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Murphy’s Olympic race comes to New Madison GAYLEN BLOSSER

SPORTS WRITER gblosser@earlybirdpaper.com

The new Dollar Tree store is located at 1555 Wagner Ave., Greenville.

Dollar Tree re-opens to full parking lot RYAN BERRY

MANAGING EDITOR editor@earlybirdpaper.com

GREENVILLE – On Feb. 28, Greenville shoppers looking for a deal on household and grocery items and had one place fewer to shop. The Dollar Tree announced it was temporarily closing its doors. That was a little over five-months ago.

On Aug. 11, within minutes of the Dollar Tree ending its hiatus, the parking lot to the new store was

filled with shoppers relieved one of their favorite stores had returned. The new store, located at 1555 Wagner Ave., Greenville, across from Lowes, is bigger with more merchandise than local shoppers could previously find at the local Dollar Tree.

The new store is nearly 10,000 square-feet and includes freezers and coolers.

The store is open daily 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

A grand opening celebration will soon be held.

NEW MADISON – TriVillage High School opened its doors for the community to support their hometown Olympian, Clayton Murphy run Friday morning in the 2016 Olympics in Brazil.

“It’s extremely exciting,” said Tri-Village Superintendent Josh Sagester.

“You can see the people filing in, it’s nice to watch an amazing opportunity here for a young man. We are extremely excited to see how things go and we’ll be rooting him on.”

Murphy’s hometown school setup a large screen for the town folks to watch Murphy qualify for the semi-finals with a time of 1:46.18. Even after being tripped up and having to recover from the stumble, Murphy was 12th quickest in the qualifying round.

“Great kid, good student, a competitor,” added

New Madison gathers in support of local Olympian Clayton Murphy (Gaylen Blosser photo)

Sagester. “He has worked extremely hard to get to this point.”

“He was a well determined young man,” said Murphy’s high school track coach Scott Warren. “He always had a goal. In high school he always wanted to beat the guy that might have beat him the year be-

fore. He always had a plan… he was easy to coach.”

“His biggest asset…he would always get the other boys ready to race. He wanted to go to state as a team in a relay. He knew he was going to go in the events he ran and he was very determined to get three other boys to go with

him and he got that accomplished.”

“He was always a good kid coming through school,” said Tri-Village athletic director Brad Gray.

“You could tell he was extremely competitive at a young age and it is really awesome to see him doing what he is doing,”

Davidson addresses State of the Nation SUSAN HARTLEY

STAFF WRITER shartley@earlybirdpaper.com

GREENVILLE – Business, education and government officials from

Damion Cook sworn in by Greenville Mayor Mike Bowers on Monday, with parents Robert “Scoob” and Nicki Cook and younger brother Camden. (Submitted photo)

Cook joins Greenville Fire Department CLINTON RANDALL

STAFF WRITER crandall@earlybirdpaper.com

GREENVILLE – The City of Greenville Fire Department welcomed it’s newest firefighter Monday as Mayor Mike Bowers officially swore in 18-yearold Damion Cook of New Madison.

Cook comes from a long family tradition of firefighters. His grandfather Gus was the former chief of the News Madison Fire Department, where his father Robert “Scoob” is the current fire chief, along with his uncle Duane and cousin Tyler who are volunteer firefighters with the department.

Now with the GFD, Damion joins his cousin Tyler who was hired on with the department in May. “I am very proud of Damion and Tyler to continue the family tradition,” Scoob Cook said. “They need to keep training to get better and to return to the sta-

tion safely after doing their job.”

Damion, who was a senior class member of the 2014-15 Div. IV state champs from the perfect (30-0) Tri-Village 2014-15 basketball team, has been around fire service his entire life. He became certified as a firefighter earlier this year and has volunteered with New Madison FD before joining Greenville. He and Tyler both plan to continue volunteering with NMFD, when not on shift with Greenville, to continue their fire service career experience and skills.

“I’m grateful for this opportunity to work alongside a great group of guys and especially work for the people of Greenville,” Damion told The Early Bird.

According to the current GFD Interim Fire Chief, Capt. Russ Thompson, Cook will begin shift rotation next week on the department’s C shift following processing and orientation.

Darke, Mercer and Preble counties heard Republican Congressman Warren Davidson speak during the 2016 State of the Nation Legislative Luncheon on Wednesday, Aug. 10, at Romer’s Catering.

The event was sponsored by the Darke, Celina-Mercer and Preble County Chambers of Commerce, the Ohio Chamber of Commerce and the National Federation of Independent Business Area Action Council for Darke, Mercer and Preble counties.

Also in attendance were several Darke County school students representing We Are The Majority, a group of students in grades 7-12 dedicated to drug and alcohol prevention.

The event sponsor was Premier Health, with silver sponsors Romer’s and Second National Bank.

Davidson, of Troy, was elected in June to finish out former congressman John Boehner’s term for Ohio’s 8th Congressional District.

A graduate of West Point and a veteran of the U.S. Army, Davidson told the group there was “a lot of interest in what is going on in Washington, D.C.” He admitted when he entered the process of running for Congress in

Congressman Warren Davidson the 2016 State of the Nation on Aug. 10. Pictured left to right, Kelly Harrison, adviser for We Are the Majority and prevention specialist with Recovery Wellness; Greenville Police Chief Dennis Butts; Renee Netzley, GHS student; Bethany Potter, GHS student; Zoe Harter, Mississinawa Valley student; Davidson; Olivia Harter, Ansonia; Molly Hunt, Greenville High School; Taylor Ward, Greenville High School; Mark McDaniel of Tri-County Board; Darke County Sheriff Chief Deputy Mark Whitacker; and Sharon Deschambeau, president of the Darke County Chamber of Commerce. (Susan Hartley photo)

2015, he “started from a place of incredible optimism. It’s definitely an honor to serve. If the country had many of the values and culture we have here, we’d be in better stead.”

Davidson touched on several issues facing local businesses, including the importance of encouraging the development of technology in agriculture; the new overtime rule, which goes into effect Dec. 1; the movement to repeal and replace the nation’s Affordable Care Act; and budget appropriations still to be approved.

The overtime rule, which will force some salaried workers to begin “punching the time clock” again, will “change our culture,” Davidson said, noting that “modern work isn’t that way (time clock requirements). It strikes me as wrong thinking. You can’t have one standard

(both) in San Francisco and in Greenville.”

Small businesses, Davidson said, should not be forced to pay overtime for salaried workers as required by the new law.

As for health care, Davidson admitted it was “broken when Obama tackled it. There are some good ideas in it,” he said of the Affordable Care Act, but also said he understood how increased premiums affect families, as well as businesses.

“The biggest challenge families are faced with is that health insurance is one of the biggest bills our families have,” he said, noting that some families pay more for health insurance per month under the Affordable Care Act than they do for housing.

Davidson said he was a supporter of the Commerce Clause, “to create competition in the insurance market” allowing

trade across state lines as far as purchasing insurance coverage.

Davidson touched on the issue of national security, drawing on his military service as an example for his beliefs.

“National security of the country is vital.

We can’t keep funding things we don’t intend to win. Our soldiers will be asked to kill people” in the war on terrorism, Davidson said. “We don’t want people doing that with a war we don’t intend to win.”

As for the upcoming presidential election, Davidson did not come out and say if he would “officially” endorse the Trump-Pence ticket, but did say the “only thing predicted this year is that Hillary Clinton is the Democratic nominee. I’ve spent the entire year saying ‘anyone but Clinton.’ Trump-Pence is the only way that’s really going to happen.”

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Thomas D. Traver (57) of Coaldale, Pennsylvania was traveling eastbound on US 36 West when the tractor/trailer traveled off the right side of the roadway and into a residence. Traver was able to free himself from the vehicle and debris but his passenger, Teresa A. Gill (39) of Hanover, Pennsylvania was trapped for approximately two hours while fire crews stabilized the structure before extrication.

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GREENVILLE POLICE BEAT

Prescription drugs; marijuana lead to arrest Drugs On Aug. 4 an ofďŹ cer observed a truck northbound on Washington Avenue traveling several feet over the marked dividing line into the southbound lane. The ofďŹ cer conducted a trafďŹ c stop on the vehicle on Front Street at Gray Avenue and made contact with the vehicle’s driver, Timothy Fornshil. The ofďŹ cer observed Fornshil’s eyes to be bloodshot and glassed over. He was asked to exit the vehicle and the ofďŹ cer saw two brown pill bottles lying on the oorboard.

Fornshil agreed to take ďŹ eld sobriety tests, which he completed in a satisfactory manner. The ofďŹ cer asked Fornshil what was inside the pill bottles and he said one contained Klonopin and the other contained marijuana. He also admitted that he does not have a prescription for the Klonopin, which he received from a friend.

Fornshil admitted to having the marijuana because it helps him cope with an injury. The marijuana and Klonopin were seized and transported to the police department where they were packaged and placed into evidence. Fornshil was issued a citation or possession of a controlled substance, failure to drive on the right side of the road and was released from the scene.

DUI On Aug. 6 an ofďŹ cer was dispatched to the intersection of Warren Street and East Fifth Street in reference to a possible drunk driver. The vehicle was located on Laurel Street near East Fifth Street. The ofďŹ cer approached the

driver, Steven Alexander and noted he was slurring his words, drooling and had blood shot eyes with pin point pupils. When asked if he had anything in the vehicle, he said ‘no.’ The ofďŹ cer asked Alexander to take ďŹ eld sobriety tests, which he performed poorly. Alexander gave the ofďŹ cer permission to search his car. OfďŹ cers found a pill bottle containing one full pill and a pill which had been cut in half.

The ofďŹ cers also found a a pack of cigarettes, which contained a clear capsule wrapped in plastic. The pill inside the cigarette pack contained a white substance believed to be heroin. Alexander and the evidence were transported to the police department.

Alexander was asked to provide a urine sample.

He then admitted the capsule inside the cigarette package contained heroin and the pills in the bottle were Vicodin.

Alexander was then transported to the county jail, where he was incarcerated with no bond. He was charged with possession of heroin, possession of the Vicodin and OVI. Vandalism On Aug. 5, a female victim came to the police department to report vandalism, which had taken place the day before at her residence. She told the ofďŹ cer her live-in boyfriend Barry Parin returned home intoxicated and began yelling and breaking items within the residence. The victim said she collected her items and went outside to ďŹ nd her dog Parin had let outside when he returned home.

The victim found the dog,

went back to the residence, where she saw Parin using a bamboo light ďŹ xture to damage her vehicle. Parin used the lamp and repeatedly stuck the windshield, causing damage to it was unable to be operated in a safe manner. The victim then walked to a friend’s home to get away from the situation. After speaking with the victim at the police station, the ofďŹ cer went to the Water Street residence where he made contact with Parin, who admitted to damaging the vehicle. He was issued a citation for criminal damaging. While at the residence, a towing company arrived to take the vehicle for repair.

Domestic On June 6 an ofďŹ cer was dispatched to Colonial Trailer Park on State Route 49, in reference to a physical ďŹ ght between married couple Danielle Smith and Michael MacDonald. The ofďŹ cer learned Smith went to a neighbor’s house to wait for police to arrive. The ofďŹ cer also learned MacDonald had requested the squad for injuries he sustained during the ďŹ ght.

Upon arrival, the ofďŹ cer spoke with MacDonald who said his wife had come home drunk. They spoke for a while, which led to a verbal argument.

He went to sleep and she went to watch TV. The TV was loud, so MacDonald said he got up to ask her to turn it down, which led to another argument. MacDonald told the ofďŹ cer he decided to take the couple’s two children to his mother’s when he went to work due to his wife being intoxicated. When he

School supply lists are on TeacherLists DARKE COUNTY – Parents from local schools have a new tool in their back-to-school bag of tricks this year, as all of their schools supply lists are now posted on TeacherLists.com.

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The glass broke into his face and he had a burst blood vessel and a large bruise on his face. The ofďŹ cer then spoke with Smith who said she had been drinking, but not as much as what MacDonald had reported. She also agreed they got into a verbal argument. She accused MacDonald of “spyingâ€? on her, then attempting to take her phone, keys and other belongings. She said she pushed MacDonald and he struck her in the face with his ďŹ st. The ofďŹ cer could smell alcohol coming from Smith. He asked her to perform a ďŹ eld sobriety test to determine if she was able to stay with the children.

The test showed she was intoxicated. While she was performing the test, the ofďŹ cer noted she had a burst blood vessel in her left eye and a scratch on her leg from the altercation. Both MacDonald and Smith wanted charges to be ďŹ led against each other. Smith was arrested for domestic violence and was transported to the county jail where she was incarcerated with no bond. MacDonald was not arrested because he had more severe injuries and was sober so he could take care of the children.

Both subjects were issued citations for domestic violence.

Traffic Offense On Aug. 9 an ofďŹ cer stopped Izaiah Parkman on Ohio Street for driving under suspension. Park-

man’s vehicle was towed and is being held pending immobilization and can only be released by the Darke County Municipal Court.

EARLY BIRD POLICY The Greenville Police Beat is prepared from public records available at the Greenville Police Department. Every effort is made to balance the public’s right to know

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Act Today To Avoid Financial Regrets Tomorrow “Regrets? I’ve had a few ‌â€? Frank Sinatra, one of the most famous entertainers of the 20th century, did things his way, but he was also familiar with remorse. He’s not alone, of course. We all deal with regrets – and ďŹ nancial ones are among the most troublesome.

Here are the leading ďŹ nancial regrets, according to a recent survey

by Bankrate. com, along with some suggestions for avoiding them: • Not saving for retirement early enough – This was the top regret expressed by survey respondents.

Saving and investing early for retirement offers you two key beneďŹ ts. First, the more time you give growth-oriented investments, the greater their growth potential.

And second, by saving and investing for retirement early in your career, you will likely need to put away less money each year than you would if you waited until, say, your 40s or 50s. Therefore, if you aren’t already doing so, contribute as much as you can afford to your IRA and your 401(k) or similar employer-sponsored plan. And increase your contributions every time your salary rises. • Not saving enough for emergency expenses – You can’t plan for all expenses. Your furnace might die, your car may need a major repair, you may incur a sizable doctor’s bill – the list goes on and on. If you don’t have the money available to meet these costs, you might be forced to dip into your long-term investments.

That’s why it’s important to maintain an emergency fund, containing three to six months’ worth of living expenses, in a liquid, lowrisk account.

• Taking on too much credit card debt – If you don’t overuse your credit cards, they can be handy and helpful in many ways. Try to keep a lid on your credit card debt, though, keeping in mind that your debt payments reduce the amount of money you have available to invest for your long-term goals, such as a comfortable retirement. • Not saving enough for your children’s education – This may be perhaps the most difďŹ cult regret to address – after all, it’s not easy to save for your own retirement and simultaneously put money away for your children’s college educations. However, if you can afford to save for college, try to do so in as advantageous a manner as possible. For example, some college-savings plans offer tax beneďŹ ts. • Buying a bigger house than you can afford – If you tie up too much money in mortgage payments, you will have less to contribute to your various retirement accounts.

While home equity certainly has some value, it generally does not provide you with the same liquidity – and probably not the same potential for growth and income – as an investment portfolio that’s appropriate for your needs and risk tolerance. So think carefully before purchasing that big house – you might be better served by scaling down your home ownership and ramping up your investments. You can’t avoid all the doubts and misgivings you’ll encounter at various stages of your life. But if you can reduce those regrets associated with your ďŹ nances, you could well increase your satisfaction during your retirement years.

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Hoosier creativity on display at Bear’s Mill GREENVILLE – Historic Bear’s Mill’s Clark Gallery will feature two innovative artists from Indiana in the upcoming “Art At

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Sweet and savory finger food plus drinks will be offered from 6-9 p.m.; the artists will speak about their work, methods, and inspirations at 7 p.m. This event is free and open to the public. The exhibit, on display during Mill store hours, closes on Oct. 2.

According to Marti Goetz, Executive Director of Friends of Bear’s Mill, Kimberly Anderson’s ceramic stunningly beautiful pieces evoke an immediate response while provoking further examination and introspection, as do Lynette Waters-Whitesell’s bright, vivid works which demand the viewer’s attention by contrasting happy colors with sad subject matter. “We are excited to be welcoming these cutting edge Hoosier neighbors to our gallery housed in a treasured building which has shaped our community’s heritage and provided inspiration since 1849,” Ms. Goetz stated.

Kimberly Anderson, who teaches at Ball State University, produces sculptural work as well as vessels based on the fe-

male form, and is widely known for her goddess cups, vases, and sculptures. Working on a kiln that she built in 2003, she references archeological excavations and cycles of decay and renewal to examine ideas concerning physical science and the human psyche. “I find that science considers facts, and the psyche discloses the mysteries of life,” the artist says. Her graceful pieces often incorporate pods, roots, tubers, and mounds of earth, as well as her childhood home, monkeys, and chimpanzees to create a space for the viewer to interact and contemplate fundamental relationships as she seeks to unearth secrets examining ideas ranging from mythic beliefs to evolution.

Lynette Waters-Whitesell embraces color in her work. A Fine Arts graduate of Ball State University, she has worked for 16-years as a graphic designer, illustrator and creative director, winning local, regional, and national awards for her work. However, she says that painting is her passion; she incorporates layers of acrylic paint as well as text and/or ephemera into under-paintings begun on her computer with Adobe Photoshop, using a layering method to guide the viewer through

Lynette Waters-Whitesell’s work will be on display in the Clark Gallery at Bear’s Mill.

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Old photographs augment heavy pigments in strong hues to create stunning panels and canvases that illustrate her stated belief that “Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.”

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ON YOUR MIND

Congress should work to combat Zika It has been more than 165 days since President O b a m a requested SHERROD emergency BROWN U.S. SENATOR funding to ďŹ ght Zika.

Yet unlike during previous public health crises, Congress has failed to rise to the occasion.

As experts warned of more cases on the way, Congress shamefully packed up and left for the summer without taking action on emergency funding to combat the expanding Zika threat.

There is no excuse for inaction. In the past, Congress has come together to quickly and effectively tackle public health threats as they arise. Take Ebola, H1N1, and Avian u — it took Congress a combined 137 days to approve funding for all three of those health threats.

And yet, while the Senate overwhelmingly passed a bipartisan emergency funding bill in July, our bill failed in the House of Representatives because some members decided to play politics with public health and used the bill to push special-interest priorities. None of our states are immune from this crisis and it isn’t right that these members couldn’t set politics aside to protect Americans’ health. Pregnant women and families need us to act now to contain the virus and ensure it does not affect more Ohioans.

We have more than 25 cases of Zika in Ohio — including pregnant women, who are disproportionately impacted by the virus. When women contract Zika during their pregnancies, it puts their babies at risk for serious birth defects. Last week, we learned that for the ďŹ rst time, someone contracted Zika from a mosquito bite that occurred here in the United States, in Florida.

With transmissions now happening on American soil, we must do more to give our communities the tools they need to prevent the virus, and to help those who are impacted.

While Ohio and other states have received some limited funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, it isn’t enough. My Democratic colleagues have called on Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker Paul Ryan to hold a vote on a bipartisan bill that will fund our response to this emergency. I support this call to action because the longer we wait, the more vulnerable our constitu-

ents will be.

Lack of emergency funding is already hurting efforts to develop a vaccine to prevent Zika.

I worked on legislation that became law in April to add Zika to a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) program that helps companies get to work developing vaccines faster. But because Congress continues to hold this funding hostage, the National Institutes of Health has said that critical clinical trials for a vaccine could be delayed.

Our communities are waiting for help. Local health agencies are waiting. Pregnant women across the country are waiting. Congress should end its recess, put an emergency funding bill on the oor, and get this done.

READERS WRITE BPL Gives Thanks Bradford Public Library Staff and Board of Trustees thank everyone who donated funds and/ or goods and services to assist us in coordinating and implementing all of the activities and ďŹ eld trips in which our children and adults have participated. The generosity of our surrounding communities is very special. This tremendous outside assistance has allowed BPL to provide quality programs during Summer Reading.

In coordination with the Bradford School District, we will also be compiling a list of all participants, the reading sheets they have completed and the activities in which the children participated. We are doing this for any area teachers in hopes that this information will be used to inspire and encourage all children. Reading is certainly the key to success in every subject area and leisure reading of ďŹ ction and non-ďŹ ction materials can result in life time learners who can make more informed decisions during their adult lives.

Thank you.

Cherie Roeth, Bradford Public Library, director ------------------------Reply to Cook’s Letter In reply to Doug Cook’s letter to the editor, I’d like to comment.

I had troubles following his statement, but my interpretation of what was said, boiled down to “no matter who gets elected for President, we need to vote for decent representation in the house and senate to effect changes�

If I’m wrong, I’d like to be corrected, because I really had troubles following the intent of the letter. If voting 3rd party was what was being suggested by this letter I wish to address this.

If voting your conscience was the message, I would like to examine what that means.

Throwing away your vote on a message no one will hear, and which will change no outcome, is sometimes presented as ‘voting your conscience’, but that’s got it exactly backwards; your conscience is what keeps you from doing things that feel good to you but hurt other people.

Citizens who vote for third-party candidates, write-in candidates, or nobody aren’t voting their conscience, they are voting their ego, unable to accept that a system they ďŹ nd personally disheartening actually applies to them.

