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	<title>The Sunbury News</title>
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		<title>BW shines at OCC Capital track championships</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 17:09:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Henery</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Big Walnut posted a pair of top-three finishes behind New Albany in last week’s Ohio Capital Conference Capital Division boys and girls track and field championships held at Hilliard Bradley High School.

Joe Evener’s Golden Eagle girls squad placed second with 124 1/2 points behind New Albany’s 153 points while Eric Myers’ Golden Eagle boys placed third with 81 points behind New Albany’s 182 points. Watkins Memorial was second with 173 points.

Big Walnut’s girls captured three Capital Division championships. Olivia Small won the long jump title with a jump of 17 feet, 8 1/2 inches while Jamie Annis claimed the 100-meter high hurdles crown with a time of 0:15.11 seconds. The quartet of Kristen Carty, Jamie Annis, Small and Leah Thomas broke the school record with a time of 0:49.35 seconds in winning the 4x100 relay.]]></description>
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		<title>Granville aces BW 1-0 in 8-inning DII District softball nailbiter</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 17:07:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Henery</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[PICKERINGTON — In a classic pitching dual, Granville’s Abby Barker out dueled Big Walnut’s Kate Petty in a 1-0 Division II Central District Tournament Semifinal matchup between the fourth-seeded Blue Aces and fifth-seeded Golden Eagles Monday afternoon at Pickerington Central High School.

Granville (21-6) scored the winning run in the bottom of the eighth to end the standoff between Barker and Petty. With one out, the Blue Aces loaded the bases on a Mala Peterson single down the left field line, a walk on a 3-2 count to Vega Throphilvs and a throwing error on Anna Moorhead’s sacrifice bunt attempt. On Petty’s first pitch to Silvia Simon, Simon dropped a single into short left-center to bring Peterson home with the winning tally.

“It was a tough loss,” Big Walnut head coach Jeff Hatfield said. “Kate pitched a gem, but we could not get anything going against Barker who matched Kate pitch for pitch … it was a tough game to lose.”]]></description>
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		<title>DeSales sidelines Golden Eagles, 3-2 in DII District baseball semfinais</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 17:05:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Henery</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Big Walnut rallied late, plating a pair of runs in the final three innings, but the Golden Eagle comeback came up a run short as St. Francis DeSales held on for a 3-2 Division II Central District semifinal win Monday afternoon at Hamilton Township High School.

The 11th-seeded Stallions (14-16) opened the scoring with a run in the third and another in the fourth to take a 2-0 lead into the game’s later stages.]]></description>
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		<title>Adult Summer Reading Program; Dig Into Reading</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 17:03:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Henery</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For those of you who were wondering, there will be a reading program for adults once again this year and it will start on June 10. In this year’s Community Library’s Adult Summer Reading Program you can be certain you will get a prize for reading; just read the required amount to reach 20 points [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Children’s Summer Reading Club</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 17:02:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Henery</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Community Library’s Children’s Summer Reading Club will run June 8 through August 3 and is designed for kids ages 0 to 11. This year’s theme is “Dig into Reading”. Participating children read (or listen) to earn library bucks (up to a maximum of 10 library bucks). Children will have the option of redeeming their bucks [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Council for Older Adults at Community Library to Answer Questions</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 17:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Henery</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Council for Older Adults Van will be parked in Community Library’s parking lot on Tuesday, June 5, from 1 to 1:30 p.m. Volunteers will be there to explain services and answer questions of anyone who might stop by.  ]]></description>
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		<title>BWHS National Honor Society grows to 58</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 16:58:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Henery</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Each school year, in front of an audience of family, friends and school district staff members, Big Walnut High School students hold an impressive National Honor Society Induction Ceremony; and even more impressive were the numbers of new Big Walnut juniors and seniors inducted during this years Thursday, May 9, NHS Induction Ceremony — 58 new members were added to Big Walnut’s NHS chapter.

During his remarks Big walnut High School Principal Steve Fujii challenged the inductees to participate in mankind’s next leap forward.

“Your achievements in the realms of Scholarship, Leadership, Community Service and Character are being honored here tonight by your induction into this prestigious society,” Fujii said. “An honor such as this is a wonderful way for the school and community to recognize and celebrate the choices, and sometimes the sacrifices, you have made.

