poster; Farmer’s Union tin sign many others; 1910 embossed cardboard hunting scene calendar w/ quail & dog; Old Style lighted “Waterfalls” beer sign; MGD static electricity bottle dome; Bergoff Beer 10” medallion; Iroquois Indian head beer tap; Red Giant Battery license plate attachment; 3 adv placards for car bumpers; 1954 poster size calendar w/ Ty Cobb; etc. INDIAN LITHOGRAPH: 1845 lithograph of On Ge Wae, A Chippewa Chief, 16” x 22” framed. WWI POSTERS: Battle of Verdun (French); Howard Chandler Christy: Fight or Buy Bonds – Third Liberty Loan & 3 others. MOVIE POSTERS: Conan the Barbarian, 1974; Luana; The Gauntlet; Fire & Ice; European Vacation.

GREENVILLE, OHIO ITEMS selling mid to late morning: Wooden road sign: “1 Mile to Kuntz & Wright Hardware”; Quality Monuments wooden thermometer; 1800’s brass livery ticket or check token, #72 for HH Davis, purported to for tending one’s horse while at the Darke Co.Fair; 1941 & 42 Darke Co. Fair letter heads; set of 3 Greenville Treaty Co. letterheads; Greenville paper label ketchup bottle; 1947 Darke Co Speedway race program, 1917 Auction chicken postcard, plus more!

Colorado Nails tin sign; Frontier Days poster; angle lamp shades; stand-out mythological scene in gold gilded frame; unique child size walnut bureau; 45 rpm records; 1935 GM work manuals; license plates; auto brochures & manuals; Railroad lanterns, locks & more!

NEW YORK, 1939 WORLD’S FAIR ITEMS, OVER 200 pieces, offered at the conclusion of the advertising and collectibles auction.

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Greenville National Bank sponsors DCCA’s sold out show GREENVILLE – Darke County Center for the Arts recognizes Greenville National Bank as a Spotlight Sponsor of the recent sold out Artists Series performance of Rhonda Vincent & The Rage, Jan. 20 at St. Clair Memorial Hall. “Greenville National Bank’s sponsorship donation helps make it possible to present high quality performing artists in our hometown,”

said Andrea Jordan, executive director of DCCA. “We appreciate Greenville National Bank’s support of the Arts, and their commitment to making these opportunities available and affordable in our community,” she concluded.

Don and Mary Jane Dietrich, Coppock-Hole Trust, The Bistro Off Broadway, Greenville VFW Post 7262, were also sponsors of the con-

MacKenzie Estate Auction Sat Mar. 10 10 AM 968 N. OHIO ST GREENVILLE, Oh 45331

Complete House full of Furniture/ Appliances/Antiques/Tools/Old Prints/ China/Beer Signs/ & more!

This is a nice offering of well taken care of merchandise!!

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cert by Rhonda Vincent and the Rage.

Additionally, the Ohio Arts Council helps fund this program with state tax dollars to encourage economic growth, educational excellence and cultural enrichment for all Ohioans.

DCCA also receives operating support from the Harry D. and Esther Stephens Memorial as well as funding from the Ketrow Foundation and Lydia E. Schaurer Memorial Trust Fund. DCCA membership contributions also help support this show.

The Toledo Symphony Orchestra returns May 19 featuring Oh, What a Night! With Connor Bogart, for the final Artists Series performance of DCCA’s 2017-2018 ARTS COUNT Season.

Guest soloist, Connor Bogart will perform Broadway hits from Jersey Boys, Sweeny Todd, Phantom of the Opera, Les Misérables, and more.

DCCA presents and promotes performing and fine arts encouraging cultural enrichment. For more information on DCCA the 20172018 ARTS COUNT Season and to purchase tickets contact the DCCA office at (937) 547-0908 or visit our website CenterForArts.net.

CITY OF GREENVILLE On February 20, 2018, the City of Greenville, Ohio adopted the following legislation: • Ordinance #18-24 supplemental appropriations • Ordinance #18-25 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 of Council City of Greenville 2/25, 3/4 2T

BURIALS LISTED

New Madison—The following is a list of interments for the Greenmound Union Cemetery in 2017.

January 3, Terry Wilt, 61 January 5, Richard Emrick, 81 January 14, Mildred Mann, 75 February 24, Larry Cooley, 65 February 24, Brian Munchel, 48 March 27, Evelyn Irvine, 79 March 28, Carol Darland, 61 April 2, Helen Jones, 98 May 2, Monte Oler, 67 May 8, Charles Madgysei May 24, Pearl Hoover, 95 May 24, Dale Anderson, 88 May 30, Gary Eley, 71 May 28, Miriam Dunn, 96 June 14, Ida McClain, 87 June 24, Linda Hall, 59 August 3, Della Cassity, 93 September 7, John Falknor, 94 September 9, Gloria Hollinger, 89 September 16, Sarah Juday, 75 September 21, William Burton, 61 September 26, Nita Watern, 73 September 28, Deborah Spencer, 68 October 12, Patsy Broadstock, 90 October 17, Gary Brown October 31, Stephen Allread November 5, Barbara Brown November 23, Keith Burns, 87 December 13, Joseph Eliker December 23, Mary Ebberts, 86 February 2001, James Dunn November 2015, Charles Fiore, 88 December 2015, Mary Jenkins December 2016, Vera Schuff, 67

NOTICE OF PRIVATE SALE OF REAL ESTATE BY SEALED BIDS Theodore D. Hemmerich and Judith J. Kaiser, Co-Executors of the Estate of Doyle L. Hemmerich are offering for sale on March 10, 2018, a tract of 80 Acres, more or less.

PROPERTY LOCATION: The property is located at 5191 Hartzell Road, Darke County, Ohio, includes house, grain bin, and outbuildings, described as follows: Situated in the County of Darke in the State of Ohio, and in the Township of Greenville and bounded and described as follows: Being the North Half of the Southeast quarter of Section Eight (8), Township Nine (9) North, Range Three (3) East, containing 80 Acres, more or less but subject to all legal highways.

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March 30th, 2018

10:01am Wagons, 12:00pm Equipment

Darke County Fairgrounds

Location: Indoors, North Beef Show Arena (St. Rt. 121) Greenville, OH 45331 Have an item to consign or questions?

Contact Kevin 937-459-2545 or email kevinflory@florylandscaping.com or Katie 937-621-4009, email katie@florylandscaping.com

GRADE - Jayden Brabson, Kaylee Brewer, Ashlyn Burk, Josie Dubbs, Andrew Holzapfel, Wyatt Ketring, Karra Marker, Shelby Mintkenbaugh, Molli Mowbray, Allison Moyer, Casey Osborne, Zane Osborne, Nevaeh Reigelsperger, Wilson Suggs, and Kylan Whittington

LEGAL NOTICE

NEW MADISON – The TriVillage Junior and Senior High School is pleased to announce its second quarter honor roll.

Principal’s Roll SENIORS Kayla Burke, Kathryn Combs, Kara Hollinger, Alana Holsapple, Kaitlyn Howard, Macy Schepis, and Cameron Sterrett JUNIORS - Peyton Bietry, Phoebe Campbell, Elijah Driver, Maranda Dunlap, Edie Morris, Kloey Murphey, Marissa Roark, and Sony Rothwell S O P H O MORES - Alia Ayette, Andrea Bietry, Jonathon Crawford, Madelyn Downing, Landen Fraylick, Madison Green, Harley Ketring, Abbigale Lipps, Alisha Rismiller, Christyana Roberts, Courtney Runkel, Melissa Siler, Morgan Singer, Rachel Stewart, Tara Tankersley, and Colton Thobe FRESHMEN - Blake Brandenburg, Aiden Collins, Dylan Finkbine, Savannah Gray, Matthew Holzap-

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

Engineer’s I.D.:F24-0-309-08-00-00-201-00 (80 acres) OFFERING OF BIDS: A bid shall be submitted in a sealed envelope. The bid shall be mailed or delivered to the attention of Gary L. Brown, Attorney at Law, LLC, 414 Walnut Street, Greenville, OH 45331. The sealed bid must be received no later than Friday, March 9, 2018, at 5:00 p.m., Ohio time.