But it doesn’t matter what message you think you are sending, because no one will receive it. No one is listening. The system is set up so that every choice other than ‘R’ or ‘D’ boils down to “I defer to the judgment of my fellow citizens.� It’s easy to argue that our system shouldn’t work like that.

It’s impossible to argue it doesn’t work like that.

This is frustrating, of course, but that’s how our Presidential elections are set up. Democracies alternate the coalition in power, but different systems do so in different ways. In multi-party systems, voters get the satisfaction of voting for smaller, ideologically purer factions — environmental parties, anti-immigrant parties, and so on. The impure compromises come when those factions are forced to form coalitions large enough to govern.

The inevitable tradeoffs are part of the governing process, not the electoral process.

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Additional Fees Concerning the additional ten dollar fee being added to our license plate cost in Darke County – I ďŹ rst thought this extra money was for road and bridge maintenance and improvement in the county, but now I understand the County Airport comes ďŹ rst. If my math is even somewhat correct, the ďŹ rst two years worth of this added charge goes for the airport. It seems to me that the big shots that want the airport to

accommodate their oversized planes should pay for these upgrades and apply the ten dollar license fee to roads and bridges that we all use, instead of the airport that almost none of us use.

Now I see that our local ofďŹ cials want to do aerial mapping for this airport project. More Money

– More license fees? It seems to me, politicians waste a lot of money, be it local or the higher-ups!

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CHURCH & SOCIAL GHS Class of 1955

David and Nellie Booher-1966

GREENVILLE – The Greenville High School Class of 1955 will hold its monthly luncheon at noon on Aug. 18 at the Brethren Retirement Community. They will meet in the private dining room and then move onto the cafeteria and back to the dining room.

For more information, contact Georgianna at 548-2456.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY David and Nellie Booher-Present

Boohers celebrating Golden Anniversary ARCANUM – David and Nellie Booher of Arcanum are celebrating their 50th anniversary.

They were married July 27, 1966.

The couple celebrated their golden anniversary with family and friends at a surprise reception hosted by their daughter, April K. Rismiller at Romer’s in Greenville on July 30.

GHS Class of 1959 GREENVILLE – Greenville High School Class of 1959 will have a luncheon on Aug. 25, noon, at the Bistro Off Broadway on East Fifth St., Greenville. Reservations can be made by email to Susan Schaar, linwood2011@roadrunner.com or call 548-5233 or 423-3421.

Auvrie Hawkey

Name: Auvrie Cole Hawkey Name: 4 years Birthday: August 13, 2012 Parents: Chris and Stephanie Hawkey of Greenville Grandparents: Galen and Babette Delk of Arcanum and Mike and Marianne Hawkey of Union City Great Grandparents: Gregory and Melanie Perry of Ansonia and Duane and Linda Hawkey of Union City

Sweetheart Gala benefits ‘Scavengers’ GREENVILLE – For the average American, it is difficult to imagine a life in which the city dump is both your home and place of employment.

The garbage, the smell, and the filth are outside our realm of understanding. And yet these living conditions are reality for over 10,000 people who live and work in and around the Guatemala City Dump. Even in their own country, these impoverished citizens are outcasts. They are referred to as “scavengers,” devalued and treated as less than human. Their situation is dire as they live and work in dangerous and unsanitary conditions.

But there is hope!

Destination Known, a ministry of EUM Church in Greenville, Ohio, has partnered with Potter’s House Association International and has built 16 homes for families living in this area and would like to continue to build more. In 2015 and 2016, Destination Known built a total of five homes; however, this is becom-

Jones’ 80th birthday GREENVILLE – The family of Judy Jones is hosting an open house for Judy’s 80th birthday on Sunday, Aug. 21 at the VFW in Greenville, 219 N. Ohio St. Please drop in between 2-5 p.m. to say hello, wish Judy a happy 80th birthday and enjoy a piece of cake.

Please, no gifts. The pleasure of your company is gift enough.

ing increasingly difficult due to the increased cost of building supplies.

Destination Known is hosting a Sweetheart Gala on Oct. 14 that will be held at Romer’s Catering in Greenville beginning at 7 p.m. with dinner, dancing and a live auction. This is an alcohol free event with 100 percent of the proceeds being used to build homes for families living in a shanty community around the Guatemala City garbage dump.

Tickets are on sale now. The cost is $35 per person and may be purchased at EUM Church or Romer’s Catering.

If you are unable to attend but would like to make a donation, please make the check payable to EUM Church and mail to EUM Church, 111 Devor St., Greenville, Ohio 45331, Attn: Cliff Rapier, and put “Guatemala Missions” in the memo line.

If you would like more information about the Sweetheart Gala, visit www.eumchurch.org or contact Cliff Rapier at 548-3211 ext. 212 or crapier@eumchurch.org.

Also, follow EUM’s Facebook page and watch for continual updates on the auction items.

For more information, go to www.eumchurch. org or call 548-3211.

Five Generations DARKE COUNTY – Joseph Randal Grilliot was born July 2, 2016 making him the fifth generation of his family. His great great grandmother, Dorothy Boyd, who is 102 years old, is pictured holding him.

Behind them is Dorothy’s son and Joseph’s great grandfather, Marvin Boyd.

To the left is his daughter and Joseph’s grandmother, Vicki Bingham. To the right is Vicki’s daughter and Joseph’s mother, Jennifer Mayo. Joseph was born

7lbs 15.6oz and 21.5-inches long to proud parents Eric Grilliot and Jennifer Mayo. His grandparents are Randy and Mary Ann Grilliot, Randy and Tracy Mayo and Lin and Vicki Bingham. Joseph’s great grandparents are the late Cletus Grilliot and the late John Fleck and Irma Fleck, the late Sam Holsapple and Beverly Holsapple, Richard and Sharon Mayo and Marvin and Connie Boyd. His great great grandmother is Dorothy Boyd.

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Shelby Ayette

DARKE COUNTY – Matthew & Ambrosia Ayette are excited to announce the birth of their first child. Shelby Claire Ayette arrived fourweeks early at 10:35 p.m. on July 13, 2016 at Wayne Healthcare. Shelby weighed 6lbs 9oz and was 20-inches long.

Shelby was welcomed by grandparents Tom & Deb Smith and Gary & Kathy Ayette, as well as great grandparents Wilma Lee Davidson, Jim & Shirley Smith, Cyril Braun, and Margaret Ayette.

Steve “Slowride” Haskins and his wife, Debbie, will be ministering at Word of Life Worship Center.

Biker Sunday at Word of Life Church UNION CITY – Pastors George & Marie Hughes and the congregation of Word of Life Worship Center invite everyone to hear Steve “Slowride” Haskins with Whitehorse Ministries.

Slowride is a born-again biker and invites all clubs, all colors and all bikers to come for a fellowship and dinner on the grounds following the service.

Steve will be speaking about the love God has for bikers and sharing his testimony and his biker

experience from all over the United States. His wife, Debbie and their son, “Little John,” are part of his team with Whitehorse Ministries. Ride on over to meet and greet Slowride and have some food and fellowship.

The event will take place Aug. 28, 10:30 a.m., at Word of Life Worship Center, 1395 Ellis Road, Union City, Ohio (located nine miles north of Union City off Stateline Road on Ellis Road). For more information, call (765) 9645603 or (765) 730-0244.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Dan and Paula Artz

Artz celebrate Tacketts anniversary ARCANUM – Dan and Paula (Beams) Artz just celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with family and friends at Ludlow Falls Missionary Campground.

They were married on July 30, 1966 at Faith Missionary Church, Dayton.

They are the parents of Dave & Tina (Artz) Willoughby of Arcanum, Jon & Pam (Artz) Whitaker of Brookville and Andy & Andrea (Carroll) Jenkins of Belewscreek, NC. They have six grandchildren, Micah, Hunter, Faith, Mason, Shane and Ashley.

celebrating 50th anniversary

GREENVILLE – Roy (Bud) and Pauline (Jones) Tackett of Greenville will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary Aug. 20. They were married in 1966 in Dayton at Calvary Baptist Church by the Rev. Homer Lutz.

They are the parents of two children, Russell and Jenny Tackett of Ludlow Falls and Jennifer and Aron McClain of Georgetown, Ky. They also have seven grandchildren.

Nicolas Morfea

Name: Nicolas Matthew Morfea Age: 10 Years Birthday: Aug. 15, 2006 Parents: Luigi and Gretchen (Aldridge) Morfea, of Yorkstown Heights, New York Grandparents: Carmella and the late Vincenzo Morfea, York Town Heights, New York, Fred and Shirley (Aldridge) Matthews Hoff and the late Dale Aldridge, of Greenville Great Grandparents: The late Robert and Onda Matthews, Greenville

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Getting Naturally Fit GREENVILLE – Darke County Parks is hosting a series of ďŹ tness programs called Naturally Fit occurring the fourth Monday of every month.

Everyone wants to lead healthier lives and spend more time outdoors. However, workout machines aren’t always environmentally friendly, and gyms aren’t very exciting. Besides, sometimes life just gets in the way. Use these programs as an “excuse� to schedule time outside and get

moving. Each of these programs focuses more on ďŹ tness than nature, with everyone moving at their own pace, whether that’s one loop or 10.

The August program will take place Aug. 22, 6:30 p.m. at Turkeyfoot Preserve with a one and a half mile loop trail through mature prairie.

Meet at this easy to get to park on Bishop Road off Ohio 121 South to walk off some of that fair food, and bring a water bottle.

Auditions at Edison PIQUA – The Edison State Community College Stagelight Players are holding open auditions for Joseph Kesselring’s Arsenic & Old Lace, on Sept. 6 and 7, 7 p.m., in the Robinson Theater at Edison State’s Piqua Campus.

The comedy, Arsenic & Old Lace, follows the story of a recently wed drama critic who pays a visit to his cherished old aunts only to discover

that they are vindictive nuts.

Auditions will last approximately two hours and consist of cold readings from the script. Production dates will run from Oct. 28 through Nov. 6. For more information, visit www. f a c e b o o k .c o m / s t a g e lightplayers or email or email Emily Beisner at ebeisner1981@edisonohio.edu.

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Reception for Mayor Bowers GREENVILLE - A farewell reception and open house will be held Aug. 30 for Mayor Mike Bowers. The reception will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Council Chamber at the City Building, 100 Public Square, Greenville.

The public is welcome to stop by and wish Bowers well as his services come to an end as the mayor of the city of Greenville. He has served the city for over eight years.

Greenville BOE meets

GREENVILLE – The treasurer of the Board of Education of the Greenville City School District has called a regular meeting of the board on Aug. 18, 7 p.m., in the Anna Bier Civic Center, Memorial Hall. The purpose of the meeting is to present any business that may come before the board and an executive session, if necessary. Preceding the regular meeting is a work session at 5 p.m. for a construction update.

OBITUARIES WEHRLEY – Tim W. Wehrley, 81, of Greenville, passed away on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2016 at 4:40 p.m. at his residence. He was born March 11, 1935 in Greenville, the son of the late Noah Clifford & Mabel (Custer) Wehrley. He worked as a Corrections OfďŹ cer at the Darke County Sherriff’s OfďŹ ce.

He was a member of the Elks Lodge Greenville; Loyal Order of Moose Greenville; Fraternal Order of Eagles Greenville; Greenville V.F.W.; American Legion Post # 140.

He is preceded in death by his parents; and sister, Winifred Pipinger.

He is survived by his daughters, Christine K. (Wehrley) Roberts, Jill A. (Wehrley) DeVon, Maddy Wehrley; four grandchildren; eight great grandchildren; and numerous nieces & nephews.

A graveside service was held Friday, Aug. 12, 2016 at Greenville Cemetery with family and friends.

There was no visitation.

Arrangements are being handled by Zechar Bailey Funeral Home, Greenville.

In lieu of owers memorial contributions may be made to American Cancer Society.

Condolences for the family may be expressed through www.zecharbailey.com.

SORRELL – Myrna Lee Sorrell, 51, of Greenville, died Aug. 4, 2016.

MOEHL

– Brian Gregory Moehl, 62, Veteran of Greenville, died Friday, Aug. 5, 2016. Services will be held at a later date.

BAKER – Patricia I. Baker, 87, of Greenville, died Saturday, Aug. 6, 2016. Funeral Services were held Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2016 in the Zechar Bailey Funeral Home, Greenville. Burial is in the Greenville Township Memorial Gardens.

ROBBINS – Darla J. Robbins, 71, of Rossburg, died Sunday, August 7, 2016. A funeral service was held Friday, August 12, 2016, at Zechar Bailey Funeral Home, Greenville. Burial will be at the

convenience of the family.

HOWELL – Franklin “Juggy� Howell Jr., 85, of West Manchester, died Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2016.

Funeral services were held Friday, Aug. 12, 2016 at the Girton Schmidt & Boucher Gard Funeral Home, Eaton. Burial is in Twin Creek Chapel Cemetery, West Manchester.

OV E R H O L S E R

– Phyllis A. Overholser, 81, of Greenville, died Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2016. A funeral service was held Saturday, Aug. 13, 2016, at Zechar Bailey Funeral Home, Greenville. Burial is in Greenville Cemetery.

STALEY – Wanda J. Staley, 88, of Versailles, died Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2016. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 15, 2016, at Bailey Zechar Funeral Home, Versailles. Burial will follow in Greenlawn Cemetery, Versailles. The family will receive friends on Sunday from 2-5 p.m. at the funeral home.

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St. Peter’s prepares for homecoming

Kim Lawrence and Amy Wright help advertise New Madison American Legion chicken supper, planned for Sept. 3.

American Legion kicks off fall activities NEW MADISON – The New Madison American Legion Post 245 will kick off their fall activities with an all-you-can-eat chicken supper beginning at 5 p.m.

Sept. 3. The menu will consist of broasted chicken and potato wedges, baked beans, apple sauce, salad bar, coffee, bread and butter for $8. Carry-outs will be available at 242 Fayette St., by calling 996-0095.

Each Monday there will be a Euchre Party starting at 7 p.m. with an all money payout. Saturday from 7-11 p.m. will be Karaoke with Kris. New this year is

Date Night Friday, moved from Firpos back to the Legion, with cook’s choice of meat or seafood entrÊe with two side dishes, dessert and coffee for $8 from 5 until out of food. Fivedollar Burger and Fry Nite is scheduled for 5-7 p.m. every Thursday. Breakfast at the Legion is open Monday through Friday from 7-10 a.m. with a full menu cooked to order. The last Sunday of each month will have the Birthday Bash on tap with Crazy Bingo and free cake and ice cream. All of these events are open to the public.

VERSAILLES – As the summer begins to fade and our thoughts turn toward autumn, it’s also time to look forward to the annual St. Peter’s Homecoming Celebration. This event marks a tradition which began over 100 years ago.

When St. Peter closed its doors to weekly worship it was decided then to hold a “Homecoming Service� each year. Most of the congregation that remained moved their membership to nearby Lutheran churches like Trinity at Versailles, Friedens Lutheran at Bloomer, St. Paul’s at Willowdell, or St. John, near Greenville.

Why is St. Peter Evangelical Church unique?

It has celebrated more “Homecoming Services� than years of regular worship, closing in 1905; this marks the 111th Homecoming service!

The little, country church, founded by immigrants from Kammerforst, Langensalza, Providence Larheim, Kingdom of Prussia, (Germany) settled in what was known then as “Dutch Roost� and offered regular German Lutheran worship services in this log structure from 1850 till 1905.

When they closed the doors in 1905, all was left in place. It looks today much as it did when they worshiped here.

On Sept. 18, the historic church will host a

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Neff holds 13th annual Health Fair GREENVILLE – Neff Motivation, Inc. held its 13th annual Health Fair at Paw’s Bingo in Greenville.

This year’s theme was Looking Lean in 2016 and Neff had 72 percent employee participation. The company holds this event during the normal work hours so the employees can take advantage of information, screenings, and massages to improve their health and well-being.

Also, the company took donations for the Humane Society The staff at Wayne HealthCare and Neff’s Wellness Committee work side by side to provide blood work panel, 12 lead EKG, mammography, stroke detection, and other health related screenings.

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Pollinators on Prairie

GREENVILLE – Summer is here; let’s explore!

The hot days and long, warm evenings of summer make it a great time to explore the natural world.

On Aug. 20, 10 a.m., join a naturalist at Shawnee Prairie Preserve on State Route 502 West for an exciting summer walk.

As the parks wrap up the summer they’ll search for pollinators at Shawnee’s expansive prairie habitats.

Expect to see butteries, bees, wasps, and moths visiting the various owers. Be sure to dress for the sun and bring a water bottle along.

For more information about this or any of the other exciting hikes in this season’s series or other Park District programs, call the Nature Center at (937) 548-0165.

MERCER COUNTY – St. Anthony Dinner Theater of Mercer County is a charitable organization assisting families in need and other causes. To assist in their mission, the group is currently holding a silent auction for a suite of 16 tickets to Eldora Speedway’s World 100. The tickets are in Suite 10 and include a parking pass, food and drinks.

All proceeds from the auction go to the St. Anthony Dinner Theater.

To participate, those interested are asked to submit their bid to Jim and Janie Timmerman at 419-375-2320 or e-mail them at jj.timmerman@ yahoo.com.

Bidding deadline is midnight, August 31, 2016. Winner will be notiďŹ ed on September 1.

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Ansonia BOE holds hearing

ANSONIA – Ansonia Local School District announces a public hearing to discuss the use of federal Special Education IDEA part B funds and Title I funds to be held prior to the Board of Education Meeting on August 15, 6 p.m. in the library. The interested general public is welcome to attend to hear a presentation of the intended use of the funds and to have an opportunity to comment on the proposed district plan.

The public is welcome to attend.

Canvass of election

GREENVILLE – The Darke County Board of Elections will be conducting the OfďŹ cial Canvass of the Aug. 2 Special Election at 9 a.m. on August 15.

All ďŹ nal results will be posted on the Board’s website www.electionsonthe. net.

pre-service concert given by the Shelecty Family in the sanctuary at 1:30 p.m. The annual worship and hymn sing are reminiscent of the German Lutheran style of the late 19th and early 20th century. The service will begin at 2 p.m. The Rev. Robert Akins, of Trinity Lutheran Church Versailles and Friedens Lutheran Church, Bloomer will lead the abbreviated worship service. Karen Lawrence will play the original pump organ and many hymns of a bygone era will be sung.

Prior to the service at 12:30 p.m. there will be a pulled pork luncheon.

Complete with a pulled pork sandwich, au gratin potatoes, baked beans, and delicious apple crisp all for a $10 donation.

These wonderful dinners will be prepared by Trinity of Versailles and must be reserved prior to Sept.

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Members of the local Christian community and the Texas-based Time to Revive group hit the streets of Darke County throughout the week to share God’s love through prayer and worship. To learn more about the campaign, see stories, photos and more visit reviveoh.com (Revive Ohio photo)

Commission approves county home roof bid; signs FAA grant application SUSAN HARTLEY

STAFF WRITER shartley@earlybirdpaper.com

DARKE COUNTY – The Darke County Home, located at 5105 County Home Rd., Greenville, will be getting a new roof.

County Commissioners approved a contact with ACI Construction & Restoration during their regular meeting Monday, Aug. 8.

ACI, located in Canal Winchester, submitted a bid for $145,222 as well as a separate bid for decking replacement at $1.75 per sq. ft.

According to John Cook, county business administrator, at least 300 square feet of decking is known to be in need of replacement at this time.

The final total amount of decking to be replaced will not be known until work takes place on the roof, Cook said.

The materials which will be used, Cook added, comes with a 40-year or lifetime warranty for a roof.

Two additional bids were submitted for the county home roof, including one from Heartland Construction in Belville and Bunch Roofing in Greenville.

Commissioners said although they normally would prefer awarding a bid to a local company, the base bid and decking replacement bid from ACI seemed the better choice for this project.

On Wednesday, Aug. 10, commission approved and signed the 2016 fiscal year FAA grant application presented by county consultant Susan Laux with Key Funding.

The $116,135 grant is another step toward improvements at the Darke County Airport, namely threshold relocation, Laux explained. This will “help to get to the actual construction portion of the project,” Laux said.

Commissioner Diane Delaplane confirmed that the grant application and threshold relocation is in keeping with FAA’s requirements concerning the county airport.

Garrett speaks at LWV membership party GREENVILLE – Why is Broadway the place to be on First Fridays in Greenville? At their annual membership party on Aug. 15, League of Women Voters members and guests will hear Amber Garrett describe the myriad of activities and entertainment happening on Broadway.

Those innovative happenings are a part of the new vitality we are seeing in our downtown and Amber Garrett, director of Main Street Greenville, has been instrumental in that new energy. The event will be in the home of Shirla Neff, 291 Hickory Drive, Greenville.

The League of Women Voters is a non-partisan political organization which encourages

the informed and active participation of citizens in government policy issues. They study issues to inform themselves and the public. In mid October, they will hold a Candidates Night so their fellow citizens can meet those who are running for election in November.

The Aug. 15 party is a chance for interested persons to meet the members and find out more about the League as well as learn about how citizens can fit into to the programs of Main Street Greenville.