“But I believe that what should make you and your parents the most proud is not the actual honor itself, but what you had to do to get it,” Fujii added. “As Ralph Waldo Emerson said ‘The reward of a thing well done is to have done it.’ Any recognition is just the icing on the cake, not to be expected but definitely to be enjoyed … tonight’s induction is the reward of several things done well. Your character makes me believe you are capable of the second great leap for mankind.”]]></description>
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		<title>BWHS Drama Awards 2013; Way better than the Oscars, way …</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 16:56:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Henery</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Oscars? Who needs the stinking Oscars when Big Walnut High School has its very own 2013 Drama Awards, complete with a banquet and costumes ranging from haut couture (really, really nice), to flamboyant (really, really strange), to casual (hey, we got here after the game, right)?

And, as an added benefit, Big Walnut’s drama enthusiasts are a wholesome crowd who enjoy their craft, not like Hollywood’s playboys and playgirls who are in it for the money and who seem to be in the news more often for unsavory behavior than Oscar-winning performances.

Last Thursday evening, Big Walnut High School Drama Coach Erin Gibbons, members of the high school’s 2012-13 drama season casts and crews, parents and friends, gathered at the high school cafeteria for a pot-luck banquet, followed by an awards ceremony in the auditorium.]]></description>
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		<title>Kingston Twp. has rich history</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 16:54:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Henery</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As we prepare to enter a new millennium, it’s interesting to look back and see what life was like in Kingston Township 200 years ago. According to the History of Delaware County and Ohio, 1880, the Kingston Township “… inhabitants are likewise noted for their morality, industry and hospitality.” They immigrated to Kingston Township in the early 1800s from Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Vermont and Virginia.

The land in the area was given by Congress to Revolutionary War soldiers as payment for their services. But, it seemed to be a good idea gone bad. The land was issued in warrants for 100 acres, but could only be located in 4,000 acre tracts. Most soldiers were poor and sold their warrants to speculators or turned it over to their landlords or tavern keepers to pay their bar bills.]]></description>
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		<title>SUMC ready for 26th Annual Memorial Day Yard Sale</title>
		<link>http://sunburynews.com/2013/05/sumc-ready-26th-annual-memorial-day-yard-sale/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 16:52:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Henery</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Sunbury United Methodist Church (SUMC) will host its 26th annual Memorial Day Yard Sale from 6:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Monday, May 27 at 100 West Cherry Street. This annual event, which is held in conjunction with the Memorial Day Flea Market on the Sunbury square, attracts people from all over central Ohio. Parking is free, and there will be great deals on furniture, tools, toys, household goods, antiques and more, all donated by church members.

A homemade breakfast will be available from 7:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. in the dining room, followed by a homemade lunch, which starts at 11 a.m. and lasts until 3 p.m. or until the food runs out. Anything not purchased from the yard sale is given to a Kentucky family that drives up to Sunbury, loads their truck, and returns to their town to fix and sell the materials.]]></description>
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		<title>Cub Scout Pack 197 plants McNamara East entrance </title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 16:48:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Henery</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Saturday, April 20, members of Cub Scout Pack 197 along with their parents and Pack Leader Chris Jeunelot planted a variety of flowers and bushes at Genoa Township’s McNamara Park east entrance.

Genoa Township Parks Manager Ron Keil said the Butterfly bushes, Lilac, Day Lily, Monkey Grass and selection of ornamental grasses will be an enticing draw to the park’s new east entrance.  Keil has actively worked building a relationship between scout troops and the township, assisting scouts with their Merit Badge requirements over the past two years.]]></description>
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		<title>Sunbury’s Memorial Day opens at JR Smith Park</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 16:46:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Henery</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Monday Sunbury will usher in the summer season with its traditional Memorial Day observances, complete with ceremonies honoring those who have served in the military services and who fought and died defending freedom both at home and abroad.

Sunbury’s commemoration begins with a 10 a.m. program at JR Smith Park, moves via parade to Veteran’s Memorial on the northwest corner of Village Square for a wreath laying ceremony, and disperses following a final ceremony in Sunbury Memorial Park.

The program at J.R. Smith Park is hosted this year by members of Sunbury’s Col. Benson Hough Post 457 American Legion. The keynote speaker for this year’s Sunbury Memorial Day ceremony will be Korean War veteran Robert Burr. The youth speaker will be Esther Armbrust, and Mary Bloch will sing the National Anthem.]]></description>
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		<title>Galena Memorial Day ceremonies open on Village Square</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 16:44:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Henery</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Village of Galena invites you to attend its Memorial Day Ceremonies on Monday. Events begin at 1 p.m. on Village Square with the singing of the national anthem by Big Walnut High School senior Allison Dawson. Galena Council member David Simmons will offer opening remarks and Village Mayor Thomas Hopper will present a memorial wreath at the G &#038; T Club World War II memorial.