OPENING OF BIDS: The bids will be opened at the house, 5191 Hartzell Road, Greenville Township, Darke County, Ohio on Saturday, March 10, 2018 at 10:00 a.m.

Ohio time. Each bidder is welcome to be present at the opening of the bids, and any bidder present may raise their bid. Seller reserves the right to reject any and all bids.

TERMS OF SALE: On March 10, 2018, the successful bidder shall execute a written, noncontingent contract for the purchase of said real estate and shall make a (10%) ten percent earnest money deposit of the purchase price at the time of the signing of the purchase contract. The balance of the purchase price shall be due and payable upon delivery of a fiduciary deed, and the closing shall be done within thirty (30) days after the signing of the purchase contract. The bare farm ground, house, grain bin and any buildings on it are being sold “AS IS” condition.

Possession to be given to the Purchaser thirty (30) days after the closing.

Seller will pay the July, 2018, installment of real estate taxes, and Purchaser will pay all taxes and assessments thereafter.

VIEWING OF THE PROPERTY: Anyone interested in viewing the property should contact Theodore D. Hemmerich (937) 417-8027.

Gary L. Brown, Attorney at Law, LLC 414 Walnut Street, Suite B Greenville, OH 45331 Telephone: (937) 548-4400 Attorney for Theodore D. Hemmerich, and Judith J. Kaiser, Co-Executors 2/18, 2/25, 3/4 3T

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Sealed Bid Sale 98.327 Acres Cropland

Richard S. Shives offers for sale on Saturday, April 14, 2018, a tract of 98.327 acres of bare cropland.

PROPERTY LOCATION: Situated in Darke County, Ohio, in the Township of Butler, and bounded on the west side by the Preble County Butler Township Rd., described as follows: Situated in the Northwest and Southwest Quarters of Section Nine (9), Town Ten (10) North, Range Two (2) East.

OFFERING OF BID: A bid shall submitted in a sealed envelope. The bid shall be mailed or delivered to the attention of John R. Shives, 243 Ft. Jefferson Avenue, Greenville, Ohio, 45331. The sealed bid must be received no later than Friday, April 13, 2018, at 5:00 PM. Bidder must clearly set forth bid in a total dollar amount. The subject property is being sold ‘as is’ subject to all easements and right of ways of record.

OPENING OF BIDS: The sealed bids will be opened at the office of SAMCO Appraisal Management Company, 243 Ft. Jefferson Avenue, Greenville, Ohio, on Saturday, April 14, 2018 at 10:00 AM. All bidders who have submitted sealed bids may be present at the opening of the bids and may raise their bids. Seller reserves the right to accept or reject any and all bids. The successful bidder shall enter into a contract for the purchase of the 98.327 acres.

TERMS OF SALE: On April 14, 2018, the successful bidder shall execute a written, non-contingent contract for the purchase of said real estate and shall make a ten percent (10%) earnest money deposit of the purchase price at the time of the signing of the purchase contract. The balance of the purchase price shall be due and payable upon delivery of a warranty deed. The closing shall be within 30 days of the sale date.

Possession to be given to the purchaser immediate upon closing. Seller will pay the July 2018 installment of real estate taxes, and Purchaser will pay all taxes and assessments thereafter.

Any statements made on day of sale shall take precedence over any statements made in this advertisement. A bid packet including a map of real property, bid format and contract will be available electronically. Email bid package request to jshives@samco-amc.com or call 937417-1172.

Park reports 2017 financial results NEWARK – Park National Corporation (Park) (NYSE American: PRK) recently reported deposit and loan growth as part of its financial results for the fourth quarter and the year ended

2017 (three and 12 months ended Dec. 31, 2017). Park’s board of directors also declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.94 per common share, payable on March 9 to common share-

NOTICE OF PRIVATE SALE OF TWO (2) TRACTS OF FARM REAL ESTATE BY SEALED BID WEAVER SWINE FARMS, INC.

Weaver Swine Farms, Inc., will take sealed bids on the real estate located south of Hogpath Road, east of Stump Road and north of Grove Road, Arcanum, Darke County, Ohio identified as follows: Tract 1: 9.93 acres more or less of real property (bare ground-no improvements), Township of Franklin, Darke County, Ohio, Parcel ID No. E83-0-40820-00-00-401-02 and Tract 2: 36 acres more or less of real property (bare ground-no improvements), Township of Franklin, Darke County, Ohio, Parcel ID No. E83-0-40820-00-00-401-01. The subject tracts are being sold “as is” subject to all leases, easements and right of ways of record.

The sealed bids will be accepted at the Law Office of Garbig & Schmidt, LLC, 2840 Alt. St. Rt. 49 N., Suite A, Arcanum, Ohio, until Wednesday, March 14, 2018 at 1:00 P.M. Ohio time. Bidders may submit a bid on each tract and/or on both tracts together. Bidder must clearly set forth his/her bid in a total dollar amount. The sealed bids will be opened at the office of Garbig & Schmidt, LLC on Wednesday, March 14, 2018 at 2:00 P.M. Ohio time. All interested bidders who have submitted sealed bids may be present at the opening of the bids and may raise their bids. Seller reserves the right to accept or reject any and all bids. The successful bidder(s) shall enter into a contract for the purchase of said real estate.

The successful bidder(s) shall pay 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 an Ohio Warranty Deed within thirty (30) days after sale date or as soon thereafter as the Seller determines. At the closing, all real estate taxes and assessments, if any, for the year in which the closing takes place shall be prorated to the closing date using the short form tax proration method based upon the most recent real estate tax bill for the subject tract. Such proration shall be final, and after such proration is made the successful bidder(s) shall be responsible for paying all installments of such taxes and assessments becoming due and payable thereafter, including CAUV recoupment costs, if any. Possession shall be given at closing. Any statements made on day of sale shall take precedence over any statements made in this advertisement. A bid packet including a map of real property and bid form will be available at the office of Garbig & Schmidt, LLC, Attorneys at Law at 2840 Alt. St. Rt. 49N, Suite A, Arcanum, Ohio 45304 or call (937) 692-5278.

holders of record as of Feb. 16.

“We planted many seeds in 2017 – new deposit accounts, enhanced mobile app features, extended hours for quick loan approvals, and a 24/7 customer care center. They are already bearing fruit, and we have great momentum for the new year,” said Park Chief Executive Officer David Trautman.

“Our local bankers continue to listen, respond and serve their communities with excellence and dedication. We are ready to welcome new clients in 2018.”

Park’s net income for the fourth quarter of 2017 was $22.8 million, a 14.1 percent rise from $20.0 million for the fourth quarter of 2016. Fourth quarter 2017 net income per diluted common share was $1.48, compared to $1.30 in the fourth quarter of 2016.

Net income for the 2017 year was $84.2 million, a 2.2 percent decrease from $86.1 million for the same period in 2016. Net income per diluted

common share for the 2017 year was $5.47, compared to $5.59 for the 2016 year. Financial results in 2016 were influenced by significant recoveries from loans related to Park’s Southeast Property Holdings subsidiary and an overall reduction of the allowance for loan losses.