Anyone interested in the League’s role in community education is welcome to attend the party.

For more information, call 548-5378.

FM BOE will meet PITSBURG – The Franklin Monroe Local Board of Education will

hold a special meeting on Aug. 17, 7 a.m., in the Superintendent’s Office.

Lunch served every Thursday 12pm-2pm

GREENVILLE - In support of putting their lives on the line each day customers of Brenda’s Beanery in Greenville have a chance to give back to local officers, EMT and firefighters.

According to owner, Brenda McDonald, one of her customers wanted to start a program that would give the men and women in uniform a chance to stop in and have a free hot or cold beverage while on duty.

With a donation of $50, the Heroes Cup program was started.

“We have been doing the Caring Cups program for a while now and this is very much like that...only it is for our first responders,” McDonald said. “They put their lives on the line everyday for us and the least

Brenda and Daryl McDonald (left) serve Greenville Police Sgt. Scott Drew (right) his first ice cold Heroes Cup Thursday afternoon. (Clinton Randall photo)

we can do is show our support.”

She noted that the first recipient of the Heroes Cup was former Greenville Fire Chief Mark Wolf on his final day with the department at the end of July.

“We will continue to serve any drink for as long as money remains in the

fund for the program,” explained McDonald.

Anyone may donate to the customer-based program by stopping into the downtown Greenville location, at 410 South Broadway.

“We are so blessed to have all the support of the community that we do,”

said Greenville Police Sgt. Scott Drew, who stopped in for his first Heroes Cup Thursday afternoon.

McDonald says for the time being only the downtown location offers the free beverage, but does plan to start it in the near future at the new shop at Wayne HealthCare.

Livestock bedding business arrives in Greenville SUSAN HARTLEY

STAFF WRITER shartley@earlybirdpaper.com

GREENVILLE – Kevin Flory and Family has added a new service for area customers who are looking to provide comfort and easy care for their livestock and pets.

Kevin Flory and Family, owners of Flory Landscaping & Lawn Care, 1224 Ft. Jefferson Ave., Greenville, Flory recently purchased the 15-year-old J&S Livestock Bedding in West Manchester.

“We wanted to expand into the livestock bedding” business, Flory said.

The variety of bedding materials will be sold from Flory’s Greenville location on 121 South, and will be available strictly in bulk or in 3-cubic yard jumbo bags at this time.

The new addition to his landscaping and snow removal business will be known as Flory Livestock Bedding.

“We felt that this is a much-needed service that we could provide for our existing clients as well as new agricultural clients,” Flory explained.

Flory Livestock Bedding will offer four different types of bedding as follows with new products in

Kevin Flory and Family has added livestock bedding to their Greenville location. (Susan Hartley photo)

the future: * No. 1 grade – Kilndried poplar and pine shavings. Great for all livestock bedding * No. 2 grade – 100 percent cedar shavings. Great for odor control and fly control. * No. 3 grade – Kilndried sawdust. Good for equestrian and cattle production. * No. 4 grade – Wood fiber. Good for beef and hogs.

Flory, his wife Michelle and their children, Grant, 17 and Lauren, 16, believe livestock bedding would fill a need, with Darke County

among the highest agriculture/livestock producing counties in Ohio.

“We as a family have been involved with livestock and live on a farm in Darke County. We’re very active with horses, swine and beef,” Flory said, noting his family is active with the county’s 4-H program as well.

“Our product is going to be used for the first time in the swine show arena at the Darke County Fair,” Flory noted. “And our product will be on display on Implement Row, directly behind our Flory Landscaping display.”

Future plans call for the livestock bedding to be available in smaller bags – both as shavings and pellet bedding.

Flory also is working to provide area residents a compressed wood fire log.

“It’s smokeless, there’s no ash clean up and it can be burned in the fireplace for a couple hours. It’s 100 percent natural,” he explained.

To find out more about Flory’s new livestock bedding business, call 937548-2200 or 937-4592545 or email mflory@ florylandscaping.com.

Chapter plans Color Run & Health Fair VERSAILLES – The Versailles FFA officer team and Healthy Lifestyle Committee proudly present the second annual Color Run 5K and Health Fair sponsored by the Versailles FFA on Oct. 29 with proceeds to benefit Making Strides Against Breast CancerAmerican Cancer Society.

The Color Run will officially kick off and start the clock at 9 a.m. on the track behind Versailles Exempted Village School Board Office (old high school), 459 S. Center St., Versailles.

Registration for the Color

Run will open at 8 a.m. and will continue until the race starts at 9 a.m., registration will take place near the track area.

Colored chalk power will be thrown in the air to land on participants’ shirts to signify the beginning of the race and also near each mile marker. In order to participate in the Color Run each participant will be required to fill out and turn in an entry form and waiver. Pre-entry fees for the race will be $15 with a shirt or $9 without a shirt all pre-entry registration

forms and fees are due by Oct. 24. Participants can pay fees the day of the race or after Oct. 24 for $20 with a shirt (limited supply after pre-entry date) or $12 without a shirt. The race and t-shirt is free for breast cancer survivors (diagnosis throughout the rest of life).

Registration forms for the 5K are on the Versailles Exempted Village School website under high school at http://hs.versailles.k12. oh.us/academics/ffa/.

Water and refreshments will be served to the run-

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ners and the 5K will be timed and prizes will be awarded at the conclusion of the 5K with a special category for breast cancer survivors.

In conjunction with the 5K, Versailles FFA will host a Health Fair in the gym of the Versailles Exempted Village School Board Office. Please enter the heath fair from the track side (rear entrance). The Health Fair will be open to the public from 8-11:30 a.m. with a special emphasis being placed on breast cancer.

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GMCB returns to park on Aug. 14 GREENVILLE – The Greenville Municipal Concert Band returns to the Marling Band Shell in the Greenville City Park on Sunday, Aug. 14, 7 p.m.

There is plenty of seating available on park benches, or listeners may bring their own lawn chairs. There is no admission charge for the concert. The band will be under the direction of its associate director, Doug Albright.

The overture for the evening will be music from the operetta La Belle Helene. Composer Jacques Offenbach combines the waltz and can-can to evoke the feeling of 19th century

Paris in this lively music.

Dance music of a completely different type is featured in a medley of polka favorites entitled “Big Band Polka.” The audience will hear familiar show tunes when the band plays music from the musical “Oliver.”

Brian McKibben will move from the trombone section to the podium to conduct music from the recently released movie, Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

Bevin Fields will be a guest vocalist with the band on this concert. Mrs. Fields is a native of Massachusetts. She earned her BA in classical vocal performance from East-

Orientation at Arcanum ARCANUM – Arcanum High School will host the annual Freshman/New Student and Parent Orientation on Aug. 18, 7 p.m. in the Cafetorium. All students new to Arcanum High School in grades 9 through 12, and their parents, are encouraged to attend this special program.

The program will provide information on school procedures, academics, student schedules and activities. Students and parents may tour the building, find lockers and classrooms, and will have the opportunity to ask questions of school staff.

ern Nazarene College in Boston, MA. She and her husband make their home in Darke County, where she works as an LPN for hospice. She will be singing “Someone to Watch Over Me” and “They Can’t Take That Away From Me.” Both songs are the work of the American popular music icon, George Gershwin.

The band is well known for its performance of traditional march music. Marches scheduled to be performed on Sunday’s concert include “The Thunderer” by John Phillip Sousa, “Colonel Bogey”

by Kenneth Alford, “In Quest of Excellence” by Robert Longfield and “On the Mall” by Edwin Franko Goldman.

The band takes a break from the stage on the following Sunday for the Darke County Fair. The band will return to the park with a concert of swing and jazz favorites by the Greenville Municipal Big Band on Sunday, Aug. 28.

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Wave boys shutout Miami East soccer team GAYLEN BLOSSER

SPORTS WRITER gblosser@earlybirdpaper.com

GREENVILLE – The Green Wave boys soccer team hung a 3-0 scrimmage loss on the visiting Miami East Vikings under first year varsity coach Mark Coppess.

“Its preseason scrimmage and we’re just here to learn,” said Coppess.

“Tonight was exactly what we are looking for.”

The Wave took a 1-0 lead with 29:09 on the first quarter clock off the foot of Folger Pyle and moved out to a 2-0 advantage at 5:47 with the first of two Ethan Saylor goals on the night sending the

teams to the break with the Wave boys holding a 2-0 lead.

“They relaxed (after the second goal) because they were nervous,” said Coppess. “I think the expectations of the new coach…and I expect a lot out of them. That’s how you succeed. After that they relaxed and settled into their game and was very impressive tonight.”

Saylor connected on his second goal of the night early in the second half at the 36:16 mark upping Greenville’s lead to 3-0 in what would prove to be the final score of the match.

First team all-GWOC North goalkeeper AJ Frens kept the visitors off

the board to secure the shutout.

“The alumni game our middle didn’t do their job too well and tonight the middle was dominating and it showed,” Coppess said. “We never felt too much threat offensively from them.”

“Very physical, fast, made us move the ball well which is what I wanted,” Coppess said of the Vikings. “It was a great matchup. I wish Miami East good luck for the season and we’ll see them with FM later on here too.”

The junior varsity teams played one 30minite half with the visitors taking the win by a 1-0 score.

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Jets and Trojans compete at Wave volleyball scrimmage GAYLEN BLOSSER SPORTS WRITER gblosser@earlybirdpaper.com

GREENVILLE – The Lady Wave volleyball team played host to the Arcanum Lady Trojans and the Franklin Monroe Lady Jets in an early season scrimmage.

Each of the three team taking the court on the night have new head varsity volleyball coaches for the 2016 season. Greenville Coach Chelsea Dowd, Arcanum Coach Macey O’Dell and Franklin Monroe Coach Angie Filbrun.

“They looked good,” said Greenville coach Chelsea Dowd. “I am beyond happy. It’s the fourth day that we have had real practice.”

“They came together, they played as a team, they were communicating, they

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The three-team scrimmage had both the junior varsity squads squaring off against each other while the varsity teams were going head-to-head at the late afternoon scrimmage at Wave high school gym “Our girls did well tonight,” said Arcanum coach Macey O’Dell. “That

was good for us. We have work to do…what team doesn’t, but I thought we did well tonight.”

The large stage at the South end of the gym was packed with fans as the gym floor had two courts in use; the West court used by the JV squads while the varsity teams were competing on the East court.

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“It’s good to get out here today and see them fly around,” said fifthyear coach Aaron Shaffer. “The guys were ready to get after it and compete with one another…try to earn a job today.”

“We try to do this on that first hit day…that first Saturday,” said Shaffer. “We come out here and we See more photos from the scrimmage at bluebagmedia.com/photos (Gaylen Blosser photo) get through a little bit of a warm up, do some sive lineups for the new ed. “Created a couple of tackling things to clean season. turnovers today.” it up in full gear, than we “We try to get ourselves “Offensively we have come out and go at it a into a position where our some things that naturally little bit. That way we can best offense goes against we have to get cleaned up get ourselves on film both our next best defense be- in the blocking scheme from the sideline view and cause those two’s, those and in the front, but we from an end zone view. It is guys we call our two’s, did make some big plays something we do yearly.” they are trying to earn a today,” said Shaffer. “We The first week of spot and the best way to had a couple long runs, we OHSAA football allows the earn a spot as a two is to had a couple long passes, first two days of practice show that you can beat the so for our first scrimwith helmets, the third best guys on offense and mage…definitely pleased and fourth days have the vise-versa…all the way today.” players with helmets and through,” explained Coach Greenville winds up its shoulder pads and the fifth Shaffer. “We run it down 2016 scrimmage season day has the players suiting through or fourth teams with a 7:00 p.m. Friday, up with full pads and no and it’s a good scrimmage August 19 home scrimcontact. for us.” mage against the neighThe Green White game Coach Shaffer was boring Versailles Tigers gives Coach Shaffer and pleased with the first day before traveling to Eaton his entire staff an oppor- of full pads and contact. for the season opener Fritunity to begin assembling The defense ran around day, August 26 with a 7:00 their offensive and defen- pretty good,” Shaffer stat- p.m. start time.

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GREENVILLE – The Green Wave football team traveled to Celina to take on the Bulldogs in their first scrimmage of the year with full pads.

“Today is a practice,” said Greenville Coash Aaron Shaffer. “I know we’re in Celina but it is just a practice…a really good practice by the way. Really pleased with today.”

“We were pretty clean most of the day,” continued Shaffer. “We did have some mental breaks but you’re going to have that.

Its Tuesday the second week, but the general feeling…it’s pretty good. We’ll go home, we’ll watch the film, we’ll evaluate and we’ll see where we’re at

and we’ll go forward.”

Viewing the teams from the sideline, it was obvious the tables have turned as Greenville’s full team huddle looked double the size of the Celina team with the Bulldogs going two teams deep while the Green Wave was going four teams deep on the field.

“When we walk out of here today the goal is to be healthy and get some good reps and learn a little bit, but at the end of the day we’re still all 0-0,” Shaffer said. “We have to make sure all of our guys are getting work so they get better because obviously those top guys we are going to see this year, but those two, three’s and fours, they end up being the number ones next year so you have to start preparing them.”

Coach Shaffer and his staff used the first scrimmage of the 2016 season to evaluate each player’s progress across the line from an opposing school after a week of intrasquad practice.

“There are a lot of things you look at,” stated Shaffer. “The competitive nature…the competitive spirit. It’s one thing to go out and hit against your buddies all week… it’s another thing to come out against somebody else you really don’t know anything about other than the little bit of information the coaches share.”

“The good thing today… they ran a 4-4 at us all day,” added Shaffer. “We haven’t seen a 4-4 through camp.

It created some challenges for our tight ends and our

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backs in terms of who they had to block when and where.”

“Today it’s about see-

ing who is going to go out and compete and who has that inner drive to go and do the things we ask them

to do,” Shaffer said, “and I saw a lot of good stuff in that regard today.”

Horvath and Shaffer – then and now

BY GAYLEN BLOSSER SPORTS WRITER gblosser@earlybirdpaper.com

GREENVILLE – Former GHS football coach Frank Horvath made a return visit to attend the Third Annual Golf Outing and Hog Roast sponsored by the Wave football program.

“It was great to come back and see the players and some of the coaches that coached with me,” said Coach Horvath.

Horvath’s coaching career had him making coaching stops at Wellington, Greenville and TriCounty North before closing out his head coaching career at Vermillion on the shores of Lake Erie.

Two Green Wave alum football player names that standout were both coached by Horvath; Matt Light and Aaron Shaffer.

“He was great,” said three-time Super Bowl winner Matt Light of Horvath. “He was a guy that we all respected. He worked hard. He had a good way with all the guys and we had a lot of fun playing for Coach Horvath.”

“I have a tremendous amount of respect for Coach Horvath,” said Coach Shaffer. “He was a great person that tried to get the best out of you not only in athletics, but academically and socially as well.”

Aaron Shaffer, Greenville’s current head varsity football coach’s resume in-

Clayton Klosterman sinks a put for the Wave at Greenville Boys Invitational (Gaylen Blosser photo)

Wave host annual Greenville Boys Invitational

BY GAYLEN BLOSSER SPORTS WRITER gblosser@earlybirdpaper.com

L-R Former Greenville football coach Frank Horvath and current Wave coach Aaron Shaffer (Gaylen Blosser photo)

cludes playing football at the next level for the Wittenberg University Tigers and coaching for Wittenberg before returning to his alma mater to serve as head football coach.

“I really enjoyed my time playing for coach Horvath,” said Coach Shaffer. “A lot of times as a kid you don’t realize exactly what you got until you get a little older and then you reflect back on your time spent with a coach.”

“A lot of the opportunities that I had after high school in terms of playing ball in college and such was a direct result of Frank Horvath being my head coach,” continued Shaffer. “I couldn’t thank him enough. He had years here

when he was very successful on the field. He’s a great person and a great coach.”

Coach Horvath weighed in on his former player and Greenville Coach Aaron Shaffer.

“The program is going in the right direction,” said Horvath. “Aaron is a great coach. He was a great player for us and it is carrying over to the way he handles the players.”

“Aaron had the “it” factor where you knew he was going to do whatever “it” took to be a great player,” Horvath said. “When he got on campus you knew that he was going to be a player for Wittenberg. I am proud of him and his career at Wittenberg.”

Coach Horvath contin-

ues to follow the Green Wave each football season.

“I follow them every year to see how they are doing and I think they are going to win some games this year.”

During his years at Greenville, Coach Horvath fondly remembers the two Wave teams he took to the playoffs.

“The playoff teams were great ‘92 and ‘96 or ’97,” said Horvath. “The players on those teams were really good. “You knew when they were coming up… you knew they had some leaders and you need to have those leaders coming through. Both those playoff years that senior class stuck together all the way through.”

GREENVILLE – Greenville was host to 12 teams for the 21st Annual Greenville Boys Golf Invitational held Thursday at Turtle Creek Golf Course.

Troy took first place in the field of 12 schools with Greenville finishing in the top half with a sixth place finish while Bradford was finishing with a 12th place finish.

“Greenville boys are improving,” said Greenville golf coach Brian Stickel.

“This was our fourth tournament and we have improved our scores every tournament.”

Troy’s Holden Scribner and Beavercreek’s Ryan Flick finished at the top of the leader board each shooting 75.

Jason Shields finished with an 85 for the Green Wave followed by Logan

Lady Wave impressive in alumni soccer match win

BY GAYLEN BLOSSER SPORTS WRITER gblosser@earlybirdpaper.com

GREENVILLE – The 2016 Lady Wave soccer team defeated the Greenville alumni team 4-2 in a soccer match at Harmon Field.

“They played very well,” said first year Lady Wave head varsity soccer coach Jason Arnold. “We had our complete team here. We had been playing all summer with some key players missing and tonight we got them all together.”

Taking the field for the Lady Wave Alumni from the class of 1996 - Dominique Purdin; 2009 – Erin Hines and Melanie Stall; 2010 – Nichole Goubeaux and Samantha Grim; 2011 – Cami Finch; 2013 – Jessica Kerg, Amanda Manning, Aubrey DeVoss and Makala Byers and from 2014- Kristen Listner.

Six players from the class

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of 2016 – Chelsea Stout, Moreah Donthnier, Addison Hart, Seryn Crawford, Megan Bright and Kennah Ellis rounded out the team of 17 Lady Wave alum.

The Lady Wave used a Maddie Shepard goal with 35:19 showing on the first half clock to take an early 1-0 lead followed by an Alexandria Davidson goal at

25:38 to lead 2-0 over the alumni team.

Davidson nailed her second goal of the half with 10:01 showing to give the high school girls a 3-0 ad-

vantage.

Kennah Ellis knocked in the first goal of the day for the alumni with 1:51 remaining in the first half sending the teams to the break with the Lady Wave leading 3-1.

“I am really pleased with the way that they strung some passes together,” said Arnold.

Davidson found the net one more time at 35:05 making good for a hat-trick on the day to give the high school girls an early second half 4-1 lead.

“We have been working hard on conditioning this summer,” Arnold said. “I am hoping that they keep their wind all game this season.”

Alumni player-coach Samantha Grim found the net at 25:35 for the game’s final goal resulting in a 4-2 win by the 2016 Lady Wave high school team.

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HUGE MOVING SALE! 1290 Highland Dr, Aug 18 &19, 9-5, Aug 20, 9-12. Round oak table; white wicker dresser & desk; double bed frame; bunk bed frame; console stereo w/8-trac & turn table; service for 16 white dinnerware; flatware; lots of kitchen; Christmas; tools; canning supplies; carpet cleaner; and much more.

727 Magnolia Dr; Aug 18-19; 8am- 4:30pm; Baby clothes/items, Adult clothes, jewelry, household/kitchen items, some formal wear includes wedding dress 250 N. Euclid Ave.; last house next to railroad tracks. Aug. 18, 9-6.

Huge One Day Sale!

No early birds. Clean sale. Antiques, old tools, primitives, KitchenAid mixer, snowblower, brush chipper, wooden ladders, gocart, lanterns, crocks & tons more.

5762 Hogpath Rd; Aug 19-20; 9am-4pm; 2 cabinets, dishes, glass table, small appliances, Honda Shadow motorcycle, misc items 736 Washington Ave; Aug 17-20; 9am-6pm; Household, clothes, lots of misc Moving Sale!! 8186 Fisher Dangler Rd. Aug 18 & 19, 9-6.

Household items, hunting fishing, and camping items. Canning jars, Preparedness, storage cabinet, Plus size hunting clothes, DVD’S, Barrels of red and white wheat. Lots of tools and garage items.