The featured speaker will be Robert Burr, a lifelong Delaware County resident and Korean War veteran. Burr is a member of the Military Order of the Purple Heart, the American Legion, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Amvets and the Disabled American Veterans. The youth speaker will be high school senior Esther Armbrust whose grandfather was a Marine veteran of Iwo Jima.]]></description>
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		<title>AAA inspects students cars at Big Walnut HS</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 16:42:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Henery</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[BW Local News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[According to crash data assembled by the American Automobile Association, a.k.a. AAA, car crashes are the leading cause of death in teens, and more teen driver fatalities occur between Memorial Day and Labor Day than any other time of the year. Seven of the top 10 deadliest days for teen drivers occur during the summer months.

Triple-A statistics also note that proper vehicle maintenance can help reduce the risk of crashes and roadside breakdowns. In addition, correcting certain detected problems can help improve fuel efficiency. 

On Thursday, May 9, the week before Big Walnut High School’s Junior Senior Prom, AAA technicians inspected 71 vehicles at the high school. During high school vehicle inspections, AAA technicians identified potential problems with vehicle belts, hoses, tires, lights, fluid levels and batteries.]]></description>
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		<title>2013 Sunbury Farmers’ Market Season opens May 25!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 16:40:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Henery</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In its ninth year, the Sunbury/Big Walnut Area Chamber of Commerce is pleased to bring the 2013 Sunbury Farmers’ Market on the Square to the Big Walnut community. Each Saturday, beginning May 25 and running through October 19, from 9:00 a.m. until 12 noon, you can shop local vendors bringing home-made and home-grown items to the Market to sell on the Sunbury Square.

During the season, vendors will sell home-grown beautiful plants and flowers, delicious fruits and vegetables, snacks, pastries and hand-made crafts of all kinds.]]></description>
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		<title>BWLSD Roush Honda Eagle Mentor Awards</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 16:37:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Henery</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Members of the Big Walnut Local School District honored their own at a reception hosted by Roush Honda at Big Walnut High School on Monday, May 13, immediately preceding the Big Walnut Board of Education meeting. Recognized during the reception were the 2012-13 school year recipients of the Roush Honda/Eagle Mentor Award.

Roush Honda/Eagle Mentor Award recipients are selected through a nomination process that began in March of this year. School administrators, staff members and area residents were asked to nominate individuals they believe have made a positive impact in the life of Big Walnut students.

Criteria included involvement, support and communication for the school building and community; impacting the lives of children in a positive manner; and promoting the welfare of children at home, school or community.

A panel of volunteers and staff selected the final honorees.]]></description>
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		<title>Golden Eagles sweep Elite 8 Championship Meet</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 18:01:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Henery</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Big Walnut secured county bragging rights in impressive fashion, with both its track and field teams taking top honors at the always-competitive Elite 8 Championship Thursday at Golden Eagle Stadium in Sunbury.

The Golden Eagle girls, setting five meet, two stadium and one school record, secured a total of 159 points, topping runner-up Olentangy Liberty (146), Olentangy Orange (84), Olentangy (54), Delaware Hayes (36), Buckeye Valley (39), Delaware Christian (2) and Powell Village Academy (1).

The BW boys, meanwhile, collected 131 points to edge second-place Liberty (127) and third-place Olentangy (97). Delaware Hayes (69), Olentangy Orange (57) and Buckeye Valley (42) rounded out the scoring.]]></description>
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		<title>K.Petty, Walker, Brown combine to throw perfect game at South in DII opener</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 18:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Henery</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Five innings, no hits, 15 strikeouts …

Fifth-seeded Big Walnut (17-8) opened the 2013 Division II Central District Tournament Monday afternoon with a 16-0 perfect game victory over visiting Columbus South (5-15) in Sectional play at Sunbury.

Freshman Kate Petty, senior Ali Walker and freshman Rachel Brown combined to retire all 15 Bulldog batters they faced on strikeouts, 8 on called third strikes and 7 on swinging third strikes. Petty started and worked the first two innings, striking out six. Walker came on in relief in the third and fanned the next six South batters. Brown, called up from the Golden Eagles JV roster, retired all three batters she faced as she struck out three on just 10 pitches.]]></description>
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		<title>OHSAA leveling division playing fields?</title>
		<link>http://sunburynews.com/2013/05/ohsaa-leveling-division-playing-fields/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 17:56:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Henery</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Any Big Walnut High School student involved in athletics understands the importance between being an Ohio High School Athletic Association Division I team and an OHSAA Division II team.