Park’s community-banking subsidiary, The Park National Bank, reported net income of $24.4 million for the fourth quarter of 2017, compared to $16.1 million for the fourth quarter of 2016. The bank’s full-year net income for 2017 was $87.3 million, compared to $84.5 million for the same period in 2016. The bank’s total assets were $7.5 billion at Dec. 31, 2017, rising from $7.4 billion at December 31, 2016.

The bank’s total loans were $5.34 billion at Dec. 31, 2017, a $104.4 million (2.0 percent) increase over $5.23 billion at December 31, 2016. In 2017, the bank grew consumer loans by $118.0 million (10.5 percent increase) and commercial

loans by $51.7 million (1.9 percent increase). The bank also reported increased deposits for personal and business clients in the 2017 year. Total deposit balances rose $266 million, a 4.73 percent increase in deposits compared to the 2016 year.

Headquartered in Newark, Ohio, Park National Corporation had $7.5 billion in total assets (as of December 31, 2017). The Park organization principally consists of 11 community bank divi-

sions, a non-bank subsidiary and two specialty finance companies. Park’s Ohio-based banking operations are conducted through Park subsidiary The Park National Bank and its divisions, which include the Second National Bank Division.

The Park organization also includes Guardian Financial Services Company (d.b.a.

Guardian Finance Company) and SE Property Holdings, LLC. Complete financial tables are available upon request.

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ARCANUM – Students of the Month for January from Arcanum High School are Tyler Sowers and Kayla Riegle. Tyler and Kayla were nominated because of the accountability and service they demonstrate. Tyler was nominated because of the effort and service he has demonstrated in class. He is a positive leader who works hard to improve himself and others. Kayla leads through service. She consistently helps others during the school day. She also puts forth tremendous effort daily. The Student of the Month program is sponsored

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ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES #25 Union Wood Hand Crank Coffee Grinder; Edgemont Advertising Cracker Tin; Early 2 Gal. Sunoco Motor Oil Can (great colors); Early Marvel Metal #2 Gravity Cream Separator; J. Chein “Happy Days” Barrel Bank; (5) Early Bubble Glass Pictures & Frames; 6-Drawer Oak Spice Box; Primitive Wood Bench; Concrete Yard Goose; 1 Gal. Pure Oil Grease Can; Cast Iron Eagle; sev. Crocks; sev. Early Oil Lamps; sev. Crock Batter Bowls; Shoe Lathe; New Madison “Owl” Yearbooks, 1930, 1940, 1944, 1951, 1960, 1964, 1968 & 1972; Early 1 Gal. Richmond Candy Tin; Wood Rolling Pin; Early Kitchen Utensils; Oil Lantern; 200 Lb. Hanging Scales; Granite Ware items; (2) Galv. Sprinkling Cans; Hanson Family Scales; Rug Beater; Early Fiddle w/Case; 1943 U.S. Naval Picture; Early Pure Oil Photo 1938 Ohio State Fair Souvenir; Sharpening Stihl; Buchy’s Shortening Can; sev. Wood Crates; Early Child’s Wood Rocking Horse; Lg. Early Calumet Baking Powder Tin; Keen Kutter H. Crank Grinder; Early Child’s Wood Blocks; Wire Bird Cage; Pr. of Horse Hames; Early Winchester 12 GA. Shell Box; Apple Peeler; Old Buttons; Scissors; Sewing items; Tin Match Holder; Cast Iron Elephant Bank; sev. Green Insulators; Longaberger Basket; Early Eye Glasses; Early Naval Clothing & Coats; sev. Pedestal Plant Stands; Cast Iron Horse, Cart & Driver; White Crock Jug w/Lid; Cast Iron Safe Bank; Wood Butter Paddle; Crock Spittoon; Ceramic Lighted Christmas Tree; German Coo-Coo Clock; Sadd Iron; Wood Cane; 50’s Dbl. Desk Lamp; Radio Flyer Wagon; #7 & #9 Griswold Iron Skillets; #5 Wagner Skillet; Early Clark Bar Candy Box; Floral Hanging Lamp; Primitive Wood Leather Stretcher; Norwood Trendle Sewing Machine; Necci Sewing Machine; Snow King Baking Powder Tin; Early Cocoa Tin; misc.

Ruby Red Glassware; Cast Iron 3-Footed Kettle w/Handle; (10) Wood Folding Chairs; Children’s Books & Games; Coleman Propane Lantern; OAHV Guitar w/Case; Chalkware Lion; (2) sm. Metal Blade Fans; Early Mirrored Medicine Cabinet; Sheet Music Books; Early Books & Readers; Wood Foot Locker; (3) Wool Blankets; 1951 Holiday On Ice Program; 1951 Air Races Program; sev. Photo Albums; (2) 1946 Stadium Midget Auto Race Programs, Richmond, IN.; 1949 Air Show Program; 1949 Bozo The Clown Photo; Early Tin Mick’s Clothes Tailoring Pin Holder, New Madison, OH; (2) Cast Iron Mini Skillet Ash Trays; Early Stetson Hat Box; several nice Quilts.

ANTIQUE FURNITURE Victorian 5-Drawer Chest of Drawers; Early Secretaries Desk; Early Wood Pie Safe w/Hammered Metal Doors; Walnut Dresser w/Mirror & Marble Inlay; Early Oak High Boy Dbl. Bed; Early Oak Marble Top Dresser w/Mirror; Tiger Oak Serpentine Chest of Drawers; Tiger Oak Serpentine Low Boy Dresser w/Mirror; Early Wood 2-Door Jelly Cabinet (Painted); (2) Wood Primitive Two Door Cabinets; Early Oak Footed Recliner Chair; Primitive Wood Table; Slant Top Wood Feed Box; Oak High Back Dbl. Bed (ornate); Rod Iron Baby Crib; Standing Radio; Walnut Medicine Cabinet; 50’s Chrome Edge Kitchen Table; Oak Ornate Rocker; sm. Oak Child’s School Desk; Wood Magazine Rack.

MODERN FURNITURE & APPLIANCES Tan Elec. Lift Chair (very nice); Maroon Floral 3-Cushion Sofa w/Matching Love Seat; 48” Oak Pedestal Claw Foot Dining Table w/(6) Chairs & (2) Leaves; 4-Pc. Knotty Pine Bedroom Suite, Dbl. Bed, Chest, Dresser, Mirror & Night Stand; Knotty Pine Cedar Chest; 7 Ft. Oak & Glass Lighted Display Cabinet; Wood Cedar Lined Wardrobe; 7 Ft. Oak Corner Cabinet w/Leaded Glass Doors; Sofa Table; 4-Pc. Maple Bedroom Suite; Maple Bookcase; 6 Ft. Oak Dbl. Door Wardrobe; Oak Microwave Cabinet w/Drawers; (2) Maple Lamp Tables; Maple 2-Tier Drum Table; Oak 5-Shelf Bookcase; sev. Brass Lamps; Zenith Cabinet Stereo w/Turn Table; Patio Glider; (2) Oak Porch Rockers; Patio Swing; Frigidaire Refrigerator/Freezer (White) (nice); Kenmore Elec. Range (very nice); Quartz Wall Clock.