UNION CITY 10312 St Rt 47; Aug 1920; Buck stove, fishing, Star Wars, Star Trek, Highlander misc. Push mower, lots misc VERSAILLES Darke County Right to Life Annual Sale at Versailles K of C Hall, 8440 St Rt 47; Wed, Aug 17, 5-8PM; Thur, Aug 18, 9AM-8PM; Fri, Aug 19, 9AM-7PM (Bag Day - $3 per bag & misc items ½ off)

Robert L. Lee v. Leslie D. Lee Darke County Court of Common Please Domestic Relations Division Case No. 16-DIV-00418

LEGAL NOTICE

To: Leslie D. Lee, Address Unknown, but whose last known address was 301 Oxford Drive, Greenville, OH 45331: Leslie D. Lee, whose address is unknown and cannot be ascertained with reasonable diligence, is hereby notified that on the 28th day of July, 2016, Robert L. Lee, filed in the Darke County Court of Common Pleas, Domestic Relations Division, 504 South Broadway, Greenville, OH 45331, a Complaint for Divorce against Defendant Leslie D. Lee. Said case is entitled Robert L. Lee v. Leslie D. Lee, and is identified on the docket of said Court as Case No. 16-DIV-00418. The Complaint alleges that Plaintiff is entitled to a divorce from Defendant on the grounds of incompatibility and living separate and apart from each other for more than one year, among others, and requests that Plaintiff be awarded an absolute decree of divorce from Defendant Leslie D. Lee. Defendant Leslie D. Lee shall take notice that she is required to answer said Complaint on or before the expiration of twenty-eight days from the date of the last publication of this notice.

James S. Detling, Esq. Detling, Harlan & Fliehman, Ltd. 421 Public Square Greenville, OH 45331 (937) 316-4800 Attorney for Plaintiff Robert L. Lee 8/7/16 - 9/11/16 6T

CITY OF GREENVILLE

On August 2, 2016, the City of Greenville, Ohio adopted the following legislation: • Ordinance #16-77 Supplemental Appropriations • Ordinance #16-78 establish personnel within the City of Greenville, Ohio. This ordinance has an emergency clause.

• Ordinance #16-79 accepting a permanent easement for roadway construction and authorizing associated payments • Ordinance #16-80 accepting a permanent easement for roadway construction and authorizing associated payments • Ordinance #16-81 accepting a permanent easement for roadway construction and authorizing associated payments • Ordinance #16-82 accepting a permanent easement for roadway construction and authorizing associated payments • Resolution #16-83 now for hiring and compensation of Assistant Directors of Law effective August 1, 2016 This legislation can be read and examined in its entirety at the office of the City Auditor, Room 200, Municipal Building, Greenville, Ohio, between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 4:30 P.M., Monday through Thursday and 8:00 A.M. and 1:00 P.M. on Friday.

Vicki Harris, Clerk Greenville City Council Approved: Eric Brand, Law Director 8/7, 8/14 2T

VERSAILLES 49 W Main St; Aug 16-17-18-19; 9am-8pm; Large selection of children’s chairs/tables, 30 adult stack chairs, like new Sears clothes washer, plane, Craftsman band saw, desk, file cabinet, 40 puzzles, 200 VCR tapes, 30 pictures, glassware, adult coats, much more

30x30 shop zoned light industrial with attached 2 bedroom apartment or office. W/D hookup. Call 937-459-2615 or 937459-2616 WANTED TO RENT FARMGROUND TO RENT: $270/acre, SPRING PAYMENT, FERTILITY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM. 937-622-2735 REAL ESTATE Great Family Home for sale by owner. 325 W. Park Drive, Greenville, 4 Bedroom, 2 bathroom w/ unfinished basement. Central location to school, Greenville Park and downtown. $100,000.

937-3292517 Beautiful large log home, 2.4 aces w/3 BR, loft, pellet boiler, pond, much more. On SR 571E, edge of Greenville. NEW PRICE $292,000. Trump Realty 678-5687

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Mobile Homes for Rent Or Rent to Own Call

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AUTOMOTIVE 1995 Mustang conv., good cond, SHARP! $5500 firm. 937-9685187

2009 Cobalt LT Sedan new tires and front brakes make offer. Call 937-467-9228 2005 Lincoln Continental LS Sedan 4D 30 LV6. 23,000 MI. Showroom condition. 937423-3108 2005 Envoy $5995.

2005 Canyon $8995.

2004 Colorado $7995.

2010 Fusion $7995.

2007 G6 $4995. 2014 Cruze $11,995. 2012 Cruze, 58,000, 6 spd $10,495. 2010 Silverado $14,995. 2011 Malibu, 47,000 $11,995. 2010 Explorer $9995. Buy - Sell - Trade! CountryAutoSalesGreenville. com 548-1337

2008 Pontiac G6, VERY nice! 91,000 miles, 4 dr, auto, 2.4L, call for details, $2975. 621-0843 RECREATIONAL 1978 Rockwood Motorhome, Chevy Van, 32 K, Interior A/C. $2,500.00.

Call 937-621-4901 Tomas moped, runs great $450 OBO. Call/ text 937-417-9323 1977 Coachman motor home, 22 ft, Class C. 548-1688 HOUSEHOLD PILLOWTOP 14 INCH THICK MATTRESS & BOX SPRINGS: FULL SET $237; QUEEN SET $259; KING SET $399.

NEW IN PLASTIC WITH WARRANTY. 937-8845455 We deliver Very nice used Rainbow vacuum sweeper. Warranty. Call 548-0870

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Sherwood Forest Mobile Home Community

3656 EDGEWATER-ST MARYS 2 Bedroom cottage with boat dock at St Marys. Living Rm with fireplace which owners have not used in years. Galley Kitchen and large storage rm. Channel view. $30,000

NEW TO THE MARKET! 11081 OHIO-IND STATELINE RD If you love the smell of horses you’ll be ecstatic about this 11.10 acre property.

793 MARTIN ST-GREENVILLE Property is located at the corner of Ohio and Martin is zoned Urban Residential Office. Great location. Property has Natural gas and Central Air. Full Basement for additional space. Call for complete list of updates, NOTE: REAL ESTATE ONLY!

Professional SOUND SYSTEM Rental, Sales & Installation. Free quotes to your business, church or home for sound system updates & improvements. JBL, EAW, QSC, PEAVEY, CROWN. Bach to Rock Music 547-1970, email: bachtorock@earthlink. net. Also Renting sound systems for Weddings, Graduations, Business Meetings, or any other engagements!

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NEW LISTING 926 Karr Rd., Arcanum

Commercial building sitting on 5 acres. 20,559 sq ft light industrial manufacturing, 14,084 sq ft storage warehouse, 2,519 sq ft of office space. 16 asphalt parking spaces, 48 gravel/gravel parking spaces.

It has 1 loading dock and 6 overhead doors. There is also a tank containing solvent on the property.

House is 2,184 sq ft has 5 bedrooms, 1.5 bathroom.

Property is located less than a mile from St Rt 722 and about 2.5 miles from St Rt 49.

DON’T FORGET TO STOP BY OUR BOOTH LOCATED IN THE COLISEUM AT THE GREAT DARKE COUNTY FAIR!!!

The Right Choice

AUGUST 14TH JUST REDUCED! 1-2:30PM

2 washers $150/ea.

Smooth top range $175.

Kenmore dryer $100.

Coil burner range $150.

KitchenAid 20 cf refrig $225. Frigidaire refrig $150. Good used bedding $100/set. 937-9686804 MISC. FOR SALE Safe Step Walk-In Tub Alert for Seniors. Bathroom falls can be fatal.

Approved by Arthritis Foundation. Therapeutic Jets. Less Than 4 Inch Step-In. Wide Door. AntiSlip Floors. American Made. Installation Included. Call 1-800-9063115 for $750 Off DAVIDSON POOLS SPECIAL SALE!! Hot tubs, pools, automatic pool covers and chemicals. Up to 50% Off!!

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MISC. FOR SALE Acorn Stairlifts. The AFFORDABLE solution to your stairs! **Limited time -$250 Off Your Stairlift Purchase!** Buy Direct & SAVE. Please call 1-800-410-7127 for FREE DVD and brochure

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20 ACRES! Older 1½-ST home w/3 BR, 1 BA. Large LRM. Enclosed porch. FM School District! MLS 620714 #4489 IN GREENVILLE! 1½-ST brick home w/large front porch, 4 BR, 2 BA. LRM & DRM. 14x6 enclosed back porch.

MLS 706047 #4502 COMMERCIAL BUILDING IN ARCANUM! Formerly pizza/ice cream shoppe.

Ample parking area! MLS 703103 #4420 PRICE REDUCED! 5 ACRES! Frame/ vinyl ranch-style home with many updates! 3 BR, 2 BA. Newer Pergo flooring in LRM, DRM, KIT & hall. Newer roof.

3-car attached garage! MLS 715525 #4517

HOUSEHOLD New, warehouse liquidation, queen $169, king $219, full $149, twin $79.

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OPEN TODAY SUNDAY AUG. 14TH FROM 1 TO 3 PM 5066 St. Rt. 121 – Greenville Great starter home, located minutes from downtown Greenville, hospital, grocery, restaurants, and Darke County Fairgrounds. Easy access to State Route 127. Home rests on a lot that has a woods behind property which allows for a rural country environment minutes from all your necessities. Full finished basement. Original owner that is selling, built in 1972. Chris Hayes 937-417-0473 5110 St. Rt. 121 – Greenville Located just south of Greenville is this 3 bedroom country home on 1.4 acres offering a large 2 tier deck for entertaining, gorgeous landscaping including a decorative pond, and an oversized 2 car detached garage!

Don’t miss this one! Amy Shilt 937423-4420

7278 ST RT 121 N, GREENVILLE, OH

This 2 bedroom home north of Greenville sits on 1.287 acres. Country living close to town for $69,900! Stop in today for more details.

IN VERSAILLES at 306 Wayne Street is a 1 bedroom home with maintenance free exterior! 1 car detached garage; mature trees; CORNER LOT! $75,000 BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY SETTING with this 3 bedroom, 2 bath brick ranch at 6209 Hillgrove-Southern Road! Jacuzzi tub in master bath; new oak cabinets; 2 car attached garage PLUS 2½ car detached garage! $155,000 $43,500 FOR THIS 2 BEDROOM HOME at 624 E. Fifth Street! Home has central air; newer furnace; vinyl siding; CORNER LOT! 6+ ACRES M/L ZONED COMMERCIAL on Wagner Avenue across from LOWE’S! Can be divided! Call Jim for additional information!

NEED 4 BEDROOMS? This 2-story home at 1326 Radcliff has them and more! 2½ baths; wood pellet stove in fireplace; finished basement with rec room; 2½ car attached garage. BEAUTIFULLY LANDSCAPED! $179,900 JUST WEST OF ANSONIA on St. Rt. 47 this 7+ acres has several barns and city water available! $55,000 CLOSE TO PARK this 3 bedroom home at 740 N. Broadway has been updated and well maintained! Oak cabinets in kitchen; gas fireplace; finished attic; covered patio; 2 car attached garage! $119,000 UNIQUE describes this 2-story home at 6657 Arcanum-Bears Mill Road! Home features 2 stone fireplaces; awesome master bath; natural wood interior; stone exterior! Over 800 sq. ft. of multi-level decking! Now offered at $169,900 INVESTMENT PROPERTY at 312 Euclid! 1 bedroom each unit; appliances furnished; freshly painted exterior! Both occupied! Mid 30’s CLOSE TO DOWNTOWN at 407 W. Fourth this 2-story home has over 2,700 sq. ft. of living area! Maintenance free exterior; 2 car detached garage. Mid 80’s COMMERCIAL BUILDING 60x100 with office at 602 Riffle! Mid 50’s

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OPEN HOUSE TODAY! 1-2:30PM 12 EDGEWOOD DR-ARCANUM You can stop looking after you see this beautiful 3 bedroom, 2 bath home with open floor plan, located in the quiet north end of Arcanum.

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1546 Cox Rd., Union City, OH (937) 968-7279

OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY AUGUST 28TH 1-2:30PM 404 E. SOUTH ST-ARCANUM Large 2 story home, located on nice size lot that borders the creek in the city of Arcanum.

This 4 bedroom, 2 bath home is over 2,400 sq. ft. and has had many updates, in the last 5 years. Call today to schedule your tour!!! JUST REDUCED $145,000 1303 Chippewa Dr. Greenville

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THURSDAY-SEPTEMBER 1ST – 6:00 PM OPEN HOUSE: TUES., AUG. 16TH 5-7 PM

Well-maintained ranch style home on large corner lot offering 3 large bedrooms w/ large closet space, 2 full bathrooms, kitchen equipped with appliances, large living room, utility room, and a 2 car attached garage. In addition is a 24’x 24’ heated and cooled workshop w/ floor drain and water. Home also features a dual mini-split heat/AC unit, electric baseboard heat, newer windows, newer roof, newer sewer replacement line, large front porch, and a 10’ x 12’ storage shed. Terms: $3,000 down day of auction with balance due within 35 days. Offered with no buyer’s premium.

Please visit www.midwest-auctioneers.com for more information.

RONALD J. JUTTE, OWNER

Midwest

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

GREENVILLE 6464 COUNTRY CLUB DR. $369,900.

2 Bed, 2.5 bath condo, one owner, golf course view, partial finished walk out basement.

(714520) 1325 GREENVILLE NASHVILLE RD. $239,500.

4 Bed, 2 Bath, attached garage, 5 acres.

(701268) 108 MEADOWRIDGE DR. NEW LISTING $215,000.

2 Bed, 2 bath, 2 car att. Garage, Florida room, rec room could be used as 3rd bedroom.

(717809) 5653 GRVL- PALESTINE RD. 154,000.

3 bed, 2 bath, 2 car att. Garage, 1 acre, remodeled. (708901) 3821 ST. RT. 571 NEW LISTING $129,900.

3 Bed, 1 bath, 1 car det. Garage, 44x32 barn, shed, backyard patio, huge porch.

(717751) 4358 US RT 127 NEW LISTING $99,500.

3 Bed, 1.5 Bath, 2 car att. Garage, family room with patio, screened in front porch, 2 storage sheds.

(717267) 305 VICTORIA DR. NEW LISTING $89,900.

3 Bed, 1 bath, 1 car att. Garage, fenced in backyard with storage shed.

(718130) 209 WALKER $64,900.

2 Bed, 1.5 bath, loads of storage, beautiful woodwork.

(710305) OUT OF GREENVILLE 332 E. CROSS ST. ANSONIA $59,900.

2 Bed, 1 Bath, 1 Car att. Garage, currently used as a rental with long term tenants.

(705980) 353 CARTER UNION CITY $68,000.

2 Bed, 2 bath, could easily become 3 bedroom home, den, bonus room on 3rd level, enclosed porch.

(706140) 9625 W. GREENVILLE FALLS RD. COVINGTON $65,000.

3 Bed, 2 bath, home sits on small branch of Creek. (701779) 112 NORTHMOOR ARCANUM $157,000.

4 Bed, 2.5 Bath, 2 car att. Garage, family room, sun room, many updates throughout house.

(714910) 1420 ST. RT. 503 ARCANUM NEW LISTING $189,500.

3 Bed, 2 bath, 1 car garage, could have 2 additional bedrooms, 5.4 acres next to Beechwood Golf course. (716101)

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ONLINE & INTERNET ONLY AUCTION BID NOW ON WWW.PROXIBID.COM AUCTION BIDDING HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO FRIDAY ~ AUGUST 19TH @ 3:00 PM EST

Over 150 Lots of Restaurant Equipment Complete inventory of restaurant including commercial kitchen equip., coolers, slicers, eating and drinking supplies, cookware, tables, chairs and booth seating, and more.

Terms & Notes: A Buyer’s Premium as well as additional terms apply.

You must register at www.proxibid.com to bid on this auction, or follow the link from our website www.midwest-auctioneers.com.

Pictures of all lots, descriptions, and catalog order are available as well. Items must be picked up on Thurs. Aug. 25th from 9am – 3pm or by appointment. Personal inspection of equipment can be arranged by contacting the auction office at 937-548-2640.

REAL ESTATE AUCTION COMMERCIAL/BUSINESS REAL ESTATE 327 S BROADWAY – GREENVILLE, OH 45331

WED. – AUGUST 31ST @ 6:00 PM

Selling on location – This 3 story Downtown Building includes first level store business area along with rear access. The second and third story space offers 2 unique residential apartments with separate front entrance off Broadway. The building is zoned Downtown Enterprise. Please disregard any and all previous asking prices. Attend and bid YOUR price day of auction. Terms: A 10% Buyer’s Premium shall be applied to the final bid to establish the contract sale price. $3,000 down day of auction and balance due within 35 days.

DENNIS & VICTORIA CHUI, OWNERS

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

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Ansonia FFA holds up the trophy showing they were victorious in the annual Grudge Match with Mississinawa Valley.

Ansonia takes title back in CBC Match ANSONIA – The 6.6 mile stretch of Ohio State Route 47 between Ansonia High School and rival Mississinawa Valley High School is the asphalt rope in a community tugof-war. The schools battle down the road and back, trading Ansonia football victories against Mississinawa revenge in basketball.

It’s a balance of power that makes the rivalry great, and they expect no less from their FFA teams in the Grudge Match Blood Drive.

Ansonia upheld the tradition of “home team” advantage by winning the seventh annual Community Blood Center FFA Grudge Match Blood Drive June 27 in the AHS gym. Everyone who registered to donate could cast a “vote” for their school.

Ansonia reclaimed the Grudge Match trophy with a winning margin of 3017. The trophy will be on display with a new inscription when students return in the fall.

The challenge blood drive is a way of supporting the blood supply during the summer months when there are no high school blood drives. The combined support for the Grudge Match resulted in 48 registrations and 37 blood donations.

“I like the way it gets the kids involved at a young age,” said Cheryl Warrell, a former secretary at Ansonia who made her 53rd lifetime donation Monday. “It gets them started in life donating.”

Both schools are past winners of $1,000 CBC High School Leadership Grants for percentage of enrollment supporting blood drives. Both schools are also extremely proud of their FFA programs.

Ansonia FFA students operate the Ansonia FFA Greenhouse, a fall and spring retail garden center that sells 400 different kinds of plants and does more than $50,000 worth of business a year.

“It’s really busy in the winter, getting everything ready,” said FFA member and blood drive volunteer Sarah Rhoades, who took the class offered in greenhouse management. “We plant thousands of seeds, grow them in our lab in the class and take them out to the greenhouse when they sprout.”

FFA students from both schools see the value in being hard workers and blood donors.

Megan Bergan, a former FFA student who graduated from Ansonia in May, worked a full early shift at her summer job before coming to the Grudge Match to make her fourth lifetime donation.

Mississinawa FFA graduate Kasey Hummel made her ninth lifetime donation at the Grudge Match before going to her summer job at Fort Recovery Industries. She works the third shift six nights a week, saving money for the fall when she will be studying agronomy and ag-business at Wilmington College.

“I did public speaking in FFA,” she said. “I was really shy when I started.

But we had to write a speech and talk in front of people and I did it. My topic was soy beans!”

Mississinawa Valley senior and FFA member Shainan Livingston made her fifth lifetime donation. Her team won the Grudge Match last year, and she admits it’s easier to recruit when you’re the home team. But that didn’t stop her from making the drive down Ohio 47 to Ansonia.

“I like donating,” she said. “I got a call one time about how they had to rush my blood to a different blood bank that needed it for someone.”

Learn more at www.GivingBlood. org.

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REAL ESTATE

406 N FIRST ST – FT. RECOVERY, OH 45846

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6828 SEILER RD. – GREENVILLE, OH 45331

THURSDAY–SEPT. 8TH @ 6:00 PM

This one story ranch style house offers 3 bedrooms, 1 bath, kitchen, utility room, living room, family room, and 2 car attached garage with shop, carport, and utility shed. Located on large lot in the White Springs subdivision. Does need some updating but could be a great investment property or a good equity builder for the home owner. Property has been appraised for the estate at $40,000 and will sell for no less than 80% of the appraised value, or $32,000. Terms: $3,000 will be required down day of auction and balance due within 35 days. Please visit www. midwest-auctioneers.com for more info and pictures. This property is being offered with no buyer’s premium.

THE ESTATE OF SCOTT W. MULLINS

– THOMAS DEETER & JOHN DEETER, ADMINS. Dan Schipfer, Atty – Darke Co. Probate Case # PE20151251

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VILLAGE OF UNION CITY, OHIO SANITARY SEWER REHABILITATION PHASE IV ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed Bids for the SANITARY SEWER REHABILITATION PHASE IV project will be received by the Village of Union City, Ohio at the Village Office located at 419 East Elm Street, Union City, Ohio until 10:00 AM local time on Friday, August 26, 2016, at which time the Bids received will be publicly opened and read aloud. The Project includes approximately 10,400 L.F. of 8” through 10” sanitary sewer lining along with manhole rehabilitation to be completed in various areas of the Village.

The Contract Documents including Specifications may be examined at the office of the Village of Union City, Ohio and obtained from the Issuing Office of the Consulting Engineer, Mote & Associates, Inc., 214 West Fourth Street, Greenville, Ohio 45331 (937.548.7511). A non-refundable charge for the Contract Documents will be required in the amount of $45.00 per set, payable to Mote & Associates, Inc. An additional nonrefundable handling charge of $15.00 will be required if documents are to be shipped.

An electronic version of the Contract Documents is also available for a non-refundable charge of $25.00. The Owner and/or Engineer will not be responsible for full or partial sets of Bidding Documents, including Addenda if any, obtained from sources other than the Engineer. Proposals will only be accepted from bidders who have purchased the Contract Documents from Mote & Associates, Inc. and are registered as a planholder.

