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Hendricks County Museum

Christmas gift ideas available at the Museum, Fridays and Saturdays 11-3 through Dec. 11. Historical Museum ornaments; note cards; lighted Courthouse replica, several books on the history of Hendricks County, its towns and Central Normal College.

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Smokey Fireside Creations - The holidays are in full swing at Smokey Fireside Creations! New this season are our Indiana “Home” woodgrain tees. Available in sizes small- 3xl! These would make the perfect gift for anyone on your list!

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Forget-Me-Nots

Santa has been busy in our wood shop, and he is shipping to us daily by pickup truck. Shop local, shop small, shop us.

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Gallery On The Square

The Holiday artists are here with a beautiful selection of handcrafted decor and gift items. We’ve extended our hours to help you shop local. Mon -Thurs 10-5. Fri 10-7 and Sat 10-4.

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The Locker Room wishes you all a very Happy Thanksgiving. We will have specials Friday and Shop Small Saturday.

Stop in and see us

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Scout Lends a Hand to Help American Legion Post

Conner Kinkle, member of Boy Scout Troop 350, came to the American Legion Post 118 at Danville and asked if there was a project they needed help with.

The answer was the piece of artillary that commands attention in front of the Legion Hall. For his Eagle Scout project, Conner spent 120 hours over three months to restore the cannon and its setting. The metal was sandblasted, primed and painted. The concrete pads in which it sat were replace with new ones. The timbers framing the area were replaced and the gravel bed weeded.

On Veterans Day, the Legion rededicated the monument with a 21-gun salute and sounding of taps. They presented Conner with a certificate of appreciation for his hard work.

Conner is a senior at Cascade High Scholl and the son of Don and Andrea Kinkle. He’s spent 12 years in scouting, 10 years in 4-H, and hopes find an electical apprenticeship when he graduates.

Students Take Field Trip to the 4 th Estate

Printing was a complicated process, as Jerry Vornholt explains the workings of a 19th century platen press to the DCMS students.

Last week, Danville Middle School teacher Mrs. McRoberts stopped by with a small group of her students. They wanted to learn a little bit about an old-fashioned way of communicating to the community. The all but forgotten forerunner of Twitter, Facebook and Instagram all rolled up in one. We call it a “newspaper.”

The name kind of says it all. Local news all inked up and printed on some paper. Newspaper. Brilliant. These whippersnappers really seemed to enjoy learning about the history of The Republican and they really liked learning about the equipment that was once used to print the newspaper right there in the building.

The student get acquainted with the Linotype, Ottmar Mergenthaler’s invention that revolutionized the printing industry, the Linotype.

The history and the equipment are fun but the reason we have the cool equipment and the unparalleled history of Hendrick County on our shelves is because of what the newspaper is to a community. It is a record of events. It is a celebration of achievements. It is an announcement of marriages and children. It is a remembrance of those that have passed. It is a receptacle of lessons learned, both hard and fruitful. It is a voice, and for those who produce it, it is a responsibility.

The line of type produced isn’t hard to read because it’s small - it’s also upside-down and reversed.

It’s hard to say how much these young future leaders will take away from this almost insignificant field trip to see the old dorky way of spreading the news, but one thing is certain. The pages of this old-fashioned, unsexy newspaper will be there to celebrate their achievements and their parents will come in to buy extra copies.

And 100 years from now, just maybe, a handful of students from the Danville Middle School will make a similar visit to the newspaper and read this story and look at these pictures of the young men and women that made a field trip to the local newspaper.

Students tried their hand at the recently retired graphotype machine.

BASKETBALL DCMS vs. Plainfield

The seventh grade boys’ basketball “A” team opened up their season to a talented Plainfield team coming away with a loss. Scoring for Danville were Carter Ward nine, Mason Shipley six, Liam Stierwalt four, Tristaan Abell and Logan Thompson two each to round out the scoring.

The seventh grade Warrior boys’ basketball “B” team opened up with a loss to Plainfield. Scoring for Danville were Tristaan Abell six, Griffin Hackleman and Oliver Riggs four apiece, Max Carr three, Brody Hayden and Porter Prather two points each.

The eighth grade Warrior boys’ basketball “A” team lost to a strong Plainfield team.

The eighth grade Warrior boys’ basketball “B” team lost their opening game to Plainfield.