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Construction to detour residents for a year RYAN BERRY

MANAGING EDITOR editor@earlybirdpaper.com

Early Bird seeks pictures of graduates GREENVILLE – Do you have a high school or college graduate this year? The Early Bird and Bluebag Media want to highlight their accomplishment. On June 3, The Early Bird will publish a special edition honoring this year’s graduates. To participate, send us their picture with the school they are graduating from and their parents’ names by May

29, 5 p.m. Pictures and information can be sent via email to editor@earlybirdpaper. com (please put “Graduate” in the subject line of the email. Submissions will also be accepted by mail or in person to The Early Bird, c/o Graduate, 5312 Sebring Warner Road, Greenville, Ohio 45331.

Hardee’s gets approval on preliminary plans RYAN BERRY

MANAGING EDITOR editor@earlybirdpaper.com

GREENVILLE – Hardee’s moved a step closer to reality in Greenville when the Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously accepted preliminary plans for a subdivision and development. Hardee’s is hoping to build on .71 acres in the Rural King out-lot at the corner of Russ and Wagner Avenues. Chad Henry, planning and zoning director for the city, recommended approval of the preliminary plans, but pointed out the city would need some questions answered before the ﬁnal plans are approved. Henry questioned how many parking spaces the development would leave Rural King and “does that sufﬁce for what they’re doing?” He stated, “A reason the Planning Commission could have reservations about the split is that we’re creating a non-conformity on Rural King. From my point of view, contingent upon that question being answered, I don’t see an issue with the subdivision.” Henry also has concerns with access points to the restaurant. “We didn’t want to approve any new drive approaches for this lot,” he said. He encouraged the Hardee’s developer to work with the current property owner to come up with an access plan. There are currently three access points to the Rural King parking lot, but the one off Wagner could cause concern for motorists trying to turn left from the parking lot. He cautioned that if it weren’t dealt with correctly the city could be facing a similar situation as

Maid Rite on North Broadway and the Dairy Barn on Sweitzer, but at the busiest intersection in the city. Henry would like to see a solution to the issue before the ﬁnal plan is approved. The Planning Commission also approved a development plan for McDonald’s, 1237 Sweitzer St. The business is planning to give the exterior of the building a facelift and refresh the lobby. The biggest addition will be a side-by-side drive thru, which the company hopes will address vehicle stacking issues onto Sweitzer Street. The remodel will make the store ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) compliant throughout and will also provide an accessible path from the sidewalk to the store. Henry was concerned with maneuverability on the east side of the property, but after discussing the issue with the ﬁre department they believe they would be able to get any type of apparatus they would need through. In other business, the commission: * Approved a development plan for Lock & Stock Storage at 395 Martin St. * Approved a development plan for Harvest Land, 619 Sater St., to replace an old warehouse recently demolished with a new 6,000 sq. ft. warehouse. * Approved a minor subdivision for Comfort Inn, 1190 Russ Road. The business purchased the lot next to their current facility and Henry deemed it was a buildable lot providing a building can be built that does not violate current zoning regulations by maintaining proper setbacks, contains parking spaces adequate for capacity and access can be obtained from Benden Way.

GREENVILLE – Greenville motorists will need to steer clear of Sweitzer/4th Street for the next year or more as work to rebuild the road is scheduled to get underway next week. Councilman Doug Schmidt questioned the road closed signs stating how long the road will be closed, “The signs they brought in yesterday, I assume they changed the dates on them. They brought one in that was sitting out in full view that said the road will be closed for 375 days.” Safety Service Director Curt Garrison responded, “That is correct. Technically the road will be closed for 375 days.” Garrison explained that even though they are doing the road in phases, the entire road is closed to public travel for 375 days. “We will maintain as much local access as possible,” Garrison shared. Trees will be cleared ﬁrst and then Brumbaugh Construction will begin

milling the entire section of road from Pine Street to the curve on Sweitzer/4th Street. He noted, the road from the curve to Sycamore may also be milled, but not entirely to leave a drivable surface. They hope to have the ﬁrst phase of construction completed by late fall with the end of paving season. Work will continue on the second phase as weather allows during the winter season. For the ﬁrst phase, parking will be restricted from Pine to the curve and resident are asked to use their alleyway parking. Homes without access to the alley will be required to use sidestreet parking. There will be no on-street parking. Garrison pointed out the property owners have been advised of the situation. “We waited a long time for this project to come to fruition so we are excited about that,” he said. The city completed infrastructure projects in that area last year. The city will return to the Greenville City School Board of Education meeting to once again pitch the merits of a 30-year Down-

A sign has gone up at the corner of Pine and Sweitzer to announce the road closing on May 21.

town Revitalization District (DRD). The nine DRDs would encompass 90-acres and the city would get 70 percent of the increase in property values in the form of a TIF (Tax Increment Financing) to be used to revitalize businesses, infrastructure, streetscaping, etc. According to Garrison, the school board balked at the idea of losing nearly 70 percent of revenue from year 11 through 30 of the DRD. Although a proposal

was not submitted by the board, Garrison suggested they wanted 50 percent of the city’s 70 percent, which would leave the city with 20 percent to reinvest into the community. Councilmen Jeff Whitaker and John Hensley suggested going back to the board and offering a 50-50 split. The city wants a 30-year DRD to get the most out of the program. However, council could choose to do a 10-year DRD without school board’s approval.

Gazebo removed from courthouse lawn SUSAN HARTLEY

STAFF WRITER shartley@earlybirdpaper.com

GREENVILLE – The Darke County Courthouse gazebo has found a new home. Waymire Brothers of Rossburg recently moved the gazebo to Alice Bish Park on Ohio Street, due to the impending courthouse steps renovation project. It’s not clear whether the gazebo will be placed back on the courthouse lawn following the renovation, said Commissioner Mike Rhoades. Rhoades also said commission is going back to the

drawing board, having to “re-think” the direction the steps project will now take. During a recent discussion with elected ofﬁcials, Rhoades said, Darke County Common Pleas Court Judge Jonathan P. Hein suggested he would like to see a safe “one way in, one way out” of the courthouse. The new front steps would still be usable in case of an emergency, but the main entrance and exit would be moved to the rear of the courthouse. In April, commissioners approved an agreement with Mote & Associates for professional architectural

The courthouse gazebo was recently moved to Alice Bish Park by Randy Waymire of Waymire Brothers. (Justin Dark photo)

services regarding the design and renovation of the courthouse steps. Commissioners have

said they hope to complete the courthouse steps renovation project yet this year.

Former board member questions retire/rehire plan SUSAN HARTLEY

STAFF WRITER shartley@earlybirdpaper.com

GREENVILLE – Greenville Board of Education on Thursday approved 5-0 to conduct a public hearing to consider a retire/rehire motion for Superintendent Doug Fries. Prior to the board approving the hearing date, former board member Dave Ernst addressed the issue of Fries’ retire/rehire during the public portion of Thursday night’s regular meeting. Ernst asked Fries if he was “pleased with the work you’ve done” as Greenville’s superintendent, to which Fries answered “yes” while acknowledging “there’s al-

ways work to be done.” Ernst then asked Fries since he was happy being superintendent at Greenville, then “why did you apply to other districts” last summer and “including Troy this winter?” Ernst went on to say Fries’ name had been reported in an area newspaper report concerning Troy’s search for a superintendent. After the meeting, Ernst was asked to clarify which newspaper he had seen Fries’ name, but he could not. Fries said he did not apply to Troy City Schools, but that he did look at other options last summer, including “some jobs I looked at were conducive to a family situation that doesn’t need to be discussed with you.”

A Google search did not reveal Fries’ name being associated with Troy’s superintendent search. Troy Superintendent Eric Herman submitted his resignation in January and according to reports, the district received 16 applications before settling on eight candidates to interview. The retire/rehire hearing for Fries will be held at the board’s regular monthly meeting, set for 7 p.m. June 21. Also Thursday, the board voted unanimously to ask voters to renew a 2-mill permanent improvement levy, which will appear on the Nov. 6 ballot. The ﬁve-year levy was ﬁrst passed in May 2014. Monies collected from

the levy are used for remodeling, renovating, and improving school buildings, furnishing and equipping school buildings and improving school sites. If the renewal passes in November, taxes will be collected during calendar year 2019 for use in 2020. In other business Thursday, the board accepted the resignation of elementary assistant principal Jennifer Statzer, who has accepted the position as day-care principal with Xenia Community Schools. The board also approved several contracts, including a two-year contract for athletic director Dusty Yingst and middle school principals Rhonda Schaar and Chris Mortensen.

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On May 3 a complainant called to report a subject with a butcher knife was yelling and threatening someone from her front porch in the 200 block of North Gray Avenue. Upon arrival, officers found a female subject standing at the front door yelling obscenities. Nothing she said made any sense and she started yelling that she wanted “Lee” out of the house. The female subject said he was threatening her in the kitchen. No one was located in the kitchen, but a large butcher knife was found on the counter. The knife was moved out of sight and attempts to calm her down were impossible. The woman refused any kind of assistance or medical attention. Officers located Lee F. Ware in the upstairs of the residence. Ware said the female subject had been out of control for weeks and he cannot understand her or figure out what is wrong. Ware was checked for outstanding warrants and officers learned he had three warrants entered through Darke County for felony charges. Original charges included trafficking in cocaine and possession of dangerous drugs, and two other felony warrants for child support violations. The warrants were confirmed through the Darke County Sheriff’s Office. Ware was transported

to the Darke County Jail and released into their custody with no bond. No further charges were filed against the female subject or Ware. On May 3 two officers were called to a home in the 100 block of Parkside Drive on an anonymous tip that a known subject with a felony warrant was at the residence. The officers made contact with the female tenant and asked if Scott Williams was home. The tenant said Williams was not there, but allowed one officer inside the residence, while the other officer stayed outside near the side garage door. Once in the house, the female opened the garage door and the officer observed Williams standing next to the side door with a backpack next to him. The other officer entered the garage through the side door, placed Williams in handcuffs and escorted him to a police cruiser, where a search was conducted. Officers located a long glass pipe with burnt white residue, which Williams said was used for meth but that it wasn’t his. Officers also searched the backpack for other illicit items after his arrest and located another glass pipe. and a black metal BB gun in the front zipper pocket. Williams told officers the BB gun was always empty but he keeps it around for protection. Williams was transported to the county jail where he was issued a citation for drug abuse instrument. He then was transported to the Miami County Jail and incarcerated for two warrants, including a felony warrant for probation violation and a felony warrant for aggravated possession of methamphetamine. The glass pipes were transported to GPD and placed into property. On May 5 officers were dispatched to the 300 block of East Fifth Street in reference to a wanted person. Dispatch advised officers an anonymous person had called and reported Casey Bercaw from Union City, Ind. was inside the residence and he had an active felony warrant from Winchester, Ind. for an original charge of possession of methamphetamine. Upon arrival, officers made contact with the tenant and his wife and asked if Bercaw was in the house. The male tenant said the subject had just left. Officers asked permission to search the residence. They located Bercaw in the kitchen, placed him in handcuffs and escorted him to the police cruiser. Bercaw was soaking wet with sweat and appeared to

be under the influence of a drug. He was transported to the Miami County Jail. During the intake process, officers located a small bag of crystal substance in Bercaw’s front pocket believed to be methamphetamine. Bercaw started crying and said the baggie wasn’t his and that he borrowed the jeans he was wearing when he woke up. Bercaw will remain in the Miami County Jail pending his extradition to Winchester, Ind. The suspected methamphetamine was transported to GPD and placed into property and will be sent to BCI for analysis. Upon receiving the results, the case will be sent to the prosecutor’s office for the review of felony drug possession charges. On May 14 an officer located a wanted subject in the Cato parking lot on Wagner Avenue while investigating an unauthorized use of a vehicle complaint. The registered owner, who works at Cato’s, called GPD earlier in the day to report a male had not returned her vehicle she let him borrow. She told the officer she did not want to file charges as long as her vehicle was returned that day. While checking the parking lot, the officer located the vehicle, which was occupied by a wanted subject, Hannah Grisez. Grisez told the officer the male who borrowed the vehicle left the area. The officer checked Grisez through LEADS and learned she had an active warrant through GPD for failing to appear

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ODOT construction for Darke County DARKE COUNTY – The following closures are currently in effect: SR 705 between Groff Road and US 127, ROAD CLOSURE May 14–28. The ofﬁcial detour is: US 127 to SR 119 to SR 118 US 36/US 127 between Hogpath Road and Horatio – Harris Creek Road, Daily lane closures April 30–Aug. 31 between the hours of 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. One lane will remain open in each direction. Upcoming Closures: * Darke – SR 49 between Rossburg Lightsville Road and SR 47, Daily lane closures May 28–July 2 between the hours of 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. One lane will remain open in each direction through the use of ﬂaggers. * Darke – SR 722 between Gordon-Landis Road and SR 49, Daily lane closures May 28–July 2 between the hours of 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. One lane will remain open in each direction

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for trial on unauthorized use of a vehicle charges. Grisez was placed under arrest for the warrant and the vehicle was returned to the owner, who said she still did not want to press charges. Grisez was transported to the Darke County jail where she was incarcerated on a $2,025 bond. On May 16 an officer was dispatched to Birt Street and Wayne Avenue in Greenville in reference to assisting the Darke County Probation department with a warrant. The officer found the probation officer with Christopher Menger in custody on a property in the 1000 block of Wayne Avenue. Menger had an active warrant out of Greenville PD concerning a criminal trespass charge. The officer transported Menger to the Darke County Jail. According to the warrant Menger must serve 29 days no bond.

through the use of flaggers. * Darke – Sweitzer Street/West Fourth Street between Pine Street and Sycamore Street, ROAD CLOSURE May 21–May 31, 2019. The official detour is: Pine Street to Washington Avenue to Broadway. * Darke – Arcanum Bears-Mill Road between Folkerth Road and Erisman Road, ROAD CLOSURE June 4–Aug. 3. The official detour is: SR 49 to US 36/ US 127 to US 36.

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Military banners to ﬂy in Arcanum BY LINDA MOODY CORRESPONDENT lmoody@earlybirdpaper.com

ARCANUM – A committee from the Arcanum High School graduating class of 1966 will be at Old Fashion Days this weekend in Arcanum, taking orders for military banners that will be displayed on poles on Main Street between downtown and the city limits starting in 2019. The Arcanum Military Banner Project, it was noted, “salutes the brave men and women who have served our great country or is now serving in the military by displaying an 18x16inch banner with their picture and information,” said two of the committee members, Ron Baker and Sue (Hunt) Besecker. Baker said there are 52 poles in that area.

Included in this program are the banner with a photo, name, rank, branch of service and date of service as well as a bracket and hardware to mount the banner. Cost of the banner printed on one side is $100, and to be printed on both sides will be $200. Any Arcanum local veteran and those from the villages of Ithaca, Gordon and Pitsburg can be featured on these banners. And, they can serve from any branch of the military past or current. Applications can also be picked up at Sutton’s, Troutwine Auto Sales, Orme Hardware, Arcanum branch of Greenville National Bank and Arcanum Veterans of Foreign Wars. The applications can then be dropped off at Green-

ville National Bank in Arcanum only. Pictures of the veteran to be honored via these banners can be no larger than 8 1/2 x 11 inches. Photos or copies should be placed in a zip lock bag with the application and cash or check made out to Baker or Besecker. The idea of doing this came from Besecker. “I believe it was two years ago,” she said. “Dad’s other brother lives in West Milton and they had the banners up there.” “We started in earnest two months ago and it has been going pretty quick,” Baker added. Besecker contacted people from those towns and they recommended she talk to Dusty Nealeigh of Nealeigh Design Group in Greenville, who is helping

out with the project. The banners will be installed by the Arcanum Street Department. Baker, who is a tool maker and owns Baker Machining Service, is donating and making all of the brackets for the banners that will be sold. The Arcanum Class of 1966 had 74 graduates. “Seventeen of our boys went to Vietnam and all came back,” she said. “There were ﬁve Hunt brothers altogether who served in World War II.” Baker said the banners are made of vinyl and will be put up each May 1 and will be taken down each Veterans Day; thus, they won’t be displayed during the winter. For any questions, call Baker at 937-2400 or Besecker at 937-417-6038.

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Showing off some of the military banners that will appear on posts in Arcanum are Ron Baker, holding his father’s Gale’s banner, and Sue Besecker, holding her father Lloyd Hunt’s banner. Also shown is Keith Pearce’s father’s banner. (Linda Moody photo)

“We want at least 24 for the initial order,” Baker said. “We would like to have this done this time year,” Besecker said. “We will dedicate them at Old Fash-

ion Days 2019.” Also serving on the banner committee are Jennifer Ruse Burkett, Keith Pearce, Jan Sluterbeck Rust and Shirley Besecker Baker.

Luster foregoes trial; enters plea in Walgreens robbery BY SUSAN HARTLEY STAFF WRITER shartley@earlybirdpaper.com

GREENVILLE – The second of four suspects involved in the Jan. 6 armed robbery at Walgreens in Greenville will spend the next six years in prison. Ishmael Luster, 16, of Lima, entered a guilty plea to aggravated robbery with a gun speciﬁcation on Tuesday – three hours after a jury was selected for his trial before Judge Jonathan P. Hein in Darke County Common Pleas Court. Luster’s jury trial was set to run Tuesday through Friday of this week. In March, Luster was bound over from juvenile court to face charges as an adult. Following a lunch break on Tuesday, Luster’s attorney Michael Walton of Warren, and Darke County Assistant Prosecutor Deb Quigley informed Hein that Luster had cho-

Ishmael Luster, 16, listens to his defense attorney Michael Walton after being sentenced to prison on Tuesday. (Susan Hartley photo)

sen to accept a mutually agreed upon plea deal. Hein accepted Luster’s plea and sentenced him to three years for the aggravated robbery charge and a three-year mandatory sentence for the gun speciﬁcation. Luster also will be required to serve ﬁve years of post-prison supervision following his release. Several victims of the robbery were in court for the plea, but did not choose to make statements.

“I’m not disappointed he took a plea,” Quigley said. “It was the offer we originally made in the case. It’s just another stop in resolving this case.” Quigley also told The Early Bird “we believe” the suspects “were part of a gang” although there was no concrete evidence to disclose in court. The incident occurred just before 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 6, when three of the four male suspects entered Walgreens with the intention of stealing

prescription drugs. According to questioning by Quigley of one of the juveniles who appeared in court Friday, May 11, Luster and one other juvenile jumped the prescription counter at the back of the store he remained near the front to distract a Walgreens employee. The fourth suspect and driver, Antwan Thompson, 18, of Indianapolis remained in the minivan during the robbery. Thompson was sentenced by Hein on May 10 to six years in prison for aggravated robbery with a gun speciﬁcation. The juvenile who appeared before Juvenile Court Judge Jason Aslinger on May 11, will be remanded to Allen County Juvenile authorities, who will take over his case. During his questioning by Quigley on May 11, the Lima juvenile said after the three got back inside the minivan, which was waiting on Park Drive,

Grand Jury hands out indictments GREENVILLE – The following individuals have been indicted by the Darke County Grand Jury: * Zachary A. Baker, 24, of Greenville, has been charged with one count of rape, a first-degree felony. Baker’s pretrial is set for June 1. * Brandy A. Shappie, 40, of Greenville was indicted on one charge of possession of drugs, a fifth-degree felony. A status conference has been set for June 4. * Gary Roark, 49, of Piqua was indicted on a fifth-degree felony charge of breaking and entering. David Rohrer was appointed as Roark’s attorney, with a status confer-

ence set for June 11. * Cheryl Riffell, 56, of Arcanum, has been charged with theft, a ﬁfthdegree felony. She will appear for a pre-trial June 18. * James R. Paris, 47, formerly of Rossburg, now of Geneva, Ind. was charged with 1 count of having weapons while under disability and one charge of possession of drugs, both third-degree felonies. Randall Breaden was appointed as his attorney, with a pre-trial set for Sept. 4. * David Cornett, 30, formerly of Greenville, now of Fletcher, was charged with a ﬁfth-degree felony of possession. David Rohrer

was appointed as his attorney. Cornett will next appear June 11 for a status conference. * Eric Hemmelgarn, 37, of Greenville, was indicted on one count of disseminating material harmful to a minor, a fourth-degree felony, and one count of gross sexual imposition, a third-degree felony. A pretrial was scheduled for June 14. * David D. Newsome, 44, of Greenville, was indicted for failure to notify change of address, a third-degree felony. David Rohrer was appointed his attorney. A June 11 pretrial date was scheduled. * Michael J. Lantz, 44, of Sidney, was indicted on

one third-degree felony of possession of drugs. Randall Breaden was appointed his attorney. Lantz will next appear in court May 31 for a pre-trial hearing. * Heather Matthieu, 26, of Greenville was charges with a ﬁfth-degree felony of possession of drugs (meth). Matthieu’s courtappointed attorney is Randall Breaden. A preliminary hearing was set for June 19. * Daniel Griggs, 29, of Greenville was indicted on one count of escape, a third-degree felony, and one charge of vandalism, a ﬁfth-degree felony stemming from an incident occurring April 16. A pretrial was set for June 11.

they began pouring the prescription pills into another container, due to markers on the drug store containers. At that point, he said, Thompson attempted to turn the van around in a driveway, but got stuck in the snow. The juvenile also said Thompson was on his cell phone at the time with a person who told him to get out and run. The juvenile said he chose not to run because he knew “there was no place to go.” Greenville Police and Darke County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the scene, first detaining Thompson who ran from the van. The other three suspects remained in the minivan for quite a while, the juvenile said, until officers opened the van door and found them inside. All four suspects have been held at the West Central Juvenile Detention Center in Troy since Jan. 6. Both the sheriff’s office

and city police department provided increased security while court was in session for both Friday and Tuesday’s proceedings. The fourth juvenile is set to appear in court next week.