MISC. Silverware; Card Table & (4) Chairs; Wood Spice Rack; Granite Roasters; Window Fan; Pet Taxi; Walker w/Seat & Brakes; Typewriter; Pop Up Canopy; sev. Area Rugs; lots of Canning Jars; sm. Elec. Kitchen Appliances; Crock Pots; Pots; Pans; Corning Baking Dishes; 20-Pc. Stoneware Dishes; Tupperware; Household Cleaning Products; (2) Fishing Rods & Reels; Walnut Wall Shelf; Blankets; Sofa Pillows; Luggage; Wood Quilt Rack; Radio’s; Disc Player; Christmas Decorations; Sheets; Elec. Argus Slide Viewer; 45 & 33 Records; (10) John Wayne Videos; Drill Bits; Extension Cord; misc. Hand & Power Tools; Bolts; Screws; Nails; Hwd.; B&D 7 ¼” Circ. Saw; Machinist Tool Box; NEW Christmas Decorations; NEW Tool Belts; (2) Elec. White Mountain Ice Cream Makers; Craftsman Portable Air Compressor; lots of Peg Board Hooks (all sizes); (2) NEW Snow Shovels; Elec. Fireplace; Vent Free Gas Space Heater; Propane Tank Top Heater; NEW Air Hose; Craftsman 20 Gal. Wet/Dry Shop Vacuum; Eden Pure Heater; 10 Lb. Sledge Hammer; NEW Water Hoses; NEW Door Latch Kits; NEW Landscape Edging.

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MV Schools release 2nd quarter honor roll UNION CITY – Mississinawa Valley Schools are pleased to announce the honor roll and merit roll of their students for the second quarter. Merit roll is only for grades 7-12.

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Seniors – Amanda Armstrong, Day Hall, Ciara Hampshire, Stevi Keen, Josiah Philiposian, Makenna Price, Payton Reichard (MVCTC), Angel Schaffer, Paxton Scholl, and Brieanne Varvel Juniors – Abigail Abel, Isabelle Barga (MVCTC), Daisy Brim, Sidnie Hunt, Bailey Johnson, Addison Spitler, and Grant Stachler Sophomores – Josh Fett, Zach Longfellow, and Alex Scholl Freshmen – Trey Godfrey, Maria Ojeda-Avilez, Ben Philiposian, and Taylor Stachler Eighth Grade – Taylor Cunningham and Alexis Spradling

Seventh Grade – Gabby Elizondo, Jocelyn Hoggatt, Xochitl Lozano-Licona, Krista Miller, Lilly Severance, Ava Stump, Nedi Velasco, and Judah Ben Winchester Sixth Grade – Makenna Guillozet, Aron Hunt, Christina Mangen, Brandon Miller, Brenna Price, Kailyn Stahl, and Braxten Trump Fifth Grade – Matthew Arnold-Wright, Wyatt Bubeck, Harley Hanes, Daniel Hartzell, Kohen Mote, Kylee Saintignon, and Taylee Woodbury Fourth Grade – Cora Hoggatt, Makenna Hoggatt, Dakota Jenkins, Matalin Meyer, Danika Neargarder, Iris Schneider, Brooklynn Seubert, and Allyson Waymire

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Zayne Lavy, Madison Townsend, Caleb Trobridge, and Davian Trump Seventh Grade – Zachary Binkley, Brandon Courtney, Alexa Gaona, Sierra Grim, Kaden Mote, Mackenzie O’Keefe Hill, AJ Waymire, Troy Woodbury, and Kailey Yohey Sixth Grade – Adriana Baxin, Lacey Bowers, Aliana Delacruz, Jordyn Dunlap, Breanna Germann, Thomas Gower, Paytyn Hiestand, Aaron Hummel, Anthony Ibarra, Tanner Leichty, Alex Lozano-Licona, Noelia Lucero, Zayne Orrison, Tristen Reichard, Kenzea Townsend, and Dylan Wehrkamp Fifth Grade – Aubrie Cooley, Stephany De La Torre-Barron, Shelby Fennig, Caeden Fritz, Seth Kiser, Lupe Lamas-Couchot, Adyson Lavy, Jacquelynn Lewchenko, Skyla Lopez, Storm Mote, Asher Shives, and Braden Wisner Fourth Grade – Baylee Brumbaugh, Jasmin Buggs, Keanan Cunningham, Gabriela Edwards, Lila Foster, Jasmin Guzman, Kaylee Hutzell, Cali Johns, Adrian Licona, Phoenix Mote, Cayde, Neukam, Trinity Reichard, Wyatt Stump, and Kyle Wehrkamp

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Seniors – Guadalupe Arrona (MVCTC), Ethan Bowman, Taydem Elson, Clayton Grice (MVCTC), Cody Matchett (MVCTC), Matt Slob (MVCTC), Airrika Westfall, and Nicole Yount Juniors – Kyler Guillozet, Zebediah Hannon, DJ Howell, Trinity Konwiczka (MVCTC), Brad Lester, Elijah Livingston, Casey Macias, Andrew Reichard, Matt Slyder, and Macy Stewart Sophomores – Connor Buffenbarger, Max Dirmeyer, and Kelsey Hittle Freshmen – Olivia Caixba, Samuel Castorena, Zachary Connor, Olivia Davis, Roman Dircksen, Wyatt Feltner, Cynthin Morgan, and Ellie Reichard Eighth Grade – Tyler Grow, Kennedy Stachler, and Marcella Terriquez Seventh Grade – Mallory Flesher, Ben Hartzell, Naomi Hathaway, Devon Mangen, Connor Shimp, and Joshua Varvel

Pictured are FCCLA member holding blankets that will be donated.

Arcanum FCCLA Family Tying event ARCANUM – The Arcanum FCCLA Chapter recently held a family tying event to make blankets for the My Very Own Blanket Foundation. FCCLA members and their families joined together for an evening of tying blankets.

A total of 21 blankets were made for the charity.

One of the Ohio Family Career Community Career Leaders of America (FCCLA) goals this year is to provide service to youth in our community across Ohio who are less fortunate. Our Kids, Our Family was chosen as this year’s FCCLA State Project.

Greenville Eagles support Empowering GREENVILLE – Greenville Eagles 2177 made a major contribution to Empowering Darke County Youth recently. Noting the progress Empowering’s After School Program has made working with students struggling academically, Eagles Trustee Brent Siders said this is what the Eagles is about… the youth in the community.

The Greenville Eagles, a fraternal organization, promotes service to family and community. It has sponsored many community oriented events and services over the years, including the Shriners Burn Centers, Greenville softball, Girl Scouts, the Annie Oakley Festival and more. It has given more than $15,000 in scholarships to children and grandchildren of members to help with college expenses.

“Your After School program is a good one,” Siders said, noting the Eagles’ decision to donate to Empowering. “It helps the kids and our community. We are proud to support it.”

Eagles membership has grown over the years and remains open to the public.

Anyone interested in joining may stop in at F.O.E. 2177 – Greenville Fraternal Organization of Eagles – at 113 E. Third Street and fill out an application. The organization offers many services open to the public, including breakfast and lunch, and regular live entertainment.

Established in March 2016, Empowering Darke County Youth has completed two years of summer tutoring to students throughout the county and is in its second year of after school tutoring to students at Greenville Elementary and Intermediate School.

Edison State Darke County students are the backbone of the program, tutoring the younger students as part of their community service and coursework commitments. Donations help to pay for supplies and snacks, as well as experienced and licensed tutors.

The Empowering Mission: Empowering Darke County Youth provides After School and Summer Tutoring programs to assist students in the areas of language arts and math with the goal of Strong Students for a Strong Community.

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Arcanum High School’s honor and merit roll ARCANUM – Arcanum High School is pleased to announce its second quarter honor and merit roll.