Each Bidder is required to furnish with its proposal a Bid Guaranty and Contract Bond in accordance with Section 153.54 of the Ohio Revised Code. Bid security furnished in Bond form shall be issued by a Surety Company or Corporation licensed in the State of Ohio to provide said surety. Each Proposal must contain the full name of the party or parties submitting the Proposal and all persons interested therein. Each Bidder must submit evidence of its experience on projects of similar size and complexity, and a complete list of all subcontractors to be used. The Owner intends and requires that the project be completed no later than June 30, 2017. No bidder may withdraw his bid within sixty (60) days after the actual date of the opening thereof.

All contractors and subcontractors involved with the project will, to the extent practicable, use Ohio products, materials, services, and labor in the implementation of this project.

Additionally, Contractor compliance with the equal employment opportunity requirements of Ohio Administrative Code Chapter 123 is required.

DOMESTIC STEEL USE REQUIREMENTS AS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 153.011 OF THE REVISED CODE APPLY TO THIS PROJECT. COPIES OF SECTION 153.011 OF THE REVISED CODE CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE OFFICE OF THE OHIO FACILITIES CONSTRUCTION COMMISSION. Steel products is defined in Revised Code Section 153.011 as: “…products rolled, formed, shaped, drawn, extruded, forge, cast, fabricated or otherwise similarly processed…..and used for load-bearing structural purposes….”

The Village of Union City reserves the right to accept or reject any or all proposals, to waive any informalities in the bidding, and to enter into a contract with the bidder whom in their consideration offered the lowest and best proposal.

VILLAGE OF UNION CITY, OHIO KAREN STUBBS, FISCAL OFFICER

Advertise: Sunday, August 7, 2016 Sunday August 14, 2016

The Village of Union City is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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AUTOMOTIVE MARKET

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33,XXX miles, Remaining Factory Warranty

2014 Chevy Malibu

2013 Ford Escape Titanium 4-Cyl w/ EcoBoost, Very Nice

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2015 Chrysler 200

2015 Chevy Equinox LT

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2002 Dodge Dakota Quad Cab Blue, V6, 4x2, 111,XXX mi

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BASF gives emergency kits to Sheriff’s Department GREENVILLE – Sheriff Toby L. Spencer thanks BASF for donating emergency car kits to the Darke County Sheriff’s Office. BASF donated the emergency car kits to be placed in the Sheriff’s cruisers and other vehicles in the Sheriff’s fleet. The kits include booster cables, flares, and other items in case of a roadside emergency.

Even though Darke County deputies have radios and cell phones available to call for assistance it is important for each deputy and vehicle to be prepared for roadside emergencies. In times of disaster and other circumstances when resources may be

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2013 GMC Terrain, black, 4-cyl., 2WD with 32,XXX miles .......................................................$19,500 2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee, dark green, V6, 26,969 mi .............................................................$26,995 2013 Chevy Spark, light blue, 4 cyl., 28,840 mi ...........$9,995 2012 Ford Escape, black, 4 cyl., 57,760 mi ...............$15,995 2012 GMC Sierra 1500 Crew Cab, ivory, 123,732 mi $26,995 2007 GMC Envoy, 6-cyl., 4X4, 119,XXX miles .............$10,995 2005 Dodge Dakota Club Cab, dark blue, V8 .............$6,995 2003 Chevy Malibu, black, V6, 141,377 mi ..................$2,995 2003 Toyota Corolla, black, FWD, 4 cyl., 131,XXX mi............................................................$6,995

2003 Chevy Tracker 4x4, pewter, 98,XXX mi ...............$6,995 2003 GMC Sonoma Ext Cab, dk blue, 4.3 Ltr., V6 .......$6,995 2002 Chevy Impala, silver, V6, 128,XXX mi .................$4,995 2002 Ford F250 Super Duty, maroon, 7.3 Ltr Turbo Diesel, 4x4 ...................................................$7,500 2002 Dodge Durango, silver, V8, 4X4 ..........................$4,595 1999 Buick LeSabre, white, V6, 84,215 mi ..................$5,995 1999 Plymouth Breeze, green, 4 cyl., 107,071 mi .............................................................$2,995 1995 Chrysler Concorde, green, V6............................$2,995 1994 Ford Ranger Ext Cab, maroon, V6. ....................$4,995 ALL PRICES PLUS TAX, TITLE & FEES

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Farmer Brown celebrating 30 years at the fair SUSAN HARTLEY

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Keith Foutz (right), president and publisher of The Early Bird/Bluebag Media, presents two Chicago tickets to Sara Morrow.

Early Bird/Bluebag gives concert tickets GREENVILLE – The Early Bird and Bluebag Media is pleased to announce the winner of two tickets to see Chicago at the Great Darke County Fair on Aug. 21. Sara Morrow, of Troy, entered The Early Bird’s drawing during Gathering at Garst in July.

Morrow, an avid reader of The Early Bird and Bluebag Media, said she has not seen Chicago in concert before and is excited to win the tickets.

Visitors to the fair also should visit The Early Bird and Bluebag Media booth in the Coliseum. Come say

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for 10 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 25 in front of the grandstands.

“My last fair (as a board member) was in 1996,” Worch said, noting that he “was supposed to be retired” but continues to farm “some.”

When asked what he thought made the Darke County Fair greater than Ohio’s other county fairs, Worch said “everyone’s so faithful about the Darke County Fair. The people always supported it. A lot of the concessionaires lived at the fair as kids in 4-H.” Worch was elected to the fair board in August 1984, with 1985 his first year serving as a member, a position he held for 12 years. During that time, Worch was a department superintendent and/or committee chairman of the following: demolition

DARKE COUNTY –Farmer Brown is celebrating 30 years of serving a hungry crowd at the Darke County Fair.

What started in 1986 - with a rented tent and equipment -has grown into two separate trailers during fair time – one just for ice cream treats and another for food items.

“The absence of the oldfashioned malt that yeas ago was at the fair and operated by Dairy Maid left a need for the old-fashioned way of making a malt or shake,” says Rod Brown, owner of the Arcanumbased restaurant.

At that time, Farmer Brown began making what he calls “old world cones.”

“With the novelty of making homemade cones on the spot with a mix no one else in this area has makes it unique,” Brown said.

Just a year after his first appearance at the fair, Farmer Brown traded in his tent for trailers, which made serving his customers

“much easier,” he noted.

“We moved one of the trailers to the Fair Haven beside Phyllis Pickle in the late 80s or early 90s,” Brown recalls. The need for food at the festivals or fairs prompted Farmer Brown to build a food trailer.

“The Farmer Brown (food trailer) then joined the Just Ice Cream trailer at

Fair Haven and the rest is history,” Brown said. “Together in 2003, we opened Farmer Brown Restaurant, where we serve our great products year round,” Brown said of the red-barn restaurant located at 6363 Hollansburg-Sampson Rd., Arcanum, Fairgoers will find Farmer Brown at the Darke

County Fair just south of the coliseum on the west side.

Operating hours at the Arcanum restaurant location are Tuesday through Thursday from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. The restaurant is closed Sunday and Monday

Worch to serve as parade marshal for county fair STAFF WRITER shartley@earlybirdpaper.com

DARKE COUNTY – Fred Worch of New Madison learned a couple months ago he’d been chosen to serve as the Parade of Champions parade marshal for the 160th Great Darke County Fair.

“Daryl (Riffle, fair manager) told me one day ‘you’re going to be the parade marshal,’” Worch said recently. “Then I talked to a couple of the board members who said the same thing.”

Worch, who previously served on the fair board for 12 years, is pleased to have been selected.

“It is quite an honor,” he admitted. “I’ll be at the fair on Friday (8 a.m. Aug. 19) for the opening ceremonies and at the parade,” he said, which is scheduled

Domestic Arts to take entries this week GREENVILLE – The Domestic Arts Department of the Great Darke County Fair is preparing for the upcoming exhibition Aug. 19-27. Once again, they are encouraging all crafters to join the fun and bring their handmade items for exhibit and competition.

Entry days are Aug. 17, noon to 8 p.m. and Aug. 18, 9 a.m. to noon at the Domestic Arts Building.

The only requirement for entry is a 2016 voting or non-voting fair ticket. No other entry fees are applied. All rules, categories,

premium lists, entry and release times are available online on the Darke County Fair website link to the fair book on page 192 or in the fair office.

Questions may be directed to Betsy Nisonger at 423-0047.

There are hundreds of available categories for needlework, woodworking, craft projects, antiques and more for all ages. The Domestic Arts Department welcomes you and is looking forward to another great year at the fair.

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derby, 10 years; dairy, 6 years; goats, 4 years; coliseum exhibits, 5 years; parking, gates and tickets, 4 years; parking only, 4 years; agriculture/home arts, 4 years; audits and budget, 4 years; tractor pull, 3 years; building and ground rental, 3 years; building and grounds maintenance and equipment, 1 year; band show, 1 year; and transportation, 1 year.

Worch also assisted with several departments and committees including swine, 6 years; grandstand events and ushers, 4 years; executive, legal and judicial, 4 years; sanitation, 3 years; poultry/ water fowl, 3 years; horse

show and rings, 2 years; fine arts/ domestic arts, 2 years; show horse/ponies, 2 years; fair premium book, 1 year; camping and parking, 1 year; senior citizens, 1 year; cattle, 1 year; Grange, 1 year; 4-H and Junior Fair, 1 year; parking, gates and tickets, 1 year; parking only, 1 year; tractor pull, 7 years; buildings and grounds, 4 years; buildings and grounds maintenance and equipment, 4 years; band Show, 3 years; and transportation, 2 years.

Worch also held the office of treasurer from 1989 to 1992.

Worch and his wife Dorothy has been married for 59 years and are

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parents of three children, Kathy (Worch) Royer, Dave Worch and Kim (Worch) Cooley. They have nine grandchildren and 11

great-grandchildren. He worked in Greenville at FRAM and Dairy Maid before becoming a full-time farmer in 1963.

Chicago will have a song for everyone GREENVILLE – Over the past few years, groups like Reo Speedwagon, Styx and Foreigner have rocked the Grandstand at the Darke County Fair.

This year should be no exception as 70’s super group Chicago makes its way to main stage. If you haven’t purchased your tickets, what are you waiting for? There are some remaining, but the Darke County Agricultural Society is hoping to announce it is a sell-out by the time the group takes the stage on Aug. 21, 8 p.m.

Former President Bill Clinton called Chicago one of the “most important bands in music since the dawn of the rock and roll era.” With their string of hits from 1969 to now, Chicago has become one of the greatest rock and

roll bands of all time. The band is listed as #13 on Billboard Magazine’s list of Top 100 artists. They are the highest charting American band. They also achieved #9 as the highest charting American band in Billboard Magazine’s Hot 200 All-Time Top Artists. Chicago can also boast they are the first American rock band to chart Top 40 albums in six decades.

In 2014, Chicago was inducted into the GRAMMY Hall of Fame and this past April the band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Chicago has strung together five consecutive number one albums, 11 number one singles and five gold singles. Twentyfive of their 36 albums have been certified plati-

num and the band has a total of 47 gold and platinum awards.

What are some of the classics you might hear on Aug. 21? There are almost too many to name, but you can reminisce with “25 or 6 to 4,” “Saturday in the Park,” “Feelin’ Stronger Every Day,” “If You Leave Me Now,” “Hard to Say

I’m Sorry,” “Hard Habit to Break, and “You’re the Inspiration.” You might also hear some music from their latest release, Chicago XXXVI: Now. Visit the secretary’s office at the Darke County Fairgrounds or their website, www.darkecountyfair.com for tickets.

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New for this year: Fair plans ‘Free till 3’ day activities

BY SUSAN HARTLEY STAFF WRITER shartley@earlybirdpaper.com

DARKE COUNTY – The Great Darke County Fair is celebrating its 160th anniversary with a special “Free till 3” day, set for Thursday, Aug. 25.

Gate admission to the fair will be free for all until 3 p.m., says Brian Rismiller, president of the Darke County Agricultural Society. “Moms, dads, grandpas and grandmas can bring the kids and get in free,” Rismiller said. “Thursday is going to be a great day.”

Rismiller explained when harness racing moved an afternoon event to the evening, fair board members wanted to “find a way to fill that

spot.”

Honoring the fair’s milestone anniversary with a family day seemed the proper thing to do.

Kids will want to be sure to show up in front of the grandstand at 1 p.m. Aug. 25, for the Family Fun Free Giveaway, which will include 100 bikes, bike helmets, T-shirts, and backpacks.

“Kids will get a ticket to win a new bike,” Rismiller explained. Bikes have been purchased for the give-a-way with donations by a number of contributors.

“We’re giving back to the community big time,” Rismiller said. “Through a series of donors we’re able to give the bikes away.”

Rismiller said he saw

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a similar bike give-a-way at the Shelby County Fair and thought it would be a big hit for Darke County kids.

“We gotta do new things for our fair,” Rismiller pointed out, thanking the fair board for “getting behind” the idea he and Carmi Kissel of Kissel Brothers presented, using ideas they’ve seen be successful at area county fairs.

Also in honor of the Great Darke County Fair’s 160th anniversary, Rismiller said several food vendors will be selling items for $1.60 during “Free till 3” day.

Also, wrist bands for the Kissel Brothers rides will be half price all day on Aug. 25.

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Illumination will have fair booth GREENVILLE – The Illumination Festival Committee will once again have a booth at the Great Darke County Fair. The committee will be celebrating a decade of bringing great contemporary gospel music at the fairgrounds on Sept. 17. This year’s featured artists include Matthew West and Building 429. Additional artists expected to perform include Blanca and KJ-52 .

Saturday evening will feature the headline concert, but there is much to do throughout the day, including music at the Coffee House with regional bands performing.

Come early and enjoy the Midway activities from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. In addition to laser tag and inflatable bounce house, the festival will feature a high ropes course with zip line, rock climbing wall, and inflatable obstacle course.

Coffee House artists include Kellen, Radiant, The Lasting Hope and Hannah Schaefer.

More information on the Illumination Festival can be found at www.illuminationfestival.org or visit their booth in the Col-

iseum during the fair. Tickets will be available Darke County Fair Box Office during the fair. Tickets are $25 for general admission (grandstand only – does not include track), $30 for

track (standing only), $30 for box or reserved seating (includes track), and $50 VIP seating (chairs on the track in front of the stage.

Tickets are an additional $5 the day of the show.

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To the residents of Darke County: I have been extremely privileged to serve the residents and youth of Darke County for the past 3 years. I believe The Great Darke County Fair is only as successful as it is due to the youth of Darke County and their leadership.

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54 years of royalty at the Darke County Fair GREENVILLE – Since 1962 the Darke County Fair has had a queen to reign over the festivities. It wasn’t until 13 years later, 1975, the Darke County Junior Fair decided a queen needs a king. This year’s royalty includes Queen Molly Hunt and King Isaac Gehret. The court includes Deanna Langenkamp, first runner-up, Shelby Manning, second runner-up, and Brenna Loxley, third runner-up.

The following is a list of kings and queens since 1962.

Past Darke County Jr. Fair Queens 1962 – Penny Coblentz 1963 – Melody Roeth 1964 – Brenda Stager 1965 – Nancy Overmyer 1966 – Judy Hangen

1967 – Julia Borchers 1968 – Chris Bateman 1969 – Becky Borchers 1970 – LaJeanne Etzler 1971 – Patty Nisonger 1972 – Kathy Weiss 1973 – Tyeis Baker 1974 – Judy Bevins 1975 – Carol Kremer 1976 – Roxanne Sease 1977 – Deb Oswalt 1978 – Elaine Cable 1979 – Lori Lenker 1980 – Tina Wysong 1981 – Cheryl Goettemoeller 1982 – Tammy Goettemoeller 1983 – Christy Stemley 1984 – Bernadette Bruening 1985 – Suzette Trittschuh 1986 – Mary Gray 1987 – Amy Linder 1988 – Lisa Huelskamp 1989 – Carmen Miller

1990 – Chanda Coblentz 1991 – Shelly Nieport 1992 – Bonnie Langenkamp 1993 – Jeannene Seger 1994 – Deb Langenkamp 1995 – Melody Schaurer 1996 – Rachel Stewart 1997 – Erin Miller 1998 – Carrie Rhoades 1999 – Kelly Crist 2000 – Jessica Barga 2001 – Jennifer Lyme 2002 – Yolandaleah Cohee 2003 – Jessica Beuter 2004 – Michelle Shaw 2005 – Kristen Hinker 2006 – Heather Stump 2007 – Heather Simmons 2008 – Elizabeth Heitkamp 2009 – Alyssa Batten 2010 – Jamie Slyder 2011 – Nicole Williams 2012 – Kelsey Burchett 2013 – Jenna King 2014 – Jenna Cline 2015 – Danielle Hesson Past Darke County Jr. Fair Kings 1975 – Elvin Fourman 1976 – Vaughn Rasor 1977 – Mark Strazheim 1978 – Jeff Cassell 1979 – Shawn Keiser 1980 – Tim Mayo

1981 – Matt Barga 1982 – Bucky Burrell 1983 – Randy Brown 1984 – Tom Beam 1985 – David Harrison 1986 – Mark Harrison 1987 – Keith Flory 1988 – Jeff Wuebker 1989 – Dale Brandt 1990 – Matt Rismiller 1991 – Alan Wuebker 1992 – Kevin Murphy 1993 – Chris Rismiller 1994 – Brian Timmerman 1995 – Kurt Labig 1996 – Aaron Arnett 1997 – Aaron Scammahorn 1998 – Lucas Langenkamp 1999 – Matt Aultman 2000 – Ryan Rismiller 2001 – Tyler Yingst 2002 – Jonathon Bateman 2003 – Craig Rismiller

2004 – Bret Bolyard 2005 – Wes McMillen 2006 – Allen Schmitz 2007 – Aaron Fraley 2008 – Kyle Bueter 2009 – Ryan Rose

2010 – Wyatt Knick 2011 – Jeff Mayo 2012 – Lucas King 2013 – Logan Moody 2014 – Thomas Shaw 2015 – AJ Warner

ELECTION for DIRECTORS OF DARKE COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY (Fairboard) will be held THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 2016 9:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.

AT THE DARKE COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS Membership Tickets entitle bearer to vote for Board of Directors.

Be sure to vote August 25 at the Red Cross Building.

Terms that expire in 2016: Jerry Marker, Doug Martin, Dean Neff, David Niley

Candidates must get petitions from the Fair Secretary and have 10 holders of membership tickets of our Society sign their names. The petitions must be turned in to the Secretary, Daryl Riffle at his office under the Grandstand by 9:00 a.m., Thursday, August 18, 2016 which is the filing deadline. Filing fee is $10.00 per candidate. Per the October 1, 2014 Board Meeting minutes, effective immediately, all future Fairboard candidates be required to attend two Fairboard meetings prior to picking up a Fairboard petition.

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Bruce Shank had been singing gospel music for many years with various groups as well as a soloist. His sister, Dixie Magee, joined him in 2006 and they performed as a duet. In late 2008, Bruce met Larry Hart, and discovered his vocal talents.

Larry was asked to join Bruce and Dixie, and the trio, New Dawn, was formed. The songs they sing speak to the heart – each with its own meaning. They have released two CD’s, and perform at churches, fairs, festivals and benefits.

New Dawn will be performing in the Gazebo at the Great Darke County Fair on Sunday, Aug. 21, at noon.

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Health Department works behind scenes to make the fair run smoothly

Get a preview of what you might see at local football games or band shows this fall at the Great Darke County Fair. (Early Bird photo)

Band Spectacular set for Aug. 22 GREENVILLE – The Darke County Fair will host the annual Band Spectacular in front of the Grandstand on Aug. 22, 7 p.m. The Band Spectacular features bands from Darke County Schools and the surrounding area. The

event will conclude with a massed-band presentation.

Tickets for the event are $3 and are available at the Fair Box OfďŹ ce, by calling 800-736-3671 or at www. darkecountyfair.com.

GREENVILLE – The Great Darke County Fair is quickly approaching and the Health Department is getting prepared to perform food and camping inspections as well as help educate the public in keeping them safe and healthy during the fair. While you are at the Fair enjoying funnel cakes, elephant ears, and lemonade the Darke County Health Inspectors are working diligently behind the scenes to ensure your safety while attending the event. They inspect all of the food and drink concessions. There are approximately 250 inspections that are completed during the nine-day event.

Temporary food operations must meet particular criteria in addition to having a license to operate.

All temporary operations must have a way to wash their hands, clean and sanitize dishes, and keep food at the appropriate temperature. They must also obtain food from approved sources.

Mobile food operations shall be licensed by any Ohio county health department prior to operating. Mobiles must obtain water from an approved source. They must also properly dispose their waste water into approved drains or into a blue belly waste container if they do not have a holding tank.

An approved backow prevention device shall be connected to the food grade water hose or built into the plumbing of the unit to protect the water used by the mobile. Mobiles are required to have hot and cold running water. All mobile operations must have a way to wash their hands, clean and sanitize dishes, and keep food at the appropriate temperature. They must also obtain food from approved sources.

Free lunch for seniors

GREENVILLE – Heartland of Greenville will once again be offering free sack lunches for senior citizens visiting the Darke County Fair. The ďŹ rst 250 senior citizens visiting the fair on Senior Citizen’s Day, Aug. 22, will receive the lunch.