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Thankful for Students and Staff I want to publicly thank our high school principal, Jason Stephan, for teaching our young men and women many lessons beyond the classroom. The latest, of course, was the sixth year that all high school students were involved throughout our town helping senior citizens and civic organizations with multiple projects. It didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t matter the task, they did it with much enthusiasm and respect. At school functions such as the Senior Citizen Luncheon, the Trojan Alumni Homecoming and the Capital Campaign Dinner; I see the students serving

and always with a smile. I am so thankful to be a part of a school district where the administrators make such strong connections between community and school. Also, I am thankful for students who are respectful to community members whether at school functions or around our town. No matter what our age we have a responsibility of helping our neighbors and what a great way to get started. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m proud to be a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Trojanâ&#x20AC;? and a part of a caring school system. May Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s blessings be with our school staff and our students. Respectfully, Joyce Colville

Davidson pushes for better care for veterans WASHINGTON, D.C. Congressman Warren Davidson (OH-08) recently called on Congress to do more to improve veteransâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; health care following passage of the VA MISSION Act in House. Davidson called the VA MISSION Act a step in the right direction, but said that Congress should go even further by allowing veterans to receive care from a doctor or provider of their choice outside of Veterans Affairs (VA). He said previous increases to funding levels and the creation of new programs meant to correct quality of care all signal progress, but that more work needs done in putting choice in the hands of veterans. To stress urgency of the issue and to stand in solidarity with veterans, Davidson pushed his colleagues in the House to include an amendment to the VA Mission Act which would make members of Congress receive health care only from the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Davidson said the amendment would help spur members of Congress to take action and make ďŹ xing veteransâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; health care a priority. â&#x20AC;&#x153;While there is more work to do, I am pleased to support the VA MISSION Act as it will put the department back on track to fulďŹ lling President Lincolnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s promise to care for the men and women who have borne the battle,â&#x20AC;? said Davidson. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This legislation streamlines many of the VAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s duplicative community care programs into one cohesive program and it will ensure veterans have timely access to the care they have earned. The VA MISSION Act also includes funding for the Choice Program, which is expected to run out of funds as early as May 31, 2018.â&#x20AC;? While the VA MISSION Act passed the House without Davidsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s amendment, Davidson said he would continue to ďŹ ght to ďŹ x the VA and pledged to introduce a new version of the Lead by Example Act soon.

Ohio Senate passes child support reforms COLUMBUS â&#x20AC;&#x201C; State Senator Bill Beagle (RTipp City) announced the passage of legislation in the Ohio Senate providing long awaited reforms and consistency to the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s outdated child support guidelines. These updates are based on recommendations developed by Ohioâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Child Support Guidelines Advisory Council, which is comprised of state and county child social work professionals, judges, magistrates, legislators, attorneys, and parent advocacy groups. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is estimated that almost 30 percent of Ohio families do not receive their current child support obligations,â&#x20AC;? said Beagle. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My hope is that this legislation will help us reach the ultimate goal of consistent, reliable payments of child support to all children and caregivers who are owed this commitment.â&#x20AC;?

House Bill 366â&#x20AC;&#x201D;mirrors a series of reforms, championed by Senator Beagle, which will update the economic data used for establishing child support guidelines and allow for more appropriate child support payment obligations based on the parentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ability to pay. Along with modernizing the economic tables, the legislation includes necessary improvements for routine medical expense sharing, health insurance responsibility, daycare credit, and multiple family issues. This will also move the tables and worksheet from the more rigid Ohio Revised Code to the Ohio Administrative Code, allowing for more frequent and necessary adjustments through a ďŹ ve-year rule review process. House Bill 366 will now be sent back to the House for a vote on concurrence.

Your daughter is just like you

When I get a phone call from my beautiful bride of 20-plus years and the ďŹ rst words out of her mouth are not hello or hi honey, but instead â&#x20AC;&#x153;Your daughter is just like you,â&#x20AC;? I know this phone call is going to be interesting. For some inexplicable reason, when she says my daughter is just like me it isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t meant as a compliment. To get a better handle on which of my very few ďŹ&#x201A;aws my wife was referring to I had to ask â&#x20AC;&#x153;which daughter?â&#x20AC;? The oldest daughter has my socially awkward with one-on-one conversations, but can speak to a group of people with no problem ďŹ&#x201A;aw. My youngest daughter has my grumpy in the morning, but very quick-witted ďŹ&#x201A;aw. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think being quick-witted is a ďŹ&#x201A;aw, but if you are the target of

COLUMBUS â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Gov. John R. Kasich and the top executive for the Ohio Bureau of Workersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Compensation (BWC) recently proposed giving Ohio employers $1.5 billion in premium rebates this summer, expanding workersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; comp savings for employers to $8 billion since 2011. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had healthy income and returns on our investment portfolio, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only right to share that success with our private and public employers,â&#x20AC;? said BWC Administrator/CEO Sarah Morrison, standing with Kasich at the Land-Grant Brewing Co. in downtown Columbus. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We know that the more money we leave with employers, the more they can invest in their employees and grow their business.â&#x20AC;? Added Kasich: â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is

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4 and the other turned 40. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not saying which is which. My wife has hit this current age head on and is trying to get healthy. She got a phone call from her sister who wanted to go walk and it didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t take my wife long to get ready to go. She threw on a red t-shirt and some spandex-style yoga pants my oldest daughter left at the house. She looked at my youngest, thinking the outďŹ t may have clashed, and asked, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Do you think my youngest sister will be embarrassed to walk around with me looking like this?â&#x20AC;? Without hesitation my youngest answered, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re ?? (the age weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not allowed to mention) and youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re wearing spandex. Yeah, sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be embarrassed.â&#x20AC;? Two seconds later Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m answering the phone and being blamed for the comment. Oldest Daughter Update: Although this has been a tough year for my wife with our oldest off at college, we, for the ďŹ rst time all school year, mutually agreed on something

I never thought my wife would agree with. With her needing to train for track and, more importantly, having a boyfriend staying up there this summer neither of us wanted her to come home. She would have been miserable and that would have made us miserable. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m a little worried though because the cafeteria isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t open and she will need to cook her own meals. As I was writing this I got a phone call from her, which is unusual because most of our conversations are on Snap Chat. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have a food-related question.â&#x20AC;? I immediately thought she wanted to know how to make something. Nope. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I opened this jar of salsa two days ago and was going to take it inside, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been sitting in my car for two days. How strict is the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;refrigerate after openingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; rule?â&#x20AC;? I explained it was very strict and that she should throw it out immediately. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Aww man, I only took two bites.â&#x20AC;? Hopefully she learned a little life lesson, but since she is a college student Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m going to guess that she didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t.

Kasich, BWC propose $1.5 billion rebate

my wit and sarcasm you might agree with my wife. Some people have asked how Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m still alive or how Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m still married because of some of the things Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve written â&#x20AC;&#x201C; my wife has a great sense of humor, but more often than not ignores my sarcasm, rolls her eyes and moves on. Plus, I usually know when I can and when I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t push her buttons. The answer to the question of â&#x20AC;&#x153;which daughterâ&#x20AC;? was my youngest. It was the middle of the afternoon so I knew it wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the grumpy in the morning trait so it must be the quick-wit/sarcasm trait. My youngest hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t learned when and when not to use her quick-wit with my wife. Or maybe she has and just doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t care (she can be mouthy and stubborn like her mom). My wife has been a little sensitive about her birthday this year because itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one of those milestone birthdays. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not permitted to give her age, but I will share that we have a Chihuahua with the same birthday and one turned

another example of how Ohio is using every tool in the box to make our environment for job creation one of the best in the nation, and our workersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; compensation system has been a great partner in our efforts. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re up 500,000 private sector jobs and these additional savings in workersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; compensation costs will continue to help our businesses grow and succeed.â&#x20AC;? The rebate, BWCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest in 20 years, will be proposed to BWCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Board of Directors and voted on at the boardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s May 24 meeting. If approved, rebate checks would likely be mailed in July and August. The proposed rebate equals 85 percent of the premiums paid for the policy year that ended June 30, 2017 (calendar & " "! $ $!

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year 2016 for public employers). It would follow $1 billion rebates issued in 2013, 2014 and 2017, as well as a $15 million rebate in 2016 for counties, cities and other public employers. Of the $1.5 billion, an estimated $48 million would go to schools and $111 million would go to local government entities. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s on top of $402 million in rebates those public taxing districts have received since 2013 ($125 million for schools, $277 million for others). As with previous rebates, BWC is also exploring a signiďŹ cant investment in health and safety services, the details of which will be announced in the coming weeks. Adam Benner, president of Land-Grant Brew-

ery, said his company expects a rebate of around $8,500. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a young company and our business is steadily growing,â&#x20AC;? said Benner. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This rebate helps us invest in our future.â&#x20AC;? Morrison cautioned that despite recent history, strong investment returns and rebates are a goal, not a guarantee. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our investments are still growing, but weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re seeing the rate of that growth moderate in 2018,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are lots of variables that inďŹ&#x201A;uence the market.â&#x20AC;? With this rebate, BWC will have saved employers $8 billion in workersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; compensation costs since 2011 after considering other rebates, credits, greater efďŹ ciencies and several rate reductions, including two this year.

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Greenville Lady Wave earns Sectional title with 7-1 win over Carroll GAYLEN BLOSSER

SPORTS WRITER gblosser@earlybirdpaper.com

The Greenville Lady Wave continued its march to Akron with a 7-1 OHSAA D-II tournament win over Dayton’s Carroll Lady Patriots, a member of the Greater Catholic Co-Ed League. “We haven’t had an opportunity to play too many quality games the last couple weeks,” said Greenville coach Jerrod Newland. “Innings and reps and Carroll was making every play the ﬁrst couple of innings. We left a couple on the table but it was great. This game gets you churning and gets fans on the edge

of their seats, kids digging a little deeper – you see who your leaders are.” Carroll took a 1-0 lead in the top of the fourth while keeping the Lady Wave off the board through four innings of play. Lani Shilt led off the bottom of the fifth with a single to left-center and moved to second on a Chloe Sowry sacrifice bunt. Morgan Gilbert followed with an infield single and a steal of second putting runners on second and third bringing Baylee Petry to the plate to drill an RBI single to left knotting the score at 1-1 and Gilbert racing home on a Carroll throwing error giving GHS its first lead of the night at

2-1. Cassie Cromwell drove an RBI double down the right field line upping the Lady Wave lead to 3-1 and Haleigh Mayo smacked a two-out RBI single to left to give Greenville a 4-1 lead after five. Inning six had Carroll opening with a single with the next batter sending a screaming liner to the right side only to have Lady Wave first baseman Cromwell make a diving stab to her right coming up with the ball and crawling to first to complete an unassisted double play. Shaffer struck the third batter out bringing Greenville to the plate. Two quick Greenville

Greenville part of newly formed Miami Valley League BY GAYLEN BLOSSER SPORTS WRITER gblosser@earlybirdpaper.com

GREENVILLE – Greenville City Schools will now be part of a new athletic conference – The Miami Valley League (MVL). The Miami Valley League (MVL) is proud to announce that it will resume play starting in the 2019-2020 school year following a unanimous vote of approval on Wednesday, May 9, from the superintendents of VandaliaButler City Schools, Fairborn City Schools, Greenville City Schools, Piqua City Schools, Sidney City Schools, Mad River Local Schools, Tipp City Exempted Village Schools, Troy City Schools, West Carrollton City Schools, and Xenia Community Schools. The new iteration of the league, ﬁrst chartered in 1926, will feature ten high schools from the Miami Valley. The 2019 membership will include 1926 charter members Greenville, Piqua, Sidney, Troy, and Xenia; along with Butler, Fairborn, Stebbins, Tippecanoe, and West Carrollton. All ten schools will remain participating members in the Greater Western Ohio Conference through the 2018-2019 school year. Competition for the Mi-

Greenville Lady Wave 2018 Sectional Champions. (Gaylen Blosser photo)

outs in the bottom of the inning were followed by a Sowry inﬁeld single, Gilbert reaching on an error and Petry knocking an RBI double to lead 6-1. Megan Johnston walked and scored on a Sydney Grote knock giving Greenville a 7-1 lead that would hold up for the ﬁnal score. Petry went 2-3 with a single, a double and three RBIs. Mayo was 3-3 with an RBI and Cromwell had a double and an RBI. Nyesha Wright went 2-3. Gilbert, Grote, Shilt and Sow-

ry each had singles. Caitlin Christman went 4 1/3 innings on the mound giving up six hits and a run. Shaffer closed out the game tossing 2 2/3 innings of scoreless ball allowing one hit. “We play for that name on the front. There was no doubt in my mind – 100 percent conﬁdence in Christman and 100 percent conﬁdence in Grace (Shaffer) and Grace pics up another win today,” Newland said of losing his starting pitcher, Baylee

Petry on the mound for most of the 2018 season. “Just good stuff.” “When your time is called upon we don’t hesitate,” said Newland. “You just go do what you can. That’s why you’re on the team and one through 18 is Lady Wave softball moving to districts.” With the Tuesday night Sectional Championship win, the Lady Wave now have 15 consecutive 25 or more season wins under the leadership of Coach Jerrod Newland.

Arcanum Lady Trojans drop out of tournament with loss to Indian Lake BY GAYLEN BLOSSER SPORTS WRITER gblosser@earlybirdpaper.com

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ami Valley League will begin in the fall of the 2019 school year. The MVL will have two divisions. The Miami Division will feature Butler, Greenville, Piqua, Tippecanoe, and Troy. The Valley Division will be made up of Fairborn, Sidney, Stebbins, West Carrollton, and Xenia. Miami Valley League Commissioner, Eric Spahr, says that the MVL will provide educational opportunities for students through participation in interscholastic athletics while maintaining equity in scheduling and

competition. In March, board members voted unanimously to withdraw from the Greater Western Ohio Conference. News of the break was made ofﬁcial in February after school administrators and athletic personnel attended a conference meeting in Huber Heights. At that time, Greenville Superintendent Doug Fries told The Early Bird the reason why these particular schools had made the decision to leave GWOC, was due to “competitive balance and scheduling problems.”

CLAYTON – The Arcanum Lady Trojans dropped a 7-3 D-III OHSAA tournament game to the Indian Lake Lady Lakers in a Monday night matchup. Macy Skelton did a nice job today, we just didn’t play well, the girls know it and that costs us the game,” said Arcanum Coach Rick Stone. “We make a couple defensive plays we normally make – we win the ballgame.” The Lady Lakers took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first with Arcanum scoring two runs in the bottom of the inning to take a 2-1 lead to the second inning of play. Indian Lake made it a 2-2 game in the top of the second where the score would stand until the Lady Trojans scored a run in the bottom of the fourth to take a 3-2 lead with four innings in the book. The Indian Lake girls took advantage of an unearned fifth inning run to even the score at 3-3 and tacked on a second run to grab a 4-3 lead. The Lady Lakers used a sixth inning three run homer to lead 7-3, a lead that would hold up for the final score. Elle Siculan, the lone Lady Trojans senior to play her final game for Arcanum won praise from Coach Stone following the game. “Love her to death,” stated Stone. “Four year starter for me. Always has a smile on her face – she even picks me up sometimes.” “She did a great job for us this year,” continued Stone. “Left the mound – she was our number one (pitcher) last year and when you graduate and only have three kids coming back you have some adjustments to make and she is so good in centerfield; she went out in centerfield and did a great job.” “I thought we were a year away with only one senior and only three starters back. We came a

Elle Siculan takes a walk for the Lady Trojans in Monday tournament game vs. Indian Lake. (Gaylen Blosser photo)

lot farther than I thought we would but this one hurts.” “The last time this happened to me we only lost two games all year so hopefully it will be the same next year,” conclud-

ed Stone. “Good group of girls coming back, solid, got some eighth graders coming up so I am looking forward to it, but it will take me a while to get over Elle Siculan – she’s one of a kind, she’s special.”

Cameron Vincent (Clinton Randall photo)

UC’s Cameron Vincent breaks conference record BY CLINTON RANDALL CORRESPONDENT crandall@earlybirdpaper.com

UNION CITY, Ind. – Union City’s Cameron Vincent is the new Tri-Eastern Conference record holder in the 100m dash. The senior track star broke the old record of 11.0 seconds on May 10 with a time of 10.99 seconds at the TEC

meet, hosted by Union City. Vincent’s time was also a new school record, which he also broke in the 200m with a time of 22.84 seconds. He was also the ﬁrst leg of the 4×100 relay team that set a new school record with a time of 45.34.

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SNB recognizes LWSB coach Jerrod Newland’s 400th win GAYLEN BLOSSER

SPORTS WRITER gblosser@earlybirdpaper.com

GREENVILLE – Second National Bank honored Greenville Lady Wave softball coach Jerrod Newland for earning his 400th win at the helm of the very successful LWSB program. Second National Bank Vice President, Joy Greer presented Coach Newland a plaque following Thursday night’s Lady Wave OHSAA tournament softball victory over Ponitz in recognition of Newland’s

400th win with the LWSB team and coaches looking on. “Second National Bank is pleased to recognize Coach Newland for his 400th win and the success of the Lady Wave softball program,” said Greer. “Without Second National Bank the stadium wouldn’t be here,” Newland stated. “They helped my wife and myself to make this possible here and Second National Bank helps the Academy be where it’s at.” Coach Newland reached

the milestone in a 5-3 win over the Miamisburg Lady Vikings on March 31, 2018 in a home win at Lady Wave Stadium. Coach Newland currently stands at 421 wins with the Lady Wave still competing in the 2018 OHSAA tournament. “Hats off to John Swallow (SNB President), Mrs. Greer and Mr. Stammen in the past,” Coach Newland said. “Hometown bank doing a great job and just proud of them. It’s really neat when the people that run it respect the girls and

Greenville’s Noah Vanhorn signs with Manchester University BY GAYLEN BLOSSER SPORTS WRITER gblosser@earlybirdpaper.com

GREENVILLE – Greenville senior Noah Vanhorn signed to compete in dual sports for the Manchester University Spartans basketball and track and ﬁeld programs. “I love basketball,” said Vanhorn. “It is just awesome to be able to compete at another level for four more years.” Vanhorn, the son of Mike and Stacy Vanhorn plans to continue with the sport of basketball he loves and compete in throwing events for the Manchester track and ﬁeld program. “It’s always good when kids have the opportunity to continue playing at the next level,” said Greenville varsity basketball coach Kyle Joseph. “In Noah’s case, he’s is going to be trying to play two different sports with throwing for track as well. I think that is going to be a great experience for him.” Vanhorn plans study Secondary History Education with a minor in coaching to become a junior high or high school teacher and

everything and again if it wasn’t for Second National Bank the Academy wouldn’t be where it’s at and Lady Wave Stadium wouldn’t be here at Stebbins Softball Complex.” “Second National Bank is pleased to be a part of the community and help support local youth programs,” noted Greer. The Sports Academy is an indoor sports complex located at 615 Rifﬂe Avenue, Greenville that is open year around for sports training, camps and activities.