High Honors Seniors: Sydney Anderson, Samantha Aukerman, Makayla Bailey, Andrew Baker, Brendin Gillem, Madison Goubeaux, Chance Klipstine, Uriah Knepshield, Paige Kreusch, Christopher Manning, Julia McCullough, Jacob Osswald, Kayla Riegle, Sarah Riley, Kristen Short, Elle Siculan, Hanna Smith, Isaiah Smith, Tyler Sowers, Wills Troutwine, Alexander Weiss, Mara Wetzel, Cheyenne White, and Madison Wilson Juniors: Celeste Arnett, Evan Atchley, James Barry, Jenna Beatty, Meredith Cass, Tanner Delk, Erin Dillman, Trevor Fry, Makenna Gunckel, Jenna Haney, Macey Hartman, Alyssa Haye, Isaiah Hootman, Erykah Hutcheson, Ethan Moores, Paul Rammel, Sa-

Egg hunt with Easter Bunny VERSAILLES – Come enjoy free snacks with the Easter Bunny and hunt for eggs at Versailles Health Care Center. This event will be held Saturday, March 24, 10 a.m. The community is invited to Versailles Health Care Center for cookies and drinks, pictures with the Easter Bunny, and an Easter egg hunt. Be sure to bring an Easter basket for all of the eggs you find. Find the golden egg and turn it in for a special prize.

This event is free and open to the community.

For more information, contact Kim Fair at (937) 526-5570 or kfair@covenantcare.com. Versailles Health Care Center is located at 200 Marker Road, Versailles.

die Sink, Zachary Smith, and Justin Vanatta Sophomores: Regan Blinn, Austen Cutarelli, Tristan Delk, Braden Garbig, Gracie Garno, Audrey Heiser, Elizabeth Kubik, Madison Magnani, Araya Musselman, Kayla O’Daniel, Camille Pohl, Macy Skelton, Abbigail Van Hoose, McKinsey Willis, and Rachel Wright Honor Roll Seniors: Tiffany Abbott, Megan Brown, Kyle Collins, Ashlynn Farmer, Lucas Krause, Alexandria Less, Hannah Rammel, Tyler Rardin, and Cole Spitler Juniors: Sydney Brumbaugh, Lane Byrne, Isabella Gable, Niveka Gregg, and Mary Trittschuh Sophomores: Sydney Artz, Audrey Ball, Melony Brown, Ethan Garbig, Carson Magnani, Megan Walker, Dakota White, and Joshua Whittaker Freshmen: Trevor Bailey, Allison Barry, Devin Beisner, Cameron Burke, Nathanial Egnor, Nicholas Fry, Cael Gostomsky, Landen Gower, Haylie Henninger, Trista Hollinger, Lea Huffgarden, Alison Knaus, Landen Kreusch, Anna Loxley, Katherine Manning, Clayton Moore, Lena Netzley, Aidan O’Brien, Hailee Rehmert, Raylea Richards, Camaryn Riley, Jonathan Riley, Samantha Short, Eva Siculan, Isaac Smith, Karr Stump, Riley Via, Regan Weaver, Emily Wenning, Brody Williams, and Grace Wooten MVCTC: Zane Brehm, Megan Davis, Caleb Harter, Isabella Lee, Sydney Naylor, Brooke Rademachir, Kaitlan Thompson, Taryn Dohme, Preston Fox, Maegann Hackworth, Alexia Hess, Trinity Layman, Madyson Richards, and Brenden Woodworth Merit Roll Seniors: Auris Alderman, Isaiah Baker, Alison Bates,

David Blankenship, Christian Brumbaugh, Dylan Filbrun, Heidi Flora, Shane Grant, Zachary Henninger, Corbin Hess, Kacie Kinstle, Isaiah Krauss, Christian Layman, Dezeray Rice, and Kaleb Shilt Juniors: Sasha Derringer, Michael Fecker, Leahvi Halderman, Cami Henninger, David Jarrett, Lauren Lumpkin, Wade Meeks, Alissa Moore, Michael Quiroz, Mallory Riddle, Elora Sudduth, Kaylee Wilcox, and Stephen Young Sophomores: Blessing Angle, Sydney Artz, Collin Beck, Cade Brubaker, Katelynn Burrell-Troutwine, Grant Delk, Josiah Fox, Braydin Gillem, Carter Gray, Jayden Heltsley, Madison Mankin, Alexis Matchett, Reagen Peters, Harley Rehmert, Jack Shannon, Elliana Sloan, Janessa Stigler, Brittany Stump, Cameron Warner, Taylor Wirrig, Joshua Wright, and Kendall Wright Freshmen: George Appleberry, Emma Archer, Jaime Bevins, Shaylee Bush, Madelyne Byrne, Jordan Courtney, Mackenzie Davidson, Raymond Denniston, Arvilla Devinney, Chloe Eberhard, Laney Fourman, Carsen Gilbert, Cameron Haney, Blayne Hess, Reece Hicks, Israel Layman, Clayton Loxley, Kayla McCaslin, Josie McCullough, Braden Merritt-Eikenbery, Isaac Oda, Eleanor Pease, William Peters, Zachary Rardin, Carter Rhodehamel, Hannah Smith, Logan Stastny, Austin Stephens, Finn Todd, Logan Todd, Margaret Weiss, Vance Wetzel, Brady Willis, and Madelyn Wogomon MVCTC: Hailey Barney, Cassaundra Carroll, Caleb Clark, Jacob Gambill, Svetlana Johnson, Gabrielle McCarroll, Dylan Burns, Dane Craport, Jared Eberhard, and Olivia Keihl

FM Middle-High School honor roll PITSBURG – Franklin Monroe High School is pleased to announce its honor and merit roll for the second quarter.

Seventh Grade Honor Roll – Stephanie Dong, Landon Keller, Jessica Brocious, Sadie Bowser, Cade Peters, Lexie Cottrell, Brandon Rumble, Alaina Blackburn, Laurie Austin, Lance Austin, Brayden Cable, Drew Kniese, Alayna Norris, Zoe Kellems, and Cason Yount Merit Roll – Gavin Tucker, Avery Hosler, Blake Addis, Rebecca Gilmore, Zachary Garber, Joseph Champ, Jakiah Hurley, Trinity Sitzman, and Deanna Lavy Eighth Grade Honor Roll – Aaron Crist, Olivia Graves, Ethan Garber, Kerri Miller, Rose Medrano, Bailey Cottrell, and Quin Glass Merit Roll – Maureen Gant, Madelaine Gantt, Trey Kreitzer, Gabriel Sargent, Lydia Mikesell, Chloe Wolf, Dylan Brumbaugh, Kobe Petitjean, Grace Beeson, Daniel Nottingham, Emma Hein, Hannah Limbert, Maya Diceanu, Brenna Rock, Bradley Rumble, Zackary Wogoman, Michael Jarrett, and Blakely Sease Ninth Grade Honor Roll – Riley Berry, Alyssa Suter, Micah Stacy, Jeffery Hurley, Danielle Robinson, Raegan Warner, Stella Shellabarger,

Ethan Fee, Clay Eikenberry, Kloe Zink, Samantha Denlinger, James Schaar, Rileigh Vance, Brooke Lavy, Nathaniel Davis, Janessa Koffer, Isaac Shellabarger, Breanna Lavy, Alyssa McCarty, Micah Delk, Tristen Collins, Josie Patrick, and Dean Sease Merit Roll – Chloe McGlinch, Walker Lindemuth, Brendan Wray, Jacob Winterrowd, Mackenzie Singer, Katherine Ressler, Matilda Earwood, Brendan Hosler, Miranda Bridenbaugh, and Hayleigh Spires Tenth Grade Honor Roll – Chloe Peters, Charity Shellabarger, Selene Weaver, Caden Goins, Chloe Henninger, Chloe Brumbaugh, Darcy Denlinger, Chase Osterday, Taycie Powell, Audrey Cable, Corina Conley, Isabella Cable, Logan Garber, Andreya Reder, Keara Knepshield, Allyce Bond, Madison Rismiller, Claire Haviza, and Jarod Hegemier Merit Roll – Madelynn Stacy, Justin Chen, Simon Mote, Christiana Singer, Timithy VanDyke, and Kelby Oswalt Eleventh Grade Honor Roll – Leighana Rautsaw, Brigette Filbrun, Shelby Bowser, Jonathan Chen, Nicole Brocious, Ting Hao Zheng, Amy Besecker, Sierra Keller, Alora Blackburn, Ross Thayer, Peyton Archer, Gage Vance, Larkin