If Big Walnut’s student population lands a team in Division I, Big Walnut is typically one of the smallest schools in the division. Being a smaller school means less of a talent pool, and less talent means the school is unlikely to advance very deep in postseason tournament play, let alone have a realistic chance of winning a state title.

Exacerbating the problem is the ongoing controversy about private, parochial and open-enrollment schools located within a public school district that draws talent from a geographic area larger than that public school district, and yet their student populations keep them in lower divisions – which they then tend to dominate on the playing field, court and track.]]></description>
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		<title>Sabrina Fitch named BW Board Student for month of June</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 17:52:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Henery</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sabrina Fitch, a fourth-grade student at General Rosecrans Elementary School, was honored as the Big Walnut School Board Student of the Month for June at Monday’s Board Meeting.

Sabrina, the daughter of Theresa McCarty and Michael Fitch, is in Ms. Katie Pharazyn’s fourth-grade classroom where she enjoyed Health, Science and Social Studies classes this year. While she doesn’t always enjoy reading due to her dyslexia, she has made so much progress with the direction of the reading intervention staff at GRE, including Ms. Amy Keep, Ms. Katie Cochran and Ms. Pharazyn.

Sabrina is in her second year of 4-H and will be showing her pet rabbits at the Delaware County Fair this year. She loves music and singing and has signed up for GRE’s Fifth Grade Choir. Art has been a passion of hers since Kindergarten and she has blossomed over the years at GRE and with outside instruction from Kidz Love Art Studio.]]></description>
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		<title>Jesse Rines tapped BW Board Student for month of May</title>
		<link>http://sunburynews.com/2013/05/jesse-rines-tapped-bw-board-student-month/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 17:51:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Henery</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jesse Rines, a junior at Big Walnut High School, was recognized as the Big Walnut Board of Education Student of the Month for May at Monday’s board meeting. Jesse is the son of Randy and Christina Rine. He has two younger brothers, Zach, who is a student at Big Walnut Middle School, and Kyle, who is a student at Big Walnut Elementary School.

Jesse’s high school courses include AP United States History, AP Environmental Science, AP English Language, Calculus Honors, Chemistry Honors and German III Honors. He has volunteered with U.S Representative Pat Tiberi and is a two-time State Science Fair participant. He is also a member of the Golden Eagle boys tennis team.]]></description>
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		<title>Helping survivors of Super Storm Sandy with Kitchen Recovery Kits</title>
		<link>http://sunburynews.com/2013/05/helping-survivors-super-storm-sandy-kitchen-recovery-kits/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 17:49:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Henery</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Super Storm Sandy seems to have come and gone. We hear in the news that the federal government has allocated billions of dollars for Sandy relief, and other crises have taken over the headlines. What most folks don’t realize is that many families in areas impacted by the storm are still without homes and living in shelters, with relatives or other temporary accommodations; the lucky ones are moving back home or into new homes.

But many homes were so severely damaged by Sandy that when folks do finally have a stable place to live they have nothing; the storm destroyed everything that they owned. They don’t even have simple kitchen items like a pot to boil pasta in and a plate to serve it on.

But they have not been forgotten. Back in November Deb Bergmann of Condit Presbyterian Church was in New Jersey delivering blankets and books to Sandy survivors when she touched base with Pastor Joe Gratzel of the First Baptist Church of Manasquan. Pastor Joe explained the ongoing need for simple items like Kitchen Recovery Kits that folks need to help jump-start a normal life after the devastating storm.

Bergmann and other Big Walnut area volunteers helped mobilize members of the Presbytery of Scioto Valley to collect Kitchen Recovery Kits that were being dropped off at Condit Presbyterian for delivery to Manasquan, New Jersey, on May 4.]]></description>
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		<title>Jackson Farms Car Show Saturday Relay</title>
		<link>http://sunburynews.com/2013/05/jackson-farms-car-show-saturday-relay/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 17:47:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Henery</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The weather is getting warmer and we’ll soon be approaching summer; and on a warm late spring day there’s nothing like a classic car show, and toss in a little ice cream and you’ve got the Jackson Farms Car Show &#038; Ice Cream Social.

The best part about the Jackson Farms Car Show &#038; Ice Cream Social is all proceeds from the day will benefit the American Cancer Society Big Walnut Area Relay For Life.