Tri-Village falls to Panthers in tournament action BY GAYLEN BLOSSER SPORTS WRITER gblosser@earlybirdpaper.com

(Front L-R) Stacy Vanhorn (mother), Noah Vanhorn, Mike Vanhorn (Father), (Standing) Greenville basketball Coach Kyle Joseph. (Gaylen Blosser photo)

coach. The choice of Manchester University was not a difﬁcult decision for the Greenville senior. “I’ve had a lot of family go there,” Vanhorn noted. “We went on a visit and just the feel of the campus, just the people around it, everyone you meet is nice and friendly and welcoming. They have a real good education program.” Coach Joseph sees the 6’6” Vanhorn ﬁtting in well at the college level. “I think he is just scratching the surface of what he can be as a player as he con-

tinues to grow into his body and get stronger,” Joseph stated. “I think he has an opportunity to go there and continue to work really hard and become a really good player at that level.” “He is a great energy guy who has good size and he can score with his back to the basket, be a physical defender in there, boxing out and rebounding,” added Joseph. “Great team player as well.” “Do well,” Vanhorn said of his college goals. “Help the team whatever my job is.”

COVINGTON – The Tri-Village Patriots lost an OHSAA D-IV tournament game to the Tri-County North Panthers 12-2 in a Wednesday night game. The Panthers took a 1-0 lead after one inning of play and took advantage of Patriots problems on the mound to score six second inning runs before Tri-Village would get its ﬁrst out of the inning and take a 7-0 lead after two complete. “Disappointing,” said Tri-Village coach Jim Maples. “Didn’t throw strikes, hit a couple batters, made a few errors. At one point they had seven runs and they had three hits and I don’t think they had too many more hits after that, so I’m thinking they had ﬁve to six hits and 12 runs, so that right there tells you.” Tri-County North plated four runs in the bottom of the third to move out to an 11-0 lead with the Patriots coming to the plate in the top of the fourth to plate two

Bradshaw; Air Force Ofﬁcer to OHSAA Ofﬁcial BY GAYLEN BLOSSER SPORTS WRITER gblosser@earlybirdpaper.com

TROY – Retired Air Force Captain Ray Bradshaw can be seen many nights during the Ohio high school basketball season officiating both boys and girls varsity basketball games. The Fayetteville, North Carolina native, the son of an Air Force veteran was born in Madrid, Spain while his father was stationed at Torrejon Air Base in Spain, where he served as a jet engine troop before becoming a flight engineer on a C-130. Bradshaw took Basic Training at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas before taking up his first assignment at Florida’s Hurlburt Field, home to Headquarters Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC), the 1st Special Operations Wing. Bradshaw retired after 20 years of Honorable service to our Nation with the first 11 years served as an enlisted Airman where he

began serving as an aircraft maintainer, worked on communication and navigation systems on different types of platforms, mostly Special Ops platforms. “I crossed over in my 11th year and became an officer,” noted Bradshaw. “They assigned me to program management.” The veteran OHSAA (Ohio High School Athletic Association) official chose to call the Dayton area home after the friendships he made officiating high school sports. “The officials in this area is one of the reasons why we’re staying here,” Bradshaw stated. “We had a chance to go to an assignment somewhere else but you know I retired here and I just said; ‘you know, guys like Tyler Lee, Andre Bumpus, Thurman Leggs, Larry McCrea, Kevin Forrer – I can’t leave these guys behind.’ I’ve made lifelong friends here that I couldn’t just leave.” “I had a choice of assignments when I left Georgia,”

OHSAA varsity high school basketball ofﬁcial Ray Bradshaw. (Gaylen Blosser photo)

said Bradshaw. “They told me I could go to Boston or Los Angeles – I’m not for higher costs of living or higher traffic so Ohio (Wright Patterson Air Force Base) was a sure fit.” Bradshaw played some football while growing up, but it was his desire to see student athletes grow and mature that got him involved in officiating. “I knew when I put the sneakers away I would get into officiating,” Bradshaw

noted. “I just love being out there with the kids. I love seeing them grow from year to year. I’ve seen some of these guys since they were in middle school and little pee wee. Now they are playing varsity ball and it’s great to see the growth.” With the well documented dwindling supply of OHSAA official in all sports, Bradshaw is pleased his 20 year old son, Timothy Bradshaw has taken up officiating and encourages other young people to get involved. “I lead by example,” Bradshaw said. “My son is an up and coming official – he probably will be doing some varsity next year. He started when he was 14.” “It’s better than any part time job you could have,” added Bradshaw. “The money is great, especially for a young man. You can work as much or as little as you want.” To learn more about becoming an OHSAA official, log onto: ohsaa.org/Officiating

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– Andrew (Drew) Mark Heggie, 37, passed away in Palm Harbor, Fla. on Friday, May 4, 2018 after a brief battle with lung cancer. He was born on June 14, 1980 in Greenville, to Mark & Toni (Thorpe) Heggie. He was a graduate of Greenville High School, Class of 1999. He attended both Wright State University and Columbus State College. He lived the majority of his adult life in Columbus, and spent the last several years in the greater Tampa, Fla. area. He loved the beach, to travel, and had a great interest in culinary arts. In addition to his parents, Andrew is survived by his sister, Nancy (Jason) Kramer of Kettering; nephews, Paul & Maxwell Kramer; grandmother, Georgia Thorpe; and many aunts, uncles, and cousins. He is also survived by close friends Cory Wilson and Steve Kozloski, along with canine companion Layla. Per his wishes, Andrew was cremated. An Open House Celebration of Andrew’s Life will be held on Saturday, June 2, 2018 from 5-8 p.m. at Montage Café in Greenville, with remarks from family & friends at 6 p.m. In lieu of ﬂowers, donations can be made in his memory to the American Cancer Society or the Wildlife Conservation Society.

WILLIAMS – John Curtis Williams (known to all as Jack) died peacefully at Reid Health on May 10, 2018 from complications due to congestive heart failure. Jack was born on Aug. 20, 1960 in Darke County, and was the only child of Joyce Catherine Williams (née Mason) and Alan Duane Williams. Jack lived his entire life in the greater Dayton area, including Brookville and Arcanum. Jack resided in IN MEMORIAM

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Greenville for the past 20 years. He was preceded in death by his mother Joyce in 1998 and his father Al in 1978. Jack was always a joy to be around. No one was as kind, sweet, or as gentle as Jack. He was blessed with a wonderful sense of humor and he shared it always with his family, friends and even strangers. He was very fond of dogs, especially Heidi, a collie that was part of the family when Jack was growing up. He enjoyed drawing and painting, having a particular fondness of the color red. Jack showed an immense talent in these mediums, possessing a keen sense of perspective. He enjoyed watching old westerns and admired some of the superheros like Batman and Spiderman. His biggest love of all was Mickey Mouse. He loved listening to music and thus enjoyed watching a variety of musicals. He loved all kinds of food, especially McDonalds and Bob Evans, and he found it hard to resist a milkshake. Each year, Jack looked forward to trips to the Darke County Fair. It was always held around his birthday and it was the highlight of his year. Jack relished the simpler things in life and his outlook offered a valuable lesson on how to live and enjoy life, without all of the complexity and stress that often obscure joy. Jack lived this every day and his joy spread out to us all. We will forever love him, and he will be truly missed. Jack is survived by his two uncles, Ralph Mason (Rita) of Denver, CO and James Schlosser, D.V.M (Joann) of Crawfordsville, IN, as well as many, many cousins. He is equally survived by Tim Burns and his wonderful family, who generously and lovingly folded Jack into their own lovely family as truly one of their own. Words cannot express our gratitude and appreciation to the Burns family for their love and kindness that so enriched Jack’s quality of life. Love and family have no boundaries. A celebration of life was held Tuesday May 15, 2018 at Zechar Bailey Funeral Home, Greenville, with Pastor Peter Menke ofﬁciating. Interment is at Blakesburg Cemetery, Fincastle, Ind. Condolences for the family may be expressed through www.zecharbailey.com.

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neral Home, Versailles. Memorial contributions may be made to Versailles Music Boosters or State of the Heart Care. Condolences for the family may be expressed through www.zecharbailey.com.

HERRON – Irene Herron, 97, of Greenville, passed away on May 13, 2018 at State of the Heart Care Center in Greenville. She was born on May 31, 1920 in Mercer County, the daughter of the late Frederick and Wilamenia (Emerick) Schott. In addition to her parents, Irene was preceded in death by her husband, James Dale Herron, Sr; her daughter, Lea Huntwork; her son, John Herron; and nine brothers and sisters. Irene retired from Fram after 33 years of service. She was a charter member of the Coldwater Eagles and belonged to the Celina American Legion and Celina Moose. She and Jim enjoyed spending time together. They would go square dancing, bowling and loved to travel. Irene was an amazing cook, enjoyed tending to her vegetable garden and canning. In her later years, she enjoyed playing bingo with friends and family. She is survived by her sons, James D. (Karen) Herron of Worthington, Robert E. (Donna) Herron of Greenville; her daughter-in-law Bonnie Herron of Greenville; six grandchildren; seven great grandchildren; two great-great grandchildren; her brother, Dale Schott of Fort Wayne, Ind.; and countless nieces and nephews. A Celebration of Life service will be held at noon on Wednesday, May 16, 2018 at Tribute Funeral Homes, Greenville Campus, with Rev. Terry Haworth ofﬁciating. Burial will follow in Greenville Township Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends on Wednesday from 11 a.m. until the time of service at noon at the funeral home. The family request that memorial contributions be made to State of the Heart Hospice, 1350 N. Broadway Street, Greenville, Ohio 45331 or the Brethren Retirement Community Resident Aid Fund, 750

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BAKER – Farrell W. Baker, 95, of Bradenton, Fla., formally of Greenville, went to be with the Lord May 10, 2018. Farrell was born on April 7, 1923 in Dunnegan, Mo., son of the late Tincy and Velma (McNeeley) Baker. In addition to his parents, Farrell was preceded in death by his second wife, Irene (ToschlogWiggs) Baker in 2009; his brother Loren, step-son in law, Duane Smoker; and step-grandson, Robert D. Smoker. He was the former owner of F.W. Baker Co., Ft. Jefferson, where he operated a Fruit Farm & Landscaping Nursery over 30 years. He had been a DeLaval milking equipment parts dealer, as well. Farrell served his country in WWII, Army Air Corps, Floating, and was a Proud Iwo Jima Survivor, sharing his war stories with everyone he met. He was grateful to be chosen for an Honor Flight Trip to Washington, D.C. and was forever changed by the experience. Being an avid ﬁsherman his entire life, was his true passion. He was always ready to take family, friends, or neighbors out on the Gulf, or cast a line off the dock by the house. He was known by his neighbors as the neighborhood “ﬁx-it” guy, and loved having family or friends visit him. He was a member of various clubs and fraternal organizations including a 60+ year 32nd Degree F&AM, Ft. Black/Greenville Masonic Lodge; Eastern Star; White Shrine; and Antioch Shrine of Dayton, OH. Also, a Life member of the Greenville Post VFW; Past President of Greenville Sertoma Club and two-time District Governor. Farrell was a longtime member of Manatee Rare Fruit Council; Past President of Flamingo Cay HOA; and member of American Legion, all of Bradenton, FL. Farrell is survived by his son Wayne (Nancy) Baker; and daughters, Linda (Steve) Nixon and Sherry (Mark) Echeman all of Greenville; one brother, Louie Baker of Peoria, AZ, and niece Karen (Walt) Patterson, Sun City, AZ. He is survived by stepchildren, Dorothy (Stanley Myers) Smoker, Centerville, IN; Beverly (Morgan) Wright, Yuma, AZ; Bobbie (Jim) LaFuze, Centerville, IN; Ron (Laura) Wiggs; Roger Wiggs and Mike (Linda) Wiggs, all of Richmond, IN.; 15 step-grandchildren; 24 step-great grandchildren; and 3 stepgreat, great grandchildren. Visitation for family and friends was Wednesday, May 16, 2018 at Brown and Sons Funeral Home, 604 43rd St. W., Bradenton, FL 34209. Graveside Committal Services, with Full Military Honors, was conducted Thursday, May 17, 2018 at Sarasota National Cemetery, 9810 St. Rd. 72, Sara-

sota, FL 34241. In lieu of ﬂowers, contributions may be made to Honor Flight of West Central Florida, P.O. Box 55661, St. Petersburg, FL 33732.

FRITZ – Clifford Wayne Fritz was born on August 9, 1936, in Versailles to the late David & Clara Fritz. He was called home on May 12, 2018, at his residence in Bradford, while surrounded by his family. He was a devoted husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather. He is survived by his wife and best friend of 62 years, Frances Marie Lavey; his son, Douglas Fritz (Angela); daughters, Deanna Hulsman (Rev. Thomas Hulsman), Denise Weber (Michael), Donita Hopkins (Larry) and Dixie McCord (Stephen). Cliff is survived by 14 grandchildren, Shannon Fritz, Amber (Fritz) Martin, April Fritz, Hope (Hulsman) Lee, Heidi (Poling) Massingale, Justin Huddleston, Elaine (Huddleston) Miller, Erik Poling, Lindsay (Detro) Stumbo, Nathan Hulsman, Kaili (Huddleston) Garlinger, Jared Detro, Jason Huddleston and Meghan (Detro) Kenworthy; thirty-one great grandchildren; and siblings, David Clarence Fritz (Barbara) of Greenville, Rita Mae Fritz of Greenville and Carol Marlene Fritz of Piqua. In addition to his parents, Clifford was also preceded in death by his siblings, Loretta, Edwin, Walter, John, Annabelle, Lloyd, Donald and Robert. He was also a farmer, a carpenter and lived his life investing in young people as church Sunday School Superintendent, Sunday school bus driver, and at the Michael’s Home in Greenville and Clear Creek Farm in Sidney. Cliff was a neighbor to all and knew how to make everyone smile and laugh by his jokes and his deep laughter. Most of all, he was a man who served God with all of his heart. Before he did anything, he prayed. He sought ﬁrst the kingdom of God above all, and everywhere he went, he made sure to talk about Jesus. A celebration of life service was held Thursday, May 17, 2018, at Solid Rock Apostolic Church, 8991 US 36, Bradford, Ohio 45308 with Pastor Matthew O’Shell and Rev. Thomas Hulsman ofﬁciating. Burial is in Greenlawn Cemetery in Versailles. Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of the donor’s choice. Arrangements are under the direction of Zechar Bailey Funeral Home in Greenville. Condolences for the family may be expressed through www. zecharbailey.com.

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L. Shields, Sr., 71, of West Carrollton, passed peacefully on May 4, 2018 at 7:05 p.m. at Kettering Medical Center. He was born Dec. 22, 1946. Gregory was a member of the National Guard from Oct. 25, 1965 to Oct. 24, 1971. He was an avid tennis player and loved his Ohio State Buckeyes. He retired from GTI. He was preceded in death by his father, Gene B. Shields and his mother, Mary (Applegate) Shields. Gregory is survived by his daughter, Gina M. Shields; son, Gregory L. Shields, Jr.; daughterin-law, Amber (Long) Shields; sister, Barbara Wykel; nephew, Steven Wykel; grandchildren, Brandon and Maddison Orr and Parker Flood; and Forever Friends, Paulette M. Shields and Terry Barton. No services are planned at this time. His body was donated to Life Connection of Ohio. “He always wanted to make someone else happy and help in any way he could.” (veteran)

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– Joy I. Grody, 80, of Dayton, passed away at 12:15 p.m. on Wednesday, May 9, 2018, at Miami Valley Hospital South in Centerville. Joy was born May 8, 1938, in York Township, Darke County to the late John & Ruth (Tegtmeyer) Anderson. Joy is survived by her husband, Richard A. Grody; sons & daughterin-law, Al & Sandy Midlam of Charlotte, NC and Steve Midlam of Middletown; grandchildren, Jack and Samantha Midlam; sisters & brother-in-law, Shelba Fitzgerald of Greenville and Brenda & Dave Miller of Centerville; and numerous nieces and nephews. Joy was an executive assistant at RTA & Tompkins Industries in Dayton. A funeral service was held Thursday, May 17, 2018, at Zechar Bailey Funeral Home in Greenville with Pastor Todd Reish ofﬁciating. Burial is in Greenville Township Memorial Garden in Darke County. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Condolences for the family may be expressed through www.zecharbailey.com.

HOWARD – Mary Helen Howard, 79, of Arcanum, went home to the Lord, Tuesday, May 15, 2018 following an extended illness. She is preceded in death by her husband, Carl Howard; parents, Earl and Ruth Pennington; son, Scott Howard, and grandson, Derek Howard. Helen was a loving

mother, grandmother, and a child of God. She will be dearly missed by her family and friends. Helen is survived by her children, Greg (Debbie) Howard, Kevin (Diane) Howard, Lori (Shawn) Ward; grandchildren, Kyle, Kasey, Ashley, Cody, Shawn, Austin; 3 great-grandchildren; many brothers and sisters; several nieces and nephews, and numerous other relatives and friends. A funeral service will be held Saturday, May 19, 2018, noon at the Kreitzer Funeral Home, 204 N. Main St. Arcanum, Ohio 45304. Visiting hours will be Saturday, May 19, 11 a.m.-noon leading into the funeral service. Email condolences may be sent by going online to www.kreitzerfuneralhome.com.

RINDERLE – James R. “Vern” Rinderle, 55, died Saturday, May 12, 2018. A Mass of Christian Burial was held Thursday, May 17, 2018, at St. Denis Catholic Church, Versailles. Burial is in St. Valbert Cemetery, Versailles. MCCLURE

50th anniversary for Davis couple TROY – The children of John and Susan Davis happily announce their parents’ 50th wedding anniversary. John and Susan (Hill) Davis were married on Feb. 10, 1968 in the Church of the Brethren in Piqua, by Reverend Hayworth. They have been blessed with their children (and spouses) John A. Davis and Lisa (Scherer) Davis of Bel Air, Maryland, Daniel Davis and India (Dodds) Davis of Raleigh, NC, and Sarah (Davis) Murphy and Kerry Murphy of Covington, along with their grandchildren Marissa, Delaney, Molly (in Heaven) Murphy and Solomon and Soren Davis. John retired from Inland/Delco in Vandalia after 43 years. Susan worked as a beautician for two years, was a stayat-home mom for many

– Phyllis Jane McClure, 87, of Greenville, died Friday, May 11, 2018. A private graveside service will be held at Beamsville Cemetery. There will be no visitation.

KREAMER – Marjorie B. Kreamer, 90, of Greenville, died Friday, May 11, 2018. She was born March 20, 1928 in Montgomery Private services will be held at the convenience of the family at Zechar Bailey Funeral Home, Greenville. Burial will be held in Grace Memorial Gardens, Hudson, Fla. at a later date. WHITTAKER – Mary Jane Whittaker, 83, of Vandalia, died Monday, May 14, 2018. Services were held Friday, May 18, 2018 at Zechar Bailey Funeral Home, Greenville. Burial is in Greenmound Cemetery, New Madison. ZIERER

– Jeanenne B. Zierer, 85, of Greenville and formerly of the Muncie and Anderson, Ind. area, died Wednesday, May 16, 2018. Graveside funeral services were held Friday, May 18, 2018 in the Westlawn Cemetery, Geneva, Ind.

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– Dr. James B. Beard, 82, of Bryan, Texas and formerly of Bradford, died May 14, 2018. A graveside service is scheduled for 2 p.m. on May 21, 2018 at Greenville Creek United Church of Christ Cemetery near Bradford.

RENCH – Judith “Judy” A. Rench, 80, of Bradford, died Thursday, May 17, 2018. The family will hold private services.

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years and also worked at Spring Hill Nurseries in Tipp City and Arnold’s Canteen in Troy. John enjoys farming and antique tractors while Susan likes gardening. Together they enjoy spending time with their grandchildren, traveling, researching genealogy, and going to garden and home shows. Join them at an open house to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Sunday, May 27 at Troy Church of the Nazarene, 1200 Barnhart Road from 2-5 p.m. No gifts please.