Meet at the Second National Bank’s rest tent. Serving begins at 11:30 a.m.

Do you like to camp at the Fair? If so, please remember that your gray water must be properly disposed of in a blue belly or holding tank. The Health Department will perform inspections to assure there is no dumping of gray water onto the grounds. If you have additional camping concerns while out at the fair please feel free to contact the health department or the fair board.

While having fun at the fair, the Health Department would like to remind you to drink plenty of water to stay hydrated. There are also three rest tent locations that have cooling fans or air conditioning units. Second National Bank’s rest tent can be located at the south side of Ned’s Chicken stand.

The Red Cross building is at the north end of the Grandstand, which is air conditioned. Also, Wayne

Health Care has a rest tent located by the Ohio Center which has an area for nursing mothers and a diaper changing area.

One of the best things about the fair is looking at the animals. Please make sure you are using hand sanitizing stations found at the entrances and exits of the animal barns. Sanitizers may not eliminate all germs so be sure to wash your hands frequently with soap and water.

Please take a moment to stop by the Darke Countians for Wildlife Conservation Tent and visit the Health Department’s display for a variety of information. The Darke County Health Department hopes everyone enjoys their time at the Darke County Fair.

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It takes good people and hard work to keep fair great GREENVILLE – It has been deemed the Great Darke County Fair, but have you have ever wondered why and how it stays great. Look no further than those in charge. The fair falls under the auspices of the Darke County Agricultural Society, which elects 11 members to its board of directors. This year’s board includes President Brian Rismiller, Vice-President Dean Neff, Treasurer Jerry Marker, and directors Matt Aultman, Russ Bennett,

Richard Delk, Ed Erisman, Doug Martin, Dave Niley, Cindy Riffle and James Zumbrink.

The directors share in the great responsibility of preparing for the fair and maintaining the grounds.

The following is a list of department superintendents and board committees for 2016. (Superintendent or Chairman listed first with assistant listed second.)

Departments Agriculture/Home Arts – Bennett, Marker

Senior Citizens get in free on Aug. 22 GREENVILLE – Monday, Aug. 22 is Senior Citizens Day at the Great Darke County. Senior Citizens, age 60 and older, will be admitted free at the gate. A special prize will be At 101 years of age, Roy Weikert walked to the fair in given to the 2015 from the Brethren Retirement Community. oldest person attending cultural Society and Gregothe fair and registering be- ry Peck Sound Service will fore 11 a.m. Roy Weikert once again be presenting was a first-time winner of the oldest person attendthe oldest person at the fair ing the fair with a $100 at 101 years of age. prize. Register at the Loud The Darke County Agri- Speaker Station.

Championship Horse Pull set for Aug. 25 GREENVILLE – The Championship Horse Pulling Contest at the Great Darke County Fair will be held Aug. 25, in the South Horse Show Arena. The Mini Pull will begin at 6:30 p.m. and the Horse Pull begins at 7:30 p.m. The total purse for the 2015 event is $3,225. There is a $5 entry fee per team. The rain date is Aug. 27.

First place in the Mini Pull will earn $100 with cash awards through 12th place (2nd, $90; 3rd, $70; 4th, $50; 5th, $45; 6th,

$40; and 7th-12th, $30) First place in the Horse Pull will earn $400 with cash awards through 15th place (2nd, $300; 3rd, $250; 4th, 200; 5th, $195; 6th, $185; 7th, $175; 8th, $165; 9th, $155; 10th, $125; and 11th15th, $100).

There is free admission to the Horse Pull with a purchased Gate Ticket.

Horses may enter gate #5 (State Route 121).

For more information, contact Superintendent Jerry Marker, 459-3339, or Chris Brewer, 423-8449.

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8:30 a.m. - Junior Fair Bake-A-Rama, Seniors - Youth Building 9:00 a.m. - General Livestock Judging Contest - Cattle Arena 10:30 a.m. - Junior Fair Bake-A-Rama, Advisors - Youth Building 12:00 p.m. - Beef Grooming Contest 12:00 p.m. - Junior Fair Swine Sale - Hog Arena 1:00 a.m. - Junior Fair Horse Fun Show - South Arena 2:00 p.m. - Junior Fair Feeder Calf Show 2:00 p.m. - Revue - Miscellaneous & Make-up 4:00 p.m. - Junior Fair Homegrown Steer & Market Heifer Show - Cattle Arena 6:00 p.m. - Junior Fair Rabbit and Poultry Sale - Swine Barn

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Legendary artists have come to the fair GREENVILLE – From country to gospel to rock n’ roll, the Darke County

Fair has featured a wide array of music. The concerts began 36 years ago

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and the entertainment that has appeared in front of the Grandstand is remarkable. Legendary names like Barbara Mandrell, Statler Brothers, Loretta Lynn, Sandi Patty, George Jones, Kenny Rogers, Styx, Foreigner and the Beach Boys are just a few of the names that have entertained fans at the Great Darke County Fair. The following is a complete list of artists including this year’s concert with Chicago.

Tickets are still available for the concert with Chicago on Aug. 21. Call 1-800-736-3671, 5485044 or visit www.darkecountyfair.com. Tickets are $40 for track seats or $37 for Grandstand and bleachers.

Past Concerts 1980 – Donna Fargo 1981 – Barbara Mandrell 1982 – The Statler Brothers 1983 – The Charlie Daniels Band 1984 – Mickey Gilley, Louise Mandrell and Boxcar Willie 1985 – Crystal Gayle, Exile and Mark Wade 1986 – Atlanta 1987 – Variety Show – Local Talent 1988 – Phil Dirt & The Dozers 1989 – Barbara Mandrell and Royce Elliot 1990 – Ray Stevens, Patty Lovelace and Andy Andrews 1991 – Loretta Lynn and Andy Andrews 1992 – Sandy Patty and Mark Lowery 1993 – Tanya Tucker & Paul Lennon 1994 – Little Texas, Ronnie McDowell and John Bressler 1995 – Confederate

Hunter Hayes filled the fairgrounds with music when he took the stage at the 2015 Darke County Fair.

Railroad and Ken Mellows 1996 – Diamond Rio and Ty England 1997 – 4 Him and Point of Grace 1998 – Sawyer Brown 1999 – Tracy Byrd and Linda Davis 2000 – Avalon, Rebecca St. James, New Song and Big Tent Revival 2001 – Sammy Kershaw and Lorrie Morgan 2002 – Lonestar 2003 – George Jones and The Jones Boys 2004 – Kenny Roger 2005 – Beach Boys 2006 – Neal McCoy and Craig Morgan 2007 – Terri Clark and Josh Gracin 2008 – REO Speedwagon 2009 – Styx 2010 – Lady Antebellum/Justin Moore 2011 – Rodney Atkins 2012 – Foreigner 2013 – Montgomery

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Little Miss Darke County Fair Queen for 2015 was Kenley Jane Phlipot, while Little Mr. King is Jaxon Stiltner. (Early Bird photo)

Kids go Under the Sea to compete for title GREENVILLE – The deadline for applications for the 2016 Little Miss and Mister Darke County Fair King and Queen Pageant is over, but you can be sure there are a lot of little kids and their families getting ready for the annual event. The pageant will be held Aug. 22, beginning at 5:30 p.m. for the Little

Mister contestants and approximately 6:30 p.m. for the Little Miss contestants.

This year’s theme is Under the Sea. The pageant will be held inside the Youth Building.

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GREENVILLE – The City of Greenville Street Department will be installing temporary no parking on the following streets from Aug. 18-27.

Central Ave. from Martz St. to Birt St. (Both sides of street) Martz St. from Ft. Jefferson Ave. to Sweitzer St. (South side of street) Martz St. from Central Ave. to Harrison Ave. (Both sides of street) Martz St. from Harrison Ave to Washington Ave. (South side of street) Fair St. from Central Ave. to Gray Ave. (Both sides of street) Harrison Ave. from Birt St. to Sherman St. (East side of street) Wayne Ave. from Birt St. to Sherman St. (East side of street)

Birt St. from Sweitzer St. to Washington Ave. (South side of street) Sherman St. from Ft. Jefferson Ave. to Central Ave. (South side of street) Sherman St. from Central Ave. to Wayne Ave. (Both sides of street) This has been deemed necessary during the fair to increase public safety for pedestrians, motorist, and residence. It will also allow emergency vehicles and equipment to safely and efficiently move in and around these areas.

They apologize for any inconvenience this might cause.

If you have questions regarding this decision to temporarily eliminate parking in these locations, contact the safety service director at 548-1819.

GREENVILLE – It’s that time of the year for fairs and festivals. When attending these events, take caution to the dangers that may be present. The Darke County Health Department would like people to protect themselves from pathogens, such as E. Coli, Salmonella enteric, and Cryptosporidium parvum that are largely associated with animal exhibits at agricultural fairs and petting zoos.

These microorganisms are shed in the feces of animals. They are microscopic and it is not possible to know if a surface, food, or water is contaminated by just looking at it. When proper hand washing is not done after contacting the animals (or simply being in the barn with them) it could lead to dangerous situa-

tions. In Ohio alone, there have several outbreaks of E. Coli in the past several years at agricultural fairs.

Here are some helpful hints to minimize the risk of infection while visiting animal exhibits: * Do not store or consume foods or drinks where animals are held. Thoroughly wash hands before handling foods or drinks. * Hands should be washed for at least 20 seconds with warm water and soap. Dry with a single-use paper towel. * The use of waterless hand sanitizer is also helpful, but not full proof. This should only be used if hand washing is not available.

If you have any questions or concerns, contact the Darke County Health Department, 548-4196.

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Seven days of horseshoes planned GREENVILLE – The Great Darke County Fair has dedicated seven days to the 2016 Horseshoe Pitching Tournaments. Cash premiums and trophies will be awarded. The tournaments are open to men and women.

Also, a Cornhole Tournament will be held on Aug. 27. The entry fee for the Cornhole Tournament is $5 and is a double elimination, blind draw. The tournament begins at 5 p.m.

Aug. 19 – Top 6 40-foot pitchers will pitch in Class 1.

Top 6 30-foot pitchers will pitch in Class 2. Mixed entries will be Class 3 (maybe hand). Round Robin Classes will begin at 6 p.m. The entry fee is $5.

Aug. 20 – First 36 entries desiring to pitch at 1 p.m. will be formed in Double Tournament Pairs. Pairs

to be drawn high/low. Entry fee is $5 Aug. 21 – Eighteen pitchers will compete in a King of the Hill Tournament at 1 p.m. The entry fee is $5.

Aug. 22 – Darke County Horseshoe Club Tournament. Entry is limited to current DCHC members.

Pitching starts at 6 p.m. The entry fee is $5.

Aug. 23 – First 18 entries desiring to pitch at 6 p.m. will be formed in 6-person Classes to pitch in a Round Robin event. Entry fee is $5.

Aug. 24 – Open to the first 18 entries, pitching in 6-person Classes, starting at 6 p.m. The entry is $5.

Aug. 25 – Darke County Championship Tournament Pitchers must be entered and qualified by 30 minutes before starting times.

GREENVILLE – The Darke County Agricultural Society will hold its election of directors on Aug. 25, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., during the Great Darke County Fair.

Four positions are up for election this year, currently held by Jerry Marker, Doug Martin, Dean Neff and David Niley.

Candidates must get petitions from the Secretary of

the Fairgrounds and have 10 holders of membership tickets of the Society, sign name.

As of Oct. 1, 2014, candidates are required to attend two Fairboard meetings prior to picking up a Fairboard petition. The petitions must be turned in to the Secretary, Daryl Riffle, at his office under the grandstand by 9 a.m., Aug. 18. The filing fee is $10 per candidate.

Election is Aug. 25

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Youth in charge of Junior Fair activities GREENVILLE – The Darke County Junior Fair program is planned and conducted by members of the Junior Fairboard,

4-H and FFA Advisors.

The purpose of the Junior Fairboard is to promote and encourage agriculture, industry, education,

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Cheerleaders and dance troops from across the county and beyond will help open the Great Darke County Fair.

Cheerleaders kick off fair activities GREENVILLE – There is no better way to kick off the Great Darke County Fair than with a lot of enthusiasm.

Cheerleaders from across the county and from around the state will converge on the Darke County Fair for the annual Cheerleading Competition

on Aug. 19, 11:30 a.m. Individual cheerleaders, as well as varsity, junior high, pee wee cheer teams and dance divisions will compete for cash awards and individual medallions.

The event will take place in front of the Grandstand and admission is free.

Last year’s winners included Tri-Village, Varsity Cheer; Mississinawa Valley and Tri-Village, Varsity Dance; Tri-Village, Jr. High Cheer; and Mississinawa Valley, Jr. High Dance.

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Making winners look good in victory circle GREENVILLE – Every winning horse needs look great when they head back to the winners circle.

The following businesses and individuals helped the winning horses look their best in 2015. Last year’s Race Horse Trophy Blanket sponsors from the Great Darke County Fair are as follows: G&G Floor Fashions, Hartzell Veterinary Service, Circle Mart, Don’s Body Shop, Myers Excavating & Construction, Hamilton Auto Sales, Canton’s Cycle Center, Jones Stable, Tangles, Terry Thomas Memorial, Darke Co. Sheriff Patrol, Maid Rite, Plessinger Bros. Florist, VFW Post 7262, Second National Bank, JZ Property, Ris-

miller Auctioneer Service, River Runs Through It Farm, In Memory of Gary Bowman, Chris Gilbert DVM, Fort Greeneville DAR, The Flower Patch, Greenville Federal Bank, Fitzwater Tree and Lawn Care, Cardinal Ethanol, Myron Brown Memorial, Family Health, State Rep. Jim Buchy, In Memory of Bruce Sickels, Commercial Printing Company, Hittle Buick GMC, Inc., Nuway Builders, Bunch Roofing, Oliver Floyd, Hansbarger Home Solutions, Hupman’s Lawn Care, Hawk’s Cry Farm, 3-Way Electric, Inc., Troutwine Auto Sales, Snack Shop, Diane Evans Insurance, Darke County Tractor Pullers, Osgood State Bank, C.F. Poeppel-

man, Inc., Greenville Eagles #2177, Bolyard Heating & Cooling, Schlechty’s Sports Bar & Grill, Midwest Auctioneers, Dave Knapp, Keller Grain, The Ross Crisp Agency, Red & Ruth’s Tavern, Dave Knapp, 97.5 WTGR, Century Farms – CPS, Marvin Godown Memorial, Gower & Sons Painting, DCHHA, The Bootery, and Horse Gold, Inc. The 2015 Parshall Memorial Futurity Trophy Sponsor was Country Mark/Landmark Co-Op. The 2015 Gene Riegle Memorial Floral Sponsor was The Flower Patch and the 2015 Floral Sponsor was Plessinger Brothers Florists.

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iting at fair time; to give them a voice in program policy toward improving the quality of the Darke County Fair; and to have youth working with advisors in planning and conducting events.

Members of the Darke County Junior Fairboard represent various livestock and other project interest groups of 4-H and FFA members, as well as Girl Scouts, Farm Bureau Youth and FCCLA. All youth organizations are invited to participate.

Special events planned and conducted by the Junior Fairboard are: Junior Fair Youth Activities, King and Queen Contest, Showman of Showmen Contest, Junior Fairboard Elections, Junior Fair Dance and Grand Champion Kid Buttons.

In addition, Junior Fairboard members assist

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Current Junior Fairboard officer include President Wyatt King, Vice President Danielle Hesson, Secretary Shelby Manning, Asst. Secretary Clair Schmitmeyer, Treasurer Zak Peele, Asst.

Treasurer Makennah Hutcheson, Reporter/ Public Relations Yvonne Barga, and Advisors Beth Martin, Jennie McCans, Brian Pohlman and Rhonda Williams Department members are as follows: Beef – Isaac Gehret, Shelby Manning and Marlee Hess Dairy –Clair Schmitmeyer, Zak Peele and Rebecca Thornhill Dogs – Hanna Rice, Makennah Hutcheson and Matthew Ditmer

FCCLA – Hannah Rammel Girl Scouts/Boys Scouts – Yvonne Barga Goats – Danielle Hesson, Cole Spitler and Austin Fourman Horses – Taylor Dohme, Bryant Fox and Tiffany Shiverdecker Poultry – Mark Mayo, Zeb Hannan and Tyler Greer Rabbits – Matt Slyder, Marcy Bradshaw and Samantha Holzapfel Sheep – Haleigh Powell, John Fischer and Amber Bergman Swine – Wyatt King, Kaelyn Marker and Brenna Loxley Youth Building – Faith Wilker (4-H), Molly Hunt (4-H), Kasidy Davis (4-H), Emily Miller (4-H), Tyler Martin (FFA), Andrew Stegall (FFA) and Jared Meeks (FFA)

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Grange exhibit to offer a spot to sit and rest a while SUSAN HARTLEY

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DARKE COUNTY A must-see stop at the 160th Darke County Fair is the historic Grange building.

According to Lynne Hinshaw, Darke County Junior Grange Deputy and Stelvideo Junior Grange Co-Leader, the fairground’s Grange building was completed more than 100 years ago, built by area Grange members. “At one time, for a long time, the entire building was dedicated to Darke County Grange displays during the Gounty fair,� said Hinshaw, who also serves as the Stelvideo grange Chaplain, Stelvideio grange community service chairman and the Pomona Grange secretary and recording secretary.

As time passed, Granges began to lose membership, so displays went down in number. One end of the Grange Hall was donated to Christian Education displays. Today, the Grange displays take up just a portion of the building, with the rest being dedicated to the fair’s domestic arts entries and displays. “We hope it (Grange) will be built back up some

day,� Hinshaw said.

Visitors to the Grange Hall will be treated to a variety of crafts completed by members of Darke County’s Stelvideo Grange, Wayne Grange, Darke County Pomona Grange and Stelvideo Junior Grange. “We’ll be giving a lot of free items away in our promotional booth,� Hinshaw explained. “We provide candy all week and that’s a big hit.�

Also popular are copies of recipes from state Grange contests, coloring and activity pages for the kids and search and ďŹ nd activities using sign language symbols used by the deaf, Hinshaw said.

The Grange displays will include items made by members such as crocheting, tatting, sewing, and other general crafts – many made by children. “We’ll also have a quiet area for moms to come in and breastfeed their babies,� Hinshaw said, noting that the Grange exhibit will include seating for those looking for a spot to rest – complete with “plenty of electric fans� to help fairgoers stay cool.

The Grange exhibit, Hinshaw explained, show what activities and projects the Grange has to offer – from homemaking skills and

crafts to leadership opportunities and friendship. “We also have a photography/art category,� she said.

Many of the Grange’s young people complete crafts to display and be considered for judging at state Grange conventions. “There’s something for everyone. Conventions are fun. We’ll have state horseshoe competition, corn hole contests,� Hinshaw explained about the state conventions, held annually in October.

Membership in the Grange, Hinshaw points out “is like anything. What you put into it is what you’ll get out of it. The biggest and best part of being a Granger, and I’ve heard a lot of people say this, is the friends you make – on the local, state and national level. Friends – that’s the best part of Grange – the fellowship.�

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GREENVILLE – Harness Racing returns to the Great Darke County Fair four days and 38 races.

There is free admission to all races and post time is as follows: Aug. 19, 6:30 p.m.; Aug. 20, 11:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Aug. 25, 5:30 p.m.; Aug. 26, 5:30 p.m.

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Birds return for 2016 Darke County Fair SUSAN HARTLEY

STAFF WRITER shartley@earlybirdpaper.com

DARKE COUNTY – They’re back - poultry projects are returning for the 2016 Great Darke County Fair - after last year’s absence.

In June 2015, due to concerns with Avian Flu outbreaks, the Ohio Department of Agriculture canceled all live bird exhibitions in the state, including county and state fair poultry projects. “It’s good to be back,� said veteran poultry exhibitor Tyler Greer.

Geer, 18, of Rossburg, said he was a “little discouraged� when he was unable to bring his chickens and ducks to the 2015 fair.

A 10-year-member of Crowing Coops 4-H Club, Greer will be attending Sinclair Community College this fall to prepare for a career in real estate.

Darke County’s poultry projects, including chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, roosters, pheasants, and guineas, were judged last year, even though the birds were kept at home. Judges looked at posters and photographs of poultry projects to make their decisions. “It was business as usual without birds in the barn,� said Brian Rismiller, presi-

dent of the Darke County Agricultural Society.

Around 1,800 birds will be back in the poultry barn for the 160th Darke County Fair, said Rismiller, explaining that there’s no worry about Avian Flu this year. “Birds are checked when they are hatched,� he said. “And they are checked for pullorum before they come to the fair.�

The bird count wasn’t ďŹ nal as of Aug. 1, but Rismiller is expecting approximately 900 poultry entries in open show and 1,200 to 1,300 entries for the Junior Fair Poultry Show. “Kids are excited about being able to show their birds this year,â€? Rismiller said. “There was some disappointment last year.â€?

Not only will poultry projects be judged for blue ribbons and grand champion status, several other poultry-themed activities will take place this year.

Egg decorating contests, chicken decorating contests, rooster and turkey calling contests – all will be part of the activities taking place in the poultry barn, says poultry barn secretary Emily Osborne of New Madison. “It’s a really neat thing that the poultry barn does,� Osborne said of the egg decorating contests.

