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SLAMMERS TAKE TITLE
On Sunday, the Darke County
Slammers beat the Columbus Comets 60-50 for their 2nd state
basketball championship in 3 years. The Slammers are the school age team for
Darke County Special Olympics. In
the game 7 out of 13 players scored and the entire team played tough defense to
lead the squad to another championship. The
Darke County Warriors, the adult team, fell in the sectional semi-final game.
Both teams saw great success after scheduling conflicts limited the teams home
games and juggled the team’s practice. Even
with the scheduling woes, the two teams had great seasons and the Slammers are
champs again.
FEBRUARY WEATHER EFFECTS
BLOOD DRIVES
Mother
nature canceled quite a few events for February. Due to the snow and extreme conditions the Darke County Blood
Center had to cancel two drives for the month of February.
On Tuesday, the Blood Center will hold a drive at the Moose Lodge in
Greenville. The drives for February
will not be made up, but the hours for the blood drive at the Moose Lodge has
been extended because of the cancellations in February.
The drive will be from 10:30 AM to 6:30 PM at 1200 Sweitzer St. in
Greenville. People who register to donate blood before March 17th
will receive a free limited edition St. Patty’s Day green t-shirt. Darke
County Blood Center will be holding 3 more Blood Drives this month.
Schedule an appointment and become a donor by calling 997-2199 or visit
www.donortime.com
PARKING CHANGES AT WAYNE
On
Monday Wayne HealthCare will open
its brand new $46 million expansion. With
the new building opening at Wayne HealthCare, parking changes will take place.
Effective this Monday all visitors and patients should park in the lot north of
the new building. Before visitors
and patients used Central Avenue for parking and entered in the back of they
hospital. Now, visitors and
patients are asked to park in the lot north of the new building and use the new
main entrance facing Switzer Street. Overflow parking for patients and visitors
will be the lot located on Central Avenue. Construction is still going on at
Wayne HealthCare. The new parking
lot has 75 parking spots.
BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS
ON THE BALL
The theme this year for the
Big Brothers and Big Sisters largest fundraiser is Bowl For Kids' Sake. On
Friday from 5:00 to 6:00PM at Bel Mar Lanes in Sidney and Sunday Noon to 4:00 at
Bel Mar and Mc Bo's Lanes in Versailles, will be the fundraiser for Big Brothers
and Big Sisters. The money raised goes directly towards establishing one-to-one
mentoring relationships between caring adults and kids in need. Last year alone the agency served over 500 children with
Shelby and Darke County. All funds
stay in the county in which they are raised. Participation is open to the public
and community members are asked to form 4-5 member teams. The minimum to participate is $40 and it gets the roller one
free game of bowling, t-shirt, free food and entry into many prize drawings,
including an Ipod Touch, Ninetendo Wii and 2 Airline Tickets. If interested in
forming a team or getting involved as a company call 492-7611 or 547-9622 or
visit bigbrobigsis-shelby-darke.org.
NEW BUILDING, NO PROBLEM
Sunday was a very busy and
unique day for the Mercer County Sheriff’s Department. Around 1,700 people
participated in an open house to see the new adult detention facility and the
old jail. On that same day
the Sheriff’s Department moved inmates from the old facility to the new
building on SR 29 West in Celina. It
was a big change and after the first week the staff is still getting situated
with its new facility. The New Jail
can hold up to 110 inmates, the old jail held only 15 inmates.
It was a very busy and stressful Sunday, but Sheriff Grey called the move
in a huge success. The Sheriff’s Department reported no major issues during
the first 5 days. The staff was
pleased to have participated in training that allowed citizens to stay over
night at the new facility on February 5th and the 19th.
Sheriff Grey said that training session was valuable because the staff
changed the way they served food to the inmates and altered some other small
things. I huge change from the old facility to the new Facility when looking at
size and technology, but so far so good for the Mercer County Sheriff’s
Department.
FAIRBOARD HITS HOMERUN
WITH LADY A
On Wednesday night the
Darke County Agricultural Society held their monthly Fairboard meeting. One of
the items on the busy agenda was discussion on ticket sales for the anticipated
concert with headliner Lady Antebellum. The
board debated on whether there should be a transaction limit when purchasing the
tickets for the concert. The final decision was there would not be a limit to
the amount of tickets an individual can purchase. Lady Antebellum is having a huge 2010. Just 2 months into the New Year, Lady A has accomplished more
in 62 days than most artist accomplish in a career. The hottest ticket around
will go on sale for the hottest group in the country in just 16 days at
DarkeCountyFair.com. The next Fairboard meeting will be April 7th, at the Darke
County Fairgrounds.
COOK PROMOTED AT
COMMISSIONERS MEETING
John Cook walked into the
Darke County Commissioners meeting as “Business and Safety Coordinator” and
walked out with the title “Business Administrator”.
At the regularly scheduled meeting, the Commissioners abolished the
position’s “Loss Control Coordinator” and “Business and Safety
Coordinator”. Then, adopted the position description for the position of
“Business Administrator”. Cook
was hired in 1997 under the title “Loss Control Coordinator” he then adopted
the title “Business and Safety Coordinator”.
On Wednesday, those two positions were abolished and a new position was
created. The commissioners
recognized Cook for his hard work. Commissioner
Terry Haworth said Cook is a “valuable part of the team”.
Commissioner Diane Delaplane appreciated Cook’s services to the county.
The new job description is 2 ½ pages long, but Commissioner Delaplane
called the job a combination of what Cook has already been doing.
The next Darke County Commissioners meeting is Monday, March 8th at 1:30
PM and is open to the public.
MARCH MARKS RED CROSS
MONTH
At Monday’s Darke County Commissioner’s
meeting, the Commissioner’s signed a proclamation making the moth of March,
Red Cross Month. For the month the Red Cross will be recognizing and thanking
the supporters and volunteers whose efforts enable the Red Cross to respond to
disasters down the street, across the country and around the world. The
American Red Cross provides shelter, food, comfort and hope to survivors of
nearly 70,000 disasters each year; helps prepare communities for emergencies; is
the largest single provider of the nation’s blood; teaches lifesaving skills
to more than 5 million people a year; supports military members and their
families, and provides international humanitarian aid. The Darke County American
Red Cross will be holding “Save a Life Saturday” on March 13th at
Greenville Junior High School at 8:30 AM. The Adult CPR/AED Training is The Chapter’s most popular
course offering. Certification lasts for one year. For more information on the Darke County Red Cross
visit www.darkecounty.redcross.org.
60 NEW SPACES
At the regularly scheduled
Darke County Commissioners meeting on Monday, the commissioners signed an
agreement for site demolishing and parking lot design for Darke County Courts.
Business and Safety Coordinator, John Cook was in attendance to hand off the
agreement for Moten Associates Engineer Services. Cook also took questions
pertaining to the project. The project will call for the demolishing of 5 buildings
behind the courthouse and administration building. The structures coming down
are the old Visitors House and garage, the former D.A.R.E. House and the Albrict
Home and garage. That space will
turn into parking for the courthouse, library and downtown Greenville.
Plans released included a total of 63 parking spots possibly being
created. Cook said the project would most likely be completed in September or
October of this year. The buildings being demolished are not being used. Darke
County Prosecuting Attorney Kelly Ormsby reviewed the agreement.
The next Darke County Commissioners meeting is Wednesday at 1:30 PM.
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