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Free document shred day Nov. 14 Staff report
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“The Mandrake” SCAD team photo, left to right:(back) Arden Mayer, Olivia Taylor, Stephanie Verhelst, Jane Morrison; (middle) Kate Jansen, Quincy Baltes, Andrea Cortez; (front) Maria Migalko, Jenna Fowlow, Maeve Shea, Gabriella Gonzalez.
Versailles animator premieres film at prestigious SCAD Savannah Film Festival adult ambitions. Who can forget the first time Dorothy, in the Wizard of Oz, VERSAILLES — Great clicks her sparkling ruby slippers in vivid technicolfilms, be they short or long, seek to make viewers or; or Luke Skywalker, in A New Hope, gazes think about themselves wistfully at the Tatooine and the world in which moons; or, more recently, they dwell. Sometimes, iconic char- Elsa, in Frozen, sings “Let It Go” at the top of her acters and stories come animated lungs? along to make their mark These unforgettable upon a viewer’s life, leavmoments, captured in ing a lasting impression vibrant dimensional detail, on childhood dreams and
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are the fruits sown from seeds of vivid imagination, creative planning, and painstaking attention to detail. For Versailles native, Quincy Baltes, his new short animated film, “The Mandrake,” has been a labor of love in his journey as an artist. Graduating from Versailles High School as valedictorian (2016), and, in 2020, from the Savannah College of Art
and Design [SCAD], a private, nationally topranked Georgia university for art and design-related degree programs, “The Mandrake” will screen virtually Oct. 27 in the SCAD Savannah Film Festival’s Student Shorts: Animated Shorts competition, which showcases the best of student filmmaking from a broad range of categories including live action, narrative, documentary and
animation. Baltes’ film was among just 22 films selected from a field of 828 for this international competition. “The Mandrake” is an animated short is about an old farmer-rabbit, who must contend with a witch’s spell, crying baby, and an incredible turn of events which compel him to make a life-changing decision (no spoilers). See ROOTS | 7A
FISH’s ‘Feed Darke County’ food drive begins Staff report
GREENVILLE — FISH Choice Pantry of Greenville would like to announce that its annual ‘Feed Darke County’ food drive is underway!
As with many community events during the current pandemic, the 2020 food drive is being done a little differently, but the FISH is hopeful that the Darke County community will continue to support its
efforts as in the past. FISH offers a wide variety of foods to Darke County residents, and a ‘variety’ is what FISH hopes to receive from this year’s food drive. Donations to Fish Choice Pantry can be made by placing
non-perishables in the receptacle provided outside the fence on Thirteenth Street, or dropping off at the rear door (off Thirteenth Street) during the pantry’s open See FOOD | 2A
Endless Pints donates to Big Brothers Big Sisters Staff report
VERSAILLES — Endless Pints Brewing located at 39 E. Main Street in Versailles, recently donat-
ed $6,300 to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Shelby and Darke County. This donation was a result of a charity golf outing that took place at
Stillwater golf course in September. “Getting a donation like this is amazing. The support we receive from businesses like Endless Pints
Brewing really means a lot to our nonprofit agency. The kids need our programs now more than ever during all this uncertainty and this donation will help
us to continue to provide our mentoring programs during these time.” said Big Brothers Big Sisters See PINTS | 7A
GREENVILLE — On Saturday, Nov. 14, the Darke County Solid Waste District will partner with Farmers State Bank to hold a “FREE” County Shred Day. This event will allow you to help protect you and your family from identity theft. What is Identity Theft? Identity Theft is a crime in which an impostor obtains key pieces of personal identifying information (PII) such as Social Security numbers and driver’s license numbers and uses them for their own personal gain. It can start with lost or stolen wallets, pilfered mail, a data breach, computer virus, phishing, a scam, or paper documents thrown out by you or a business. This crime varies widely, and can include check fraud, credit card fraud, financial identity theft, criminal identity theft, governmental identity theft, and identity fraud. See SHRED | 3A
Court hears breaking and entering charges By Nathaniel Kubik DarkeCountyMedia.com
GREENVILLE — Five people appeared in Darke County Common Pleas Court between Monday and Tuesday to enter into a plea agreement, face sentencing or be arraigned on indictments. Judge Jonathan P. Hein presided. Casey Bowman, 31, of New Weston, entered into a plea agreement and was sentenced on one count of receiving stolen property, a fifth-degree felony, and one count of an attempt to receive stolen property, a fifth-degree felony. The second charge was amended See COURT | 3A
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