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COVINGTON – Shipwrecked –Rescued by Jesus is Stillwater Community Church’s, 7900 W. Sugar Grove Road, Covington, 2018 Vacation Bible School, June 4-8 from 9–11:30 a.m. Each day there will be fun activities: Castaway Sing & Play, Bible Discovery Station, Tropical Treats Station, Imagination Station, KidVid Cinema, and Ship Rec Games. For more information and registration, visit their Facebook Page: Stillwater Community Church.

GREENVILLE – The family of Wyoneda “Wonnie” Stephens were recently able to come together to celebrate their ﬁve generations. Pictured are Wyoneda Stephens, her daughter Ginger Brubaker of Greenville, her grandsons Daren Brubaker of Tallahassee, Fla., her great granddaughter Abby Hempel, her great great grandchildren Michael and Charlotte of Jacksonville, Fla.

Woodsmen at Hillgrove UNION CITY – The Woodsmen Quartet, of Batesville, Ind., will be appearing in concert on May 20 at the Hillgrove Federated Church, 1009 Hillgrove-Woodington Road, Union City, Ohio, at 6 p.m. Admission is a love offering. The Woodsmen Quartet has shared the stage with

Blessing of the Bikes LEWISBURG – Trinity Lutheran Church, Lewisburg, will have a Blessing of the Bikes on Sunday, June 3 at noon in the parking lot on the west wide of the church. Bicycles are welcome as well as motorcycles. Helmets are required. In addition to the Blessing, there will be a bicycle

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GREENVILLE – Darke County Singles Group will host a Singles Dance on Saturday, May 26, 8-11 p.m., at the VFW 7262 Ballroom, 219 N. Ohio St., Greenville. Dance to the music of John Stanley and “Cotton” band, a long time favorite from Vandalia. They will be playing all types of music - classic rock ‘n roll, country, oldies, Motown and much more. They have monthly dances with great bands playing for your dancing and listening pleasure. This is the place to see old friends and meet new ones. The dance is open to the public, 21 and older. For more information, call or text Phyllis at (937) 901-3969.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Queen of Hearts pays for playground equipmentâ&#x20AC;? by Linda Moody and published on May 13, incorrectly stated the funds came from sale of Queen of Hearts tickets. The funds for the playground equipment came from the sale of 50/50 rafďŹ&#x201A;e tickets at the Queen of Hearts event. The Early Bird apologizes for any inconvenience this may have caused.

Darlene Bowers and Richard Headley of Person Centered Services were crowned prince and princess at the senior prom at the Greenville Eagles last Monday. (Linda Moody photo)

Selected king and queen of the senior dance at the Eagles Lodge were Larry Blinn and his girlfriend Diana Resor, both of Greenville. (Linda Moody photo)

Royalty reigns at senior prom in Greenville BY LINDA MOODY CORRESPONDENT lmoody@earlybirdpaper.com

GREENVILLE â&#x20AC;&#x201C; A couple of pageants were among the features of the Memory Lane Senior Prom at the Eagles Lodge in Greenville this past Monday afternoon. Tom Everhart, who brings his â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rock and Roll Show: Take It on the Road,â&#x20AC;? show to the senior dances each Monday at the Eagles, announced that Darlene Bowers and Dick Headley were named prince and princess, respectively, and that Diane Resor and Larry Blinn, were named queen and king, respectively. All are of Greenville. Bowers and Headley are associates of Person Centered Services, and Blinn

and Resor are a couple and have been coming to the dances for a year and a half. Another couple, Betty and Lindey Monnin of Russia, were recognized for their anniversary, 52-years, and danced a slow dance. The event also featured giveaways of door prizes, a 50/50 rafďŹ&#x201A;e and many refreshments. Fifty-six people were in attendance. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We usually have around 30 attend,â&#x20AC;? said Everhart, who invites senior citizens to these dances at the Eagles Lodge on East Third Street in Greenville from 1 to 4 p.m. each Monday. However, there will be no dance Memorial Day.

Ansoniaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pay It Forward Picnic raised over $1,000 for the Greenville Kiwanis Aktion Club.

Pay It Forward Picnic raises over $1,000 BY CLINTON RANDALL CORRESPONDENT

ANSONIA - Ansonia High Schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual Pay It Forward Picnic has been held for about seven years to help beneďŹ t a community organization. The Greenville Kiwanis Aktion Club, part of the Darke County Board of Developmental Disabilities, was selected as this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recipient and was presented with a check for over $1,000 during the event on Wednesday. The money is raised from ticket prices of $5 for every student, with local businesses helping out with food and prize donations for the event. High school English teachers, Mary Lochtefeld and Kristina Mckenzie, have

helped organize the event in hopes to show the students the importance of giving back to their community. During the picnic, students not only had an abundance of food and snacks for lunch, but participated in a number of different games for prizes. Ohio National Guard members were also on-hand with their inďŹ&#x201A;atable obstacle course. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everyone did a great job in getting things organized for this special event,â&#x20AC;? said Ansonia High School Principal James Robson. Mrs. Lochtefeld and Mrs. Mckenzie would like to thank all the local businesses for their generous donations, along with all the students that brought desserts and helped setup.

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Empowering Darke County Youth’s Summer Tutoring applications GREENVILLE – Applications are now being accepted for Empowering Darke County Youth’s Summer Tutoring Program. This free program is open to all Darke County students, kindergarten through high school. Tutoring begins June 11. There are two program formats. The ﬁrst is a smallclass format at Edison State Community College Darke

County Campus on Wagner Ave., Greenville. Tutors will be available 3:30-5:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Students should be scheduled for one-hour increments; either at 3:30 or 4:30 p.m. Students can be scheduled multiple days a week if needed. The second is one-on-one tutoring at the Greenville Public Library. This is lim-

ited to tutor availability and typically meets once a week, Monday through Thursday mornings or all day Friday. Applications can be picked up at the Greenville Public Library or at Edison State Community College, Darke

County Campus. Caregivers can also email empoweringyouth101@gmail.com to request an application or go to www.countynewsonline. org/empowering-app.pdf to download an application. Completed applications can

be dropped off at Edison or the library, emailed back to empoweringyouth101@ gmail.com or mailed to P.O. Box 1113, Greenville, Ohio 45331. 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.

Pictured are Legislative Chair Lindsey Gehret and BPW officers Peggy Foutz, Susan Shields, Dorothy Poeppelman, Sonya Crist and Kasey Christian.

Greenville BPW installs officers for 2018-19 GREENVILLE – The 2018-2019 Greenville Business & Professional Women’s Club Officers were sworn in at the May 10 meeting. The meeting was hosted by the Foundation Committee that consisted of chair Lindsey Gehret, Betty Kosier, Brenda Miller and Leigh Fletcher and held at the Brethren Retirement Community Brick Room. The officers were sworn into office by committee chair Lindsey Gehret. The new officers are President Peggy Foutz, Vice President Kasey Christian, Secretary Sonya Crist, Treasurer Dorothy Poeppelman and Assistant Treasurer Susan Shields. The Club is working on their summer fundraiser and selling BBQ chicken dinners. The dinners consist of

one half barbeque chicken, applesauce, chips, and roll and butter. Dinners may be picked up on June 20 between 4:30-6:30 p.m. at the Greenville VFW, 219 N. Ohio St., Greenville. Tickets can be purchased by calling Deb Niekamp at (419) 305-2178 or picked up at one of the following locations: Merle Norman Store, 309 S. Broadway, Financial Achievement Services, 5116 Children’s Home Bradford Road, Greenville or New Madison Library, 142 S. Main, New Madison. The Club meets the second Thursday of every month for a dinner meeting. Those interested in learning more about the Club can contact Brenda Miller at 937-9961741 or through brenda@ newmadisonpubliclibrary. org.

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Grant applications available GREENVILLE – Local non-proﬁt organizations that serve Darke County residents are invited to apply for grants from the Darke County Foundation. Approximately 30 organizations will be selected to receive a total of $50,000 in grants. Organizations must be certiﬁed tax-exempt by the Internal Revenue Service as 501(c)3 or equivalent. Applications may be downloaded from www.darkecountyfoundation.org. Deadline to apply is June 30, 2018. Schools or groups that provide the following programs or services in Darke

County are encouraged to apply: * Arts education and enrichment (music, visual arts, theater, etc.) * Agricultural-environmental awareness or water and soil conservation * General education for youth or adults * Health and well-being * Community beautiﬁcation * Recreation and sports * Religious * Social service and stability * Animal welfare Grant payments will be made in August. For more information, call 548-4673 or visit www.darkecountyfoundation.org.

Foutz named BPW’s Woman of the Year GREENVILLE – The Greenville Business & Professional Women’s (BPW) Club is proud to announce that Peggy Foutz has been named the Club’s Woman of the Year. “Peggy goes above and beyond on everything she is involved in… she challenges me by who and what she is… she is quite an ambassador for BPW…she is awesome, warm, caring, competent and a great example of women in business…she is very active in the community and the award is very well deserved,” were just a few comments her fellow members noted when

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nominating Foutz for this award. She has accepted the position of President of the Greenville Club this upcoming year. When asked why she joined BPW, Peggy answered, “Even before we moved to Greenville, we had The Early Bird mailed to our home in Oregon each week for a year in order to learn about what was going on in the community. I read the articles about Greenville BPW club meetings and thought to myself ‘That sounds like an organization I would like to be a part of.’ I was especially passionate about the fact that they helped raise funds for scholarships for Darke County Young Women. As a recipient of a couple of similar scholarships when I graduated high school, I thought this would be a great opportunity to ‘pay it forward.’” Foutz stated the beneﬁts she has received from her membership in the Greenville BPW is the ability to network with amazing women. “I like hearing what they are involved in. Many of them have home-based businesses and are raising families and have very busy lives. Others work outside the home and still others are retired. I enjoy how our older members mentor the newer members and are open to new ideas as well as give them opportunities to lead within the club. I also enjoy the fact that many of our meeting speakers have been our own club members who have been able to share information about their home-based businesses.” Her description of BPW to a potential member is, “The Greenville BPW Club is a group you can rely on to draw from their experiences, and receive support from. You can become as involved as you want. And if you are looking for help, you can usually ﬁnd someone in the group who is able to help or knows someone who is able to help you.” Foutz feels fortunate to have a wonderful employer at Financial Achievement Services who is also extremely supportive of our events as well as many oth-

Shown are BPW Secretary Susan Fowble, ‘Woman of the Year’ winner Peggy Foutz and BPW President Brenda Miller.

ers in the community. She also feels fortunate to have her husband, Keith, who supports her and BPW with The Early Bird/Bluebag Media which makes it so easy to share information via the Greenville BPW Club Facebook page as well as in the newspaper and on the website. She stated, “It is such an honor to have been selected by the members of our club for this award as so many club members contribute to the success of the club in so many ways. The club presented an engraved award and ﬂowers to Foutz to honor and thank her for her time, hard

work and support to the local club. She received her award at the monthly dinner meeting held on April 12, 2018 at Brethren Retirement Community. They challenge and invite any woman with an interest in learning about Greenville BPW, networking, and community service with a heart for innovation in the realm of today’s professional women to join them. Contact President Brenda Miller at (937) 423-7552 or brenda@newmadisonpubliclibrary.org for updates on events and meetings or check the Greenville BPW Club Facebook page.

MSG will highlight non-profits in June GREENVILLE – Main Street Greenville is seeking non-profits to participate in its June First Friday event. The Volunteer Fair, created in partnership with the Darke County Volunteer Network, gives local nonprofits the opportunity to set up in downtown Greenville and provide information about their missions and ways the community can help. The event is set to take place on Friday, June 1 from 6-9 p.m., and all participating organizations are asked to provide a family friendly activity at their booth. Registration with Main Street Greenville is required for participation in this event, and the appli-

cation form can be found on their website, www. MainStreetGreenville.org. For profit organizations will not be permitted to set up at this event. This is a great way to showcase your agency, recruit volunteers, and say thank you to the community. Contact the Main Street Greenville office with any questions at info@mainstreetgreenville.org or (937) 548-4998. Main Street Greenville is a non-profit organization committed to stimulating and supporting revitalization efforts, historic preservation and growth in historic Downtown Greenville. To learn more, visit www. MainStreetGreenville.org.

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Businesses host Junior Job Shadow Week

Maid-Rite is a Gold Star sponsor for the annual Annie’s Star Spangled Gala.

Maid-Rite needs a Gold Star on the Gum Wall GREENVILLE – The Garst Museum and the National Annie Oakley Center want to publicly thank the Maid-Rite for its Gold Star sponsorship to Annie’s Star Spangled Gala. In addition to the sponsorship, Maid Rite will have gift certiﬁcates available. The auction and rafﬂe items range from artwork, sporting event tickets, hotel and condo stays, garden items, antiques and collectibles,

local restaurant gift certiﬁcates, chocolates, gift cards for gas and all kinds of varied goodies. You can view the many auction and rafﬂe prizes at this link https://www. flickr.com/photos/garstgala2018/. There is something for everyone. Come and join in the fun on Saturday, June 9. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Call Garst Museum, 937548-5250, for reservations.

Stelvideo Memorial Day service is May 27 GREENVILLE – Stelvideo Memorial Day service will be held at 1 p.m. on Sunday, May 27 at the Stelvideo Christian Church. Retired Colonel Steven C. Stone will be the honored speaker. Col. Stone is a 1969 graduate of the Ohio State University and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in education. He was a “Distinguished Military Graduate” of the university’s Army ROTC program. He eventually pursued

a dual career as a school principal and a military ofﬁcer both on active duty in the Ohio Army National Guard. He was a school principal with Columbus City Schools from which he retired in 1999. He retired as a colonel in 2006. Special music for the service will be performed by the Stelvideo Church Band. At 2 p.m., American Legion Post #140 will conclude by conducting a Memorial Service at the Stelvideo Cemetery.

DARKE COUNTY – Over 90 students from local schools were scheduled for job shadows with area businesses during Darke County Junior Job Shadow Week held May 7–11. Participating juniors signed up for their top ﬁve career interests using a menu of 65 different career choices. Job shadow placements were coordinated by Darke County Economic Development. A job shadowing experience allows students to explore their career interests through directly observing employees on the job. It provides realistic information, an opportunity to be mentored by a professional, and a chance to practice communication skills, which is valuable to all employers. “A job shadowing experience helps students learn about their career interests in ways that can’t be replicated outside a

workplace,” stated Tamala Marley, Workforce Specialist at Darke County Economic Development. “They may think a speciﬁc career is what they want to pursue, but once they job shadow they may ﬁnd out the career is different than expected and head in another direction. Other students learn that they are well matched to their career interests and it can help them focus on their goals.” With this additional information, students can make more informed choices about their future career. Job Shadow Week is just one of the activities coordinated by Darke County Economic Development for Darke County’s emerging workforce, with the goal of keeping/ attracting students back to Darke County to work and raise their families. A number of area businesses volunteered to host

Some students learned what it is like to be a ﬁreﬁghter during Darke County Junior Job Shadow Week.

students during the week including Arcon Builders Ltd., BASF, Brethren Retirement Community, Brumbaugh Construction, Bruns Animal Clinic, CF Poeppleman ConcretePepcon, Comprehensive Health Network, City of Greenville, Darke County Municipal Court, Darke County Sheriff’s Department, Dr. Craig Leland,

Dr. Steven Stentzel, Direct Tooling Concepts, Family Health, Garbig and Schmidt Law Ofﬁces, Gordon Orthodontics, HER Realtors, Midmark, Mote and Associates, Recovery & Wellness; Schultz Motors, Wayne Healthcare, and WTGR. “We are grateful for the host businesses who made this opportunity possible!” said Marley.

Are you ready for some OSU football? GREENVILLE – Annie’s Star Spangled Gala, held on Saturday, June 9, 2018, is your chance to bid on some Ohio State University football tickets. Join in on this great evening of live and silent auctions, lots of fun raffles, door prizes, and light appetizers. The Garst Museum and the National Annie Oakley Center want to publicly thank Ohio State Representative Keith Faber and State Senator Bill Beagle for their donation of four tickets to the OSU vs. Oregon State game on Sept. 1. The tickets will be part of the live auction. You can view the many auction and raffle prizes at this link, https://www.flickr.com/

photos/garstgala2018/ with more being added daily. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. at the Garst Museum. This is a FUNdraiser for the Garst Museum and The National Annie Oakley Center. The Gala costs $20 per person or $15 for Garst members with paid reservations by June 6. Call Garst Museum, 937-548-5250, for reservations. Tables of six or more can be reserved. Dress is casual. Want to place a bid in your absence for OSU tickets or other auction items? Call Garst for details. All funds raised at this event will beneﬁt the Garst Museum and The National Annie Oakley Center in Greenville.

Senator Bill Beagle (right) and Rep. Keith Faber donated OSU football tickets to Annie’s Star Spangled Gala.

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Poultry Days chicken and ride presale tickets VERSAILLES â&#x20AC;&#x201C; PreSale Tickets are now on sale for the World Famous Poultry Days BBQ Chicken for $8 per dinner to be served the weekend of June 8-10. Tickets will be available at Johns IGA, Second National Bank, Versailles Savings and Loan, and USBank in Versailles. Presale tickets will also be sold at the Greenville ACE. This year the festival expects to sell its One Millionth Dinner. The purchaser of this very special dinner will receive gifts including a voucher towards a trip to Las Vegas sponsored by Zechar Bailey and a one-year supply of Mike-Sells potato chips. The purchaser of the One Millionth Dinner will be determined by the Poultry Days Chair-

men during the festival weekend. Dinners will be sold from 3:30-8 p.m. Friday; 11:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Saturday, and 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Sunday. Come early since the chicken can sell out earlier. Please visit www. versaillespoultrydays. com for event details and schedules. Presale ticket sales will end June 7. Poultry Day s is keeping the low prices and is expanding the all-day ride special. You can ride all day either Friday, Saturday or Sunday for $20â&#x20AC;Śonly $15 if you buy presale. Individual ride tickets will only be available at the festival for $1.25 per ticket; presale wristbands are on sale (via a coupon to be turned in at the festival)

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Shown are BPW Members Susan Fowble, Deb Niekamp, Vicki Cost, Gail Snyder, Leigh Fletcher, Marilyn Emmons (who has sadly passed away), Dorothy Poeppelman and Peggy Foutz.

Tickets can be purchased by calling Deb Niekamp at (419) 3052178 or picked up at one of the following locations: Merle Norman Store, 309 S. Broadway, Financial Achievement Services, 5116 Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Home Bradford Road, Greenville or New Madison Library, 142 S. Main. All proďŹ ts go toward scholarships to be awarded to the young women of Darke County. The Greenville BPW Club thanks you for your support.

Fear-Less Judyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Donate a bench to fair BeneďŹ t is June 16 Anna Lee Dickerson, Judy Pence, and Patty Foreman display the bench they donated to the fair.

GREENVILLE â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Darke County Fair Board and the Darke County Solid Waste Management District are placing another order for memorial benches. These six-foot long benches are made from recycled milk jugs as a lasting tribute to family and friends and will be placed around the Gazebo and other areas of the fairgrounds for fairgoers to enjoy the festivities of the fair. These benches may be purchased and lettered as a lasting memorial to a loved one, as an advertisement and donation from your busi-

ness, or just a donation from your family to the fair. These benches will quickly become a beneďŹ t to the entire community and be enjoyed by fairgoers for generations to come. The cost per bench, which includes lettering, is $575 and the order deadline to ensure delivery prior to the 2018 Fair is July 3. For more information or to order call Krista Fourman at (937) 547-0827, or the fair ofďŹ ce at (937) 5485044. Order forms can be found on the district website, www.co.darke. oh.us/solidwaste.

VERSAILLES â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Heart in the Darke Ministries along with The Community Life at the Well are hosting The Fear-Less Judyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s BeneďŹ t on June 16, 1-7 p.m., at BMI Speedway, 769 E. Main St., Versailles. The beneďŹ t is for Kevin and Sherri Judy, of Arcanum. Kevin, a full-time farmer, and Sherri, a nurse, have always given back to the community in many ways. Kevin is the Community Lay Director (CLD) for the Darke County Emmaus group and Sherri is on the board of directors for Grace Resurrection Church and holds the ofďŹ ce of Agape for the Darke County

Emmaus group. God has embossed the Judyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lives and the love they have for Christ is inspiring to anyone that spends any time with them. Several months ago, Kevin took ill and it was found that he needed surgery for his heart. Kevin went through a long recovery with bypass surgery. He is home from the hospital and doing much better, but has a long recovery ahead. However, the medical bills have begun pouring in and with no insurance debt has increased. The Fear-Less Judyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s BeneďŹ t will feature a Day of Worship, family fun, rafďŹ&#x201A;es, 50/50 drawing, photo booth and temporary air-brushed tattoos. Several local and regional groups will entertain, including Tish, Tommy Renfro, City of Bright, Paraclete, Chris Cantrell and The Prodigals. Admission is $5 with children under 5 admitted free. Food and beverages will be available for purchase.