Children ages 5-15 and teens through adult, ages

16 and up use a variety of mediums to decorate eggs using whatever theme they choose. “Last year we had a Peanuts-themed egg, a rock star egg, an egg using the movie “Up� as a theme and eggs that were drawn with intricate patterns. There are some cool and different themes they come up with,� Osborne explained.

Human rooster and turkey calling contests also are a hit. Categories are ages 2-8, 9-15 and 16-adult. “It’s so fun. They (contestants) really get into that,� Osborne said.

On Wednesday, Aug. 24, the poultry barn will host a chicken dress-up contest.

Both the “human and their chicken� dress up for judging, Osborne noted.

And on Sunday, Aug. 21, the Pee Wee Poultry Show will be held for children ages 4-5 and 6-8.

Since birds were banned from last year’s fair, stuffed chickens were used for some of the poultry barn events, Osborne said, noting that people are excited to bring back the rooster crowing contests after last year’s absence. “Rooster crowing is back for The Great Darke County Fair,� said Osborne, who is expecting about 30 participants to bring their best cock-a-doodle-doo to the 2016 contest.

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Lamb Scholarship given to exhibitors GREENVILLE – The Darke County Jr. Fair Sheep committee will once again sponsor a scholarship fund at the 2016 Jr. Fair Lamb Sale at the Great Darke County Fair. Scholarships are given to Jr. Fair members who have completed market lamb or breeding sheep projects through 4-H or FFA in Darke County in at least three of the last four years. This scholarship is to recognize Jr. Fair Members that are completing their years of showing lambs through 4-H or FFA and who have been involved with the sheep industry.

The Darke County Jr. Fair Sheep exhibitors have been very fortunate over the past years to have strong supporters of the Lamb Scholarship. The scholarship fund is built from financial pledges received from donors as well as the

donation of proceeds from the sale of a lamb. Bidding pledges will be taken at the Jr. Fair Lamb Sale on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 6 p.m.

The 2015 Jr. Fair Lamb Scholarship recipients and the college or university they are attending are as follows: Rachel Osterloh, Bowling Green State University; Andrew, Wright, Wright State University Lake Campus; Hannah Hall, University of Findlay; and Mackenzie Dirmeyer, Wilmington College.

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GREENVILLE – Have you ever wondered where your wool sweater came from? Stop by the sheep barn on Aug. 24 and see how it got its start. The annual Darke County Sheep Shearing Contest will be held on that day at 6:30 p.m.

Any custom shearer, currently working in farm flocks, who has not previously won first prize in the Ohio State Fair Senior Sheep Shearing Contest is eligible to complete in Class I. Contestants will compete in groups of four. Drop shafts shearing equipment will be furnished by Ohio Sheep Shearers Association and must be used by shaft shearers. Shearers may use their own Shearmaster.

The classes are Juniors (open to anyone – 18 or younger as of Jan. 1), Seniors – over 18 – anyone who wins this class twice must go to Class I, County with $200 in prize money, and Champion of Champions. The Champion of Champions pays $150 for first, $100 for second, $75 for third, $50 for fourth, fifth and sixth.

The contest will be judged by representatives of the Ohio Sheep Shearers Association, all former Ohio Champions, using the following: Time of Shearing – 20 points; Absence

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Hunt and Gehret will reign over fair

BY SUSAN HARTLEY STAFF WRITER shartley@earlybirdpaper.com

GREENVILLE – Molly Hunt and Isaac Gehret have been chosen to reign over the 2016 Great Darke County Fair.

The Junior Fair pageant was held July 12, at the Lighthouse Christian Center.

Hunt and Gehret are joined by three young ladies: Deanna Langenkamp, first runner-up; Shelby Manning, second runner-up and Brenna Loxley, third runner-up.

Gehret was the only contestant for this year’s Junior Fair King Contest.

Thirteen young ladies applied to vie for the 2016 Junior Queen title.

“I was about to cry,” Hunt said when asked her reaction at hearing her name called out. “I’ve wanted this for so long.

I’m very blessed to have this opportunity.”

Hunt, 17, the daughter of Brian and Teresa Hunt, will be a senior this year at Greenville High School.

She has been a member of the Genesis 4-H Club for 10 years and is involved in a number of extra-curriculars, including the GHS varsity tennis team, serving as varsity captain and

receiving third place in the GWOC singles tournament in 2015 and GWOC North Champion for 2013. She also has been a youth tennis camp coach, earned the Maid Rite Sportsmanship Award, is a scholar athlete and was the Ohio Athletic Association Leadership Conference representative in Columbus.

Hunt also is a member of the National Honor Society, earned a Senator Citation, earned the dean’s list of Edison Community College in 2016 and is an Academician.

She has served as treasurer of the GHS SADD Club, is a member of Science Club, Spanish Club, Varsity G, Key Club, served on Student Council and will be the reporter for both Student Council and her class this coming school year.

Hunt’s community and church activities at St. Mary’s are extensive. This summer she is teaching an art class for young students as part of her role with We Are the Majority – a group of young people dedicated to drug prevention and education.

Hunt also has received a wide variety of awards for her involvement in the 4-H program, including being

a state fair delegate from Darke County a number of times, as well as serving on the Junior Fair Board.

Hunt’s future plans include attending Penn State to double major in geology and anthropology. Her ultimate career choice is to work in Washington, D.C. at the Smithsonian Institute.

Gehret, 17, of Versailles, is the son of Gary and Jill Gehret. He will be a junior at Versailles High School.

“I’m very excited and can’t wait to represent the county at fairs,” Gehret said, noting that he’s also going to spend his time this coming year encouraging more young men to try out for junior fair royalty.

“I’m going to promote it and go to different events to get more guys to apply,” Gehret said.

Gehret is a member of the Darke County 4-H Beef Club and has been involved in 4-H for eight years.

He also is a member of the Darke County Junior Fair Board and has served as the Beef Club King, is a member of the Versailles FFA, earning outstanding recognition for his record books, earned a Greenhand degree, chapter degree, was a district finalist

The 2016 Darke County Junior Fair Royalty includes (back row) Deanna Langenkamp, first runner-up; Brenna Loxley, third runner-up and Shelby Manning, second runner-up, (front row) Queen Molly Hunt and King Isaac Gehret. (Susan Hartley photo)

in job interview and has served on the state FFA judging team.

During high school, Gehret played baseball, has served as the Class of 2018 class treasurer and is a member of the Spanish Club. He’s also been on the sale committee and has been involved in the Ohio BEST program. He also is a member of the St. Louis’ church youth group.

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Free entertainment will be magical GREENVILLE – The only thing better than great entertainment is when that great entertainment is free. The Great Darke County Fair has consistently brought wonderful acts to the fair in the past, including elephants, tigers and alligators, but this year they are bringing the spectacular.

When you come to the fair beginning Aug. 22-27, be sure to see the Grand Stage Illusionist John Steven Bloom. For 25-years, the grand State Illusionist

and Master Magician has been wowing audiences and garnering critical acclaim for his special blend of magic, humor and family entertainment. Touring, public speaking and giving back to the community adds to the appeal of this multi-faceted performer.

Bloom’s shows are 3040 minutes and length and will be held three times each day at the south end of the fairgrounds.

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Don’t be fooled, August always seems to be hotter than any other month.

With that in mind, be prepared when heading out to the Great Darke County Fair. Here are some tips to help you stay cool.

- Dress for the heat.

Wear lightweight, lightcolored clothing. Light colors will reflect away some of the sun’s energy. It is also a good idea to wear

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- Drink water. Carry water or juice with you and drink continuously even if you do not feel thirsty.

Avoid alcohol and caffeine, which dehydrate the body.

- Eat small meals and eat more often. Avoid high-protein foods, which increase metabolic heat.

- Slow down. Avoid strenuous activity. If you must do strenuous activity, do it during the coolest part of the day, which is usually in the morning between 4 and 7 p.m.

- Stay indoors when possible.

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First runner-up Langenkamp, 17, attends St. Henry High School and is a member of the Grade A Kids 4-H Club; second runner-up Manning, 17, is a student at Mississinawa Valley High School and represented the Mississinawa Valley-MVCTC FFA Chapter; third runner-up Loxley, 17 is a member of Swine Koolers 4-H Club and attends Arcanum High School.

The remaining queen contestants and the organizations they were representing for the pageant

include: Jordan Campbell, Darke County Swine 4-H Club; Sarah Gigandet, Versailles FFA; Makennah Hutcheson, Doggone Kids 4-H Club; Skyler Marker, Banner Bound 4-H Club; Samantha McAllister, Swine Koolers 4-H Club; Cheyenne Meyers, Pets & Partners 4-H Club; Mariana Ramos, Fun Bunch 4-H Club; Clair Schmitmeyer, Darke County Holstein 4-H Club; and Libbey Spoltman, Buckeye Buckaroos 4-H Club.

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Teach kids to stay calm if they are separated from parents or other caregivers. Knowing what to do in this scary situation will help prevent a lost child from panicking, and help safety officials locate them faster.

Keep a watchful eye on children. It’s easy for children and caregivers to become separated in large crowds.

Have an established family plan of a location where you will meet if separated.

Check with county fair organizers and ask for ‘missing parent’ contact tags your children can wear with your name and cell phone number in case your child becomes separated.

If you do become separated from your child, notify local security immediately.

Before getting on rides Read all posted rules and listen to instructions given by ride operators’.

Watch the ride with your child before boarding. Point out the operator and the entrance and exit locations prior to riding. Make sure they understand the instructions and warnings fully.

Keep all body parts (hands, arms, legs, long hair, etc.) inside the ride at all times. If you have long hair, keep it pulled up with a hat or hair tie.

If you can’t count on your child to stay seated with hands and feet inside, don’t let them ride.

Always use the safety equipment provided (seat belt, shoulder harness, lap bar, etc.).

Obey minimum height, age, and weight restrictions. Never sneak children onto rides if they are too small or too young. A smaller/younger child may not be physically or developmentally able to stay safely seated.

Remain in the ride until it comes to a complete stop at the unloading point. If a ride stops temporarily due to mechanical failure or other reasons. Stay seated and wait for an operator to give you further instructions.

Watch the weather. If it looks like bad weather is moving in, take the proper shelter and stay out from under trees. Find a solid building, not a tent to protect yourself.

Most of all enjoy the fun and games.

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159TH ANNUAL GREAT DARKE COUNTY FAIR

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AUGUST 19-20-21-22-24-25-26-27, 2016 • GREENVILLE, OHIO NOTE: All times/dates subject to change due to inclement weather or otherwise necessary as determined by the Fairboard.

AUGUST 19-FRIDAY-GRAND OPENING

7:00 A.M. - Gates Open 8:00 A.M. - Grand Opening Ribbon Cutting Ceremony — Gate #2 9:00 A.M. - 4-H Booth Judging (Youth Building Closed) 9:00 A.M. - FFA Shop and Crop Judging — Youth Building Closed 9:00 A.M. - Agriculture Dept. Judging, Classes G, H, I, J, & K -Coliseum Basement 10:00 A.M. - 10:00 P.M. - Vendor and Booth Displays Open 11:00 A.M. - Junior Fair Horse Show, Contesting Classes — Horse Show Arena

11:30 A.M. - CHEERLEADING CONTEST — GRANDSTAND

12:00 Noon - 9:00 P.M. - Weigh Junior Fair Rabbit Meat Pens — Rabbit Barn 12:00 Noon - 11:00 P.M. - Amusement Rides Operating 1:00 P.M. - Fine Arts Demonstration — Fine Arts Building 1:00 - 9:00 P.M. - Hot Shot Z Clown — Strolling the Midway 2:00 - 8:00 P.M. - JoyUNSPEAKABLE strolling the Midway 5:30 P.M. - Junior Fair Poultry Mandatory Meeting - Poultry Barn 6:00 P.M. - Revue State Fair Delegates — Youth Building 6:00 P.M. - 6 Person Round Robin Horseshoe Pitching Tourney-Horseshoe Crts 6:00 - 9:00 P.M. - Junior Fair Dogs on Stand — Dog House 6:00 - 9:00 P.M. - Weigh Junior Fair Meat Birds — Poultry Barn 6:30 P.M. - Junior Fair Canine King & Queen Contest — Dog House

6:30 P.M. - HARNESS RACING — GRANDSTAND

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AUGUST 20-SATURDAY-VISITORS DAY

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6:30 P.M. - HARNESS RACING — GRANDSTAND

7:00 P.M. - Fine Arts Demonstration — Fine Arts Building 7:00 P.M. - Swine Pee Wee and Adult Showmanship — Swine Barn 7:00 P.M. - Human Turkey Calling Contest — Poultry Barn See Darke County Veterans’ Display for Exhibit Items Midnight — Gates Close

AUGUST 21 - SUNDAY

7:00 A.M. - Gates Open 8:00 - 10:00 A.M. - Open and Youth Horse and Pony Show Contesting at 8:00 A.M, Halter at 10:00 A.M. — Horse Show Arena 10:00 A.M. - All-County Interdenominational Worship Service — TBD 10:00 A.M. - Great Darke County Fair Community Church Service — Gazebo 10:00 A.M. - Pee Wee Poultry — Poultry Barn 10:00 A.M. - 10:00 P.M. - Vendor and Booth Displays Open 10:00 A.M. - 12:00 Noon - Sheep to Shawl — Demonstration — Sheep Barn 12:00 Noon - Darke County Bred & Born Heifer Show with Open Beef Breeding Show following — Cattle Show Arena 12:00 Noon - Junior Fair Poultry Meat Classes & Showmanship — Poultry Barn 12:00 Noon - Junior Fair Dog Showmanship — Dog House 12:00 Noon - 10:00 P.M. - Amusement Rides Operating 12:00 - 2:00 P.M. - New Dawn — Gazebo 12:30 P.M. - Boer & Pygmy Showmanship, Boer Market, Pygmy Market, Boer Breeding Classes, Pygmy Breeding Classes — Goat Barn 12:30 P.M. - Junior Fair Rabbit Showmanship — Rabbit Barn

AUGUST 22-MONDAY- KIDS AND JUNIOR FAIR DAY MINISTERS, CHILDREN & SENIOR CITIZENS DAY Ministers, Children (age 11 & under), Senior Citizens (60 & older) will be admitted FREE at gate.

7:00 A.M. - Gates Open 9:00 A.M. - Junior Fair Barrow Show — Swine Pavilion 9:00 A.M. - Junior Fair Dairy Show — Cattle Show Arena 9:00 A.M. - Judging - Domestic Arts Division Paintings and Drawings — Domestic Arts Building 9:00 A.M. - Open Class Poultry Judging — Poultry Barn 9:00 A.M. - Registered Shetland Pony Show — Horse Show Arena 9:00 A.M. - Junior Fair Dairy Goat Showmanship, Dairy Market Wethers, Dairy Goat Breeding — Goat Barn 9:00 A.M. - Junior Fair Market Lamb Show — Sheep Arena 9:00 A.M. - Junior Fair Horse Show, Saddle Seat, Hunt Seat, Hunter Hack & Versatility— Horse Show Arena 10:00 A.M. - Cake Decorating Contest — Youth Building 10:00 A.M. - 3:00 P.M. - Junior Fairboard Elections — Youth Building 10:00 A.M. - 10:00 P.M. - Vendor and Booth Displays Open 11:00 A.M. - Oldest Fairgoer Recognized — Second National Bank Rest Tent 12:00 Noon - 10:00 P.M. - Amusement Rides Operating 1:00 P.M. - Fine Arts Demonstration — Fine Arts Building 1:00 P.M. - Junior Fair Sheep Breeding Show — Sheep Arena 1:00 - 3:00 P.M. - Mix Factory — Gazebo 1:00 - 8:00 P.M. - Hot Shot Z Clown — Strolling the Midway 2:00 P.M. - Junior Fair Dairy Feeders, Steer Show and Showmanship — Cattle Show Arena 2:00 - 8:00 P.M. - JoyUNSPEAKABLE strolling the Midway 4:00 - 6:00 P.M. - Jeff Hittle — Gazebo

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159TH ANNUAL GREAT DARKE COUNTY FAIR

AUGUST 19-20-21-22-24-25-26-27, 2016 • GREENVILLE, OHIO NOTE: All times/dates subject to change due to inclement weather or otherwise necessary as determined by the Fairboard.

5:30 P.M. - LITTLE MISTER DARKE COUNTY FAIR KING PAGEANT — YOUTH BUILDING 6:00 P.M. - Darke County Horseshoe Club Tournament — Horseshoe Courts 6:30 P.M. - LITTLE MISS DARKE COUNTY FAIR QUEEN PAGEANT — YOUTH BUILDING 6:30 P.M. - Junior Fair Market Beef Show — Cattle Show Arena

7:00 P.M. - HIGH SCHOOL MARCHING BAND SPECTACULAR — GRANDSTAND

7:00 P.M. - Fine Arts Demonstration — Fine Arts Building 7:00 - 10:00 P.M. - Touch of Rio — Gazebo SunShine MonkeyShines — Strolling the Midway Magic & Illusions of John Steven Bloom & Company 3 Shows Daily, Times - TBA See Darke County Veterans’ Display for Exhibit Items Midnight - Gates Close

AUGUST 23-TUESDAY-LABOR - INDUSTRIAL DAY

7:00 A.M. - Gates Open 9:00 A.M. - Junior Fair Goat Show, Born & Raised Market Wethers, Dairy, Pygmy & Boer— Goat Barn 9:00 A.M. - Registered Shetland Pony & Registered Hackney Pony Show — Horse Show Arena 9:00 A.M. - Junior Fair Dairy Showmanship — Cattle Show Arena 9:00 A.M. - Open Class Barrow Show and Pen of Six — Swine Arena 9:00 A.M. - Junior Fair Bake-A-Rama Juniors — Youth Building 9:00 A.M. - Junior Fair Horse Show, Performance & Driving— East End of Horse Show Arena 9:00 A.M. - Junior Fair Sheep Showmanship followed by Junior Fair Homegrown Market Lamb Show — Sheep Arena 9:00 A.M. - Junior Fair Home Grown Market Lamb Class — Sheep Arena 10:00 A.M. - 7:00 P.M. - Junior Fair Dogs on Stand — Dog House

10:00 A.M. - DCTP TRACTOR PULL — GRANDSTAND

10:00 A.M. - 10:00 P.M. - Vendor and Booth Displays Open 12:00 Noon - 10:00 P.M. - Amusement Rides Operating 1:00 P.M. - Fine Arts Demonstration — Fine Arts Building 1:00 P.M. - Pee Wee Rabbit Showmanship — Rabbit Barn 1:00 - 3:00 P.M. - Memories of Elvis (Paul Royce) — Gazebo 1:00 - 8:00 P.M. - Hot Shot Z Clown — Strolling the Midway 1:30 P.M. - Adult Rabbit Showmanship — Rabbit Barn 1:30 P.M. - Junior Fair Beef Breeding — Cattle Show Arena 2:00 P.M. - Domestic Arts — Rosette Winners Pictures — Domestic Arts Building 2:00 - 8:00 P.M. - JoyUNSPEAKABLE strolling the Midway 4:00 - 6:00 P.M. - Country Harmony — Gazebo 4:30 P.M. - Junior Fair Beef Showmanship — Cattle Show Arena 6:00 P.M. - 6 Person Round Robin Horseshoe Pitching Tourney-Horseshoe Courts 6:00 P.M. - Junior Fair Market Lamb & Goat Sale — Sheep Arena 7:00 - 9:30 P.M. - Spring N Fall — Gazebo

7:00 P.M. - NTPATRACTOR PULL — GRANDSTAND

7:00 P.M. - Fine Arts Demonstration — Fine Arts Building 7:30 P.M. - Beef Obstacle Course — Cattle Show Arena SunShine MonkeyShines — Strolling the Midway Magic & Illusions of John Steven Bloom & Company 3 Shows Daily, Times - TBA See Darke County Veterans’ Display for Exhibit Items Midnight — Gates Close

AUGUST 24-WEDNESDAY -ARMED FORCES VETERAN’S DAY

Veterans & Immediate Family Members living in the same household are Admitted Free 7:00 A.M. - Gates Open 7:00 - 10:00 A.M. - Flower Show entries received — Coliseum Basement 8:30 A.M. - Junior Fair Bake-A-Rama - Seniors — Youth Building 9:00 A.M. - General Livestock Judging Contest — Cattle Show Arena 9:00 A.M. - 4-H Show & Registered Modern Pleasure Shetlands West Make-Up Ring 9:00 A.M. - Open Class Carry-In Cage Rabbit Judging — Rabbit Barn 9:00 A.M. - Open Class Dairy Feeder Calf & Steer Show — Cattle Show Arena 10:00 A.M. - 10:00 P.M. - Vendor and Booth Displays Open 10:30 A.M. - Junior Fair Bake-A-Rama, Advisors — Youth Building 11:30 A.M. - 3:00 P.M. - Closed Judging for Flower Show — Coliseum Basement 12:00 Noon - Open Class Dairy Judging - Ayrshire, Brown Swiss, Guernsey, Jersey and Milking Shorthorn (Alternating) — Cattle Show Arena 12:00 Noon - Junior Fair Swine Sale — Swine Barn 12:00 Noon - Chicken Dress Up — Poultry Barn