The Saturday event takes place rain or shine at Jackson Farms, 2341 South Ohio 605, Galena.]]></description>
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		<title>Red Bank Cemetery Workshop June 1; registration deadline tomorrow</title>
		<link>http://sunburynews.com/2013/05/red-bank-cemetery-workshop-june-1-registration-deadline-tomorrow/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 17:45:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Henery</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Misti Spillman, an AmeriCorps member at the Ohio Historical Society, is offering a Beginners Cemetery Restoration Workshop from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, June 1, at Red Bank Cemetery in Genoa Township. Spillman has a background in researching and restoring cemeteries, and has also created a cemetery tool kit as a guide for people who want to restore cemeteries.]]></description>
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		<title>Drummey says School District at levy tipping point</title>
		<link>http://sunburynews.com/2013/05/drummey-school-district-levy-tipping-point/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 17:43:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Henery</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[During Monday evening’s Big Walnut Local School District Board of Education meeting, district treasurer Felicia Drummey said district revenue for the current fiscal year is on track to be 2 percent higher than projected

“Income tax is also running well above projections,” Drummey said. “I anticipated a 5 percent income tax increase, it’s running at 8 percent, generating $441,000 more for the year than we anticipated - evidence that the economy is coming back.”

Drummey also noted that district expenditures are on track with projections, and for the fiscal year should be one percent less than projected.

In presenting the May five-year forecast, Drummey said that document is the first measure of the district’s fiscal health – how revenue coming in compares to revenue going out.]]></description>
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		<title>Fujii: Relevance makes rigor possible at BWHS</title>
		<link>http://sunburynews.com/2013/05/fujii-relevance-rigor-bwhs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 17:41:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Henery</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[During Monday evening’s Big Walnut Local School District Board of Education meeting, Big Walnut High School Principal Steve Fujii quoted education guru Bill Daggett, who said: Relevance makes rigor possible.

Fujii was speaking about Big Walnut teachers like Alan Frank that take on projects where students create a product or design solution for an outside client that’s used in the real world.

The idea being that students who roll up their sleeves and produce something for a client that will then be used outside of the school engages student’s attention more than if they were creating a pretend solution to a pretend problem that will never see the light of day.]]></description>
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		<title>BW Leo Club inducts 12 new members</title>
		<link>http://sunburynews.com/2013/05/bw-leo-club-inducts-12-members/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 17:37:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Henery</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Leo Clubs are a youth service organization of Lions Clubs International. In June of 2000, former Big Walnut High School teacher Mark Matthews formed the Big Walnut Leo Club. Since then the Big Walnut Leo Club had been one of the high school’s staple extra-curricular activities until budget constraints eliminated most 2010-11 school year club advisor funding.

Big Walnut High School Spanish language teacher and Leo Club advisor Dora Riggs was instrumental in successfully resurrecting the high school’s Leo Club following its full year hiatus. Last school year when the Leo Club was reinstated 32 high school student were inducted into the Big Walnut Leo Club; and last Thursday evening another dozen students were inducted into the school’s Leo Club ranks.]]></description>
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		<title>SUMC gearing up for 26th Annual Memorial Day Yard Sale</title>
		<link>http://sunburynews.com/2013/05/sumc-gearing-26th-annual-memorial-day-yard-sale/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 17:30:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Henery</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Sunbury United Methodist Church (SUMC) will host its 26th annual Memorial Day Yard Sale from 6:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Monday, May 27 at 100 West Cherry Street. This annual event, which is held in conjunction with the Memorial Day Flea Market on the Sunbury square, attracts people from all over central Ohio. Parking is free, and there will be great deals on furniture, tools, toys, household goods, antiques and more, all donated by church members.]]></description>
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		<title>Sunbury, Galena Memorial Day ceremonies on horizon</title>
		<link>http://sunburynews.com/2013/05/sunbury-galena-memorial-day-ceremonies-horizon/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 17:27:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Henery</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In 2000 President Bill Clinton issued a formal White House Memorandum asking all Americans to pause and consider the true meaning of Memorial Day.

“Memorial Day represents one day of national awareness and reverence, honoring those Americans who died while defending our Nation and its values,” President Clinton wrote. “While we should honor these heroes every day for the profound contribution they have made to securing our Nation’s freedom, we should honor them especially on Memorial Day.”

Clinton went on to ask all Americans to come together to recognize how fortunate we are to live in freedom and prosperity and to observe a universal National Moment of Remembrance on each Memorial Day.

“This memorial observance represents a simple and unifying way to commemorate our history and honor the struggle to protect our freedoms,” Clinton said.