Ressler, Mason Gordon, Ethan Conley, Kennedy Morris, Meredith Cook, Kevin Bancroft, Elisabeth Williams, Betsy Roberts, Ethan Coppess, and Luke Booher Merit Roll – Regan Williams Twelfth Grade Honor Roll – Levi Altic, Trevor Collins, Makenzie Kreitzer, Kinsey Goins, Hannah Myers, Kyle Ressler, William Blackburn, Matthew Williams, Jeremy Bridenbaugh, Parker Hesler, Grace Fee, Caytlin Bundenthal, Bryce Filbrun, Corben Hartzell, Cole McGlinch, Danielle McVey, Tara Goubeaux, Zachary Cable, Marcus Glass, Noah Koffer, Cassidy Spatz, Grace Zimmerman, Sarah Miller, Wyatt Baker, and Shelby Rock Merit Roll – Nychelle Cool

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CAB 4X4 P.U., 4.3L V6, auto, air, cruise, like new, red, 22,900 miles ........................................................................................................................... $26,995 .........$25,500 2016 JEEP CHEROKEE LATUTUDE FWD, 2.4L, 4 cyl., loaded, exc. cond., white, 56,786 miles ........ $17,995 .........$16.900 2016 CHEVY TRAVERSE LT FWD, 3.6L V6, one owner, all power, exc. cond., champagne silver, 38,506 miles ..................................................................................................... $25,995 .........$24,500 2015 CHEVY TRAX LTZ AWD, 1.4L 4 cyl., sunroof, leather, loaded, exc. cond., orange, 40,356 miles ..................................................................................................................... $18,995 .........$17,900 2014 CHEVY ½ TON SILVERADO REG. CAB 2WD PU, 4.3L, V6, one owner, air, auto, nice, brown, 68,117 miles ....................................................................................................................... $13,995 .........$12,500 2014 CHEVY EQUINOX LTZ FWD, 3.6L V6, leather, one owner, loaded, super nice, crystal red, 53,627 miles ................................................................................................................ $20,995 .........$19,500 2014 CHEVY ½ TON SILVERADO LT DOUBLE CAB 4WD, 5.3L V8, all power, very nice, white, 45,613 miles ........................................................................................................................ $28,995 .........$27,500 2014 CHEVY EQUINOX LTZ FWD, 2.4L 4 cyl., leather, loaded, exc. cond., crystal red, 73,013 miles ................................................................................................................ $18,995 .........$17,900 2014 CHEVY EQUINOX LT FWD, 2.4L 4 cyl., one owner, sunroof, loaded, super nice, white, 54,687 miles ........................................................................................................................ $18,995 .........$17,500 2014 CHEVY EQUINOX LTZ FWD, 2.4L 4 cyl., leather, one owner, loaded, exc. cond., crystal red, 27,223 miles ................................................................................................................ $24,995 .........$22,900 2014 CHEVY ½ TON SILVERADO LT, CREW CAB 4X4 PU, 5.3L V8, loaded, one owner, very nice, black, 68,168 miles ........................................................................................................................ $28,995 .........$27,900 2013 CHEVY TRAVERSE LTZ FWD, 3.6L V6, leather, loaded, super nice, maroon, 87,380 miles ....... $18,995 .........$17,900 2013 CHEVY TRAVERSE LT FWD, 3.6L V6, one owner, sunroof, loaded, very nice, black, 93,288 miles................................................................................................................................... $18,995 .........$17,500 2013 CHEVY EQUINOX LTZ FWD, 2.4L 4 cyl., leather, sunroof, loaded, very nice, diamond white, 120,011 miles ....................................................................................................... $15,995 .........$14,900 2012 CHEVY EQUINOX LTZ FWD, 3.6L V6, leather, sunroof, loaded, sharp, gray, 62,427 miles.......... $15,995 .........$14,900 2012 CHEVY ½ TON SILVERADO EXT. CAB 2WD PU, 4.3L V6, one owner, auto, air, exc. cond., silver, 41,676 miles......................................................................................................................... $18,995 .........$17,900 2011 CHEVY 1 TON LT CREW CAB DUALLY 4X4 P.U., 6.6L, Duramax Diesel, leather, loaded, exc. cond., white, 279,057 miles .................................................................................................... $26,995 .........$25,500 2011 CHEVY TRAVERSE LT FWD, 3.6L V6, one owner, all power, very nice, blue, 111,816 miles ...... $15,995 .........$14,500 2010 CHEVY TRAVERSE LT FWD, 3.6L V6, one owner, loaded, nice, white, 136,322 miles.................. $9,995 ...........$8,500 2009 CHEVY COLORADO LT CREW CAB 4X4 P.U., 3.7L 5 cyl., one owner, all power, exc. cond. black, 170,991 miles ...................................................................................................................... $11,995 .........$10,900 2008 CHEVY COLORADO LT CREW CAB 4X4 P.U., 3.7L 5 cyl., leather, loaded, exc. cond., red, 112,118 miles ......................................................................................................................... $12,995 .........$11,900 2008 CHEVY UPLANDER LS VAN, 3.9L V6, well equipped, very nice, maroon, 143,482 miles............. $6,995 ...........$5,500 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY TOURING VAN, 3.5L V6, leather, sunroof, loaded, sharp, gray, 165,145 miles .......................................................................................................................... $9,995 ...........$8,500 2007 CADILLAC ESCALADE AWD, 6.2L V8, sunroof, leather, loaded, sharp, diamond white, 98,659 miles................................................................................................................................... $17,995 .........$16,900 2007 CHEVY ½ TON SILVERADO LT, EXT. CAB 2WD, P.U., 5.3L V8, leather, sunroof, loaded, very nice, maroon, 141,575 miles .................................................................................................. $11,995 .........$10,500 2007 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER LT 4X4, 4.2L 6 cyl., leather, sunroof, loaded, exc. cond., gray, 175,645 miles .......................................................................................................................... $8,995 ...........$7,500 2006 CHEVY ½ TON SILVERADO LT CREW CAB 4X4 P.U., 5.3L V8, all power, very nice, black, 102,187 miles ...................................................................................................................... $13,995 .........$12,500 2005 CHEVY SILVERADO ½ TON CREW CAB 4X4 P.U., 5.3L V8, all power, good cond., blue, 157,366 miles .......................................................................................................................... $9,995 ...........$8,900 2005 FORD RANGER XLT SUPER CAB 2WD P.U., 3.0L V6, auto, air, cruise, good cond., black, 220,261 miles ........................................................................................................................ $4,995 ...........$3,900 2005 BUICK TERRAZA CXL VAN, 3.5L, V6, leather, DVD player, loaded, good cond., blue, 202,472 miles .......................................................................................................................... $3,995 ...........$2,900 2005 CADILLAC SRX AWD, 3.6L V6, leather, sunroof, loaded, exc. cond., diamond white, 150,250 miles ....................................................................................................... $10,995 ...........$9,500 2004 CHEVY SILVERADO ¾ TON, LT, CREW CAB, 4X4 P.U., 8.1L V8, leather, loaded, very nice, maroon, 174,927 miles .................................................................................................................. $11,995 .........$10,500 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER EXT. LS 4X4, 4.2L, 6 cyl., all power, very nice, blue, 219,822 miles ........ $4,995 ...........$3,900