Scholarship due June 1 GREENVILLE â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Students who have graduated from a Darke County high school and have completed at least one year of college (not including postsecondary credits while in high school) are eligible for scholarships from the Darke County Foundation. Several awards will be given to students studying law, education, theology or healthcare. A separate award is for Greenville High School graduates who will have an unpaid internship this summer or had an unpaid internship within the last year. Applications may be downloaded from the Darke County Foundation website: www.darkecountyfoundation.org. Deadline to apply is June 1.

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Porcelain pottery and photography on display

Shown are Yarimar Hernandez (Germany), Enric Sanchez Ros (Spain), Kano Akimoto (Japan), and Eduarda Wollmeister (Brazil).

ISE seeking host families in Darke Co. HOLLANSBURG – International Student Exchange, a non-proﬁt student exchange organization, has announced Heather Brown of Hollansburg has been named the Area Representative for the Darke County school districts. As Area Representative, Brown is seeking host families for the 2018-2019 school year. Students are between the ages of 15 and 18 years of age, are Englishspeaking, have their own spending money, carry health insurance, and have a desire to share their culture with an American family. I.S.E. has students from Brazil, Italy, Belgium, Viet-

nam, South Korea, Thailand, Mexico, Colombia, Spain, Japan, Serbia, Germany, and many other countries. Brown matches a student with a family by ﬁnding common interests and allowing prospective families to review student proﬁles. There is no “typical’ host family. Successful matches have occurred with a single parents, empty-nesters, retired persons, and families of all sizes. Families who may be interested in bringing cultures together by hosting an international exchange student may contact Heather Brown at 937-9972209. More information is also available at www. iseusa.org.

DAR seeks help with wreath project GREENVILLE – Fort GreeneVille DAR, the local coordinators and fundraising group for Wreaths Across America (WAA), will host a wreath signup event at the Memorial Day Service at the cemetery. The event is to raise awareness and support efforts to place a wreath at each veteran’s headstone at Greenville Union Cemetery this Dec. 15 on National Wreaths Across America Day. The Veterans section of the cemetery will get first priority of wreaths donated unless wreaths are donated for specific graves. When the Veterans’ section is completed, wreaths will then be placed at all other Veterans’ graves as supplies last. The goal is to lay wreaths at the approximately 130 soldiers’ graves in the Veterans section then proceed to finish with all 1,300 Veterans’ graves.

Memorial Day in Liberty Twp. PALESTINE – Liberty Township Memorial Day Services will be held on Monday, May 28. There will be a parade beginning in Palestine and proceeding to the Palestine Cemetery where the service will begin at 10 a.m. The speaker will be Pastor Mike Simmons. The service at Clemens Cemetery, located on Hollansburg-Tampico Road, will begin at 11 a.m. with the pastor from the Bethel Church as speaker. Both services will include the Hollansburg American Legion Post 708 presenting the colors and music provided by the Tri-Village Band.

FM BOE will hold meetings PITSBURG – The Franklin Monroe Local Board of Education will hold its regular meeting in the conference room, 8639 Oakes Road, Pitsburg, at 8 p.m., on Monday, May 21. The board will hold a special meeting on May 22, 6 p.m., in the board of education conference room for the purpose of considering personnel. The board will enter into executive session on this matter.

On Memorial Day, Fort GreeneVille DAR will be offering information and signup for donating wreaths at the cemetery’s Memorial Day Program at 1 p.m. If you are unavailable to attend the event, you can order online at https://wreaths.fastport. com/. (Place the zip code for Greenville, OH-click on Greenville Union Cemetery-Scroll down to “Donate Through a Group-Donate. (Fort GreenVille DAR 4-038OH (OH0151P)-Scroll down to “Sponsor a wreath” OR if you want to be “grave speciﬁc” scroll down to select that option-click on Donate. Then choose your selection.)

GREENVILLE – Historic Bear’s Mill’s Clark Gallery will display the photographs of Jay Patrick Johnson along with Dianne Collinson’s porcelain intaglio pottery at the “Art at the Mill” exhibit opening on May 25, the Final Friday of May. An opening night reception from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. will offer ﬁnger food and drinks as well as brief talks by the artists who will share information about their work, methods, and inspiration at 7 p.m. “Art at the Mill,” curated by Jan Roestamadji and Julie Clark, is free and open to the public. “As we advance into the colors of summer, this month’s artists showcasing black and white in their pieces offer a strikingly stark artistic contrast. Both artists produce strong work that will become eye-catching statements,

Bradford RR Heritage event BRADFORD – The annual Bradford Ohio Railroad’s Museum’s Railroad Heritage Festival will be held Saturday, June 2. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., in Bradford. They will have historical exhibits at the BF Tower and the Museum Exhibit Hall. The exhibits at the museum won Best Exhibit in Ohio from the Ohio Museum Association in a category of museum’s with a budget less than $500,000. The exhibit tells the story from a trade position point of view. There will have be train related crafts and games. Train rides on the Carillon Portable train and a Children’s Thomas the Tank ride and play area. Also planned are N and Garden Gauge layouts, blacksmiths, and Veteran’s History in a Box display. Follow them on Facebook and visit bradfordrrmuseum.org.

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raphy,” receiving numerous awards for their work. Dianne Collinson works from her home studio in Yellow Springs where she creates ceramics inspired by nature; although most of her pieces are functional they also stand alone as works of art. This exhibit will close on Sunday, June 24; the current display of unique “Industrial Rustic” work by internationally recognized photographer Robert Coomer and the innovative deconstruct-

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DARKE COUNTY Commissioners on Monday approved a resolution to transfer $76,000 from the county’s “other operating” fund to “maintenance and repair” for the recent meth clean-up at the Darke County Jail. This move, Commissioner Mike Rhoades said “was the ﬁrst of a few more to come” to pay for clean-up costs and new duct work at the jail, which was closed for nearly a month. The all-clear was received to re-open the jail on Saturday, May 12, following a second round of cleaning and testing. Commission also will have to pay for housing and transportation costs for moving inmates to Mercer County and Miami County jails. Rhoades said commissioners are working with the sheriff’s ofﬁce to implement changes for inmate processing, which

may include a “panic” button and ability to seal off the jail’s processing area. “We are deﬁnitely in the process of changing prisoner intake,” Rhoades said, adding that the meth incident last month was the ﬁrst for Ohio’s jails. “It’s made us all set back and take a look,” he said, of the jail’s safety processes. Also Monday, commissioners approved a three-year contract with Equature Interactive Public Safety Response Management for an upgrade to the county’s emergency recording system. The contract is for a total of $26,587 over the three-year period. The upgrade is due to the new countywide MARCS communication system, which is set to go live Monday, May 21, said Commissioner Mike Rhoades. The county’s current recording system is not compatible with MARCS, Rhoades explained.

Med Tech students who will compete in nationals include, from left to right, Jessica Tanner, Kourtney Kretschmar, Larisa Schmitmeyer, Joshua Schrock, Bailey Bach, Kaitlyn Marker, and Ashley Jolley. Absent are Gracie Pell and Kinzie Clark.

From left to right, business teacher Margie Heitkamp with BPA students Connor Null and Shayla Henderson. The students recently returned from competing at the national level for Business Professionals of America.

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GREENVILLE – Several Greenville High School students enrolled in programs at the Career Tech Center have been selected to compete in national competition. During Thursday’s board of education meeting, Superintendent Doug Fries recognized the programs and students. The four CTC programs include FCCLA, Auto Tech, Business Professionals and Med Tech. “It’s unique for our district,” said Stan Hughes, GHS principal. “We have so many programs that make it to national competition every year. That’s our expectation. It’s awesome our kids can do that year after year.” Hughes explained the school district sets aside money each year for students and their program teachers and/or advisers to travel to competitions. Two business students

recently return from Business Professionals of America national competition in Texas, said Andrea Townsend, Director of Career Technology. “Connor Null received a very prestigious role of intern at the state level,” Townsend explained, was invited for the same role at national. Also, Townsend said, Shayla Henderson, scored in the top ﬁve in state for advanced accounting tests before competing at nationals. Margie Heitkamp serves as the BPA adviser. Also recently back from state competition are Auto Tech students Gabby Boettcher, Clayton Herron and Joseph Edwards who traveled to state with instructors Travis Nicholas and Matt Obringer, where they earned a gold medal in the Skills USA State competition. The Auto Tech team will take their project – The Autonomous Revolution - to national competition in June. The school’s Med Tech

students earned the following during the state HOSA competition and will travel to nationals in Dallas, Texas to compete on an international level June 26 through July 1. Students include: * Bailey Bach, Kourtney Kretschmar, Josh Schrock, Larisa Schmitmeyer (1st place Medical Innovation, Original) * Gracie Pell, Kinzie Clark (3rd place Forensic Medicine) * Ashley Jolley (1st place Job Seeking Skills) * Jessica Tanner (1st place Extemporaneous Writing) * Katelyn Marker (Healthcare Issues) Med Tech instructors are Amanda Koenig and Stephanie Lind. The following Careers with Children students competed during the FCCLA State Leadership Conference and will compete at National Competition in Atlanta, Ga. during June 26-July 3: * Leslie Lauth and Lauryn Goehrich – FCCLA

Chapter Website * Maddie Shepard – Digital Stories for Change * Brooke Stachler, Mackenzie McMiller and Alexa Snyder – Chapter Service Project Portfolio * Alexis Phillips – Teach & Train * Laura Fields and Taryn Cooper – Advocacy * Hayley Zeller – Interpersonal Communications Fries also highlighted the Green Wave Navy during Thursday’s board of education meeting for being recognized as a Distinguished Unit with Honors. The award is given annually by the United States Navy National to top preforming Units. There were only 11 units of the 54 within Area 3 to receive this designation, with this being the second time in the Greenville Unit’s history to receive the Distinguished Unit Award and the ﬁrst for Academic Honors. The NJROTC program is under the instruction of Captain Scott Eberwine and Chief Stephen Eldred.

Arcanum marching and concert bands Rolling 50’s Classics receive Superior ratings under Marsh GAYLEN

The Rolling 50’s Classics car show in Greenville draws large Saturday night crowd at Kroger parking lot. (Gaylen Blosser photo)

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GREENVILLE – The Rolling 50’s Classics, Inc. held their annual classic car show Saturday evening at the north end of the Greenville Kroger parking lot. “We have close to 100 cars here,” said The Rolling 50’s Dave Niley. “It’s a beautiful evening, it’s a good time to come out to a car show.” “It brings a lot of people to Greenville and Darke County,” added Niley. “A lot of them have never been here before – it does bring new ones every year.” The Saturday night show was the ﬁrst of three events the local Rolling 50’s Classics, Inc. will be sponsoring locally in 2018. “We are doing three events again this year,” Niley noted. “We have this one here at Kroger, we have one on Father’s Day at the fairgrounds and on September 8th we will be downtown Green-

ville on Broadway.” The organization will hold its 36th Annual Father’s Day Rolling 50’s Classics Car Show and Swap Meet at the Darke County Fairgrounds scheduled for June 17. September 8th is the date for one of Ohio’s largest cruise-ins; the Legendary Rolling 50’s Classics Fall Cruse-In downtown Greenville on Broadway including a live DJ with 50’s and 60’s music. “The big one is downtown on Broadway,” said Niley. “That brings in a bunch. We’re looking at over 500 cars.” “They can just show up on that date, or they can call ahead,” Niley said of entrants traveling to the Greenville show. “We’ll do anything to make it friendly and easy – we try to please everybody. We want everybody to come and enjoy themselves. It’s just a good event.” Charities of the Rolling 50’s include: The Shriners Children’s Hospital and the Cancer Association of Darke County.

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ARCANUM – Under the direction of Heather Marsh, the Arcanum High School band excelled at state earning Superior ratings in both concert and marching band contests. “We’ve had a really great school year,” noted Marsh. “In the fall the marching band went to four local contests. At the first one they received a two, an excellent rating and then the other three they got superior ratings. The local superior rating qualified the Arcanum Marching Band to compete at the state finals where the group received a No. 1 – a Superior rating. This spring, the band received a No. 1 at the District Large Group concert band contest qualifying Arcanum to compete in the State concert band contest with the group scoring three straight No. 1’s to earn a Superior rating. “They received a superior in marching band and concert band in the same school year which is a pretty awesome achievement,” Marsh stated. “We try to recognize

our academic successes and our successes in other curricular,” said Arcanum High School Principal Jason Stephan. “It’s a great time to recognize our students who have done a tremendous job and have really done some amazing things with their efforts in both concert and marching band.” “Ms. Marsh really pushed us hard,” said senior ﬂautist Julia McCullough. “We all just came together and worked really hard.” “I have enjoyed my senior year,” said trombonist Samantha Aukerman. “It’s been one of the most enjoyable things in my high school career.” Completing her second year at Arcanum, Marsh took over for 27 year veteran band instructor, Doug Albright. “The seniors have been a group that has been both with Doug and Heather and transition is always hard,” said Stephan. “Even as adults we know transition is hard and so for kids to step up and continue to improve and get better and accept changes and embrace new challenges has been awesome to see.” “My group of seniors have just been a huge asset

The Arcanum High School marching and concert bands receive Superior state ratings. (Gaylen Blosser photo)

to us,” Marsh noted. “All of my high school band kids have worked so hard this year. It was a really hard transition for them last year because Doug Albright had been the band director here and Doug is amazing.” “Our mantra – this is what I have told our kids the last two years,” said Marsh. “Different isn’t bad, it’s just different and I am very different from Mr. Albright but it doesn’t mean that it’s a bad thing. It just means that I have a different approach and there is more than one right way to do things, so they have really ran with that and bought in. I really think that is one reason we were so successful this year.” “When Doug told us

he was going to retire, we knew they were going to be large shoes to ﬁll,” said Stephan. “Doug did a tremendous job for a long time here as the band director. We were incredibly fortunate to ﬁnd Heather. She has been exceptional. She has pushed our band and our students to new levels and found ways to improve an already great product with the band shows they performed and have done an outstanding job in her time here.” “I have the best administration,” said Marsh. “Jason and John (Stephens) are incredible. They come to all of our events. They are awesome as far as support, they are top-notch. They are the best administrators I have ever worked for.”

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Kiwanis recognizes GHS Students of the Month

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Poppies & Memorial Day in New Madison NEW MADISON – Unit #245 American Legion Auxiliary President Dorothy Shively and Treasurer Mary Lou Harter witnessed Mayor Monyca Schlechty signing an ofﬁcial proclamation to the effect that Friday, May 25 and May 26 to be celebrated as Poppy Days in the New Madison as a reminder to our community of the continuing sense of gratitude to veterans who did so much to preserve the American way of life. The event is sponsored by Unit #245 American Legion Auxiliary. Members of the Auxiliary, Legion and Sons of the Legion will be distributing poppies outside various business establishments in the village of New Madison as a reminder of all hospitalized veterans so they are not “out of sight, out of mind.” All donations will be devoted entirely to local rehabilitation and child welfare

work for veterans and their families. New Madison Memorial Day activities area as follows: Sunday, May 27 – Otterbein Cemetery, 11 a.m., Ft. Jefferson, noon and Greenmound Cemetery, 2 p.m. Dennis Dickey, Past Third District Commander will speak at Greenmound Cemetery with Del Braund, Jr. playing haunting bagpipe melodies. The Auxiliary will have a luncheon featuring sandwiches and desserts open to the public beginning at 11 a.m. As in years past, Post #245 will join with Niles Richards Post Hollansburg for Memorial Day Services as follows: Monday May 28 – Palestine Parade to cemetery, 10 a.m., Longtown, 11 a.m., and Hollansburg Cemetery, 1 p.m.

GREENVILLE – Two Greenville High School seniors were recognized May 16 as Kiwanis Students of the Month. Sierra Cress, daughter of Tawni Cress is involved in a number of activities at the high school, including serving as president of the Waveaires and team captain of varsity track. Cress also is a member of CORE leaders and is an honor roll student with highest honors. She is a FCCLA competitor, is enrolled in the Career Tech Center’s Careers with Children program, is a member of Science Club, the National Technical Honor Society, and varsity volleyball. Cress also volunteers at the Brethren Retirement

Community, is a fair mic tent announcer, a babysitter, a softball umpire at OHSAA Fastpitch, and is a tutor. This fall, Cress will attend the University of Rio Grande to major in education and minor in leadership coaching. She also will be a thrower on the university’s track team. After earning her college education, Cress would like to return to Greenville to teach and coach. Tyler Strait, son of Scott and Julie Strait also is active with both school and community activities. Strait participates in GHS cross country, track, swimming, and is a member of Key Club, Science

GREENVILLE – All Darke County children, 7-13-years-of-age, are invited to attend Camp SWONEKY in Oregonia, June 11-16. Camp fee is $20 per child, and each child must have a physical. Applications are available at Community Action Partnership, 1469 Sweitzer St., Greenville. Applications must be submitted by June 1. Any application received after that date will not be accepted. Activities include the playgrounds, jumping pillow, swimming pool, lake

for boating and fishing, nature center, craft lodge, ropes course, children’s petting farm, horse corral, hiking trails, tennis courts, basketball courts, volleyball courts, baseball/ softball fields, campfire amphitheater, and much more. Tonya Estell, staff member at CAP, said, “The cost is minimal and the camp is a great opportunity for children to learn new things and make new friends. We want to sign up as many as we can this year.” Camp SWONEKY had

From left to right, GHS seniors Sierra Cress, Principal Stan Hughes and Tyler Strait. (Susan Hartley photo)

Club, is Engineering VP, National Tech Honor Society, National Honor Society, band, and Jazz Scene. His community volunteerism includes mission trips to both Guatemala and Mexico, serving as a

Camp WILD counselor, Healthy Kids Running, YOLO Race, and the Backpack program. This fall, Strait will be attending the University of Cincinnati to study electrical engineering.

Send your kids to Camp SWONEKY its beginnings in 1912 and was opened for underprivileged children who were referred to The Salvation Army by social agencies from all over Southwest Ohio and Northeast Kentucky. The camp name is an acronym for Southwest Ohio-Northeast Kentucky. The purpose of Salvation Army camping is to serve the needs of campers: physical, social, and spiritual. In meeting physical needs, their aim is to help children develop good health habits in cleanliness, proper rest, balanced diet, exercise, and care of

the body. For social needs, the camp provides an opportunity for each camper to contribute to and receive from a group living experience, helping campers make their own right decisions, stimulate creativity, and foster independence. The fact that The Salvation Army is a religious organization makes it possible for its camping program to integrate concern for the spiritual dimension of life. For more information, contact Tonya at 937-5488143.

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Another successful DCCA Irish Wave

GREENVILLE – Darke County Center for the Arts thanks all who made the

recent Irish Wave fundraising event a success and recognizes the music sponsors

VHCC celebrates Social Work Month VERSAILLES – The month of March was Social Work Month. Since its inception, the social work profession has worked to improve life for millions every day. Social workers operate from values that recognize each person as relevant to society and believe that, when needed, society should help each person achieve his or her fullest potential. People choose careers in the social work profession because they believe they can make a signiﬁcant impact in the lives of others through individual and group assistance. But they also recognize that effective social work practice with individuals, families and communities is affected by institutions, customs and laws that may limit the success of many. Jackie McEldowney, Licensed Social Worker at Versailles Health Care Center, became a social

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worker because she had such a desire to help people. McEldowney has been a member of VHCC’s team since 1993. She takes care of patients and residents’ psychosocial needs during their stay and does the required assessments and care plans for them as well. She is also the patient/resident advocate. If you are interested in learning more about Versailles Health Care Center, call (937) 526-5570, or visit www.versailleshealthcare.com.