On Monday, May 27, the Village of Sunbury will usher in the summer season with its traditional Memorial Day observance, one of the village’s annual anchor events. The day comes complete with a ceremony honoring those who have served in the military services and who fought and died defending freedom both at home and abroad.]]></description>
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		<title>Kate Petty no-hits Wildcats; posts 10-2 complete game victory over Cardinals</title>
		<link>http://sunburynews.com/2013/05/kate-petty-no-hits-wildcats-posts-10-2-complete-game-victory-cardinals/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 19:01:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Henery</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Freshman Kate Petty had a day that most pitchers only dream about.

Petty threw two complete games, including a first-game no-hitter against Westerville South, in Big Walnut’s 4-0, 10-2 sweep of the Wildcats and Thomas Worthington Saturday in front of the hometown fans Saturday in Sunbury.

Petty was in complete command against South with her first no-hitter, a performance that saw the freshman righthander issue only one base on balls while striking out three. She was supported in the field by an errorless defense.

“Kate was in complete control against a good Westerville South team,” Golden Eagle assistant coach Tim Rioux said. “As a team, we had a really good weekend.”]]></description>
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		<title>Big Walnut edges Orange in 6-5 nailbiter</title>
		<link>http://sunburynews.com/2013/05/big-walnut-edges-orange-6-5-nailbiter/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 19:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Henery</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Golden Eagles took this one down to the wire …

Big Walnut, after watching a 4-2 lead slip away in the top of the seventh inning, rallied for two runs in the bottom of the inning to stun Ohio Capital Conference Capital Division leader Olentangy Orange in a 6-5 thriller last Wednesday (May 1) in Sunbury.

“Our kids were excited to play throughout the game … they came in ready to play and I think that was evident the way they responded in the bottom of the seventh,” Golden Eagle head coach Chris Holly said. “We made the most of our scoring opportunities with some clutch hitting, we made some big plays in the field behind Cole Harbin who pitched one of his best games of the season … this was a big win for us going into the upcoming postseason.”]]></description>
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		<title>Golden Eagles place solid third at Gary Smith Girls Invitational</title>
		<link>http://sunburynews.com/2013/05/golden-eagles-place-solid-gary-smith-girls-invitational/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 18:57:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Henery</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Golden Eagles’ girls track and field team stepped up its performance for the Thomas Worthington’s Gary Smith Invitational Saturday at Thomas Worthington High School.

Big Walnut placed behind state power Solon, which won the 15-team meet with 170 points. Dublin Coffman was second with 95 and the Golden Eagles were a solid third with 92.50 points.]]></description>
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		<title>Free Flowers!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 18:55:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Henery</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Trade your excess perennial plants and increase the variety in your garden. Come to the Seventh Annual Community Library Perennial Plant Exchange. It will be held Saturday, May 11, from 11 a.m. to 12 noon. Bring your perennials in small containers or bags and exchange them for an equal number of plants. There is no [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Young Adult Summer Reading Club</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 18:54:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Henery</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Community Library’s Young Adult Reading Club will run June 8 through August 3 and is designed for ages 12 to 18. This year’s theme is “Beneath the Surface”. Young adults will earn a prize for every two hours they read (up to 4 prizes). They will also be eligible to enter for a prize drawing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Children’s Summer Reading Club</title>
		<link>http://sunburynews.com/2013/05/childrens-summer-reading-club/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 18:52:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Henery</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Community Library’s Children’s Summer Reading Club will run June 8 through August 3 and is designed for kids ages 0 to 11. This year’s theme is “Dig into Reading”. Participating children read (or listen) to earn library bucks (up to a maximum of 10 library bucks). Chil dren will have the option of redeeming their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>GRE McTeacher Night a success; Students got to network with Ronald </title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 18:51:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Henery</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[General Rosecrans Elementary School PTO President Liana Lee said the GRE McTeacher Night held Thursday, April 25, at the Sunbury McDonald’s Restaurant was a huge success. Lee said GRE teachers and staff raised almost $500 in tips alone; and more than $800 was raised during the evening when the school’s share of cash register receipts were factored in.

  “I don’t know how many families attended, but I do know that we had a great crowd,” Lee said. “Families were lined up at the counter before 5:15 and they kept coming until well after McTeacher Night ended at 7:30. At one point, the drive-thru line circled the building and we had a line of 25 people out the door. It was wonderful to see such great support from our GRE families.”]]></description>
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		<title>The big question with a twist: Prom?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 18:49:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Henery</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Big Walnut High School’s Junior-Senior Prom is this Saturday, May 11, at Villa Milano in Westerville; and high school students everywhere always go through the uneasy process of asking a significant other, a casual friend, or even a stranger to be their special prom date.