Troutwine CHEVROLET

TRUCKS, VANS & SUV’S

WAS

NOW

2004 CHEVY COLORADO REG CAB 2WD P.U., 2.8L 4 cyl., 5 speed, air, sharp, yellow, 166,455 miles ....................................................................................................................... $7,995 ...........$6,500 2004 CADILLAC SRX AWD, 4.6L V8, leather, loaded, good cond., beige, 105,466 miles ...................... $7,995 ...........$6,900 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER LS 4WD, 4.2L, 6 cyl., all power, exc. cond., blue, 148,224 miles ............. $6,995 ...........$5,900 2003 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE VAN, 3.4L, V6, all power, good cond., maroon, 149,274 miles .................................................................................................................... $4,995 ...........$3,900 2003 CHEVY S10 LS REG CAB 2WD P.U., 2.2L 4 cyl., 5 speed, air, cruise, exc. cond., beige, 126,545 miles ........................................................................................................................ $5,995 ...........$4,500 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER LT 2WD, 4.2L, 6 cyl., one owner owner, loaded, very nice, beige, 214,383 miles ........................................................................................................................ $5,995 ...........$3,900 2002 CHEVY S10 LS CREW CAB 4X4 P.U., 4.3L V6, all power, good cond., red, 216,147 miles ........... $4,995 ...........$3,900 2002 CHEVY SUBURBAN LT 4WD, 5.3L, V8, leather, loaded, good cond,. red, 230,992 miles ............. $7,995 ...........$6,500 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER LTZ 4X4, 4.2L, 6 cyl., leather, sunroof, loaded, very nice, maroon, 208,621 miles .................................................................................................................... $6,995 ...........$5,900 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER LTZ 4WD, 4.2L, 6 cyl., leather, sunroof, loaded, good cond., maroon, 226,550 miles .................................................................................................................... $5,995 ...........$3,900 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER LT 2WD, 4 dr., one owner, cloth seats, loaded, exc. cond., beige, 142,478 miles ........................................................................................................................ $9,995 ...........$8,900 2001 DODGE DAKOTA SPORT REG CAB 4X4 P.U., 3.9L V6, loaded, fair cond., red, 171,545 miles ........................................................................................................................... $4,995 ...........$3,900 2001 CHEVY BLAZER LS 4X4, 4 dr., 4.3L V6, leather, loaded, good cond., blue, 281,398 miles ........... $3,995 ...........$2,900 2001 FORD F150 XLT SUPER CAB 4X4 P.U., 4.6L V8, 5 speed, loaded, good cond., red, 146,376 miles ........................................................................................................................... $5,995 ...........$4,500 2001 FORD F150 XLT CREW CAB 4X4 P.U., 4.6L V8, loaded, very nice, black, 347,655 miles ............. $7,995 ...........$6,900 2000 MERCURY VILLAGER ESTATE VAN, 3.3L V6, leather, loaded, fair cond., maroon, 150,889 miles .................................................................................................................... $2,995 ...........$1,900 1999 GMC ½ TON SAVANNA CONVERSION VAN, 5.7L V8, fully loaded, very nice, brown, 116,796 miles ....................................................................................................................... $7,995 ...........$5,900 1999 PONTIAC MONTANA VAN, cloth seats, all power, nice cond., green, 144,748 miles..................... $6,995 ...........$5,900

CHEVROLET

2017 CHEVY CRUZE LT, 4 dr., 1.4L 4 cyl., all power, super nice, red, 29,168 miles .............................. $17,995 .........$16,500 2017 CHEVY IMPALA PREMIER, 4 dr., 3.6L V6, leather, loaded, super nice, silver, 18,854 miles................................................................................................................................... $27,995 .........$26,500 2016 CHEVY MALIBU LT, 4 dr., 1.5L, 4 cyl., all power, exc. cond., silver, 31,056 miles......................... $17,995 .........$16,900 2015 CHEVY CRUZE LT, 4 dr., 1.4L 4 cyl., well equipped, exc. cond., gray, 20,560 miles..................... $13,995 .........$12,900 2015 CHEVY MALIBU LT, 4 dr., 2.5L 4 cyl., loaded, exc. cond., blue, 26,006 miles .............................. $16,995 .........$15,500 2015 CHEVY MALIBU LT, 4 dr., 2.5L, 4 cyl., leather, loaded, like new, champagne silver, 24,407 miles ..................................................................................................... $17,995 .........$16,500 2015 CHEVY SS, 4 dr., 6.2L V8, leather, sunroof, loaded, like new, silver, 6,017 miles .......................... $38,995 .........$37,900 2014 CHEVY MALIBU LT 4 dr., 2.5L, 4 cyl., one owner, loaded, exc. cond., champagne silver, 50,772 miles ..................................................................................................... $15,995 .........$14,900 2014 CHEVY CAMARO RS, 2 dr., 3.6L V6, one owner, loaded, like new, white, 19,935 miles .............. $22,995 .........$21,500 2014 CHEVY IMPALA LTZ, 4 dr., 3.6L V6, leather, sunroof, loaded, super nice, diamond white, 56,311 miles ......................................................................................................... $22,995 .........$21,500 2012 CHEVY IMPALA LTZ, 4 dr., 3.6L V6, one owner, leather, loaded, exc. cond., gold mist, 49,129 miles .................................................................................................................. $12,995 .........$11,500 2011 CHEVY MALIBU LT, 4 dr., 2.4L 4 cyl., leather, loaded, nice, sport red, 124,593 miles .................... $6,995 ...........$5,900 2010 CHEVY IMPALA LT, 4 dr., 3.5L V6, all power, exc. cond., blue, 90,043 miles ............................... $11,995 ...........$9,900 2008 CHEVY IMPALA LT, 4 dr., 3.9L V6, sunroof, loaded, very nice, maroon, 115,528 miles ............... $10,995 ...........$9,500 2007 CHEVY COBALT LT, 2 dr., 2.2L 4 cyl., well equipped, very nice, silver, 141,817 miles ................... $4,995 ...........$3,900 1989 CHEVY CAMARO IROC Z, 2 dr., 5.7L Tuned Port V8, loaded, show car, red, 53,946 miles ........................................................................................................................... $16,995 .........$15,900

OTHER MAKES

2017 CADILLAC XTS LUXURY, 4 dr., 3.6L V6, leather, loaded, like new, silver, 30,734 miles .............. $29,995 .........$28,900 2014 TOYOTA COROLLA S, 4 dr., 1.8L 4 cyl., loaded, exc. cond., black, 38,447 miles........................ $14,995 .........$13,500 2012 FORD FOCUS SE, 4 dr., 2.0L 4 cyl., sunroof, loaded, exc. cond., black, 111,220 miles ............... $10,995 ...........$8,900 2011 DODGE CHARGER R/T, 4 dr., 5.7L, Hemi V8, leather, loaded, sharp, maroon, 63,483 miles .................................................................................................................... $20,995 .........$19,500 2008 MERCURY MILAN PREMIER, 4 dr., 3.0L V6, leather, sunroof, loaded, super nice, beige, 69,814 miles ........................................................................................................................ $10,995 ...........$9,500 2006 BUICK LUCERNE CX, 4 dr., 3.8L V6, all power, very nice, blue, 236,603 miles ............................. $4,995 ...........$3,900 2003 CADILLAC SEVILLE SLS, 4 dr., 4.6L V8, leather, sunroof, loaded, sharp, diamond white, 94,124 miles ........................................................................................................... $6,995 ...........$5,900 2002 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE, 4 dr., 3.5L V6, leather, sunroof, loaded, very nice, blue, 191,632 miles................................................................................................................................... $4,995 ...........$3,500 2000 BUICK LESABRE LIMITED, 4 dr., 3.8L V6, leather, loaded, good cond., blue, 159,340 miles .......................................................................................................................... $4,995 ...........$3,900