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VERSAILLES – Most of the entry rules and times for the entries, judging and open display hours are the same as other years for the Poultry Days Flower Show. Again, in the single specimens classes, it is required to have the specimen properly named for that speciﬁc variety. This means for instance in Clematis requests a proper name... not just “clematis.” There are some changes and expansions to the scheduled classes for people to enter for the Platinum Poultry Days this year. In addition to the Artistic Arrangement       

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NEW MADISON – Fort GreeneVille Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution will be holding a gravesite dedication for William Graham at Providence Cemetery on Saturday, June 2, 2018 at 11:00am. Providence Cemetery is located on Wiley Rd, Harrison Township, Darke County. Immediately following the graveside dedication there will be a light reception at the Darke

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MVCTC SkillsUSA qualifies for nationals COLUMBUS – Members of the Miami Valley Career Technology Center (MVCTC) SkillsUSA chapter competed at the Ohio SkillsUSA Contest in Columbus. Local MVCTC State Winners are as follows: Gold – First Place – All first place winners qualified to compete at the National SkillsUSA Contest in June. Joshua Dirksen, Heavy

Equipment student from Versailles, Heavy Equipment Contest Silver – Second Place Dental Assistant Opening and Closing Team - Chelcee Carroll (Arcanum); Kelsea Morgan (Wayne); Richard Huynh (Northridge); Linley Spoonmore (Brookville); Morgan Bell (Miamisburg); Jaycee Groves (Carlisle); Taylor Nuse (Tri-County North);

and Carly Newman (Milton-Union) – Alternate Michael Bilbrey, Electrical Trades student from Franklin-Monroe, Telecommunications Cabling Contest Bronze – Third Place David Garber, Diesel Power Technology student from Arcanum, Diesel Equipment Technology Contest

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Shown are students that participated in the Engineer’s Week Challenge.

Mote & Assoc., students celebrate special week GREENVILLE – In recognition of National Engineer’s Week, Mote & Associates, Inc. and the Greenville High School Engineering Tech Prep Class taught by Christopher Sykes and Adam Eberwein collaborated for the 10th annual Engineer’s Week Challenge. The Mote team mentored the students as they worked on their designs of a balsam wood Boom Crane Structure. Then they served as judges in the annual Engineer’s Week Challenge which consisted of the

construction and breaking of the frames by different teams of students in the class. The team with the highest efﬁciency (frame carried the most weight in comparison to the frame’s weight) was declared the winning team. The winners of the Engineer’s Week Challenge (students Tyler Strait, Julie Roseberry, and Alex Chui) and their teachers were rewarded with certiﬁcates and a gift from Mote & Associates. Participants from Mote & Associates included

Jerry McClannan, Mitch Pitsenbarger, and Matt Venable. Mote & Associates is a Civil Engineering & Surveying Company, 214 West Fourth St., Greenville and consists of 20 employees. They also promote careers in engineering in other ways. They sponsor a scholarship in the spring (see www.moteassociates. com for details), encourage student mentorships throughout the school year, and hire engineering interns as warranted by their work load.

GREENVILLE – Trent E. May, May Financial Group, Inc. has earned the Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC) professional designation from the American College of Financial Services, Bryn Mawr, PA. Candidates for the ChFC designation must complete a minimum of nine courses and 18 hours of supervised examinations. They must also fulﬁll stringent experience and ethics requirements. Over 50,000 individuals have been awarded the ChFC designation since its inception in 1982 and the credential is widely regard-

ed as the highest standard of knowledge and trust for financial planning professionals. The ChFC program prepares professionals to meet the advance financial needs of individuals, families and small-business owners. ChFCs can identify and establish specific goals and then formulate, implement and monitor a comprehensive plan to achieve those goals. Individuals who earn a ChFC can provide expert advice on a broad range of financial topics including financial planning, wealth accumulation and estate planning, income taxation, life and

health insurance, business taxation and planning, investments, and retirement planning. The American College is the nation’s largest nonprofit educational institution devoted to financial services. Holing the highest level of academic accreditation, The College has served as a valued business partner to banks, brokerage firms, insurance companies and others for over 86 years. The American College’s faculty represents some of the financial service industry’s foremost thought leaders. For more information, visit TheAmericanCollege.edu.

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GTS closed for 2ND GRADERS HONORED Memorial Day GREENVILLE – Greenville Transit System will be closed on Monday, May 28 to observe Memorial Day.

Community Action Day GREENVILLE – Community Action Partnership will be closed on May 24 for Community Action Day. Join them at the park for a free lunch and games. There will be fun food and prizes. Lunch is served from 11-2 p.m. They will reopen at 8 a.m. on May 25.

PITSBURG – Franklin Monroe Elementary recognized four second grade students at the March Board of Education meeting on March 19. Shown are Mrs. Hein and Mrs. Linder, second grade teachers, with students Sylvia Flora, Kyra Hope, Landon Beatty and Mak Broughman.

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The Darke County Board of Developmental Disabilities is searching for a qualiﬁed candidate who can carry out the responsibilities of Community Relations Coordinator. The primary function is to develop, coordinate and manage the community and public relations programs for Darke DD. Candidates must hold a bachelor’s degree in marketing, journalism, public relations or communications with demonstrated experience in community relations and event planning. Must have experience working with Microsoft Ofﬁce including PowerPoint, Excel and Word and have strong interpersonal communication skills with previous public speaking experience and expertise in organizing community outreach activities. All interested candidates should complete an application available at www.darkedd.org, submit a letter of interest, an updated resume and three letters of reference by 4:00 pm on Friday, June 8, 2018 to Tonya Clark, Business Manager, Darke County Board of Developmental Disabilities, 5844 Jaysville-St. Johns Road, Greenville, OH 45331.

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Young patrons meet Big Nutbrown Hare and Little Nutbrown Hare after the recent DCCA Family Theatre Series performance of Guess How Much I Love You at St. Clair Memorial Hall.

wire Theatre to present A Very Electric Christmas on November 19th; Theatreworks’ production of E.B. White’s treasured tale Charlotte’s Web on February 18th; and Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia’s production of the award winning classics Guess How Much I Love You and My Little Storybook on April 8th. All three performances were on Sundays starting at 2 pm, at St. Clair Memorial Hall. Thanks to continued community support, ticket prices have remained at $5 since the ﬁrst Family Theatre Series performance in 1997. Additional sponsors for DCCA’s Family Theatre Series include Dayton Power & Light Company Foundation, Second National Bank, Greenville Federal, Jean Lousie Thieme Children’s Theater Fund of the Darke County Foundation, Gordon Orthodontics, Jordan

Insurance Agency, Wayne HealthCare, Greenville Rotary Club and Family Health. The series also receives support from DCCA memberships. The Ohio Arts Council, Harry D. and Esther Stephens Memorial, Ketrow Foundation, and Lydia Schaurer Memorial also provide operating support for DCCA. Darke County Center for the Arts presents and promotes performing and ﬁne art encouraging cultural enrichment. DCCA is also committed to the preservation of Henry St. Clair Memorial Hall as an important cultural center in the community. For more information on DCCA, the and the 20172018 ARTS COUNT season or to purchase tickets for an upcoming event, contact the DCCA ofﬁce at (937) 5470908 or visit us online at www.CenterForArts.net.

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Steyer Fund supports DCCA theatre series GREENVILLE – Darke County Center for the Arts recognizes the Greyson James Steyer Fund of the Darke County Foundation for their support of DCCA’s Family Theatre Series. “DCCA is pleased to receive continual generous support from community organizations such as the Greyson James Steyer Fund of the Darke County Foundation. With their assistance we are able to fulﬁll our mission of cultural enrichment for the community,” stated Andrea Jordan, DCCA executive director. Community support allows DCCA to present high quality artistic performances for youngsters and their families at a low ticket-price of $5. According to Jordan,” the goal of DCCA’s Family Theatre Series is to inspire the imaginations of the young and young at heart, encouraging the expression of creativity. The series attracts a wideranging audience that includes many preschool children enjoying their ﬁrst theater experience, as well as senior citizens who enjoy the shows’ strong depiction of traditional values.” Featured in the 2017-2018 series were, a heartwarming holiday spectacular for all ages with the return of Light-

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We are here to help! Call 937-417-0273 Today! LOTS TO LOVE in this 3 bedroom, 3½ bath brick ranch home at 6098 US Rt 36! Private setting with mature trees on 3 acres M/L. Kitchen has been updated with stainless steel appliances; maple cabinets; granite countertops! Walk-out basement partially finished; MUCH MORE! $315,000. IN PALESTINE this 3 bedroom home at 120 Lynn Street offers plenty of storage! Free-standing stove with custom chimney; 2+ car detached garage. Upper 60s. ZONED LIC these 2 lots at corner of W. Park and St. Rt. 49 have lots of possibilities! Want to change zoning for other uses? Apply to the city of Greenville! $24,500. COMMERCIAL BUILDING at 5294 Sebring-Warner Road has over 5400 sq. ft. of warehouse space; 1185 sq. ft. of office space; 60x90 shop; PLUS foyer and reception area! Newly painted exterior; 3 overhead doors with openers. $325,000. 4 BEDROOMS in this 2-story home at 707 Martin Street! New carpet; new vinyl siding; covered front porch; 2 car detached garage PLUS 20x18 storage building! Mid 50s. READY TO GO FISHING? This home at 3840 Algonquin has lake frontage on Algonquin Lake! Some updates. Mid 50s. IN HOLLANSBURG this 2-story home at 110 W. Union Street has lots of charm and character! Original hardwood staircase and beautiful fireplace! Carpet new in 2016. Upper 50s.

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OPEN HOUSE Sunday May 20 1:00-2:30 p.m. 201 S. High St., Arcanum Corner lot, house is on the left corner of first stop sign which is West Second and South High Street. Close to Hardware, baseball diamonds, fire department, rescue, post office and downtown. Has a barn with three garage doors. Florida room on back of property. 3 bedrooms upstairs, and one bedroom down. Large open floor plan on first floor. Ideal home for large family. 692-5151

OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY, MAY 27TH 1:00-2:30 P.M. 2579 Albright Rd., Arcanum The perfect home, a wonderful home for Mom, numerous outbuildings with a man cave for Dad and a 20’x 40’ in ground pool for the kids. Lots of natural woodwork and wood floors add to the charm of this wonderful property.

NEW LISTINGS 402 W South St., Arcanum Looking for a 3-4 bedroom home full of charm and character? This home has lots of the original woodwork and hardwood floors. Updated kitchen and bathrooms. Call today for your personal tour. 3979 Schnorf Jones Rd., Arcanum Country home with patio for entertaining or relaxing. 3 bedroom, 1 bath, 1 small outbuilding and detached garage. Paved driveway and metal roof.

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GREENVILLE 4015 Crumrine Rd. 3 bed, 2 bath, 2 car att. Garage, 5 acres, fenced in pasture, barns. 408 E. Fifth St. NEW LISTING 3 Bed, 1 bath, many updates, move in ready! 132 Shawnee 4 Bed, 2 bath, 2 story home, 2 car det. Garage. 4690 Crumrine Rd. 3 Bed, 1.5 bath, country home, 22x20 outbuilding, 1.26 Acres OUT OF GREENVILLE 123 Clay St. Bradford 2 bed, 1 bath home, 1.5 detached Garage, fenced in backyard.

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Local student receives BBB Integrity award

GARAGE SALES ANSONIA 500 W High St; May 24-25; 9-5; Glider chair, ladies’ table with chair, child’s table with 2 chairs, picture frame, craft supplies, dresser, entertainment stand, misc, washer, generator ARCANUM/PITSBURG 3705 Kilbourn Rd @ 49S; May 23-25; 8-5; Formal dresses, men & women’s name brand clothes, home décor, pond liner, hardware, 24” girl’s bicycle, vehicle bike carrier, microwave, Shop Vac, clothes racks, books 4390 Gettysburg Pitsburg Rd, corner of 571; May 24; 9-5; Longaberger baskets, clothes, dishes, baked goods. Proceeds going to my daughter’s mission trip 3061 Alt. 49 N; May 23 & 24th; 8-5; Antiques, collectables, furniture, power/hand tools, generator, toys/bikes, lawn furniture, cement mixer, tiller, 12” planer, R/A saw GREENVILLE 515 Eidson Rd, Greenville; May 24-26; 8-5; Blue Ox tow bar, Brake Buddy, patio mat, awning shade, snowblower, snow blade, push mowers, electric range, electric grill, range hood, portable freezer, kitchen sink and fixture, big recliner, small appliances, pans, dishes, rugs, bedding, kids/adult clothes, fabric, crafts & craft books, CDs, much more! Multiple Houses on Parkway Dr, Greenville. May 24, 25, 26; 9am-4pm. Multi-Family Garage Sale; Lighthouse Christian Center, corner 127 & Sebring-Warner Rd; 1 Day Only, Thurs May 24; 8am-5pm; Misc items, tools. Everything Goes! Memorial Day

GREENVILLE Multi-Family; 800 Spring St; May 2324-25; 9-5; Camping & fishing equipment, tools, household goods, crocheted items, misc. BIG GARAGE SALE! 279 Driftwood Dr; May 23-24-25; 8-?; Lots of misc items 3475 St Rt 571 W, towards Union City; Wed May 23, 9-2; Thurs May 24, 9-2; Friday May 25, 9-5; Name brand kids clothes Boys 12m - 2T. A lot of name brand womans clothes Med Lg. Flag décor, All kinds of toys and etc. Cheap Cheap prices 150 Ridgeview St; May 23-24; 9-5; Furniture including Amish made 9-pc oak table & chairs, Srs electric scooter, freezer, dishwasher, table saw, garden bench, Cuisinart ice cream & bread maker, dishes, sz 8 clothes, antiques, too many items to list 5380 St Rt 49S; May 24-27; Thur-Sun, 8-7; Tupperware, Pamp. Chef, pics, home décor, hardware, bath, purses, yard items, fireplace, prefab stones, DVDs, bedding, silk flowers, office furn, puzzles. Too much to list. 937-7765236 Moving Sale: 801 Dorothy Ln; Wed-Fri, May 23-25; 9-5. Snapper snowblower, Garden tools, Patio storage box, Cargo carrier, Exercise bike, File cabinet w/safe, Quilt frame/patterns, Recipe books, Picture frames, Antique toys/dolls, Record cabinet, Silverware chest, Furniture, Antique secretary, Clean bedding/ towels, kitchenware, Maps, Battery lantern, Wooden hangers, Dishes, Kirby vacuum. Moving Sale; 5434 Naomi Dr; 5/24-25; 9-5; Dolls, household goods. Lots of misc

109 Meadow Lane, Grnvl Park; May 24-26; 9-5; Clean & Organized! Name brand boys’ NB18 mo. 4moms & Skiphop baby access., girls’ NB-5T, women’s 12-14 LG-XL. Furniture, crafting, home décor, like new. Bicycles, fat tire, road bike, Sting Ray trikes WAREHOUSE SALE; 49 N. & West St. May 25th, 26th, 27th, 28th. Noon-6pm. Furniture, Lamps, Florals (Ivy, etc.). Old doors, windows, wood benches, (weathered) barn siding, patio set. Tools, air compresser tank, craftsman 6 1/8th in jointer/planer (2-1/2hp), scroll saw. Thanks to our veterans & soldiers, we will be forever grateful for your services. 419 Ash St; Thurs-Fri, May 24-25; 8am-4pm; Too many items to list. Cleaning out house and garage from years of living 6200 Hartzell Rd (At the log home). May 23rd & 24th. 9-5. Outdoor furniture, full size antique iron bed, modern sectional, womens clothing .50 cents apiece, toys, lots of household items. Cheap prices. 5222 St Rt 121 South; May 23-26; 9am-?; Tools, fishing, furniture, cosmetics, jewelry. Many other items. Make Offer

GREENVILLE 3149 Greenville-Nashville Rd; May 24-25; 9-5; Treadmill, lawn spreader, TV antenna, Edenpure heater, rocking horse, lg wicker basket, antique wood high chair, leather items, misc 5991 Palestine-Union City Rd; May 23-25; 9-4; Lamps, coffee & end tables, clothes, nutcrackers UNION CITY Multi Family; 408 St Rt 47 W, Union City, OH; May 24th; 4pm-7pm. May 25th, 8-4; May 26th, 8am-12. Furniture, Teenager/adults clothing, Toys, Misc. Items. 805 E Main, Union City, OH; May 24-26; Pyrex, kitchen stuff, boys’ clothes 8, girls’ 6, jeans, women’s all sizes, tap shoes, brown leather women’s Harley boots, furniture, misc antiques, fishing, shotgun 703 Elm St, UC, OH; May 24-26; Huge Fishing Sale! Rods, reels, combos, line, lures, tackle. Doug 937-4171182 Moving Sale! 528 N Walnut St, Union City, IN; May 25-28; 8-?; Leather couch, table, chairs, large metal shed, tools, kitchen items, women’s clothes, much more

cal 4-H chapter for years – serving, in time, two terms as both vice president and president of his local club. He has additionally served as president and vice president of his local chapter of FFA. His presence as team captain of the football team cements that Alexander is a born leader. He plans to attend The Ohio State University and major in agricultural engineering, then bring what he learns back home to work in the agricultural business in either Darke or Mercer county. He’s dedicated hundreds of hours toward community service with 4H, FFA, NHS and his church youth group. When not at

school, on the football field, serving as president for 4-H or FFA, volunteering with youth group or NHS, he manages to find time to work 15 hours a week at a local hardware store and spend his summers baling hay for many different farmers. Other students being honored include Jenna Albezreh, Vandalia-Butler High School; Abigail Hissong, MiltonUnion High School; Jessica Miller, Tippecanoe High School; and Alanna Wall, Stivers School for the Arts. A panel of independent judges selected these five students from 53 applications, spanning 35 high schools. All

high schools in BBB’s service area received invitations to nominate two outstanding students from their senior classes. Integrity is vital to Better Business Bureau’s mission of promoting ethics in the marketplace. For that reason, BBB believes in honoring and identifying young people who exhibit strength of character. Like the Eclipse Integrity Awards, The DP&L Students of Integrity highlight outstanding ethics. By bringing young adults to the forefront, BBB is closing the loop on what it takes to be a successful and contributing community leader, whether in business, nonproﬁt or individual.

PUBLIC AUCTION The Old German Baptist Brethren Annual Conference Materials/Equipment

SATURDAY, MAY 26, 2018

9:00AM

7908 Children’s Home Bradford Rd., Bradford, OH 45308

ABMS MARCH SOM

ARCANUM – Arcanum-Butler Middle School is pleased to announce its March Students of the Month. Shown are (back row) Cohen Protzman, Brady Lock, Collin Marshall, Ashton Paul, (front row) Ellie Fout, Lily Johnting, Emma Rogers, Olivia Shaffer.

COUNTRY ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES TRACTORSTRUCK-GAS ENGINES-SIGNSMETAL WORKING TOOLS-ETC.

GREENVILLE, OHIO

At Youth Bldg of the Darke Co. Fairgrounds, 800 Sweitzer St. (Rt 49) across from the Hospital & easily accessible from Routes 36, 127 & 121.