Big Walnut students are no different, though this year there have been a few twists in asking that big prom date question. There was a prom date request spray-painted on the Spirit Column outside the high school’s north entry, and candle-lit luminaria on the stadium bleachers spelled out “PROM?” during an after-dark walk around the high school track.

But junior Chris Thomas took home this year’s prom question prize when he asked Stephanie Adkins to be his prom date.]]></description>
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		<title>Fifth Annual Run for John 5K registration now open</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 18:47:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Henery</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Registration is now open for the 5th Annual Run For John 5K Run/Walk that raises money for Big Walnut Friends Who Share. Run For John began following the sudden death of John Scanlan, who died in September of 2008 of sudden cardiac arrest.

John was an avid runner who trained for, and participated in, Ironman events until his sudden passing. John’s widow Nicci said the race is more than an opportunity to run and raise funds for a local cause; it’s also a day to remember John Scanlan’s commitment to the community he lived in.

The 5th Annual Run For John will be held beginning at 9 a.m., Saturday, August 31.]]></description>
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		<title>Galena Historic Foundation started</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 18:45:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Henery</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Members of the newly-formed Galena Historic Foundation, Inc. held their first meeting on Wednesday, April 24, at the Galena Town Hall. The foundation was started to raise awareness of the role Galena has played as a village in local and regional history.

The Foundation is a Domestic Non-profit Corporation and is accepting donations of historic articles and cash contributions.

The Village of Galena has given the foundation a room for displaying and archiving both written and physical artifacts at the newly remodeled Galena Village Hall, the former Galena United Methodist Church Building.]]></description>
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		<title>Westerville Area Chamber announces ‘Taste of Westerville’ award winners</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 18:43:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Henery</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 10th Annual Westerville Area Chamber “Taste of Westerville’ event was held on Friday, April 19, at The Lakes Golf and Country Club to a sold out crowd of just over 300.

While at the Taste of Westerville, local business owners, community leaders and Westerville residents sampled delicious dishes from local food providers such as steak skewers, shrimp and grits, crab cakes and coconut chicken pot stickers. Food samples were complemented with red or white wines from around the world, mixed drinks and beer.]]></description>
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		<title>Dominion Homes’ gets nod to proceed at Sunbury Meadows</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 18:40:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Henery</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Steve Peck with Dominion Homes was in chambers during last Wednesday’s Sunbury Village Council meeting to ask council members to approve Sunbury Meadows Sections 5 A and B with a suspension of the rules and emergency language to allow the developer to proceed with laying out the two section’s infrastructure.

“The two sections contain 53 lots; Westport Homes will buy some of the lots,” Peck said, adding that the completion of the two sections would loop some streets in the subdivision that now end in stubs.

Peck also noted that Dominion’s construction activity is increasing.]]></description>
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		<title>Town Hall roof out to bid</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 18:38:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Henery</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[During last Wednesday’s Sunbury Village Council meeting village consulting engineer Wes Hall, CT Consultants, said the town hall roof project is going out for a three-week bid process. Hall said the bid opening to determine the lowest and best bid would be held at 12 noon on Wednesday, May 24.

Sunbury Town Hall has needed a new roof for some time. There have been leaks in council chambers, the metal roof is corroded and breaking apart around the perimeter, the painted coating is failing, and nails are pulling out.

Late last year Hall brought in Dan Bonham from his office to inspect the interior and exterior of the roof to determine its exact condition, and the nature of needed repairs when the roof is replaced.]]></description>
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		<title>Post 457 Community Service Awards presented to Donna, Glenn Evans </title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 18:36:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Henery</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[American Legion Colonel Benson Hough Post 457 recently announced the 2013 recipients for the post’s Community Service Awards. The individual award went to Donna and Glenn Evans of Sunbury.

“This dedicated couple have given hundreds of hours serving the community in youth activities as well as any other event that takes place in the schools, their church or in the Village,” said Post 457 Commander Roy Terry. “Over the last 35 years I have never attended a local function that Donna and Glenn were not involved in, either directly or behind the scenes.”  ]]></description>
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		<title>Sunbury holds Arbor Day ceremony on Square</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 18:34:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Henery</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Village of Sunbury recently held its annual Arbor Day celebration as part of the community’s requirements for maintaining Tree City USA status with the Arbor Day Foundation.

Communities achieve Tree City USA status by meeting four core standards of sound urban forestry management: maintaining a tree board or department, having a community tree ordinance, spending at least $2 per capita on urban forestry and celebrating Arbor Day.

Tree City USA is a large and growing fraternity of 3,400 communities; over 135 million people live in a Tree City USA community.