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12:00 Noon - Egg Decorating Contest Winners Announced (follows Chicken Dress Up) —Poultry Barn 12:00 Noon - Junior Fair Beef Grooming Contest — Cattle Show Arena 12:00 Noon - 10:00 P.M. - Amusement Rides Operating 1:00 P.M. - Fine Arts Demonstration — Fine Arts Building 1:00 P.M. - Junior Fair Horse Fun Show — Horse Show Arena 1:00 - 3:00 P.M. - Colt Douglas — Gazebo 1:00 - 8:00 P.M. - Hot Shot Z Clown — Strolling the Midway 2:00 P.M. - Junior Fair Feeder Calf Show — Cattle Show Arena 2:00 P.M. - Rooster Crowing Contest — Poultry Barn 2:00 P.M. - Miscellaneous & Make-up Revue — Youth Building 4:00 P.M. - Junior Fair Homegrown Steer and Market Heifer Show — Cattle Show Arena 4:00 - 6:00 P.M. - Debbie Lynn — Gazebo 5:00 P.M. - Wool Class Judging — Sheep Arena 5:00 P.M. - Junior Fair Rabbit & Poultry Sale — Poultry Barn

5:30 P.M. - VETERAN’S PARADE AND MEMORIAL SERVICE — GRANDSTAND 6:00 P.M. - 6 Person Class Horseshoe Pitching — Horseshoe Court 6:30 P.M. - Sheep Shearing Contest — Sheep Barn 7:00 P.M. - Open Class Dairy Judging - Holstein — Cattle Show Arena 7:00 P.M. - Fine Arts Demonstration — Fine Arts Building

7:00 P.M. - NTPATRACTOR PULL — GRANDSTAND

7:00 - 10:00 P.M. - Open Road — Gazebo *8:00 - NON VOTING TICKETS MUST BE EXCHANGED FOR A VOTING TICKET NO LATER THAN 8:00 P.M. AT THE SECRETARY’S OFFICE TO BE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE ON THURSDAY FROM 9:00 A.M. - 7:00 P.M. AT THE SHERIFF’S BUILDING SunShine MonkeyShines — Strolling the Midway Magic & Illusions of John Steven Bloom & Company 3 Shows Daily, Times - TBA See Darke County Veterans’ Display for Exhibit Items Midnight — Gates Close

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7:00 A.M. - Gates Open *9:00 A.M. - POLLS OPEN FOR BOARD OF DIRECTORS ELECTION — SHERIFF’S BUILDING 9:30 A.M. - Darke County 4-H and Junior Fair Awards Presentation — Grandstand 10:00 A.M. - Annual Parade of Champions — Grandstand 10:00 A.M. - Junior Doe Dairy Goat Show — Sheep Arena 10:00 A.M. - 10:00 P.M. - Vendor and Booth Displays Open 12:00 Noon - Junior Fair Showman of Showmen Contest — Horse and Cattle Show Arenas 11:00 A.M. - 10:00 P.M. — Amusement Rides Operating 1:00 P.M. - Fine Arts Demonstration — Fine Arts Building 1:00 P.M. - Junior Fair Dog Fun Day — Dog House 1:00 P.M. - Pee Wee Dog Show — Dog House 1:00 P.M. - Junior Fair Horses and Ponies Released 1:00 P.M. - Family Fun Free Giveaway — Grandstand 1:00 - 3:00 P.M. - Mandy Rismiller — Gazebo 1:00 - 8:00 P.M. - Hot Shot Z Clown — Strolling the Midway 3:00 - 9:00 P.M. - Open Class Dogs on Stands — Dog House 4:00 P.M. - Junior Fair Dairy Beef & Milk Sale — Cattle Show Arena 4:00 - 6:00 P.M. - Gene Sherfy — Gazebo 5:00 P.M. - Open Class Dogs on Stands — Dog House

5:30 P.M. - HARNESS RACING — GRANDSTAND

6:00 P.M. - The Darke County Resident Only Championship Horseshoe Tournament — Horseshoe Court 6:30 P.M. - Miniature Horse Pull — Horse Show Arena (RAIN DATE - SATURDAY, AUGUST 27, 2016) 7:00 P.M. - Junior Fair Beef Sale — Cattle Show Arena — Load Steers After Sale *7:00 P.M. - POLLS CLOSE FOR BOARD OF DIRECTORS ELECTION — SHERIFF’S BUILDING 7:00 P.M. - Fine Arts Demonstration — Fine Arts Building 7:00 - 9:00 P.M. - Rum River Blend — Gazebo 7:30 P.M. - Domestic Arts Revue — Youth Building 7:30 P.M. - Horse Pull — Horse Show Arena (RAIN DATE - SATURDAY, AUGUST 27, 2016) 7:30 - 9:30 P.M. - Square Dancing — Swine Barn SunShine MonkeyShines — Strolling the Midway Magic & Illusions of John Steven Bloom & Company 3 Shows Daily, Times - TBA

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7:00 A.M. - Gates Open 8:00 A.M. - Registered Classic American Shetland & Miniature Horse Performance — Horse Show Arena 9:00 A.M. - Senior Doe Dairy Goat Show — Sheep Arena 9:00 A.M. - 3:00 P.M. - Friday Sampler — Youth Building 10:00 A.M. - All Breed Dairy Cattle Show — Cattle Show Arena 10:00 A.M. - Mule & Donkey Open Show — Horse Show Arena 10:00 A.M. - 10:00 P.M. - Vendor and Booth Displays Open 11:00 A.M. - 9:00 P.M. - Open Class Dogs on Stands — Dog House 12:00 Noon - 11:00 P.M. - Amusement Rides Operating 12:00 Noon - 2:00 P.M. - Friesian Horse Experience — Grandstand 1:00 P.M. - Open Class Dog Demonstrations — Dog House 1:00 P.M. - Fine Arts Demonstration — Fine Arts Building 1:00 - 3:00 P.M. - Janet Conley — Gazebo 1:00 - 8:00 P.M. - Hot Shot Z Clown — Strolling the Midway 2:30 P.M. - Wavaires Music Group — Grandstand 2:30 - 4:30 P.M. - Weigh-In Open Class Feeder Calf Show — Cattle Show Arena 4:00 - 6:00 P.M. - Noah Black — Gazebo 5:00 P.M. - Cornhole Tournament - Blind Draw - Double Elimination — Horseshoe Court 5:00 P.M. - Open Class Dog Demonstrations — Dog House

5:30 P.M. - HARNESS RACING — GRANDSTAND

5:30 P.M. - Draft Horse & Pony Performance Classes — Horse Show Arena 6:00 P.M. - Kiddie Tractor Pull — Swine Barn 6:00 P.M. - Open Class Crossbred Breed Show — Sheep Barn 6:30 P.M. - Feeder Calf Show — Cattle Show Arena 7:00 P.M. - Fine Arts Demonstration — Fine Arts Building 7:00 - 9:00 P.M. - Tommy Renfro — Gazebo SunShine MonkeyShines — Strolling the Midway Magic & Illusions of John Steven Bloom & Company 3 Shows Daily, Times - TBA See Darke County Veterans’ Display for Exhibit Items Midnight — Gates Close

AUGUST 27-SATURDAY-LAST DAY OF FAIR

7:00 A.M. - Gates Open 8:00 A.M. - Open Class Breeding Sheep Show — Sheep Barn 8:00 A.M. - Registered Miniature Horse Show — Horse Show Arena 9:00 A.M. - Mule and Donkey Show — Horse Show Arena 9:00 A.M. - Draft Horse & Pony Show — Horse Show Arena 9:00 A.M. - 4-H Cat Show — Youth Building 10:00 A.M. - Open Boer Goat Show — Swine Barn 10:00 A.M. - 10:00 P.M. - Vendor and Booth Displays Open 10:00 A.M. - 2:00 P.M. - Open Class Dogs on Stand — Dog House 10:00 A.M. - Western Ohio District 4 Guernsey Show — Cattle Show Arena 11:00 A.M. - Open Class Dog Demomstrations - Dog House (Confirmation Class will follow) 12:00 Noon - 11:00 P.M. - Amusement Rides Operating 1:00 P.M. - Draft Horse, Pony, Mule & Donkey Performance Classes — Horse Show Arena 1:00 - 3:00 P.M. - Debbie Lynn — Gazebo 1:00 - 8:00 P.M. - Hot Shot Z Clown — Strolling the Midway 4:00 - 6:00 P.M. - Tyler Stroh — Gazebo 6:00 P.M. - Junior Fair Games — Cattle Show Arena 6:30 P.M. - RAIN DATE for Miniature Horse Pull — Horse Show Arena

6:30 P.M. - SMASH IT DEMOLITION STOCK MOWERS DERBY — GRANDSTAND 7:30 P.M. - SMASH IT DEMOLITION DERBY — GRANDSTAND

7:00 - 9:00 P.M. - Tish — Gazebo 7:30 P.M. - RAIN DATE for Horse Pull — Horse Show Arena 11:00 P.M. - Per the March 5, 2014 Fair Board Meeting minutes, Departments and Vendors are not permitted to be released until 11:00 P.M. on the last Saturday of the Fair unless another event is scheduled to take place in their area.

Contact the Department head or Superintendent for release date and time. *Agriculture Deparment Exhibits will be released on Sunday, August 28th from 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. *Domestic Arts Exhibits will be released on Sunday, August 28th from 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. *Fine Arts Exhibits will be released on Sunday, August 28th from 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.

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Friday Sampler will inspire visitors GREENVILLE – The Great Darke County Fair will once again present a group line-up of speakers and demonstrations at the annual Friday Sampler: A Patchwork of Creative Ideas. The event will take place Aug. 26, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., in the Youth Building. This year’s speakers include Heather Jones, Cindy

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create beautiful, functional objects and drew upon what they saw in their daily lives as inspiration for their work. Jones is honored to carry on the tradition in her debut book, Quilt Local, featuring 40 stunning projects inspired by country roads, cityscapes and street signs.

Youniques will present ideas for “Inspiration to Fall into Fashion.â€? Youniques business partners, Lelah and Hala offer their customers individualized attention. As you know, a women’s wardrobe is nothing to joke around with. The duo take into consideration their clients’ body shape and personal style to produce a “wowâ€? outďŹ t.

Spohn presents “Garnishing Inspirations to add Flavor and Color.� Spohn has been associated with

Local churches ready for Darke Co. Fair GREENVILLE - The Greater Greenville Ministerial Association will once again this year be heading up the “Spiritual Life Center� at the Ohio Center.

Typically, the building will be open from 10 a.m. until 8 p.m. Oftentimes in the morning, free coffee will be available along with cold water throughout the day.

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ber of volunteers taking part throughout the fair.

There will also be information on the Wayne Healthcare Chaplaincy program, the Grace Resurrection Community Center, Darke County Youth for Christ and Community Unity.

There are a number of denominations and individual churches that will be taking part in hosting the building. These include The East Main Church of Christ in Greenville on Aug. 19; United Methodist Churches on Aug. 20 including First United Methodist Church in Greenville, Gordon United Methodist Church, Grace United Methodist Church in Ithaca, Faith United Methodist Church in Arcanum and the New Madison United Methodist Church; on Aug. 21 the First Church of God of Ansonia will be holding a Community Church Service at the gazebo at 10 a.m. and the Emmaus New Testament Church will be at the Spiritual Life Center; Catholic Churches on Aug. 22 with St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Greenville and St. Denis Catholic Church in Versailles; First Presbyterian Church on Aug. 23; Churches of the Brethren on Aug. 24 including Oakland Church of the Brethren, Greenville Church of the Brethren and Beech Grove Church of the Brethren; the Lutheran Churches on Aug. 25 including St. Paul’s Lutheran and St. John’s Lutheran in Greenville, St. Matthew’s Evangelical Lutheran in Ithaca, St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in North Star, St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Willowdell, Trinity Lutheran Church in Versailles and Trinity Lutheran Church in Pitsburg; on Aug. 25 the St. Paul United Church of Christ in Greenville.

For more information, Pastor John Monroe may be called at 621-4400, Reverend Doug Klinsing at 548-4826 or 621-1952, or Minister Jim Morehouse at 547-1557.

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Monkeying around at the Darke County Fair GREENVILLE – How much do you know about monkeys? You may learn something you didn’t know at this year’s Great Darke County Fair. From Aug. 21-27, the fair will welcome SunShine MonkeyShines to the fairgrounds. Join Mary Lynn and her family of Capuchin Monkeys as the stroll throughout the fairgrounds providing entertainment and organ grinding.

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GREENVILLE – For those persons that can’t get enough of the thundering engines during the tractor pull, the Darke County Agricultural Society Board of Directors is once again giving an extra night. Fair goers will now be able to experience one day and two evenings of extreme horsepower.

The 36th annual Tractor & Truck Pull will begin with the Darke County Tractor Pullers Association (DCTPA) Pull on Aug. 23, 10 a.m. The big trucks and tractors take center stage on Aug. 23 and 25, 7 p.m. for the National Tractor Pullers Association (NTPA) Grand National Tractor & Truck Pull.

The dual main events will feature Mini Modi-

fied Tractors, Super Stock Open Tractors, Two Wheel Drive Trucks, Light Pro Stock Tractors and Four Wheel Drive Trucks. That is all on one night. Come back the next night for Minis, Super Stock Open Unlimited Modified Tractor, Super Farm Tractors and Light Pro Stock Tractors.

Join local tractor pullers during the first day and watch 10 classes of tractors and trucks compete for cash. This event is sponsored by the Darke County Fair Board.

Race Track Seating is available on the south side of the Grandstand. Tickets are currently available at the fair office, by phone, 548-5044, or online, www. darkecountyfair.com.

New events planned for Grandstand GREENVILLE – There is plenty to see and do in front of the Grandstand at the fair. Highlighting activities is seven sessions of Harness Racing.

Events kick off on Aug. 19, 11:30 a.m., with the School Cheerleading Contest. There is free admission to this event.

Later that evening, horse races return to the fair, 6:30 p.m. There is free admission to this event.

On Aug. 20, horse racing will take place at 11:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m., also with free admission.

Chicago will hit the stage on Aug. 21, 8 p.m. Tickets are still available.

On Aug. 22, 7 p.m., high school bands from around the county will converge on the Great Darke County Fair. The annual Band Spectacular will showcase Darke County’s top talent with a prelude to football season and band contests.

The cost of admission is $3.

Tractors Pullers will invade the fairgrounds on Aug. 23 with the Darke County Tractor Pullers at 10 a.m. and the Grand National Tractor Pull at 7 p.m.

Visit www.darkecountyfair. com or call the fairgrounds for ticket prices, 548-3330.

Special Day GREENVILLE – Ministers, Children and Senior Citizens Day is set for Aug. 22. Ministers, children (11 and under) and seniors citizens (60 and older) will be admitted free at the gate.

Day two of the Grand National Tractor Pull will be held on Aug. 24, 7 p.m.

Visit www.darkecountyfair. com or call the fairgrounds for ticket prices, 548-3330.

Also on Aug. 24 will be the annual Veterans Memorial Parade and Service, 5:30 p.m. There is free admission to this event.

The Parade of Champions, showcasing Darke County’s Junior Fair Participants and the Darke County Fair Parade Marshall will be held on Aug. 25, 10 a.m.

On Aug. 25, 1 p.m., the Darke County Fair will offer a new event in front of the Grandstand. Join them for Family Fun Free Giveaway.

Harness racing returns the evening of Aug. 25, at 5:30 p.m. with free admission.

On Aug. 26, the fair will host two new shows in front of the Grandstand.

Join them at noon for the Friesian Horse Experience and at 2:30 p.m. for a concert by the Wavaires. Both of these events are free.

Harness racing will take place in front of the Grandstand on the evening of Aug. 26 at 5:30 p.m. with free admission.

The final event in front of the Grandstand for the 2016 Great Darke County Fair is the ever-popular Demolition Derby. Smash It Demolition Derby will present the derby on Aug. 27, 7 p.m. The cost is $8 for general admission and pit passes are $15.

Talent of local artists will be on display GREENVILLE – Be sure to visit the Fine Arts Department during your trip to the fair. This is where you will find the works of some of the surrounding area’s great artists and photographers and upcoming artists and photographers on display. The Fine Arts Department is located next to the Spiritual Life Center (formerly Ohio Center), on the fourth Midway.

The Fine Arts Department is known for its outstanding displays. One can find nearly every form of artwork in this building.

This department is interested in the purely aesthetic endeavor, as distinguished from the useful arts. It includes: Fine Art painting, drawing, photography, pottery, sculpture and wood carving. Plus, check back throughout the week to find artists working on their craft and see firsthand how a masterpiece is made and get tips on how you can do the same.

Are you interested in displaying your artwork?

Bring your artwork to the Darke County Fairgrounds on Aug. 17, noon to 8 p.m. and Aug. 18, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. All persons exhibiting artwork must have a fair ticket. All entries must be original and be framed,

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A panel of judges will judge and jury on Aug. 18, 2 p.m. The exhibition will open to the public and judging results announced on Aug. 19, 10 a.m.

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Darke, and should inspire every citizen with zeal in this cause. We anticipate having one of the largest county fairs in 1854 that was ever held in the state of Ohio. So, why not call it The Great Darke County Fair after this date?” No doubt this is how our county fair was named The Great Darke County Fair.

Among the Lucy Gard Arnold papers left to her by her grandfather, I.N. Gard, which papers are now on file at the Garst Museum, are the minutes of the second Darke County annual Fair held in the Garst Woods on Sept. 12 and 14, 1854, which minutes read as follows: “There was a balance of $271 on hand from the 1853 fair before $200 was received from the County Commissioners. This year (1854) $580 was received from the sale of tickets at the gate and $143 was received from the sale of lumber.

Our expenses were $22 and premiums paid amounted to $363. The balance being carried over for the 1855 fair was $510.” The minutes were signed by I.N. Gard, president, and Noah Arnold, secretary. In the first few years of fairs, the fair boards bought new lumber each year to build fences around their fairgrounds and then after the fairs were over, sold this used lumber at public auction.

The “Garst Woods” fairgrounds were moved in 1858 to where Oakwood is now located in the city of Greenville, at which location the first harness racing was held on the new race track built for this purpose. The Oakwood race track, in part, is now being used for city streets in the section of the

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GREENVILLE – This may be the 160th fair, but has it really been 160 years since it began? The Darke County Fair has a great history that has survived war, epidemics, tragedy and is currently witnessing its 31st President of the United States.

The fair began in 1853 when Franklin Pierce served as the 14th president of the United States. But, it was on Nov. 24, 1852 when approximately 30 citizens from all parts of Darke County met at the Darke County Courthouse in Greenville and organized the Darke County Agricultural Society and elected the following officers for the ensuing year: I.N. Gard, president; George W. Coover, vice-president; Alfred Kitchen, treasurer; and Noah Arnold, secretary.

This fair board also selected the following members to be managers of the first fair – Ruben Lowry, New Madison, W.C. Deem, Palestine, J.H. Martin, Greenville, R. Gilpatrick, New Madison, S. Horner, Gettysburg and Nicholas York, Brock.

Within a year the society had 320 members in Darke County and the first Darke County Fair was held in the Garst Woods on Sept. 7 and 8, 1853. This woodland was located north of Vice-President George Coover’s farm house, or on the exact spot the Darke County Historical Society’s Garst Museum now sits.

The newspaper of this time, The Mad Anthony, published in Greenville, had this to say about the first Darke County Fair in its issue of Sept. 14, 1853. “On the whole the first Darke County Fair reflects great credit upon our county of

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Red Cross offers tips to have a 2016 great fair GREENVILLE – The tents are going up, animals are getting baths and you can almost smell the funnel cakes; nine days and nights of rides, exhibitions, grandstand entertainment, 4-H shows and food, providing those who attend a marvelous time at the great Darke County Fair! To ensure that you continue to have a marvelous time, the American Red Cross offers these safety tips for fairgoers: * Be aware of the animals around you and their environment. Cows still kick and horses still bite - even if they are on their best “fair” behavior.

If your child doesn’t grow up with livestock, talk to

them about petting, standing too close to animals and respecting their space.

Even if your child is raised in an environment where they are used to animals, animals not their own may respond differently than what they are used to dealing with and the livestock at the fair is out of their normal environment. * When allowing older children to enjoy the fair independently, make sure you meet up with them frequently, which will allow them their fun, but also allow you to keep tabs on any ongoing situations. Make sure that children coming to the fair alone have a way to contact you at all times.

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if any medical treatment is needed, children under 18 will need a parent’s or guardian’s signature to be released from emergency medical services care. * Establish with your younger children what to do if they become separated from you and “you” become lost. Tell them, who they should ask for help, where to go, who can they trust and how to deal with strangers. The Red Cross maintains a comfort station near EMS and Sheriff at the North End of the grandstands. This makes an excellent meeting place. * Carry with you a compact “first-aid kit” consisting of Band-Aids, pain re-

lievers, emergency phone numbers, and antacids.

Sunscreen is also a commonly forgotten item when attending the fair. * Pace yourself-there is plenty of fair and the time

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