MONDAY, MAY 28, 2018 TIME: 9:30 AM COUNTRY ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES: Two Union Hardware tool holders; CI tractor seats; floor & box mtd corn shellers; fodder cutter; McCormick Deering cream separator; milk cans; cream can; dinner bell; well pulley; wooden pulleys; 2 grindstones; brass tobacco spears, lathe & press; scalding kettle w/ spider; lard press; barrels & kegs; platform scales; wooden spoke wagon wheels; wooden spoke Ford wheels; pr of steel spoke implement wheels; wooden shutters; shutter hardware; wooden doors; barn doors; barn door rails (12) & rollers; hay fork trolley; harpoon hay forks; wooden boxes; egg basket; chicken nest; chicken feeders & crock waterers; cast iron hog oiler; horse drw cultivators; sgl & dbl trees, buggy steps; harness brackets & others; farm tools; barn lanterns; sprinkling cans; butcher shop hanging rack; hemp rope incl nearly full industrial spool and more! SIGNS: Mail Pouch signs & un-cut thermometer sheet; weathered Fisk & BF Goodrich Tires; Michelin Agricultural Tires; Certified Corn Seed; Shadybrook seed corn sacks; Pumpkins for Sale; Freedman’s Dept Store; 2 styles Behnken Hdwe; 2 rusty signs for Roy Somers of Brookville; Cargill Seeds metal sign & round thermometer; 2 DeKalb winged corn; Buffalo Turbine crop duster, post mount; highway related pcs; large The Ohio Oil Co (Forerunner of Marathon); Pepsi w/ Home of the Redwings; stamped steel “Asylum” sign; 1982 World’s Fair; lg Dr. Pepper pizza ship lighted sign; Coke bank board; “Railroad Crossing” full sing post in unusual Ohio only red; modern laser cut red steel circle w/ the Flying Horse & more to be decided upon. TRACTORS & EQUIPMENT: John Deere R & McCormick Farmall M, restored; Massey Ferguson 65; John Deere 1010 diesel loader tractor w/ backhoe; John Deere 400 garden tractor w/ loader; Cub Cadet 1862 lawn tractor; Wards 2 wheel garden tractor; old style gas reel mower; Allis Chalmers mower; 1950’s Lawn Boy tiller etc. TWO GAS ENGINES: Large Hercules & smaller IH Mogul. FORD, F-250 PICK-UP TRUCK & only 81,188 mi. METAL WORKING TOOLS & VINTAGE ARCHITECTURAL PRODUCTS: Union Metal, 11 ft tall iron lamp post; CI downspout foot; 10 pcs of corrugated copper down spouting; vintage gutter; many copper & galv elbows & joint pcs; variety of forming tools for spouting & standing seam roofing; Hardy Rack & unusual group of 7 forming heads; blacksmithing items; lightning rod tips; shingle cutter; post drill; barn jacks; etc. MORE OF INTEREST: Tokheim Marathon gas pump; auto parts cabinets; Delco Brake parts box; oil & gas cans; Ford 1930’s V-8 hubcaps; Ever Handy Eagle lock display cabinet; Champion & Evinrude outboard motors; Rapala store display lure; GI canteens & canvas bucket; cannon ball; wall mounted phone booth; 1940’s GE refrigerator; galv double wash tubs; Mercury crock & others; granite pans; primitive sled; lg Flexible Flyer Airline Racer sled; few toy trucks & tractors; child’s scooter; Trigger w/ saddle; 3 part candy dispenser stand & much more! NOTE: This is a very good auction with all those things that you may have seen before, but now have an opportunity to purchase & add to your own collection. Photos at www.stichterauctions.com.

DAYTON – Better Business Bureau’s Center for Business and Consumer Ethics, Inc. (CBCE) announces the winners of The Dayton Power and Light Company Students of Integrity. This is the 16th year BBB has recognized Miami Valley high school seniors who exemplify strong ethics and integrity. The award includes a $1,000 college scholarship. The DP&L Students of Integrity will be honored Tuesday, May 8 at BBB’s Eclipse Integrity Awards hosted at the David H. Ponitz Sinclair Center. Local student Alexander Weiss, of Arcanum-Butler High School, has been active in his lo-

(2) 2016 Ferris 72” ZTR Gas Mowers - (25) 40’ Trusses Groceries, Electrical Building and Kitchen Supplies - Gravel & More BUILDING SUPPLIES: Treated lumber: 4”x4” in lengths of 8’, 10’, 12’ and 14’. 6”x6” in lengths of 8’, 12’, 14’, 18’ and 20’. (600) sheets of OSB 7/16”x4’x8’. (120) sheets of OSB 3/4”x4’x8’ T&G. Dimensional lumber: 2x4’s, 2x6’s, 2x10’s in 8’ to 16’ lengths. 2x12’s in 18’ to 20’ lengths. (25) Trusses 40’, 4/12 pitch. Misc. door knobs, latches and hinges. Misc. screws, insulation and plywood sheets. (230) T-posts, 23 rolls 100’x4’ orange snow fence. Approx. 375 ton of 304’s used. 260’ of 12” double wall tile. ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES: Various lengths of wire URD. GFI Receptacles, nail on boxes, and metal boxes. Used light strips 3 LED pole mounted night lights. Towers and floor fans. Misc. other electrical supplies. PLUMBING SUPPLIES: (6) - 50 gal. LPG residential wall heaters. (3) sump pumps, sewage pump, submersible and jet style well pumps, well tanks, misc. PVC, CPVC, poly water line, copper and brass fittings. MOWERS: (2) 2016 Ferris 72” ZTR gas mowers (extra set of blades) the mowers were purchased new for this meeting. GROCERY ITEMS: 48 & 52 qt. Coleman coolers, 20 & 32 gal. garbage cans, 8 & 12 qt. plastic buckets, 5 gal. buckets, sponges, utility knives, spatulas and dish towels. Coffee singles, tea bags, paper napkins, rolls of paper towels, scrub brushes, zip lock bags and other misc. grocery items. (25) 4” foam mattresses 54”x76”. Melamine top tables (6) 4’x8’, two with sink cutouts but no sink, (4) 30”x14’. ACTIVITIES ITEMS: (25) volleyball nets, (30) volleyballs, (10) basketballs, ping pong paddles etc. Frisbees, ball pumps, tiki torches and flashlights. Safety vests, parking flashlights with cones. Many other items including mulch cleaning supplies, Rubbermaid totes, 55 gal. trash barrels, ratchet straps and more. This is only a partial listing of items to be sold-quantity and lengths are only an approximate. Items were purchased for this meeting and have only been used for a few days. No loading of large items until end of auction. Loading will be available. No Sunday loading. Food provided by Farmer Brown Concessions. TERMS: Cash or pre-approved checks ONLY. No credit cards. All items must be paid in full before removal.

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Diesel and Power Tech wins district

Sixth through eighth grade winners were (front row) Kalam Denney, Sylaris Denney, Alexa Gaona, Finnley High school winners included (front row) Madison Greene, (back row) Naomi Hathaway, Leah Heitkamp Moore, Ben Philiposian, (back row) Brandon White and Christina Sowinski. and Josiah Philiposian.

Cecilian Music Club hosts Talent Show UNION CITY – The Cecilian Music Club held its 28th annual Talent Show on March 19 at the EUM Church in Union City. Students performed for four judges in three different age categories. The judges included Dave Reese, Beverly Thornburg, Rachel Moystner and Betty Wasson. In the ﬁfth grade and under category, Catherine Post won the Mayor’s Trophy and cash award for vocal and a Cecilian Award for Piano, Rachel Philiposian won Top Pianist, Brook Seubert won the Cecilian Award and Benjamin

Buschur won the President’s Award. In the sixth through eighth grade category, Finnley Greene won the Chamber of Commerce Award and cash award for violin, Sylaris Denney (drum set) and Naomi Hathaway (ﬂute) won Top Instrumental, Kalam Denney and Leah Heitkamp tied for Top Pianist, and Kalam Denney won Top Vocalist. Winning Cecilian Wards were Christina Sowinski, Alexa Gaona and Naomi Hathaway on piano. In the high school division, Josiah Philiposian won

Fifth grade and under winners included Rachel Philiposian, Benjamin Buschur and Brooklyn Seubert.

the Mayor’s Trophy and cash award, Olivia Post won Top Pianist, Madison Moore won Top Vocalist, and Brandon White (guitar) won

Top Instrumental. Cecilian Awards went to Ben Philiposian and President’s Award went to Brandon White on snare drum.

Koenig to acquire Buchanan Power Equipment, Inc. BOTKINS – Koenig Equipment, Inc., a John Deere dealer based in Botkins, Ohio, is acquiring the assets and operations of Buchanan Power Equipment, Inc. With the addition of the Buchanan location in Lebanon, Koenig Equipment will have 14 dealership facilities serving customers in southwestern Ohio

and southeastern Indiana. “Koenig shareholders and family are honored that Buchanan would choose us to serve the customers, geography and employees they have developed over the last 70 years,” said Koenig CEO Aaron Koenig. “In addition, we appreciate the conﬁdence John Deere has

Shown are (ﬁrst row) Amy Besecker, Meredith Cook, Grace Fee, Danielle McVey, Grace Zimmerman, (second row) Ting Hao Zheng, Kaitlyn McNutt, Grace Gilmore, and Bryce Filbrun.

FM-MVCTC HS BPA competes at state PITSBURG – Students in the Franklin Monroe High SchoolMVCTC Business Satellite in Business Professionals of America (BPA) traveled to Columbus to participate in State Competitive Events, March 8-9. Students who participated were: Meredith Cook and Ting Hao Zheng in Fundamental Accounting; Grace Zimmerman in Payroll Accounting; Grace Gilmore in Fundamental Word Processing; Kaitlyn McNutt in Entrepreneurship; Amy Besecker in Extemporaneous Speech; Bryce Filbrun in Advanced Interview Skills; and the team of Grace Fee and Danielle McVey were in the Small Business Management Team. Ting Hao Zheng, Kaitlyn McNutt, Bryce Filbrun, Grace Fee, and Danielle McVey

placed in the Top 10 of their respective events. BPA is the premier Career and Technical Student Organization (CTSO) for students pursuing careers in business management, ofﬁce administration, information technology and other related career ﬁelds. As a co-curricular activity, Business Professionals of America has the ability to enhance student participation in professional, civic, service and social endeavors. Business Professionals of America members participate in these activities to accomplish its goals of self-improvement, leadership development, professionalism, community service, career development, public relations, student cooperation and safety and health.

shown in Koenig by choosing our dealership to represent their product in the Dayton and Cincinnati markets. Most importantly, we could not have reached this point without our fantastic customers and employees, both past and present.” The ﬁrst day of business for the combined operation was scheduled for Monday, April 2, 2018. To learn more about Koenig Equipment and the products and services provided, please visit the company website at http://www.

koenigequipment. com/ and follow the company on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

ENGLEWOOD – Miami Valley Career Technology Center (MVCTC) Diesel and Power Technology students competed in the FFA District Ag Mechanics Career Development Event (CDE) at Coldwater High School. The team of Zane Brehm (Arcanum), Myles Landes (Bethel), and Malachi Markley (Tri-Village) won the district contest and qualified for the state contest. Landes also finished as the highest placed individual in the contest, and Brehm placed third as an individual. The team will next compete at the State Ag Mechanics Contest. The Ag Mechanics CDE requires team members to demonstrate 10 skills from a master list of skills, including soldering, tubing flaring, MIG welding, electrical wire harness diagnostics, micrometer and caliper use, fluid ID, diesel fuel injector testing, and connecting wire terminals to make a wire connection. According to the Ohio FFA website, “Agricultural Education CDE’s are educational activities that are organized and conducted by the Ohio Department of Education,

AUCTION STORAGE UNITS Friday, May 25th Starting at 5:00 PM

Greenville Stor & Lock 5328 Michelle Rd – Greenville Off Sebring Warner Rd.

Ofﬁce of CareerTechnical Education, Agricultural Education. They are designed to assess student competence in business and industry veriﬁed occupational skills, as detailed in the Agricultural and Environmental Content Standards. CDEs are a motivating force that stimulates occupational interests in and personal development of high school students enrolled in school-based agri-

MVCTC Ag Mechanics Skills Team of Zane Brehm (Arcanum), Myles Landes (Bethel), and Malachi Markley (Tri-Village) won the FFA District 5 Contest and qualiﬁed for the State FFA Contest in April. Pictured are Zane Brehm, Malachi Markley, Myles Landes, and Jacob Phelps (Alternate).

cultural education formation about programs.” MVCTC, visit www. For more in- mvctc.com.

LARGE OUTSTANDING AUCTION SATURDAY, JUNE 2, 2018 • 9:00AM KIRBY LYONS AUCTION FACILITY BLDG. #2 (WHITE BUILDING)

5317 SEBRING-WARNER RD., GREENVILLE, OHIO 45331

DOORS OPEN AT 8:00AM *PREVIEW DAY IS FRIDAY, JUNE 1ST FROM 12:00PM TO 5:00PM*

Household Items & Miscellaneous belonging to:

1. Robert Hicks 250 E. Main St., Gettysburg, OH 45328 2. Jenna Stocker 1669 Cox Rd., Union City, OH 45390 Cash Only day of sale.

AUCTIONEER, RON CRIST

Items must be removed within 24 hours of Auction.

GETTYSBURG, OH REAL ESTATE AUCTION

WEDNESDAY – MAY 30TH 2018 - 6:00 P.M. 408 N. BRIDGE ST. GETTYSBURG, OH 45328

Open Houses Sunday May 20th 1:00-2:30 P.M.

DIRECTIONS: From Greenville, OH take 36 E to the flashing light in Gettysburg, turn Left. Watch for signs. Up for auction is this two - story home, built in 1900 with 1968 square feet of living space. This home host five bedrooms, two baths, kitchen, dining room with a wood burner, and living room. Other features include a closed in front porch for relaxing. This home is centrally located in the small-town of Gettysburg, between Piqua and Greenville, OH. This home is in need of improvements but, would make a great project home. Plan to attend an open house to see all the possibilities. TERMS: The Buyer will pay $5,000 down day of auction, with the balance due at closing. Closing shall be on or before June 30th, 2018. Buyer shall have possession day of closing. Seller to pay taxes up to closing. Buyer to pay all taxes due & payable thereafter. Have your financing arranged & be prepared to buy. Call 937-547-3202 or 423-2656 or go to www.edwardsauctions.com for more details.

OWNER- GRACE E. HINKLE, JODI E. SAVAGE P.O.A

(WATCH FOR AUCTION SIGNS ON SALE DAY) 1949 Willy’s Jeepster Mdl. VJ-3 Convertible, 6 Cyl. Chevy Engine, Powerglide Automatic Transmission, NEW Rubber & Brakes, Super Sharp, Parade Ready, Great Shriner’s Parade Vehicle, locally owned, ready to go, Red w/White Top. 1998 Harley-Davidson Road King Classic FLHRC-1, Super Sharp, Lots of Extra Chrome & Accessories, only 9,318 miles on H.D. re-manufactured Engine. Don’t Miss This Outstanding Motorcycle! (2) 1998 Kawasaki JH1100 Jet Ski’s, Run & Work Great with 1998 Load-Rite 2 Place Jet Ski Watercraft Alum. Trailer. Dixon # 4515 Zero-Turn Mower, 15 ½ H.P., 45” Cut, Very Nice. Gravely # 148-2 Zero-Turn Mower, 21 HP, 60” Cut, Hydraulic Lift Deck, Dual Fuel Tanks, Runs & Works Great. Encore Extreme 23 HP, 52” Cut Zero-Turn Mower, Nice. Craftsman R-1000 Rear Engine Rider w/Bagger System, Elec. Start. Ranch King 18 HP, 46” Cut Lawn Tractor w/Bagger System. Outstanding Quality Furniture including: Dining Room Suite; Bedroom Suites; Sectional Power Sofa; Recliners; Lamp Tables; Chest of Drawers & much more. 5-Person Poly Paddle Boat. ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES – HOUSEHOLD ITEMS – POWER & HAND TOOLS – LAWN & GARDEN & MORE.

BOB ANTHONY; NANCY FISHER; JUANITA BISSETT & RAY SARGENTI ~ OWNERS

• ALL items must be paid for the day of auction. • ALL items are sold as-is. • We must collect sales tax (EXCEPT on titled vehicles). • TERMS: Cash or Good Check with Proper Photo ID; Visa / MC / Discover accepted with a 3% Clerk Fee added. • Visit us online @ www.auctionzip.com and enter USER I.D. #8673 for photos and information. • Food Available on Site! • Check next week’s Early Bird for complete auction listing. • ****PREVIEW DAY IS FRIDAY, JUNE 1st FROM 12:00PM TO 5:00PM**** REMEMBER: +++Never, Ever a Buyer’s (Penalty) Premium at our Auctions…What Office: 937.316.8400 You Bid Is What You Pay! We work for our Cell: 937.459.7686 sellers, we appreciate our buyers, and we Michel Werner Auctioneer love our profession! Kirby & Staff

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New members join local BPW Club GREENVILLE – The April 12 meeting of the Greenville Business & Professional Women’s Club was hosted by the Membership

Committee with Sonya Crist, chair, and committee members Tammy Dietrich, Annette Saunders, and Peggy Foutz at the Brethren Retire-

IN THE COMMON PLEAS COURT OF DARKE COUNTY, OHIO THOMAS W. DEETER, Successor Co-Trustee, et al. vs THOMAS W. DEETER, Individually et al. CASE NO. 18-CV-00095 JONATHAN P. HEIN, JUDGE The Unknown Heirs, Legatees, Devisees, Administrators, Executors, Successors, and Assigns of Norman B. Teaford, Deceased, whose last place of residence is unknown and who present place of residence is unknown will take notice that on April 24, 2018, Juanita M. Dowler and Michael R. Dowler filed their Answer, Crossclaims and Counterclaims in Case No. 18-CV-00095 in the Court of Common Pleas of Darke County, Darke County Courthouse 2nd Floor, Greenville, Ohio 45331 seeking an easement over and through certain real estate located in the village of Palestine, county of Darke, State of Ohio, and alleging that the Defendant(s) The Unknown Heirs, Legatees, Devisees, Administrators, Executors, Successors and Assigns of Norman B. Teaford, Deceased, have or may claim an interest in said real estate. The Defendants named in this Notice are required to answer within 28 days of the date of the last publication of this Notice. Juanita M. Dowler and Michael R. Dowler By: Joseph J. Latas, Esq. 116 West Fourth Street Greenville, OH 45331 937.548.1125 5/20, 5/27, 6/3, 6/10, 6/17, 6/24 6T

ment Center Brick Room. Sherrie Foster, Scholarship Chair, introduced scholarship winners Kylie Lyons, Sydney Anderson, and Grace Coakley who attended. They each introduced their family members who attended with them. Peggy Foutz introduced speakers, Lauren Roetgerman and Erica Oldiges. Lauren and Erica spoke of their journey through childhood, high school and college and their decision to start a

THOMAS W. DEETER, Trustee, et al. Plaintiffs vs THOMAS W. DEETER, et al. Defendants CASE NO. 18-CV-00095 JONATHAN P. HEIN, JUDGE The Unknown Heirs, Legatees, Devisees, Administrators, Executors, Successors, and Assigns of Norman B. Teaford, Deceased, shall take notice that on the 5th day of April, 2018, DONNA JOAN ABNER filed a cross-claim in a certain action in the Common Pleas Court of Darke County, Ohio, 504 S. Broadway St, Greenville, Ohio 45331, said case being captioned “Thomas W. Deeter, Trustee, et al., Plaintiffs, vs. Thomas W. Deeter, et al., Defendants”, and being Case No: 18-CV-00095, on the docket of said Court, alleging that Donna Joan Abner is entitled to an order establishing an easement for ingress and egress across a certain tract of real property comprised of 0.542 acres, more or less, located in the Village of Palestine, Darke County, Ohio, and parcel being identified on the Darke County Auditor’s records as having an address of Second Cross Street, Palestine, and further being identified by said Auditor’s Parcel Identification Number I36-2-111-15-02-01-156-00. The Defendants named in this Notice are required to answer said Complaint within twenty-eight (28) days of the final of six (6) consecutive weeks of publication of this notice, or the allegations of said Cross-Claim will be considered by the Court to be confessed by the Defendants as true. LAW OFFICE OF RUDNICK & HOSEK, LTD. Attorneys for Donna Joan Abner NATHAN D. HOSEK (ID No. 0083994) 121 W. Third St. Greenville, Ohio 45331 Telephone: (937) 547-1591 Email: nathan@rudnickhosek.com 4/15, 4/22, 4/29, 5/6, 5/13, 5/20, 6T

Pictured are Membership Chair Sonya Crist, with new members Desteni Mason, Kristina Heath, Loure Bohn, and Kathy O’Dell. (Not pictured are new members Holly Comley, Tammy Dietrich, and Louisa Kennedy).