Sunbury attained Tree City USA status five years ago and each year as part of its Tree City USA requirement held a brief tree planting ceremony. This year members of the Village of Sunbury Tree &#038; Landscape Commission decided to place tree identification markers next to 20 pre-selected trees on village square in lieu of tree planting as an Arbor Day requirement.]]></description>
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		<title>SUMC’s Pastor Brian retiring after serving 36 1/2 years</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 18:31:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Henery</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When a successful fellowship’s pastor has been active both in the church and the community for many years, it’s difficult to imagine that fellowship and the community with his or her leadership. They’re anchors, they’re rocks, they’re the go-to person parishioners and even many unaffiliated community members seek out when they have a need.

But even pastors, ministers and priests retire and move on to personal pursuits, and that’s what Sunbury United Methodist Church Pastor Brian Smith is doing. He’s retiring after being a Methodist Pastor for the past 36½ years; his last day in the SUMC pulpit will be on June 16 - Father’s Day.]]></description>
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		<title>Big Walnut girls take ninth Brooke Relay title</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 15:57:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Henery</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It was another dominant performance by the Golden Eagles’ girls track and field team.

Big Walnut, on the strength of four first-place finishes and two meet records, scored a 20-point margin of victory in winning its ninth Brooke Relays championship in 11 appearances last Saturday in Wellsburg, West Virginia.]]></description>
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		<title>Yellow Jackets’ sting Big Walnut, 8-1; Duncan hurls Golden Eagles to 2-0 win over Watkins</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 15:55:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Henery</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[MOUNT VERNON — The Big Walnut baseball team’s come-from-behind win over Mount Vernon last Monday (April 22) seemed to be exactly what the Golden Eagles needed.

Three days later, and against the same opponent, the tide had turned considerably.

Mount Vernon starter Jayben Martin held Big Walnut to just three hits and the host Yellow Jackets scored in every inning but one, finishing the day with an 8-1 Ohio Capital Conference Capital victory over the Golden Eagles Thursday at Mount Vernon High School.]]></description>
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		<title>Golden Eagles serve up OCC win at Franklin Hgts.</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 15:52:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Henery</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Big Walnut ran its Ohio Capital Conference Capital Division record to 3-1 with a 5-0 decision over host Franklin Heights Monday in Columbus.

The Golden Eagles, 5-7 overall, dominated the singles courts behind the play of Logan Adams, Grant Burks and Isaiah Kolb. Adams was a 6-0, 6-0 winner at first singles, Burks a 6-0, 6-1 winner at second singles and Kolb a 5-1, 6-3 winner at third singles.

At doubles, Jesse Rines and Scott Bailey teamed for a 7-6(5), 7-6(3) decision at No.1 while Cole Davis and Adam Freeburg paired for a 7-6(7), 6-4 victory at No. 2.]]></description>
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		<title>FFA Banquet – It’s a Jungle Out There</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 15:49:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Henery</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This year’s Big Walnut/DACC Annual FFA Banquet, with an “It’s a Jungle Out There” theme, opened with an Autumn Lakes catered meal in the Big Walnut High School Cafeteria before those in attendance retired to the high school auditorium to get down to the business of the evening – annual recognitions and awards, and out with the old and in with the new.

Some of the out with the old and in with the new was a partial reshuffling of the deck as several members of the 2012-13 FFA officer team will hold positions during the 2013-14 school year.

Serving as program emcees were this year’s officers: President Stephanie Little, Vice President Maggie Lacy, Secretary Kristen Hill, Treasurer Shane Hanly, Sentinel Katelynn Cheadle, Student Advisor Kaitlyn Headlee and Reporter Sarah Nelson.

Tapped for next year’s officer duties are President Katelynn Cheadle, Vice President Shane Hanly, Secretary Kristen Hill, Treasurer Evan Thiergartner, Sentinel Austin Hale, Student Advisor Trey Howard, Reporter Kaitlyn Headlee and Assistant Officer Bradyn Dronsfield.]]></description>
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		<title>Why join your local FFA Alumni?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 15:47:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Henery</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Why would students choose careers in agriculture? Especially considering the high tech and big business world we live in today? There are many reasons, and agriculture offers dozens of career path choices. Simply put, agriculture is not just about farming anymore.

There are careers in food science, agronomy, animal science, natural resources, forestry, economics, mechanics and engineering, worldwide food production, and dozens of other career field choices. And it’s a growing field. By the year 2050 the world’s population will require 100 percent more food than the planet produces today; and 70 percent of this food must come from efficiency improving technology.]]></description>
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