CORNER MAIN & GEORGE, ARCANUM SERVICE HOURS: Mon. 8am-8:30 pm/Tues.-Fri. 8-5:30/Sat. 8-12 SALES HOURS: Mon.-Fri. 8am-8pm/Sat. 8am-5:30pm

CALL 692-8373 OR 692-8360

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REAL ESTATE AUCTION

SATURDAY - MARCH 10TH AT 10:00 AM

THURS. – MARCH 22, 2018 AT 6:00 PM

Complete Business Liquidation of Bride & Formal Wear Apparel - 24 S Main St - London, OH 43140

There will be a weekend of Preview & Pre-Sale where all dresses will be available for purchase at 50% off sticker price: Sat. & Sun. - March 3 & 4 - 9am - 7pm

All remaining inventory will be sold on the auction date to the highest bidder by both live onsite and live internet bidding via Proxibid.com Just in time for Prom and Wedding season!! We will be offering over 500 top quality dresses including, prom, homecoming, bridesmaids, flower girl, mother of the bride/groom, and bridal gowns. Accessories include veils and headpieces, jewelry, shoes, undergarments, and more. Bridal gown brands featuring: David Tutera, Justin Alexander, Stella York, Allure Bridals. Prom/HC to include Tony Bowls, Alyce Paris, Sherri Hill, Faviana, Sydney’s Closet, Partytime, and more!

Also selling all store fixtures, check out counters, office & retail supplies, electronics and phone system, (2) Stem cleaners, (2) display tuxedos, sev. mannequins, and all clothing racks. Auctioneers Note: Please rely on your own personal inspections for sizing and condition of dresses as we make no guarantees of representation. Take advantage of the preview and pre-sale weekend to view, try on, and purchase your dream dress. There will be a seamstress onsite on both preview and auction day. No holds and ALL SALES ARE FINAL. Terms: A 10% Buyer’s Premium will be added to all purchases on Both pre-sale and auction days. Accepted payment is cash, check, and credit cards w/ an additional 3% fee. No sales tax will be collected.

Additional terms will apply to online bidders.

FORMER INVENTORY OF BRIDE & FORMAL ON MAIN

26TH ANNUAL SPRING LANDSCAPING & LAWN EQUIPMENT AUCTION FRIDAY - MARCH 30TH, 2018 AT 10:01AM FRIDAY

Darke Co Fairgrounds, Gate 4 Entrance (St. Rt. 121) Greenville, OH 45331

INDOOR LOCATION: Will be held in North Beef Show Arena (Rain or Shine) Live On-Site Auction with Internet Bidding Available through www.proxibid.com.

Inventory Reduction Auction.

Items to include zero turn mowers; 4X4 Utility tractor; Skidloaders; Attachments; Trailers; Diesel 4X4 dump trucks; 4X4 Pickup trucks; Big Trucks; Snow plows; Salt Spreaders; Skidsteer plows & pushers; Lawn & Garden equip; Shop tools; Landscaping items. TERMS: Cash or Check with proper ID, out of state with bank letter, VISA and MasterCard (with 3% clerking fee), sales tax applies on all items. This will not have a buyer’s premium for onsite buyers.

Additional terms will apply for internet bidders. Please check back for updates and photos.

Have any items to consign??

Please contact either Kevin at 937-459-2545, email kevinflory@florylandscaping.com or Katie 937-621-4009, email katie@florylandscaping.com for more information on consigning your items.

FLORY LANDSCAPING – MR. PLOW

7060 Taywood Dr. – Englewood (Clayton), OH 45322 ** Auction will take place onsite ** Showings by appointment **

2 bedroom 1 bathroom brick ranch home offering a kitchen, living room & dining area, oversized 2 car attached garage, full basement with laundry/storage areas, & a rear covered patio. Situated in Northmont School district on a large lot (.908 ac). Terms: There will be a 10% Buyer’s Premium applied to the final bid to establish the contract sales price. There will be $3000 required down day of auction & balance due within 35 days of auction. Please visit www.midwest-auctioneers.com for more information.

THE ESTATE OF FRANK L. CUMMINGS KRIS SKINNER, EXR, JOSEPH DOWNING, ATTY. ATT

17TH ANNUAL INVENTORY REDUCTION AUCTION SATURDAY SATURDAY AY-- APRIL 14, 2018 AT 10:00 AM St. Rt. 33 at the Midway Plaza (8793 Twp. Rd. 239) Lakeview, OH 43331 (Approximately 15 miles Northwest of Bellefontaine, Ohio)

COMPACT UTILITY TRACTORS – COMMERCIAL FRONT MOUNT – ZERO TURNS - LAWN & GARDEN TRACTORS - ATTACHMENTS JD Z820, 60” deck, 25HP, 467 hrs; Gravely 1944 ZTR, 44” deck; JD 318 w/ 50”deck, 18HP Vanguard, Power lift & steering; Gravely 260, 25HP, 60” deck; JD 727A Zero Turn, 23HP Kaw eng., 54” deck, 315 hrs; JD X730 w/ 60” HC deck, power lift & steering, w/ 54” snow blower, 2 stage power lift chute, 129 hrs; Gravely 272, 72” deck, 25HP Kaw eng., 391 hrs; JD GX335, 54” deck, power lift & steering, 20HP eng., 799 hrs; JD LT133, 38” deck, gear drive, 13Hp; JD M665 60” deck, 25HP Kohler eng., 2674 hrs; Gravely 260, 25HP, 1048 hrs; JD X320, 48” deck, 584 hrs; Gravely 266 Pro Turn, 66” deck, 31HP Kaw eng., 1888 hrs; JD 212, 46” deck; Simplicity Legacy XL, 60” deck, 27HP; Snapper Sero Trun ZZ rider, 61” deck, 22HP, joystick, 663 hrs; Gravely Pro Ride 260, 60” BAHA deck, 155 hrs; Cub Cadet 2082, 50” deck, power lift & steering; JD STX38, 38” deck, 12.5HP Kohler; JD 335 20HP Twin, 54” deck, 864 hrs; Troy Built Zero Turn, 50” deck, 23HP, 401 hrs; Gravely 152Z Comm. zero turn, 52” deck, 269 hrs; JD X530, 54” deck, power lift & steering, HD tires, 26HP eng., 239 hrs; Snapper Zero Turn, 52” deck, 26HP; JD GT235, 48” deck, 18HP, 824 hrs; Dixon Speed ZTR, 44” deck, 20HP; JD GT245, 54” deck, 20HP hydro, 545 hrs; Craftsman, 42” deck, 19HP; JD 625i XUV Gator, power dump, bed liner, alum. wheels, 465 hrs; JD TS Gator 4x2, power front blade, power dump, bed liner, 119 hrs; Kubota BX-2370 4wd diesel, R4 tires, mid PTO, 60” deck, front end loader, 164 hrs; JD X320, 48” deck, hydro, 22HP eng; Gravely 260Z Pro Master, rear discharge 60” deck, 27HP Kaw eng., power lift, 111 hrs.

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

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

LAKEVIEW HARDWARE

220 E. 4th St., Greenville, OH 937-548-2640 www.midwest-auctioneers.com

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