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In the Probate Court of Darke County, Ohio Jason R. Aslinger, Judge In the matter of the adoption of Amie Grace Burtrum Case No. 18-5-008 To: Kristie Gail Burtrum, Address Unknown Kristie Gail Burtrum, address unkown, will take notice that on March 27, 2018, the Petitioner, Rochelle M. Burtrum, filed her Petition for Adoption of Amie Grace Burtrum in the Probate Court of Darke County, Ohio, being in Case No. 18-5-008 on the docket of the Court, said case being captioned, “In the Matter of the Adoption of Amie Grace Burtrum”. Pursuant to said Petition, Petitioner is seeking to legally adopt Amie Grace Burtrum. Kristie Gail Burtrum will take notice that she is required to answer said Petition for Adoption of Amie Grace Burtrum within twenty-eight (28) days after the last publication. Said cause will be heard before Judge Jason R. Aslinger, Darke County Juvenile Court, 300 Garst Avenue, Greenville, Ohio 45331 on July 26, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. or soon thereafter as the Court can hear and determine the same. This publication is required by Ohio Rule of Civil Procedure 4.4 (A). Matthew J. Pierron (0090483) Hanes Law Group, Ltd. 507 South Broadway Greenville, Ohio 45331 PH: 937-548-1157 FX: 937-548-2734 mpierron@haneslaw.com Attorney for Rochelle M. Burtrum 4/15, 4/22, 4/29, 5/6, 5/13, 5/20 6T

sports, art and Faith. Of course, she had to include her life-long friend Erica in this new mission. Committee Chair Sonya Crist welcomed and inducted new club members, Kristina Heath, Loure Bohn, Holly Comley, Desteni Mason, Tammy Dietrich, Kathy O’Dell, and Louisa Kennedy. Each received a packet of seeds and were reminded that they are a part of a thriving organization that makes a difference in the lives and careers of our members both locally and nationwide. The Greenville BPW Club’s mission is to achieve equity for all women in the workplace through advocacy, education, and information. The Club holds fundraisers through the year to raise money to grant scholarships to the young women of Darke County. The Club meets the second Thursday of every month for a dinner meeting. Those interested in learning more about the Club can contact Club President Brenda Miller at (937) 423-7552 or brenda@newmadisonpubliclibrary. org or you can ﬁnd them on Facebook at Greenville BPW Club.

UNION CITY, Ind. – Chair Troy Rose introduced Police Chief Cobie Wells and Fire Chief Steve Shoemaker to the Union City Lions Club. They discussed the Holiday heroes program that provides selected students at Randolph Eastern Schools with $100 each to be used for Christmas shopping with a Policeman/Fireman. The second thing they discussed was the “Iron Sharpens Iron” Youth Camp which is designed to teach citizen-

Shown are Fire Chief Steve Shoemaker, Lion Program Chair Troy Rose and Police Chief Cobie Wells

ship and the “Seven Healthy Habits;” partnered with the Matt Light Foundation. The camp is three days in July and involves up to 50 students. These

programs are sponsored by the Union City Police and Fire Departments in conjunction with the Randolph Eastern Schools and local churches.

Darke County Sheriff’s Estate Sales

For more information call 937-547-4603 or go to www.darkecountysheriff.org Sheriff’s Sale of Real Estate Revised Code, Sec. 2329.26

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

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

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Notice of sale under judgment of foreclosure of liens for delinquent land taxes: In the Common Pleas Court of Darke County, Ohio, Case No. 17CV00472, in the matter of foreclosure of liens for delinquent land taxes Scott J. Zumbrink, County Treasurer of Darke County, Ohio, Plaintiff, vs. Estate of Cecil Elliott Sr., et al., Defendants. Whereas, judgement has been rendered against certain parcels of real property for taxes, assessments, penalties, interest, costs, and charges as follows: $2,403.34 (Two Thousand Four Hundred Three and 34/100)

Notice of sale under judgment of foreclosure of liens for delinquent land taxes: In the Common Pleas Court of Darke County, Ohio, Case No. 17CV00472, in the matter of foreclosure of liens for delinquent land taxes Scott J. Zumbrink, County Treasurer of Darke County, Ohio, Plaintiff, vs. Estate of Cecil Elliott Sr., et al., Defendants. Whereas, judgement has been rendered against certain parcels of real property for taxes, assessments, penalties, interest, costs, and charges as follows: $4,493.78 (Four Thousand Four Hundred Ninety Three and 78/100)

Notice of sale under judgment of foreclosure of liens for delinquent land taxes: In the Common Pleas Court of Darke County, Ohio, Case No. 18CV00104, in the matter of foreclosure of liens for delinquent land taxes Scott J. Zumbrink, County Treasurer of Darke County, Ohio, Plaintiff, vs. Michael McAtee, et al., Defendants. Whereas, judgement has been rendered against certain parcels of real property for taxes, assessments, penalties, interest, costs, and charges as follows: $9,348.76 (Nine Thousand Three Hundred Forty Eight and 76/100)

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Whereas, such judgement orders such real property to be sold by the undersigned to satisfy the total amount of such judgment; Now, therefore, public notice is hereby given that I, Toby L. Spencer, Sheriff of Darke County, Ohio, will sell such real property at public auction, for cash, to the highest bidder of an amount sufficient to satisfy the judgment against each parcel at the County Commissioners Building in Greenville, in the above named County, on Friday, the 1st day of June, 2018 at 10:00 o’clock A.M., and continuing from day to day thereafter, if any parcel does not receive a sufficient bid, it shall be offered for sale, under the same terms and conditions of the first sale and at the same time of day and at the same place, on Friday, the 15th day of June, 2018, for an amount sufficient to satisfy the judgment against the parcel. TERMS OF SALE: Deposit required for this property: 15% of purchase price Balance due within 30 days after Confirmation. PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT ALL SUCH REAL PROPERTY TO BE SOLD AT PUBLIC AUCTION MAY BE SUBJECT TO A FEDERAL TAX LIEN THAT MAY NOT BE EXTINGUISHED BY THE SALE, AND PURCHASERS OF ANY SUCH REAL PROPERTY ARE URGED TO SEARCH THE FEDERAL TAX LIEN INDEX THAT IS KEPT BY THE COUNTY RECORDER TO DETERMINE IF NOTICE OF A FEDERAL TAX LIEN HAS BEEN FILED WITH RESPECT TO ANY SUCH REAL PROPERTY. Toby L. Spencer Sheriff, Darke County, Ohio 5/13, 5/20, 5/27 3T

Pursuant to an Order of Sale, I will offer for sale at public auction, in the meeting room of the County Commissioners Building in Greenville, on Friday, June 1, 2018, at 10:00 A.M., the following described real estate, in the Township of Neave in Darke County to-wit: Street Address: 3698 West Dr. Greenville, Ohio Parcel Number: L80221128020221000 & L80221128020221100 The complete legal description of the parcel may be obtained from the county auditor. Property was appraised at $50,000.00 and cannot be sold for less than two-thirds of that amount. Appraisal did not include any interior examination. If any parcel does not receive a sufficient bid, it shall be offered for sale the same time of day and same place on Friday, June 15, 2018. There will be no minimum bid set for this sale according to ORC Section 2329.21. The purchaser shall be responsible for costs, allowance, and taxes that the proceeds of the sale are insufficient to cover. TERMS OF SALE: Deposit required for this property: $5,000.00 Balance due within 30 days after Confirmation. Toby L. Spencer, Sheriff 5/13, 5/20, 5/27 3T

The complete legal description of the parcel may be obtained from the county auditor. Property was appraised at $84,000.00 and cannot be sold for less than two-thirds of that amount. Appraisal did not include any interior examination. If any parcel does not receive a sufficient bid, it shall be offered for sale the same time of day and same place on Friday, June 15, 2018. There will be no minimum bid set for this sale according to ORC Section 2329.21. The purchaser shall be responsible for costs, allowance, and taxes that the proceeds of the sale are insufficient to cover. TERMS OF SALE: Deposit required for this property: $5,000.00 Balance due within 30 days after Confirmation. Toby L. Spencer, Sheriff 5/13, 5/20, 5/27 3T

The complete legal description of the parcel may be obtained from the county auditor. Property was appraised at $49,000.00 and cannot be sold for less than two-thirds of that amount. Appraisal did not include any interior examination. If any parcel does not receive a sufficient bid, it shall be offered for sale the same time of day and same place on Friday, June 15, 2018. There will be no minimum bid set for this sale according to ORC Section 2329.21. The purchaser shall be responsible for costs, allowance, and taxes that the proceeds of the sale are insufficient to cover. TERMS OF SALE: Deposit required for this property: $5,000.00 Balance due within 30 days after Confirmation. Toby L. Spencer, Sheriff 5/13, 5/20, 5/27 3T

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

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

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

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FM students enjoyed performing a service project for a local soup kitchen.

FM Student Council serves at GRCC PITSBURG – Franklin Monroe Student Council members Kyle Ressler, Matthew Williams, Parker Hesler, Grace Fee, Chloe Peters, Chloe Brumbaugh and Belle Cable all served at the Grace Resurrection Community Center’s soup kitchen on Wednesday, April 4. The students baked cookies to take to the soup kitch-

en and while there they prepared and served food and cleaned up after serving. Franklin Monroe Student Council members would like to thank Grace United Methodist Church, Kate Longenecker and Bonnie Feitshans for making this service opportunity possible.

UC Lions host Spring Ladies Night UNION CITY – The Union City Lions held its Spring Ladies Night on May 8. The Lions and their guests enjoyed a delicious meal prepared by Bouser’s Barn. After dinner, the group was entertained by the Faithful Sons Quartet. The four members of the quartet are John Short, John Sipe, Kent Waller, and Kim Gilbert. The quartet sang many Gospel songs for the group and the evening was enjoyed by all. Union City Lion President Blake Clevenger also presented the 55-year award to retired Lion Kenny Ayers. Kenny and his

DARKE COUNTY – Our national symbol, the bald eagle displays many outstanding characteristics - exceptional vision, a striking appearance, and a commanding presence. Sadly, by the latter half of the 20th century, the bald eagle was classiﬁed as an endangered species. Through the diligent efforts of wildlife biologists and a concerned public, the bald eagle population is coming back and is no longer on the federal endangered species list. Its federal and state status is now delisted but it is still in a federal monitoring stage for ﬁve years. The adult bald eagle is one of the most easily recognized species of wildlife. It has snow white feathers covering its head down to the neck area. The tail feathers of the mature bald eagle are also white. The body color is very dark brown, almost black. Yellow eyes, beak, and feet accent the bird’s appearance. The white of the head and tail distinguish the fully mature eagle from imma-

ture birds of the species. Young eagles do not have this appearance until they reach the age of ﬁve or six years. Until that time, they are decidedly duller in appearance and, to the inexperienced observer, probably would not be recognized as a bald eagle. Immature eagles are almost uniformly dark brown from head to tail feather. Their undersides are mottled white with buff and cream blotches. Pair bonding activity for both new and established pairs begins in the fall. Courtship behavior and nest building can occur anytime between October and early December. The female lays one to three eggs in mid-February to late March. Both she and her mate spend time on the nest incubating and share the feeding responsibilities. The 1-3 eggs usually incubate for 35 days, from February through April. The young are helpless and dependent on parents and usually leave the nest after 10-13 weeks. A female will produce 1 brood each year,

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but if a nest is destroyed, some pairs will “recycle” and initiate a second nest within the same year. The bald eagle can be found in small concentrations throughout the U.S., particularly near sizable bodies of water, natural and man-made. In Ohio, the bald eagle’s stronghold is the marsh region of western Lake Erie. For the bald eagle, the ideal site is one where water with ample food (ﬁsh) is located within two miles of the nest. The eagle shows a preference for a somewhat secluded home site. This is particularly critical when the nest is being established and young raised. Eagles are highly territorial and too much interference from other eagles can result in problems at the nest site.

Adults are, in general, year-round residents. Immature birds, however, sometimes migrate during spring and fall. Undoubtedly some in Darke County have witnessed the presence of the Bald Eagle. They have been around for a number of years, and just recently more sightings have occurred. It is uncertain where they all are nesting, but it appears, with the number of sightings, that there are more nests than in the past. Hopefully with the bountiful bodies of water we have around Darke County and the mature woodlots, we can see more of these majestic symbols of our American heritage soar the great skies of Darke County.

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Blake Clevenger presents the 55year award to Kenny Ayers.

wife Nancy were the guests of honor at the May 8 Ladies Night.

GREENVILLE – Carson Pope, seventh grade student at St. Mary’s Catholic School, participated in the State Geography Bee in Columbus on April 6 along with 99 other students across the state of Ohio. Carson performed very well in the preliminary round, getting six out of eighth questions correct. To move onto the ﬁnal round, Carson needed to answer all eight questions correctly.

GREENVILLE – Thanks to the Greenville community, Troop 373, Troop 134 and Pack 134 collected 2,535 nonperishable food items on Saturday. Those items were delivered to Grace Resurrection Community Center and Fish Choice Food Pantry.

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Garst honors Crick with Heritage Award GREENVILLE – Garst Museum’s 2018 Heritage Award Goes to Phyllis Crick Established in 1983, the Darke County Historical Society’s Heritage Award was created to recognize outstanding citizens or organizations for their distinguished contributions or actions of unusual excellence that help connect people to Darke County’s past. Clay Johnson, Ph.D., CEO of the Garst Museum, notes that “for those familiar with the county’s history, the area is rich in its history and traditions and its signiﬁcance touches so many in the community. The Darke County Historical Society (DCHS) recognizes this importance, and feels its responsibility is to honor those that join in its mission in celebrating the county’s past.” The DCHS operates the Garst Museum and its mission is to collect, preserve, exhibit, study, and interpret materials relating to

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Dr. Clay Johnson (left) presents the 2018 Heritage Award to Phyllis Crick (right).

quietly makes a huge difference for so many here at Garst and beyond. Crick was born and raised in the Bradford area and graduated from Bradford High School. Married to Harvey Crick, another great Garst volunteer, they have three daughters, one in New York, one up north in Ohio, and one in Colorado. All were grown and gone when Phyllis started working at the Research Center. Of interest is that Harvey and Phyllis are big square dancers – wherever there is a caller, Dayton,

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Blue Angels The Blue Angels 4-H Club held its first club meeting for the 2018 year in February. President Raylea Richards reminded members about upcoming Trash Bash and informed members of the e-clover newsletter on line. Announcements were made thanking members for ushering at the DCCA, introducing new club advisor, recognizing the club’s achievement of Gold Club status (with a reminder of the Spring Kick-off on March 4), 4-H Dayton Dragons game, 4-H Skating Party and about signing up for club text messages. Community Service Office Alivia Addis announced the collection of plastic caps for a bench to celebrate the Blue Angel’s 50th Anniversary. Submitted by, Tyler McKinniss, club reporter ------------------------Darke Co. Swine A meeting of the Darke County Swine 4-H Club was held March 4 at the American Legion in Greenville. President Tyler Grow reminded everyone that this is the final meeting to turn in enrollment forms and club dues before the deadline of April 1. Anyone who has not turned in Trash Bash forms are reminded to turn them. The 4-H recognition and kickoff was held this afternoon. Ben Albers received an award for leadership and Morgan Young for achievement. It was decided that our May Community Service will be a canned food drive for the Greenville FISH facility. There will be a Jackpot show for anyone interested June 16 and 17 at the Darke County Fair. Guest speaker Ron Pierce then gave a presentation on breeds and ear notching. Kaydee Campbell, reporter

Canine Capers The Canine Capers 4-H Club held their monthly meeting at Greenville Area Dog Club on Feb. 19. Members and guests were welcomed with Valentine cupcakes and decorations. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Emiliee Frech and the 4-H Pledge was led by Brianna Frantz. After pledges, the roll call was taken by Secretary Isabella Harleman. Members responded with their pets’ name. January minutes were read by the secretary and approved by the club. The treasurer’s report was given by the treasurer and was approved by the club. Asa DeMange, the Health & Safety Officer, handed out information on Heartworm symptoms. Unfinished business: Advisor, Audrey Hathaway, had a signup sheet for the Ball State Stunt Dog Show for April 14 at Ball State. Anyone interested needs to contact Audrey. New business: Parents were dismissed to a special meeting with Advisors Andria Haworth and Becky Baker. While parents attended their special meeting, the club worked together on the club planning clover for 2018. Members gave ideas on fun activities, community service suggestions, fair themes and things they want to learn about. Janice Price, vice president, handed out committee sign ups. Each family was asked to rank their choices from 1 to 3 with 1 being their first choice. Demonstrations, speakers, other topics: Happy Birthday to: Micah, Alisha, Carrie and Isabella Trash Bash is April 2122. Barn Hunt will be April 7 and 8. Club members will sign up to help work the event. Bailey Haworth, reporter

Versailles FFA is #1 in Growing Leaders VERSAILLES – The Versailles FFA Chapter traveled to Columbus on May 3 and 4 to participate in the 90th annual State FFA Convention. The theme of the 2018 convention was “I Can. We Will.” Versailles was recognized in many areas including: Top Ten Chapter, State Degrees, State CDE’s, and Proficiency Winners. Five Proficiency finalists attended interviews, and six members of the Versailles FFA Chapter presented three, fifteenminute PowerPoint Presentations that highlighted the three categories of the National FFA Chapter Application which include: Growing Leaders, Building Communities, and Strengthening Ag. Versailles was named among the top ten chapters in each division and placed first in the state in Growing Leaders portion. Courtney Batten and Tessa Tyo presented the presentation for the Growing Leaders portion. Cole Luthman and Caden Buschur presented in the Strengthening Ag portion, and Marcus Berger and Isaac Gehret presented in the Building Communities portion. As a result of the presentations

and interviews Versailles FFA was named an Ohio FFA Gold Medal Chapter. The State FFA Degree is the highest degree in the state of Ohio. This year Versailles FFA had 14 members from the chapter receive this award. The members who received this degree were Toby George, Jacob Wuebker, Ben Albers, Marcus Berger, Cole Luthman, Dallas Hess, Courtney Batten, Grace McEldowney, Kayla Bohman, Shelbie Schmitmeyer, Colleen Gehret, Gavin Lawrence, Andrew Heckman, and Ben Davis. The Versailles FFA was also well represented with proficiency winners at the State FFA Convention. Those who placed first in their proficiency award area will have their applications sent to the national level for further competition. Versailles FFA had five winners in their proficiency area which were Toby George, Jacob Wuebker, Jamie Hart, Aaron Knapke, and Shelbie Schmitmeyer. George placed first in his division of Diversified Livestock for his SAE at Wuebker Farms. Wuebker won first place in his division of Swine Placement and second place in

Versailles FFA Ag Sales team placed first overall and was recognized at State FFA Convention. Team members are Deanna Hesson, Hallie Mills, Isaac Gehret, and Dallas Hess.

his Diversified Agriculture for his SAE at Wuebker Farms. Hart placed first in her division of Ag Communications for her SAE at WTGR broadcasting farm news. Schmitmeyer placed first in her Dairy Placement for her job at Line View Farms, and Knapke placed first for his Poultry SAE at Knapke Farms. Other accomplishments achieved by Versailles FFA Members included awards in Ag Sales and Middle School Wildlife. The Ag Sales team placed first in the state and consisted of team members Hallie Mills, Deanna Hesson, Isaac Gehret, and Dallas Hess. The Middle School Wildlife team placed first

in the state and consisted of team members Caleb Kaiser, Jayden Groff, Dalton Hesson, Carter Luthman, Wesley Gehret, Noah Brown, Owen Gehret, Caleb Fraley and Ayden Bergman. Kaiser was also recognized as the first place individual in the state. Three officers were also awarded pins for being Gold Rated Officers from the Ohio FFA Association. Those officers awarded were Toby George, Gold Rated Treasurer; Hallie Mills, Gold Rated Secretary; and Courtney Batten, Gold Rated Reporter. Versailles FFA had 56 members who attended the State Convention.

Arcanum banners in Grain Merchandising ARCANUM – Arcanum MVCTC FFA members recently competed in the Ohio FFA Grain Merchandising Contest. The purpose of the Grain Merchandising Contest is to stimulate interest in the area of grain merchandising and to make students aware of the complex decision-making process associated with merchandising agricultural products. Arcanum MVCTC FFA members Alex Weiss, Jacob Osswald, Kaylee Wilcox,

Samantha McAllister, Cole Spitler, Zachary Smith and Anna Loxley completed the online test portion of the contest on April 11. During the online test students were given 50 general knowledge questions about Grain Merchandising and five problem solving questions. The questions included puts, calls, basis, and hedging. The team finished in the top 10 in the state and qualified for the state finals. Alex, Jacob, Kaylee

and Samantha traveled to The Ohio State University where the completed a scenario that consisted of the students being employed as the primary grain originator and merchant for a leading regional grain firm. Their job description in the scenario was to originate grain from producers, conduct producer meetings, and market grain to capture the most possible profit. They were given 30 minutes to prepare, 10 minutes to present and five

minutes for questions from the judges. At the end of the contest the team from Arcanum was fifth in the state with Alex Weiss finishing as the fourth place individual. The team members would like to thank Janelle Brinksneader for coaching the team. Members of the Arcanum MVCTC FFA Grain Merchandising Team that competed in the state finals were Jacob Osswald, Kaylee Wilcox, Samantha McAllister and Alex Weiss.

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